Contemporary Security Management

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7271-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 180 mm x 254 mm

Contemporary Security Management is hands-down the most comprehensive and up-to-date security management book available. It serves as an indispensable working tool for students and security professionals at all levels of experience. It is designed to provide the hard facts on modern practices to efficiently and effectively run a security department and covers such vital topics as: leadership in managment, employee relations, risk management and mitigation, terrorism, information security, access control, investigations, substance abuse, workplace violence and emergency management.

Contemporary Security Management provides in-depth coverage of the legal considerations and issues of protecting sensitive information, human capital, and corporate assets that all security professionals face. In addition, it explores how to operate within constitional boundaries and covers the need to understand the criminal justice system as well as how to avoid criminal sanctions and civil liabilities. There are numerous case examples and illustrations provided which complement the easy-to-read writing style.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fay, John

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Risikomanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Sicherheitsgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Principles: Historical Roots
Strategy
Leading
Organizing the Security Group
Managing People
Managing Resources
Managing Change
Decision Making
Administration: Risk Management
Security Officer Operations
Physical Security
Access Control
Investigations
Preemployment Screening
Emergency Management
Management of Bomb Incidents
Information Security
Substance Abuse Prevention
Executive Protection
Workplace Violence
Security Awareness

Über Autor(innen)

Mr. Fay was a special agent of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and later the Director of the National Crime Prevention Institute at the University of Louisville. He has held security management positions in the petroleum industry while teaching at the university level. He holds the Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Hawaii, and is a well-known and respected author of many books, including Butterworth's Security Dictionary: Terms and Concepts, Drug Testing, Encyclopedia of Security Management: Techniques and Technology, and Model Security Policies, Plans, and Procedures, all by Butterworth-Heinemann.Was a special agent of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and later the Director of the National Crime Prevention Institute. Former manager of security for British Petroleum's operations in the Gulf of Mexico. He was previously an adjunct professor at the University of North Florida and the University of Houston.