Books : Introduction to Private Security
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by: Kären M. Hess
Amazon.com's Price: $153.95 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 345
EAN: 9780534632045
ISBN: 0534632041
Label: Wadsworth Publishing
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 547
Publication Date: July 24, 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Sales Rank: 1170475
Studio: Wadsworth Publishing
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INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE SECURITY, Fifth Edition, provides a comprehensive, accessible, state-of-the-art overview of private security, its principles, its legal authority, its growing role in the criminal justice system, and its impact on society. Newly updated with expanded coverage of important current issues such as IT security, terrorism, homeland security, and security management, this best-selling text has also been streamlined and redesigned with a more manageable, appealing, and flexible format. Hess’s thoroughly engaging writing style and the clear, compelling organization of the text help make even complex course material interesting and accessible, while preparing you for success as a professional in a dynamic and exciting field.
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Rating: - Great basic security book. Some sections are slightly outdated.
Great book for basic security concepts. Some sections (electronics/internet, etc) are outdated, but the book is still very helpful.
Rating: - Excellent Basic Text on Private Security...
"Introduction to Private Security", by Karen Hess and Henry Wrobleski, was published in 1996 but holds up extremely well as a basic but comprehensive introduction into the expanding field of private and corporate security.
In a series of well-organized and easy-to-read chapters, Hess and Wrobleski lay out the historical and legal basis for private security, its principles, methods, and techniques, and the threat environment in which it operates. Coverage includes chapters dedicated ... Read More
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