Phillip P Purpura, CPP

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Third EditionThoroughly updated and revised, retains the excellent coverage of the original editions and is recommended reading for the CPP exam. This third edition of Security and Loss Prevention has been updated with newer laws, technology, security strategies, and statistics to meet the needs of the ever-changing security profession. The text provides an introduction to security and loss prevention with an emphasis on strategies to prevent and reduce the incidence of crime, fire, and accident. This new edition serves as a helpful directory, providing addresses and phone numbers for important security-related organizations. It is user-friendly and interactive, with learning objectives, sidebars, case problems, boxes, and international perspectives.

Contents: INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY AND LOSS PREVENTION: History of Security and Loss Prevention; The Business of Security and Loss Prevention; REDUCING THE PROBLEM OF LOSS: Foundations of Security and Loss Prevention; Law; Internal and External Relations; Applicant Screening and Employee Socialization; Internal Threats and Countermeasures; External Threats and Countermeasures; Services and Devices: Methods Toward Wise Purchasing Decisions; Investigations; Accounting, Accountability, and Auditing: Keys to Survival; Fires and Other Disasters; Safety; Risk Management and Insurance; SPECIALIZED PROBLEMS IN LOSS PREVENTION: Retail Loss Prevention; Loss Prevention at Select Facilities; Loss Prevention at Select Institutions; Topics of Concern ; Your Future In Security and Loss Prevention.