Security Management: An Introduction - Softcover

Ortmeier, P. J.; Ortmeier, P.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130281654 ISBN 13: 9780130281654

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

Synopsis

Highly practical in approach and easy to read and follow, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the multi- faceted, global, and interdisciplinary field of security. It features numerous examples and case situations specific to security management, identifies over twenty specific security applications, and examines the issues encountered within those areas. It includes a security management audit worksheet. The Context for Security. Legal Aspects of Security Management. Risk Assessment and Planning. Physical Security. Personnel Security. Information Protection. Investigations, Intelligence Operations and Reporting. Specific Security Applications: Part I. Specific Security Applications: Part II. Security Management: The Future. For Security Managers.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Ortmeier holds bachelors and masters degrees in Criminal Justice and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Public Safety Training and Development. He is a U.S. Army veteran, a former police officer, a former vice president of United Security Systems, Incorporated, and he served as the coordinator of a criminal justice program at a midwestern college for 10 years. Dr. Ortmeier developed and implemented numerous courses and degree programs in law enforcement, corrections, security management, and public safety.

Currently, Dr. Ortmeier is the coordinator of the Administration of Justice Program at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. He also holds teaching positions at California State University-San Marcos, The Union Institute, and Webster University in San Diego.

Dr. Ortmeier is the author of Public Safety and Security Administration and Policing the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations as well as several articles appearing in journals such as Police Chief, California Security, Police and Security News, and Security Management. His writing focuses on police field services, security operations, professional career education, management, leadership, and competency development for public safety personnel.

Dr. Ortmeier is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the California Association of Administration of Justice Educators, the American Society for Industrial Security, and the American Society for Law Enforcement Training. His current interests include the development of leadership skills and career education pathways for law enforcement and security professionals.

From the Back Cover

Security Management: An Introduction offers a fresh look into the world of security management. It addresses the nature, scope and history of security services, the essential elements of security, types of security organizations, regulation and professionalism, the impact of economic and social globalization, and the future of security management. The text: identifies criminal as well as non-criminal threats to individuals and organizations; confronts the legal issues associated with security management; outlines the process of risk management as well as security planning and program administration; and examines the security management triad of physical, personnel and information security. Investigations, criminal and business intelligence operations, reporting, and over 20 identifiable security environments, applications, and services in specific settings are discussed.

The text utilizes a unique approach as it presents management strategies for loss prevention as well as an overview of the security field. It incorporates the findings of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)/Webster University Education Symposium as well as the proceedings of the 1998 and 1999 ASIS Academic/Practitioner Symposiums. Although the ASIS symposium products are still works in progress, Security Management: An Introduction addresses and makes reference to the topics outlined in the 1998 ASIS recommendations for introduction to security courses for business students. This book may be used as a text in security management, criminal justice, or business courses or as a reference for security managers. Practitioners within specific security venues can use the book to familiarize themselves with other applications in the security industry.

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ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK

The protection of persons, physical assets, and information is a concern at every level of society. From the individual to the giant organization, the need for safety and security is a basic requirement. However, due to limited resources or lack of ability to confront numerous noncriminal risks, public law enforcement agencies are unable to provide adequate protection against the multitude of foreseeable threats. In addition to the fear of crime, numerous hazards exist that threaten personal safety and property. Natural disasters and environmental mishaps can be disastrous. Technological advances create opportunities for invasions of privacy and nonphysical intrusion into organizational databases. Consequently, security services have experienced tremendous growth, both in terms of the number of personnel employed and the financial investment in loss prevention and asset protection.

Security Management: An Introduction utilizes a unique approach as it presents management strategies for loss prevention as well as an overview of the security field. It identifies over 20 security environments, applications and services, and examines issues encountered within these areas. The book incorporates the findings of the 1997 American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)/Webster University Education Symposium as well as the proceedings of the 1998 and 1999 ASIS Academic/Practitioner Symposiums. Although the ASIS symposium products are still works in progress, this book addresses and makes reference to the topics outlined in the 1998 ASIS recommendations for introduction to security courses for business students. This book may be used as a text in security management, criminal justice, or business courses, or as a reference for security managers. Practitioners working within specific security venues can use the book to familiarize themselves with other applications in the security industry.

Chapter 1 presents an introduction to the world of security management. It addresses the nature, scope, and history of security services, the essential elements of security, types of security organizations, regulation and professionalism, the impact of economic and social globalization, and the future of security management. Chapter 2 identifies criminal as well as noncriminal threats to individuals and organizations. Chapter 3 confronts the legal issues associated with security management. Chapter 4 defines and outlines the process of risk management, security planning, and program administration. Chapters 5, 6, and 7 address the security management triad: physical, personnel, and information security. Investigations, criminal and business intelligence operations, and reporting are the subjects in Chapter 8. Over 20 identifiable security environments, applications, and services in specific settings are addressed in Chapters 9 and 10. The appendices include a correlation of the ASIS Symposium topics with the book's contents and a sample safety and security survey instrument. Each chapter begins with a set of learning objectives and ends with a summary, a list of key terms, and discussion questions and exercises to enhance critical thinking and knowledge acquisition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130281654
• ISBN 13: 9780130281654
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274