Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-382) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- I. GENERAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT: General principles of organization -- Organizational structure -- Security's role in the organization -- The director's role -- The security supervisor's role -- The individual security employee -- II. SECURITY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: Hiring security personnel -- Job descriptions -- Training -- Discipline -- Motivation and morale -- Promotions -- Communication -- Career (proprietary) vs. noncareer (and contract) personnel -- III. OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT: Planning and budgeting -- Program management -- Risk -- The security survey: an overview -- Office administration -- Written policies and procedures -- Computers and effective security management -- Statistics as a security management tool -- IV. PUBLIC RELATIONS: Selling security with the organization -- Relationship with law enforcement -- Relationship with industry -- Community relations -- V. MISMANAGEMENT: Jackass management traits -- Appendixes.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This latest edition of Effective Security Management retains the qualities that made the previous editions a standard of the profession: a readable, comprehensive guide to the planning, staffing, and operation of the security function within an organization. All chapters are completely updated with the focus on practical methods that the reader can put to use in managing an effective security department. The Fourth Edition covers current computer applications that can help in the administrative, managerial, and supervisory aspects of the security function. In addition, two new chapters address.
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OverDrive, Inc.
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5842CE7A-708E-415A-934D-51B6EC0EAD6D
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Title
Effective security management.
International Standard Book Number
9780750674546
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Industries-- Security measures.
Private security services-- Management.
Retail trade-- Security measures.
Commerce de détail-- Sécurité-- Mesures.
Industrie-- Sécurité-- Mesures.
Sécurité, Services privés de-- Gestion.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Corporate Governance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Leadership.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Organizational Development.