For courses in Introduction to Security and Introduction to Private Security. A global perspective of security issues combined with broad practical coverage of crime prevention strategies. Private Security Today includes topical coverage that spans the evolution of security, through the present, to the future of the field.To give readers a look at the diverse issues contemporary security professionals face, this globally-focused overview incorporates international components from outside the U.S., as well as a multidisciplinary analysis of the field. Theories are presented in a way that asks…mehr
For courses in Introduction to Security and Introduction to Private Security. A global perspective of security issues combined with broad practical coverage of crime prevention strategies. Private Security Today includes topical coverage that spans the evolution of security, through the present, to the future of the field.To give readers a look at the diverse issues contemporary security professionals face, this globally-focused overview incorporates international components from outside the U.S., as well as a multidisciplinary analysis of the field. Theories are presented in a way that asks readers to consider the balance of individual personal freedoms and public safety for society as a whole. The topics in the text were chosen based on student, professional, and professor recommendations to ensure that the coverage is both relevant and current. Throughout the book, engaging learning tools and real-world examples encourage students to think critically about the state of security today.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Carter F. Smith teaches security and criminal justice courses in the Department of Criminal Justice Administration at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. He has also taught at Austin Peay State University and the Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Smith received a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Northcentral University, a Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Austin Peay State University. He has taught Security and Security Administration courses since 2005. Smith has taught classes for many Gang Investigators Associations, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the National Crime Prevention Council, the Regional Organized Crime Information Center, the National Gang Crime Research Center, the Southern Criminal Justice Association, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Army. Smith is a retired U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Command Special Agent. He provided and directed the security of several U.S. Army bases, supervised multi-national fraud and theft investigations, and conducted various criminal and cyber-crime investigations in Germany, Korea, Panama, and the United States. He has been interviewed by several national, regional and local television, print, internet and radio news sources, and has appeared twice in the History Channel's Gangland series. He is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), The American Society of Criminology, the Southern Criminal Justice Association, the American Criminal Justice Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, Infragard, and ASIS International. Frank Schmalleger, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, where he also was recognized as Distinguished Professor. Dr. Schmalleger holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University; he earned both a master's and a doctorate in sociology, with a special emphasis in criminology, from The Ohio State University. From 1976 to 1994, he taught criminal justice courses at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and for the last 16 of those years, he chaired the university's Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice. As an adjunct professor with Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, Schmalleger helped develop the university's graduate program in security administration and loss prevention and taught courses in that curriculum for more than a decade. Schmalleger has also taught in the New School for Social Research's online graduate program, helping build the world's first electronic classrooms in support of distance learning through computer telecommunications. Schmalleger is the author of numerous articles as well as many books: Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century (Pearson, 2015), now in its thirteenth edition; Juvenile Delinquency (with Clemmens Bartollas; Pearson, 2014); Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, Tenth Edition (Pearson 2014); Criminal Law Today, Fifth Edition (Pearson, 2014); Corrections in the Twenty-First Century (with John Smykla; McGraw-Hill, 2015); and many other titles. He is also founding editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Studies (formerly The Justice Professional). Larry J. Siegel, a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx, received his BA at the City College of New York, and his MA and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at the State University of New York at Albany, Dr. Siegel began his teaching career at Northeastern University-where he was a faculty member for nine years and held teaching positions at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire before joining the faculty of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell where he taught for the past 26 years. He is now a professor emeritus and adjunct professor in the graduate program in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies. Dr. Siegel has also written extensively in the area of crime and justice, including books on juvenile law, delinquency, criminology, corrections, courts and criminal procedure. He is a court certified expert on police conduct and has testified in numerous legal cases.
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Chapter 1 Origins and Foundations of Security 1 Introduction 2 The History of Security 3 Security in European History 3 Security in North America 4 Spotlight Allan Pinkerton 5 Security Today 7 Defining Security 10 The Need for Security 11 Security Professionals 12 Academic Recognition 13 Security Careers 13 The Role of Security 14 Private Security and Public Space 16 Private Security and Law Enforcement 17 Agency Cooperation 17 Overcoming Obstacles to Cooperation 18 The Effect of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 18 Volunteers in Security 19 Neighborhood Watch 19 Stand Your Ground 20 Spotlight Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman 20 Challenges in the Security Field 20 Professional Organizations 22 Summary 24 Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations of Security 26 Introduction 27 Why Do People Commit Crime? 28 Focus on the Individual 28 It's a Rational Choice 28 It's in Your Makeup 29 It's in Your Mind 29 It's a Lack of Self-Control 30 Social Influences 30 It's the Environment 30 It is How You Are Raised 31 Learning View 31 Control View 32 Multiple Causes/Multiple Crimes 32 The Crime Triangle 33 Controlling People 34 General Deterrence 34 Specific Deterrence 34 Controlling Places 34 Situational Crime Prevention 34 Security in Practice Communities Feel Safer with Private Security 35 Defensible Space 35 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design 36 Displacement and Diffusion 37 Diffusion 37 Broken Windows Theory 38 Game Theory 38 Summary 39 Key Terms 40 Review Questions 40 Practical Application 40 Chapter 3 Security Administration and Management 42 Introduction 43 The Business of Security 43 Security Programs: Proprietary versus Contractual 44 Spotlight What Security Executives Should Know about Ethics 45 Business Principles 45 Ethics 45 Explaining Ethics 46 Natural Law 46 Ethical Theory 46 Religious Principles 47 Legal Requirements 47 Ethical Practice 48 Ethical Systems 48
Chapter 1 Origins and Foundations of Security 1 Introduction 2 The History of Security 3 Security in European History 3 Security in North America 4 Spotlight Allan Pinkerton 5 Security Today 7 Defining Security 10 The Need for Security 11 Security Professionals 12 Academic Recognition 13 Security Careers 13 The Role of Security 14 Private Security and Public Space 16 Private Security and Law Enforcement 17 Agency Cooperation 17 Overcoming Obstacles to Cooperation 18 The Effect of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 18 Volunteers in Security 19 Neighborhood Watch 19 Stand Your Ground 20 Spotlight Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman 20 Challenges in the Security Field 20 Professional Organizations 22 Summary 24 Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations of Security 26 Introduction 27 Why Do People Commit Crime? 28 Focus on the Individual 28 It's a Rational Choice 28 It's in Your Makeup 29 It's in Your Mind 29 It's a Lack of Self-Control 30 Social Influences 30 It's the Environment 30 It is How You Are Raised 31 Learning View 31 Control View 32 Multiple Causes/Multiple Crimes 32 The Crime Triangle 33 Controlling People 34 General Deterrence 34 Specific Deterrence 34 Controlling Places 34 Situational Crime Prevention 34 Security in Practice Communities Feel Safer with Private Security 35 Defensible Space 35 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design 36 Displacement and Diffusion 37 Diffusion 37 Broken Windows Theory 38 Game Theory 38 Summary 39 Key Terms 40 Review Questions 40 Practical Application 40 Chapter 3 Security Administration and Management 42 Introduction 43 The Business of Security 43 Security Programs: Proprietary versus Contractual 44 Spotlight What Security Executives Should Know about Ethics 45 Business Principles 45 Ethics 45 Explaining Ethics 46 Natural Law 46 Ethical Theory 46 Religious Principles 47 Legal Requirements 47 Ethical Practice 48 Ethical Systems 48
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