The Handbook of Security.
Gill, Martin.
The Handbook of Security. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (1072 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introducing The Handbook of Security -- Part I Disciplines and Security -- 2 The History of Private Security and Its Impact on the Modern Security Sector -- 3 Environmental Studies and the Influence of Culture: Security Consulting Experiences in Korea, Japan and Malaysia -- 4 What Have Criminologists Done for Us Lately? -- 5 Politics, Economics and Security -- 6 Engineering Principles in the Protection of Assets -- 7 Design and Security -- Part II Offences -- 8 From 'Old' to 'New' Terrorism: History, Current Trends and Future Prospects -- 9 The Violent Vortex: Appraising Risk from Workers Who Kill On-the-Job -- 10 The Extent, Nature and Responses to Workplace Violence Globally: Issues and Findings -- 11 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships -- 12 Fighting Organized Crime and the Threats to Business -- 13 Commercial Burglary -- 14 Identity Theft -- 15 Cybercrime and Establishing a Secure Cyberworld -- 16 Counterfeiting: The Challenges for Governments, Companies and Consumers -- Part III Crime and Security in Sectors -- 17 Understanding Loss in the Retail Sector -- 18 Crime and Disorder, Security and the Tourism Industry -- 19 Food Security -- 20 Criminal Activity in the Financial Sector -- Part IV Researching Security -- 21 Influences of Investigations and Scholarly Studies on the Evolution of American Private Policing: Healthy Distrust, Watchful Eyes -- 22 Securing the Knowledge -- 23 A View from the Street: Active Offenders, the Life-course, Technology and Implications for Security -- 24 The Ethnographic Approach and Security: The Case of Airports -- 25 Crime Mapping as a Tool for Security and Crime Prevention -- 26 Improving the Evidence Base in Security: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. 27 Developing, Improving and Evaluating Loss Prevention Initiatives Using Randomized Controlled Trials -- Part V Security Products and Services -- 28 Signing Security -- 29 Security Technology in the Protection of Assets -- 30 Intrusion Detection Systems in the Protection of Assets -- 31 CCTV: Reflections on Its Use, Abuse and Effectiveness -- 32 The Security Officer -- 33 Private Military and Security Companies: Armed, Global, Regulated and Professional? -- Part VI Security and Its Management -- 34 The Role of Partnerships in Security Management -- 35 Security and Risk Management -- 36 Disaster and Crisis Management -- 37 Managing Intelligence and Responding to Emerging Threats: The Case of Biosecurity -- 38 Regulation -- Part VII Critiquing Security -- 39 Critiques of Corporate Security: Cost, Camouflage and Creep -- 40 Securitization, Infopolitics and the Suppression of Liberty -- 41 Where Next for the Professionalization of Security? -- 42 Trading in Security: Issues in the Commodification of Public Security -- 43 Security Ethics: Principled Decision-Making in Hard Cases -- 44 Exploring Some Contradictions of Modern-Day Security -- Index.
9781349672844
Corporate governance.
Electronic books.
HV6437-6453
658.4/7
The Handbook of Security. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (1072 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introducing The Handbook of Security -- Part I Disciplines and Security -- 2 The History of Private Security and Its Impact on the Modern Security Sector -- 3 Environmental Studies and the Influence of Culture: Security Consulting Experiences in Korea, Japan and Malaysia -- 4 What Have Criminologists Done for Us Lately? -- 5 Politics, Economics and Security -- 6 Engineering Principles in the Protection of Assets -- 7 Design and Security -- Part II Offences -- 8 From 'Old' to 'New' Terrorism: History, Current Trends and Future Prospects -- 9 The Violent Vortex: Appraising Risk from Workers Who Kill On-the-Job -- 10 The Extent, Nature and Responses to Workplace Violence Globally: Issues and Findings -- 11 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships -- 12 Fighting Organized Crime and the Threats to Business -- 13 Commercial Burglary -- 14 Identity Theft -- 15 Cybercrime and Establishing a Secure Cyberworld -- 16 Counterfeiting: The Challenges for Governments, Companies and Consumers -- Part III Crime and Security in Sectors -- 17 Understanding Loss in the Retail Sector -- 18 Crime and Disorder, Security and the Tourism Industry -- 19 Food Security -- 20 Criminal Activity in the Financial Sector -- Part IV Researching Security -- 21 Influences of Investigations and Scholarly Studies on the Evolution of American Private Policing: Healthy Distrust, Watchful Eyes -- 22 Securing the Knowledge -- 23 A View from the Street: Active Offenders, the Life-course, Technology and Implications for Security -- 24 The Ethnographic Approach and Security: The Case of Airports -- 25 Crime Mapping as a Tool for Security and Crime Prevention -- 26 Improving the Evidence Base in Security: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. 27 Developing, Improving and Evaluating Loss Prevention Initiatives Using Randomized Controlled Trials -- Part V Security Products and Services -- 28 Signing Security -- 29 Security Technology in the Protection of Assets -- 30 Intrusion Detection Systems in the Protection of Assets -- 31 CCTV: Reflections on Its Use, Abuse and Effectiveness -- 32 The Security Officer -- 33 Private Military and Security Companies: Armed, Global, Regulated and Professional? -- Part VI Security and Its Management -- 34 The Role of Partnerships in Security Management -- 35 Security and Risk Management -- 36 Disaster and Crisis Management -- 37 Managing Intelligence and Responding to Emerging Threats: The Case of Biosecurity -- 38 Regulation -- Part VII Critiquing Security -- 39 Critiques of Corporate Security: Cost, Camouflage and Creep -- 40 Securitization, Infopolitics and the Suppression of Liberty -- 41 Where Next for the Professionalization of Security? -- 42 Trading in Security: Issues in the Commodification of Public Security -- 43 Security Ethics: Principled Decision-Making in Hard Cases -- 44 Exploring Some Contradictions of Modern-Day Security -- Index.
9781349672844
Corporate governance.
Electronic books.
HV6437-6453
658.4/7