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.

• Provides a new chapter on problem-solving, a critical skillset for effective security management
• Includes expanded coverage of international topics, cases and examples
• Features contributions from leading security experts

Security Management students (certificate, upper level undergraduate, and graduate); Security Directors and Managers

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