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Security breaches, theft, and lack of resources due to natural or man-made disaster are all forms of corporate loss. The Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Fourth Edition, shows how to avoid or minimize these losses with a wealth of practical information.
This revised volume brings together the expertise of more than 40 security and crime prevention experts who provide practical information and advice. The Handbook continues to be the most comprehensive reference...
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Overview

Security breaches, theft, and lack of resources due to natural or man-made disaster are all forms of corporate loss. The Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Fourth Edition, shows how to avoid or minimize these losses with a wealth of practical information.
This revised volume brings together the expertise of more than 40 security and crime prevention experts who provide practical information and advice. The Handbook continues to be the most comprehensive reference of its kind, with the Fourth Edition covering the latest on topics ranging from community-oriented policing to physical security, workplace violence, information security, homeland security, and a host of special topics. It is a must-have reference for managers and security professionals.

* Covers every important topic in the field, including the latest on high-tech security systems, homeland security, and many specialty areas
* Brings together the expertise of more than 40 security and crime prevention experts
* Each chapter provides a wealth of practical information that can be put to use immediately
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A comprehensive practical reference for security professionals, collecting both previously published and original material, and divided into four major parts: methods; operations and equipment; applications; and management. This updated and expanded edition adds new chapters on awareness, ATMs, hacking, hotel security, executive protection, access control systems, approaches to physical security, physical barriers, and hospital security. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780409950472
  • Publisher: Butterworth U. S., Legal Publishers, Incorporated, U. S. Headquarters
  • Publication date: 2/28/1982
  • Pages: 962

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A comprehensive volume bringing together the expertise of more than forty security and crime prevention experts
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction 1
1 History and Principles of Crime Prevention and Security 3
2 Designing Security with the Architects 23
3 Security Surveys 33
4 Internal Theft Controls 55
5 Executive Protection 76
6 Crime Stoppers 82
7 "Awareness" 88
8 Community Oriented Policing 103
9 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Strategies and Applications 113
10 Approaches to Physical Security 169
11 Physical Barriers 182
12 The Use of Locks in Physical Crime Prevention 199
13 Safes, Vaults, and Accessories 241
14 Security Lighting 253
15 Alarms: Intrusion Detection Systems 268
16 CCTV Surveillance 281
17 Guard Service in the Twenty-first Century 296
18 Bomb and Physical Security Planning 313
19 Transportation-Distribution Theft and Loss Prevention 325
20 Lodging Security 358
21 Alcohol and Security Procedures 375
22 Campus Security and Crime Prevention 380
23 Securing the Hospital Environment 386
24 Library Security 389
25 High-Rise Office Building Security 397
26 Multiresidential Security 403
27 Workplace Violence: Anticipation through Process, Not Prediction of Results 414
28 Preventing Workplace Drug Abuse 427
29 Domestic Violence: The Crime of the Nineties 434
30 Personal Safety and Self-Defense 441
31 Financial Institution Security 444
32 Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) 455
33 Shopping Center Security 460
34 Hacking 466
35 Electronic Surveillance and Wiretapping 468
36 Managing the Organization 473
37 Planning, Management, and Evaluation 480
38 Designing Crime Risk Management Systems 493
39 Public Relations and the Media 501
40 Obtaining Community Support to Reduce Crime 511
41 Crime Prevention in Canada 538
Index 543
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