PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY AND LOSS PREVENTION: The history of security and loss prevention: a critical perspective -- The business and careers of security and loss prevention -- PART II: REDUCING THE PROBLEM OF LOSS: Foundations of security and loss prevention -- Law -- Internal and external relations -- Applicant screening and employee socialization -- Internal threats and countermeasures -- External threats and countermeasures -- Services and systems: methods toward wise purchasing decisions -- Investigations -- Accounting, accountability, and auditing: keys to survival -- Fire and other disasters -- Safety -- Risk management and insurance -- PART III: SPECIALIZED PROBLEMS IN LOSS PREVENTION: Retail loss prevention -- Loss prevention at select facilities -- Loss prevention at select institutions -- Topics of concern -- Your future in security and loss prevention.