Screen LibraryEffective physical security : design, equipment, and operations /
Vulnerability assessment and target hardening encompass very important components of the crime and loss prevention field. This book, written by a collection of specialists in the field, contains a wealth of practical, immediately-useful information. Lawrence J. Fennelly is an independent security co...
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Butterworth-Heinemann,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[1992] ©1992 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750693905 |
| Summary: |
Vulnerability assessment and target hardening encompass very important components of the crime and loss prevention field. This book, written by a collection of specialists in the field, contains a wealth of practical, immediately-useful information. Lawrence J. Fennelly is an independent security consultant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute, Mr. Fennelly is a member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners and the American Society of Industrial Security, He is the author of numerous books on security and crime prevention. |
| Item Description: | Thirteen chapters excerpted from: Handbook of loss prevention and crime prevention. 2nd ed. c1989. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 293 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483292380 148329238X |
| Index Number: | TH9705 |
| CLC: | D917.6 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Effective Physical Security: Design, Equipment, and Operations; Copyright Page; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; PART ONE: DESIGN; Chapter 1. Approaches to Physical Security; Levels of Physical Security; The Psychology of Maximum Security; The Value of Planning; The Security Plan; References; Chapter 2. Environmental Design; Environmental Security (E/S) Conceptual Model; Reduction of Crime through E/S; Influence of Architecture; Identification of Potential Targets; Defensible Space; Role of Barriers; Lighting; Warning Signs; Parking Security Security of Public FacilitiesPhysical Security for Antiterrorism; Site Selection; Model Security Codes; Environmental Factors in Rural Crime; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Designing Security with the Architects; Designing Security with the Architects; Building Site Security and Contractors; Ironmongery; CCTV Checklist; Card Access Control Checklist; Storage Rooms, Safes, and Vaults Checklist; Exterior Lighting Checklist; Crime Prevention Awareness Points; Appendix 3a. Model Residential and Commercial Building Security Ordinance; Chapter 4. Security Surveys The Best Time to Conduct the SurveyClassifications of Survey Recommendations; Developing Your Security Points; Nine Points of Security Concern; Personality of the Complex You Are Surveying; Positive and Negative Aspects of Making Recommendations; Crime Analysis; Key Control; Closed Circuit Television; Intrusion Alarms; Lighting and Security; Other Security Aspects; Security Survey Foilow-up; Residential Security; References; Appendix 4a. Site Survey and Risk Assessment; Appendix 4b. Physical Security Survey; Appendix 4c. Plant Security Checkisf; Appendix 4d. Guard Security Checklist Appendix 4e. Office Security ChecklistAppendix 4f. Home Security Checklist; PART TWO: EQUIPMENT; Chapter 5. Physical Barriers; Doors; Roofs; Floors; Fences; Walls and Moats; Topography; References; Chapter 6. The Use of Locks in Physical Crime Prevention; Lock Terminology and Components; Key-Operated Mechanisms; Combination Locks; Lock Bodies; Door Lock Types; Cylinders; Padlocks; Strikes; Attacks and Countermeasures; Locks and the Systems Approach to Security; Appendix 6a. Key Control and Lock Security Checklist; Appendix 6b. Terms and Definitions for Door and Window Security Chapter 7. Safes, Vaults, and AccessoriesChoose the Right Container; UL-Rated Combination Locks; Relocking Devices; Locking Dials; Lockable Handles; Time Locks; Time-Delay Combination Locks; Alarmed Combination Locks; Vision-Restricting and Shielded Dials; Combination Changing; Safe Burglaries; Overcoming Safe-Opening Problems; Appendix 7a. Rating Files, Safes, and Vaults; Chapter 8. Security Lighting*; The Miracle of Light; Understanding Lighting Technology: A Definition of Terms; General Types of Outside Security Lighting; General Types of Lighting Sources |