Overview

This text is essential reading for all those engaged with the security world. Split into five parts, it begins with the study of security as a discipline. It then looks at crime in organizations and analyzes the various sub-sectors of security. A section on management issues precedes the final section looking at issues that impact security.

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Author:   Martin Gill
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.214kg
ISBN:  

9780230006805

ISBN 10:   0230006809
Pages:   677
Publication Date:   05 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; M.Gill PART ONE: SECURITY AS A DISCIPLINE A History of Security; R.D.McCrie The Study of National Security Versus the Study of Corporate Security: What Can They Learn from Each Other?; C.Stapley , S.Grillot & S.Sloan Engineering Principles for Security Managers; B.B.Rogers Contributions of Environmental Studies to Security; R.H.Schneider Forensic Security and the Law; D.B.Kennedy The Study of Intelligence and Its Contributions to Security; J.D.Calder Criminology; G.Farrell & K.Pease PART TWO: CRIMES AND ORGANISATIONS Employee Theft and Staff Dishonesty; R.C.Hollinger & J.L.Davis The Extent, Nature and Responses to Workplace Violence Globally: Issues and Findings; E.Licu & B.S.Fisher Combating White-Collar and Organised Economic Crimes: Some Reflections on the Role of Security; M.Levi Commercial Burglary; R.I.Mawby Shoptheft; R.Hayes & C.Cardone Terrorism; P.Wilkinson Information Security; J.Crampton , K.G.Paterson , F.Piper & J.B.Robshaw PART THREE: SECURITY SERVICES TheSecurity Officer; A.Wakefield Store Detectives & Loss Prevention; R.Hayes Private Investigators; T.Prenzler CCTV: Is it Effective?; M.Gill Shrinkage and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Prospects, Problems and Practicalities; A.Beck PART FOUR: SECURITY MANAGEMENT Management; J.Bamfield Risk Management; M.L.Garcia Disaster and Crisis Management; D.Elliott PART FIVE: ISSUES IN SECURITY Regulation of Private Security: Models for Analysis; M.Button & B.George Corporate Security: A Cost or Contributor to the Bottom Line?; D.Challinger Trends in the Development of Security Technology; C.Smith Theorising About Security; G.Manunta & R.Manunta

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'Some books, besides being hailed for their content, deserve honour just for the achievement of being there between two covers. Prof Martin Gill's collection The Handbook of Security is one of those books... If a security manager who seeks some academic or other qualification, or wants to think about his profession, has one book on the shelf, it should be this one.' - Mark Rowe, Professional Security 'This is an excellent textbook for graduate-level security education. It is also a great read for undergraduate instructors...The Handbook of Security stands among the industry's top references. It should be the first of many editions.' - Evelyn Byrd, Security Management 'The Handbook of Security is essential reading for all those engaged with the security world, the in-depth tome collating the very best research available for the practising professional...a reference work par excellence.' - Chris Brogan, Security Management Today

'Some books, besides being hailed for their content, deserve honour just for the achievement of being there between two covers. Prof Martin Gill's collection The Handbook of Security is one of those books... If a security manager who seeks some academic or other qualification, or wants to think about his profession, has one book on the shelf, it should be this one.' - Mark Rowe, Professional Security 'This is an excellent textbook for graduate-level security education. It is also a great read for undergraduate instructors...The Handbook of Security stands among the industry's top references. It should be the first of many editions.' - Evelyn Byrd, Security Management 'The Handbook of Security is essential reading for all those engaged with the security world, the in-depth tome collating the very best research available for the practising professional...a reference work par excellence.' - Chris Brogan, Security Management Today

Author Information

MARTIN GILL is Director of Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International (PRCI), a spin out company from the University of Leicester, UK, where he is a Professor of Criminology. The company specializes in the areas of security management, risk management, crime and crime prevention. He has been actively involved in a range of studies relating to different aspects of business crime including the causes of false burglar alarms, why fraudsters steal, dishonest staff, the effectiveness of CCTV, the effectiveness of security guards, how companies protect their brand image, the generators of ill

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