Private Security - An Introduction to Principles and Practice

Private Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practice, Second Edition explains foundational security principles-defining terms and outlining the increasing scope of security in daily life-while reflecting current practices of private security as an industry and profession.

The book looks at the development and history of the industry, outlines fundamental security principles, and the growing dynamic and overlap that exists between the private sector security and public safety and law enforcement-especially since the events of 9/11. Chapters focus on current practice, reflecting the technology-driven, fast-paced, global security environment. Such topics covered include security law and legal issues, risk management, physical security, human resources and personnel considerations, investigations, institutional and industry-specific security, crisis and emergency planning, computer, and information security. A running theme of this edition is hig