Introduction to Security, Tenth Edition, provides an overview of the security industry with an emphasis on the theories of security and loss prevention that have shaped the profession. Security is covered in totality, providing readers with a glimpse of the various and diverse components that make up the security function. This updated book is the latest edition in what has historically been the go-to textbook on the subject for more than 30 years.
While this fully updated edition continues to utilize the basic concepts that have made this text the premier primer in the security field, it also focuses heavily on current and future security issues. The book uses a three-part structure (Introduction, Basics of Defense, and Specific Threat and Solutions) that allows for easy progression of learning.
Covering the basics of security operations, as well as in-depth information on hot topics like transportation security, workplace violence, retail security, cybersecurity and piracy, the text also includes information on the latest applied security technologies. Thoroughly examining evolving trends with a focus on the future of security, the book concludes with recommendations for further reading and other security resources.
Key Features:
- A three-part structure facilitating easy learning progression
- Covers both fundamental and advanced security topics
- In-depth coverage of transportation, workplace, retail, cybersecurity, and piracy security
- Latest applied security technologies discussed
- Evolving trends and the future of security examined
- Recommendations for further reading and resources included
Details:
- Author: Robert Fischer Ph.D. (Author)
- Edition: 10th
- Language: English
- Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Dimensions: 7.52 x 1.32 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-10: 128053100
- ISBN-13: 978-0128053102
- Publish Date: November 2, 2018
- Print Length: 586 pages
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