Security Operations Management - Hardcover

McCrie, Robert

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9780750670876: Security Operations Management

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750670878 ISBN 13: 9780750670876

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 2001

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"Security Operations Management" takes concepts from business administration and criminal justice schools and incorporates them into the world of security management. It is comprehensive text focused on theoretical and research-oriented overviews of the core principles of security management. The book includes critical issues faced by real-life security practitioners and explores how they were resolved. The book is written for practitioners, students, and general managers who wish to understand and manage security operations more effectively. The book explains the difficult task of bringing order to the security department's responsibilities of protecting people, intellectual property, physical assets and opportunity. In addition, the book covers theoretical and practical management-oriented developments in the security field, including new business models and e-management strategies. Discussions provide coverage of both the business and technical sides of security. It includes numerous case histories illustrating both the business and technical sides of security. It also provides strategies for outsourcing security services and systems.

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"McCrie masterfully discusses how to interweave security throughout an organization...Exhaustively researched and well written, this book is an ideal addition to the library of any security management professional." -SECURITY MANAGEMENT, July 2002 "Information is current, well-organized and clearly presented...a much-needed resource for today's safety and security professionals." -PROFESSIONAL SAFETY, March 2002

About the Author:

Mr. McCrie is a full-time security writer, educator, and consultant. Several years ago, he founded the B.S. in Security Management major and has coordinated the M.S. in Protection Management degree at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Mr. McCrie also edits Security Letter and was the founding editor-in-chief of Security Journal. His awards include the President's Award of Merit from the American Society for Industrial Security and the Breslin award from the International Security Management Association.

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