Security Management: An Introduction

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Pearson Education, 2002 - Architecture - 274 pages
Highly practical in approach and easy to read and follow, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the multi- faceted, global, and interdisciplinary field of security. It features numerous examples and case situations specific to security management, identifies over twenty specific security applications, and examines the issues encountered within those areas. It includes a security management audit worksheet. The Context for Security. Legal Aspects of Security Management. Risk Assessment and Planning. Physical Security. Personnel Security. Information Protection. Investigations, Intelligence Operations and Reporting. Specific Security Applications: Part I. Specific Security Applications: Part II. Security Management: The Future.
 

Contents

A Brief History
5
Essential Elements
12
Professional Certification and Education Programs
18
Key Terms
22
Environmental Disasters
28
Summary
47
The Judicial Process
53
Administrative Law
61
Laws of Arrest
69
Discussion Questions and Exercises
75
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Dr. Ortmeier holds bachelors and masters degrees in Criminal Justice and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Public Safety Training and Development. He is a U.S. Army veteran, a former police officer, a former vice president of United Security Systems, Incorporated, and he served as the coordinator of a criminal justice program at a midwestern college for 10 years. Dr. Ortmeier developed and implemented numerous courses and degree programs in law enforcement, corrections, security management, and public safety. Currently, Dr. Ortmeier is the coordinator of the Administration of Justice Program at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. He also holds teaching positions at California State University-San Marcos, The Union Institute, and Webster University in San Diego. Dr. Ortmeier is the author of Public Safety and Security Administration and Policing the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations as well as several articles appearing in journals such as Police Chief, California Security, Police and Security News, and Security Management. His writing focuses on police field services, security operations, professional career education, management, leadership, and competency development for public safety personnel. Dr. Ortmeier is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the California Association of Administration of Justice Educators, the American Society for Industrial Security, and the American Society for Law Enforcement Training. His current interests include the development of leadership skills and career education pathways for law enforcement and security professionals.