NCJ Number
175580
Date Published
1998
Length
405 pages
Annotation
This text is intended as a comprehensive guide to the organization, staffing, and operation of the security function, based on the application of modern management strategies to the concerns and problems experienced by security managers.
Abstract
An introduction explains managerial functions, the characteristics of successful managers, and strategies for effective time management. Chapters on general security management discuss general principles of organization; organizational structure; security's role in the organization; and the roles of the security director, the security supervisor, and the individual security employee. Chapters on security personnel management focus on recruiting and selecting security personnel, job descriptions, training, discipline, motivation and morale, promotions, communication, and the use of career versus noncareer personnel. The chapters on operational management cover planning and budgeting, program management, risk analysis, the security survey, office administration written policies and procedures, and computer security. The final sections discuss public relations within the organization, law enforcement, the industry, and the community and profiles common management mistakes and traits of ineffective managers. Figures, tables, footnotes, chapter review question, appended forms and checklists, and index