Security Management and Critical Thinking

The modern security manager should utilize critical thinking in performing the requirements of his/her position. However, the literature of security management and critical thinking methodologies is sparse. Purpura (2002) touches on the utilization of critical thinking when saying that “it is not to criticize, but to be applied discretely to understand the security environment more adequately.” Critical thinking is to move the security manager past personal bias, or biases of others, to provide objectivity to situations. Loss prevention practitioners know that security management is rooted in methodical processes that serve as a guide for protection. As such, many loss prevention processes utilize a homogenized type of critical thinking.