Introduction to Security: Operations and Management, 5th Edition
- Length: 400 pages
- Edition: 5
- Language: English
- Publisher: Pearson
- Publication Date: 2017-01-22
- ISBN-10: 0134558928
- ISBN-13: 9780134558929
- Sales Rank: #776364 (See Top 100 Books)
For courses in Introduction to Security and Introduction to Security Management
A unique, all-in-one guide to the basics of security operations and the management of security personnel and organizations
Comprehensive in scope, Introduction to Security: Operations and Management balances introductory protection concepts with security management practices to provide a detailed understanding of the private security industry and its diverse roles and functions in the 21st century. Written in an easy-to-understand, logical manner, and filled with contemporary examples, the book includes Security Spotlights that raise practical security issues and questions, web links to security-related Internet sites for further exploration of topics, a review of career opportunities in security, and a number of pedagogical aids to ensure mastery of the information–including key concepts and terms, margin definitions, discussion questions and exercises, Your Turn application-based assignments, a comprehensive glossary, and a reference index. The Fifth Edition has been completely updated throughout, reorganized for continuity and coherence, and provides a national/international perspective.