ABSTRACT

Strategic Security Management, Second Edition provides security leadership and decision-makers with a fresh perspective on threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment. The book offers a framework to look at applying security analysis and theory into practice for effective security program, implementation, management and evaluation. Chapters examine metric-based security resource allocation of countermeasures, including security procedures, utilization of personnel, and electronic measures.

The new edition is fully updated to reflect the latest industry best-practices and includes contributions from security industry leaders—based on their years of professional experience—including Norman Bates, Robert Emery, Jack Follis, Steve Kaufer, Andrew Rubin, Michael Silva, and Ken Wheatley.

Strategic Security Management, Second Edition will be a welcome addition to the security literature for all security professionals, security managers, and criminal justice students interested in understanding foundational security principles and their application.

chapter Chapter 1|10 pages

Data-Driven Security

chapter Chapter 2|13 pages

Identifying Assets in Need of Protection

chapter Chapter 3|18 pages

Threat Assessments

chapter Chapter 4|28 pages

Crime Analysis

chapter Chapter 5|16 pages

Vulnerability Assessments

chapter Chapter 6|11 pages

Risk Assessments

chapter Chapter 7|13 pages

Crime Prevention Theories

chapter Chapter 8|10 pages

Security Measures

Governance

chapter Chapter 9|31 pages

Security Measures

Physical Security

chapter Chapter 10|25 pages

Security Measures

Personnel

chapter Chapter 11|12 pages

Project Management

chapter Chapter 12|6 pages

Gaining Support for Security Programs

chapter Chapter 14|15 pages

Workplace Violence Prevention

chapter Chapter 15|15 pages

Security Risk Modeling

chapter Chapter 16|16 pages

Security Program Leadership