Effective Security Management

Effective Security Management, Seventh Edition teaches practicing security professionals how to build their careers by mastering the fundamentals of good management. Charles Sennewald and Curtis Baillie bring common sense, wisdom and humor to this bestselling introduction to security management. For both new and experienced security managers, this resource is the classic book on the topic.

Section 1: General Security Management 1. General Principles of Organization 2. Organizational Structure 3. Security's Role in the Organization 4. The Security Director's Role 5. The Security Supervisor's Role 6. The Individual Security Employee 7. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Section 2: Security Personnel Management 8. Hiring Security Personnel 9. Job Descriptions 10. Training 11. Discipline 12. Motivation and Morale 13. Promotions 14. Communication 15. Career (Proprietary) versus Non-Career (and Contract) Personnel

Section 3: Operational Management 16. Planning and Budgeting 17. Program Management 18. Risk 19. Problem Solving 20. Crisis Management 21. The Security Survey 22. International Security Standards 23. Office Administration 24. Written Policies and Procedures 25. Computers and Effective Security Management 26. Statistics as a Security Management Tool 27. Convergence in Security Management

Section 4: Public Relations 28. Selling Security Within the Organization 29. Relationship with Law Enforcement 30. Relationship with the Industry 31. Community Relations

Section 5: Mismanagement 32. Jackass Management Traits