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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

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    A Paperback / softback by Frank Schmalleger, Larry Siegel, Carter Smith

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      Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/02/2016
      ISBN13: 9780133377156, 978-0133377156
      ISBN10: 0133377156

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      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      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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