Security and loss prevention : an introduction /: an introduction. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip P. Purpura.
• Authors: Purpura, Philip P, 1950-
• Contents: Front Cover; Security and Loss Prevention; Security and Loss Prevention; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; I -- Introduction to Security and Loss Prevention; 1 -- The History of Security and Loss Prevention: A Critical Perspective; KEY TERMS; Why Critical Thinking?; How Can We Think Critically?; Why Think Critically About the History of Security and Loss Prevention?; Security and Loss Prevention Defined; History; Early Civilizations; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; The Middle Ages in Europe; More Contemporary Times; England; Peel's Reforms Early AmericaThe Growth of Policing; The Growth of Security Companies; Railroads and Labor Unions; The Great Wars; The Third Wave; Twenty-First Century/Post-9/11 Security Challenges; Case Problems; References; 2 -- The Business, Careers, and Challenges of Security and Loss Prevention; KEY TERMS; The Security Industry; Contract Versus Proprietary Security; Privatization; Careers: Security and Loss Prevention Services and Specialists; Occupational Outlook; Challenges: Risks, Threats, and Hazards; Data Analytics and Metrics; Internal Metrics; Why Emphasize Both Direct and Indirect Losses? External MetricsCrimes; Fires; Accidents; Disasters; Limitations of the Criminal Justice System: Implications for Loss Prevention Practitioners; Challenges of the Security Industry; Cooperation Between Public Police and Private Security; Regulation of the Industry; The Need for Training; Ethics; The False Alarm Problem; Case Problems; References; II -- Reducing the Problem of Loss; 3 -- Foundations of Security and Loss Prevention; KEY TERMS; The Security and Loss Prevention Profession; Academic Programs; Security Associations; Periodicals; Theoretical Foundations; Rational Choice Theory Routine Activity TheorySituational Crime Prevention; Methods for Protection Programs; Business Concepts; Planning and Budgeting; Risk Analysis; Conduct a Loss Prevention Survey; Identify Vulnerabilities; Determine Probability, Frequency, and Cost; Annual Loss Exposure; Input for Planning and Budgeting; Planning From a Systems Perspective; Standards and Regulations; Standards; Regulations; Standards-Setting Organizations; Research and Evaluation of Loss Prevention Programs; Scientific Method; Sources of Research Assistance; Security Management; Basics of Organization: The Vocabulary Case ProblemsReferences; 4 -- Law; KEY TERMS; Introduction; Judicial System of the United States; State Court Systems; Federal Court System; Origins of Law; Tort Law and Controls Over Private Security; Legal Theory of Premises Security Claims; Contract Law; Civil Justice Procedures; Administrative Law; Inspections and Searches; Labor Law; Criminal Justice Procedures; Arrest Law; Use of Force; Searches; Questioning; Case Problems; The Decision for "You Be the Judge"; References; 5 -- Internal and External Relations; KEY TERMS; Internal and External Relations; Benefits of Positive Relations
• Edition: Seventh edition
• Publisher Details: Oxford, United Kingdom Cambridge, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 658.4/73; Private security services; Burglary protection; Employee theft -- Prevention; Fire prevention; Shoplifting -- Prevention; Security systems; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128117965; 0128117966
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 12, 2018).
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