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The handbook of security /

"The fully revised second edition of the Handbook of Security provides the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date. Including contributions from some of the world's leading scholars, it explores a range of issues and debates that impact our understandin...

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Group Author: Gill, M. L
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 2nd edition.
Series: Palgrave handbooks
Subjects:
Private security services
Security systems
Corporations > Security measures
Crime prevention
Summary: "The fully revised second edition of the Handbook of Security provides the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date. Including contributions from some of the world's leading scholars, it explores a range of issues and debates that impact our understanding of how security is provided.Consisting of over forty chapters, the volume considers an array of topics such as workplace crime, terrorism, organized crime and counterfeiting, and applies discussions of crime and security to a variety of sectors including retail, finance, and tourism. The handbook includes
Carrier Form: xxxiii, 1049 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781137323279 (hardback) :
1137323272 (hardback)
Index Number: HV8290
CLC: X92-62
Call Number: X92-62/H236/2nd ed.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction; Martin Gill -- PART I: DISCIPLINES AND SECURITY -- 2. History of Security; Bruce George and Steve Kimber -- 3. Environmental Studies and Security; Richard Sneider -- 4. Criminology and Security; Graham Farrell and Ken Pease -- 5. Politics, Economics and Security; Adam White -- 6. Engineering and Security; David Brooks and Clif Smith -- 7. Design and Security; Paul Ekblom -- PART II: OFFENCES -- 8. Terrorism; Kumar Ramakrishna -- 9. Murder at Work; Zech Lee and Bob McCrie -- 10. Workplace Violence; Amy L. Stutzenberger and Bonnie Fisher --

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