Overview

Effective Physical Security, Fourth Edition is a best-practices compendium that details the essential elements to physical security protection. The book contains completely updated sections that have been carefully selected from the authors’ work that set the standard: Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Fifth Edition. Designed for easy reference, Effective Physical Security contains important coverage of environmental design, security surveys, locks, lighting, and CCTV as well as new chapters covering the latest in the ISO standards for Risk Assessment and Risk Management, physical security planning, network systems infrastructure, and environmental design. This new edition continues to serve as a valuable reference for experienced security practitioners as well as students in undergraduate and graduate security programs.

Full Product Details

Author:   Lawrence J. Fennelly (Expert witness and consultant in security, Litigation Consultants Inc., Massachusetts, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.750kg
ISBN:  

9780124158924

ISBN 10:   0124158927
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780128044629
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Influence of Physical Design Chapter 2: Risk Assessment Chapter 3: Designing Security and working with the Architect Chapter 4: Security Survey and The Audit Chapter 5: Dealing with Internal Theft Controls Chapter 6: Approaches to Physical Security Chapter 7: Physical Barriers and Barriers Chapter 8: The Use of locks in Physical Crime Prevention Chapter 9: Safes, Vaults and Accessories Chapter: 10 Security Lighting, Interior and Exterior Application Chapter 11: Alarms: Intrusion and Fire Alarm Systems Chapter 12: CCTV Surveillance Chapter 13: Biometrics Chapter 14: Access Control and Badges Chapter 15: Security Fences Chapter 16: Fire Classifications Chapter 17: Bomb Threat and Physical Security Planning (NEW) Chapter 18: Security of Networked Systems (NEW) Chapter 19: Making Defensible Crime/Loss Prevention Using the New ISO Standards for Risk Assessment & Risk Management (NEW) Chapter 20: Security for Networked Systems Infrastructure (NEW) Chapter 21: Security Officers in the 21st Century Chapter 22: Management of Bomb Incidents Chapter 23: Information Security for Practitioners (NEW) Chapter 24: CPTED and Physical Security (NEW)

Reviews

State-of-the-art subjects include video technology, biometrics, information technology systems infrastructure, and fiber optics.This book is recommended for the general reader of security literature and those with physical or general security responsibilities. It would be beneficial as a text for training and college-level courses in physical security. --ASIS Dynamics, March/April 2014

State-of-the-art subjects include video technology, biometrics, information technology systems infrastructure, and fiber optics...This book is recommended for the general reader of security literature and those with physical or general security responsibilities. It would be beneficial as a text for training and college-level courses in physical security. --ASIS Dynamics, March/April 2014

Author Information

Larry Fennelly was a crime prevention specialist at the Harvard University Police Department. His responsibilities ranged from identifying vulnerabilities and conducting security surveys to working with architects to design and implement security systems to developing guard-training programs. A graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute, Mr. Fennelly is a member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners and the American Society of Industrial Security. He is the author of 150 Things You Should Know About Security and Effective Physical Security.

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