Key Features
- Each chapter is written by a specialist in the area
- Designed for easy reference, the text is divided into three major parts: design, equipment, and operations.
- Includes lecture slides for each chapter and Respondus test bank
Description
The fourth edition of Effective Physical Security, written by specialists in the security field, delivers a wealth of practical information on the process of securing a facility. New to this edition are chapters on:
- ISO Standards for Risk Assessment & Risk Management
- Information Security for Practitioners
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
- Bomb Threat and Physical Security Planning
Chapters in this edition have been broken down into specific topics, e.g. biometrics, access control cards, alarms, lighting, CCTV, etc. New and updated CPP & PSP study review material has also been added to make this book required reading for ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP)™ certification and recommended reading for the ASIS CRISP certification.
Readership
Physical security practitioners, military personnel, those studying for the PSP exam (ASIS International), undergraduate students
Effective Physical Security, 4th Edition
Chapter 1 The Influence of Physical Design, NCPI;
Chapter 2 Risk Assessment by Geoff Craighead CPP
Chapter 3 Designing Security and working with the Architect
Chapter 4 Security Survey and The Audit,
Chapter 5 Dealing with Internal Theft Controls
Chapter 6 Approaches to Physical Security
Chapter 7 Physical Barriers & Barriers
Chapter 8 The use of locks in Physical Crime Prevention
Chapter 9 Safes, Vaults and Accessories
Chapter 10 Security Lighting, Interior and Exterior Application
Chapter 11 Alarms: Intrusion & Fire Alarm Systems
Chapter 12 CCTV Surveillance,
Chapter 13 Biometrics
Chapter 14 Access Control & Badges
Chapter 15 Security Fences
Chapter 16 Fire Classifications
Chapter 17 Bomb Threat and Physical Security Planning (NEW)
Chapter 18 Security of Networked Systems (NEW)
Chapter 19 Making Defensible Crime/Loss Prevention Using the New ISO Standards for Risk Assessment & Risk Management (NEW)
Chapter 20 Security for Networked Systems Infrastructure (NEW)
Chapter 21 Security Officers in the 21st Century,
Chapter 22 Management of Bomb Incidents
Chapter 23 Information Security for Practitioners (NEW)
Chapter 24 CPTED and Physical Security (NEW)
