Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention / Edition 5

by Lawrence J. Fennelly

Overview

The Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, 5^th Edition, is a trusted foundation for security professionals just entering the field and a reference for seasoned professionals. This book provides a comprehensive overview of current approaches to security and crime prevention, tools and technologies to put these approaches into action, and information on a wide range of specific areas within the field of physical security. These include school and campus security, cargo security, access control, the increasingly violent healthcare security environment, and prevention or mitigation of terrorism and natural disasters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123852465
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	01/27/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lawrence J. Fennelly is an internationally recognized authority on crime prevention, security planning and analysis, and on the study of how environmental factors (CPTED), physical hardware, alarms, lighting, site design, management practices, litigation consultants, security policies and procedures, and guard management contribute to criminal victimization.

Mr. Fennelly was previously employed with Apollo Security, Computershare, Inc., as well as a sergeant at Harvard College, employed by the Harvard University Police Department in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was trained as a crime prevention specialist and served in this capacity for over 21 years at Harvard. He was also the department’s training officer and assistant court officer. As part of his role as an officer at Harvard, Larry also was a deputy sheriff in both Suffolk and Middlesex counties (Massachusetts). Mr. Fennelly is a frequent speaker and lecturer on CPTED, physical security, school crime, and other issues. He serves as an expert witness who works closely with attorneys in defense as well as plaintiff cases, assisting in case preparation, offering knowledgeable questions to ask the opposing side, etc. He has also done a considerable amount of consultant work throughout the United States. His experience ranges from identifying vulnerabilities to conducting security and lighting surveys, working with architects to design and implement security, and developing long range guard training programs and risk assessments of various facilities. He is also a prolific author. His titles include such well-known security books as "Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design," "Effective Physical Security," and "Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention."

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A comprehensive volume bringing together the expertise of more than forty security and crime prevention experts

Table of Contents

PART I. Approaches to Crime Prevention & Loss Prevention1. Introduction to Vulnerability Assessment2. Vulnerability Assessment Process Inputs — Establish Protection Objectives3. Designing Security and Working with Architects4. Designing Crime Risk Management Systems5. Approaches to Physical Security6. Security Surveys and the Audit7. CPTED in the Twenty-First Century8. Environmental Criminology and Crime Control9. Problem Solving — Community Policing10. Neighborhood Watch Guidelines for the Twenty-First Century11. Situational Crime Prevention and Opportunity Blocking12. Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems13. Planning, Management, and Evaluation14. Crime Analysis15. Standards, Regulations and Guidelines

PART II. Security Operations, Tools, and Technology16. Access Control, Access Badges, and Biometrics Characteristics17. Alarms18. Video Technology Overview19. Security Lighting20. Information Technology Systems Infrastructure21. Information Security22. Protective Barriers23. Physical Barriers24. Fence Standards25. The Use of Locks in Physical Crime Prevention26. Safes, Vaults, and Accessories27. Guard Service in the Twenty-First Century28. Internal Theft Controls29. Bomb Threats and Physical Security Planning30. Perspectives on Safe School Administration31. Campus Security and Crime Prevention32. Domestic Violence33. Proprietary Information34. Identity Theft35. Retail Security-Employee Theft36. High-Rise Security37. Multi-Residential Security38. Lodging Hospitality Security39. Computer and Transportation Systems Security40. The Security Professional, Terrorism, Bioterrorism, and the Next Level41. Contingency Planning42. Emergency Preparedness — Planning and Management43. Broadband Industry Fraud44. Cargo Security

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A comprehensive volume bringing together the expertise of more than forty security and crime prevention experts

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive practical reference for security professionals, collecting both previously published and original material, and divided into four major parts: methods; operations and equipment; applications; and management. This updated and expanded edition adds new chapters on awareness, ATMs, hacking, hotel security, executive protection, access control systems, approaches to physical security, physical barriers, and hospital security. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"This latest edition of Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention has been updated and expanded to be of even more assistance to security professionals and crime prevention practitioners. New chapters have been added on awareness, retail security, college security, hotel security, risk assessment, counter-espionage and information security, hacking, approaches to physical security, physical barriers, and hospital security. Like its predecessor, this fourth edition is a collection of material intended to give a single volume reference with practical information on myriad topics." —Canadian Security

"This single-volume handbook is a collection of articles and other materials written by specialists in crime prevention, loss prevention and work-place security. Its intended audience is security professionals and managers working in any type of industry." —Flight Safety Digest

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