Security Supervision and Management: Theory and Practice of Asset Protection

Security Supervision and Management, Fourth Edition, fills the basic training needs for security professionals who want to move into supervisory or managerial positions. Covering everything needed from how to work with today’s generation security force employees to the latest advances in the security industry, Security Supervision and Management, Fourth Edition, shows security officers how to become a more efficient and well-rounded security professional. Security Supervision and Management, Fourth Edition, is also the only text needed to prepare for the Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) designation offered by International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO).

The IFPO also publishes The Professional Protection Officer: Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends, now in its 8th edition.

Core text for completing the Security Supervision and Management Program/Certified in Security Supervision and Management (CSSM) designation offered by IFPOContributions from more than 50 experienced security professionals in a single volumeCompletely updated to reflect the latest procedural and technological changes in the security industry Conforms to ANSI/ASIS standards

UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS 1. What is Asset Protection 2. Legal Aspects & Liability Issues 3. Crime and Deviance 4. Ethics, Integrity, and Professional Conduct 5. Risk Management 6. Accident Causation 7. Understanding the Supply Chain

UNIT II: BASICS OF SUPERVISION 8. Basics of Supervision 9. Supervisory Characteristics & Expectations 10. Corporate Policy & Procedures 11. Operational Supervision 12. Supervisor's Role in Safety 13. Supervisor's Role in Customer Service 14. Deploying Personnel 15. Planning and Supervising Special Events

UNIT III: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 16. Training and Development

UNIT IV: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Part I - Human Capital 17. Recruitment, Retention and Selection of Security Personnel 18. Career Planning & Preparation 19. Orientation for Security Officers 20. Time and Stress Management 21. Employee Motivation Theory and Application 22. Supervising Across Different Cultures and Generations 23. Supervisor's Role in Employee Relations 24. Personnel and Monitoring Employee Performance

Part II - Security - Related Business Functions 25. Basic Statistical Analysis 26. Relationship Between Marketing & the Security Function 27. Developing and Managing a Budget 28. Scheduling 29. Total Quality Management 30. Project Management 31. Standards & Guidelines

UNIT V: TECHNOLOGY IN SECURITY 32. Technology in Security 33. Access Control Systems 34. Closed Circuit/Digital Video Systems 35. Fire Protection Systems 36. Other Technologies (K-9, X-Ray, Radiation Detection, etc.) 37. Identification and Documents

UNIT VI:  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 38. Incident Command System 39. Incident Management (Critical Incident Management in the Post 9/11 Era)

UNIT VII: INVESTIGATIONS 40. Managing Investigations 41. Conducting Interviews (Rapport-Based vs Adversarial) 42. Conducting a Search (Conveyances, Buildings, etc) 43. Crime Scene and Evidence Preservation 44. The Importance of Report Writing to the Security Operation 45. Detention & Apprehension Procedures

UNIT VIII: INFORMATION ASSURANCE 46. Industrial Espionage - A Primer 47. The Relationship Between Security and Corporate IT 48. Cyber Security

UNIT IX: CURRENT ISSUES IN SECURITY 49. Workplace Violence - Active Shooter 50. International Scene        51. Privacy