Professional Protection Officer: Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends

Table of Contents

UNIT 1: Foundations

Chapter 1: Concepts and Theories of Asset Protection

Chapter 2: Evolution of Asset Protection and Security

Chapter 3: Role of the Professional Protection Officer

Chapter 4: Protection Officer as a Leader

Chapter 5: Career Planning for Protection Professionals


UNIT 2: Communications

Chapter 6: Effective Communications

Chapter 7: Security and Safety Awareness

Chapter 8: Central Alarm Stations/Dispatch Operations


UNIT 3: Protection Officer Functions

Chapter 9: Automation in Protection Operations

Chapter 10: Patrol Principles and Practices

Chapter 11: Traffic Control

Chapter 12: Crowd Management and Special Event Planning


UNIT 4: Crime Prevention and Physical Security

Chapter 13: Environmental Crime Control Theory

Chapter 14: Physical Security Concepts and Applications

Chapter 15: Alarm Systems: Principles of Operation

Chapter 16: Access Control

Chapter 17: Detection Equipment


UNIT 5: Safety and Fire Prevention

Chapter 18: Fire Prevention, Detection and Response

Chapter 19: Occupational Safety and Health and the Protection Officer

Chapter 20: An All-Hazards Approach to Hazardous Materials


UNIT 6: Information Protection

Chapter 21: Information Security and Counterintelligence


UNIT 7: Deviance, Crime and Violence in the Workplace

Chapter 22: Workplace Crime and Deviance

Chapter 23: Substance Abuse

Chapter 24: Workplace Violence

Chapter 25: Crisis Intervention

Chapter 26: Strikes, Lockouts, Labor Relations


UNIT 8: Risk and Threat Management

Chapter 27: Risk Management

Chapter 28: Emergency Management Planning

Chapter 29: Threat of Terrorism

Chapter 30: Anti-Terrorism and VIP Protection


UNIT 9: Investigations

Chapter 31: Investigation: Concepts and Practices for Security Professionals

Chapter 32: Crime and Incident Scene Procedure

Chapter 33: Interviewing and Interrogation

Chapter 34: Foundations for Surveillance

Chapter 35: Report Writing and Field Notes


UNIT 10: Legal Aspects

Chapter 36: Legal Aspects of Security

UNIT 11: Officer Safety and the Use of Force

Chapter 37: Use of Force

Chapter 38: Defensive Tactics and Officer Safety

Chapter 39: Industrial Hazards, Safety and The Security Officer

Chapter 40: Apprehension and Detention Procedures


UNIT 12: Relations with Others

Chapter 41: Human Relations

Chapter 42: Public Relations

Chapter 43: Community Relations: Making the Strategy Come Alive

Chapter 44: Networking and the Liason Function

Chapter 45: Ethics and Professionalism