Effective security management
By: Charles A. Sennewald
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780080494692
Subjects: Industries; Management; Gestion; Services prive s de Se curite; Industrie; Organizational Development; Corporate Governance; Security measures; Workplace Culture; Retail trade; Leadership; Private security services; Mesures; Commerce de de tail; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Se curite
Description: This latest edition of Effective Security Management retains the qualities that made the previous editions a standard of the profession: a readable, comprehensive guide to the planning, staffing, and operation of the security function within an organization. All chapters are completely updated with the focus on practical methods that the reader can put to use in managing an effective security department.The Fourth Edition covers current computer applications that can help in the administrative, managerial, and supervisory aspects of the security function. In addition, two new chapters address.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-382) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I. GENERAL SECURITY MANAGEMENT: General principles of organization; title: Organizational structure; title: Security's role in the organization; title: The director's role; title: The security supervisor's role; title: The individual security employee; title: II. SECURITY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: Hiring security personnel; title: Job descriptions; title: Training; title: Discipline; title: Motivation and morale; title: Promotions; title: Communication; title: Career (proprietary) vs. noncareer (and contract) personnel; title: III. OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT: Planning and budgeting; title: Program management; title: Risk; title: The security survey: an overview; title: Office administration; title: Written policies and procedures; title: Computers and effective security management; title: Statistics as a security management tool; title: IV. PUBLIC RELATIONS: Selling security with the organization; title: Relationship with law enforcement; title: Relationship with industry; title: Community relations; title: V. MISMANAGEMENT: Jackass management traits; title: Appendixes.