Risk Analysis and the Security Survey
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: December 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780750670890
Subjects: Actuarial studies; Causes & prevention of crime; Police & security services; Security services; Social research & statistics; Private Security; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Science/Mathematics; Production & Operations Management; Business & Economics / Industries; Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement; Assistance in emergencies; Crime prevention surveys; Industries; Risk management; Security measures
First sentence: Risk is associated with virtually every activity one can think of, but for the purpose of this text I shall limit the meaning of the word risk to the uncertainty of financial loss, the variations between actual and expected results, or the probability that a loss has a occurred or will occur.