Security Operations Management

Security Operations Management takes concepts from business administration and criminal justice schools and incorporates them into the world of security management. It is comprehensive text focused on theoretical and research-oriented overviews of the core principles of security management. The book includes critical issues faced by real-life security practitioners and explores how they were resolved.



The book is written for practitioners, students, and general managers who wish to understand and manage security operations more effectively. The book explains the difficult task of bringing order to the security department's responsibilities of protecting people, intellectual property, physical assets and opportunity. In addition, the book covers theoretical and practical management-oriented developments in the security field, including new business models and e-management strategies.

Discussions provide coverage of both the business and technical sides of security.
Numerous case histories illustrating both the business and technical sides of security.
Strategies for outsourcing security services and systems.

Mr. McCrie is a full-time security writer, educator, and consultant. Several years ago, he founded the B.S. in Security Management major and has coordinated the M.S. in Protection Management degree at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Mr. McCrie also edits Security Letter and was the founding editor-in-chief of Security Journal. His awards include the President's Award of Merit from the American Society for Industrial Security and the Breslin award from the International Security Management Association.