Effective Physical Security

Lawrence J. Fennelly is an internationally recognized authority on crime prevention, security planning and analysis, and on the study of how environmental factors (CPTED), physical hardware, alarms, lighting, site design, management practices, litigation consultants, security policies and procedures, and guard management contribute to criminal victimization.Mr. Fennelly was previously employed with Apollo Security, Computershare, Inc., as well as a sergeant at Harvard College, employed by the Harvard University Police Department in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was trained as a crime prevention specialist and served in this capacity for over 21 years at Harvard. He was also the department’s training officer and assistant court officer. As part of his role as an officer at Harvard, Larry also was a deputy sheriff in both Suffolk and Middlesex counties (Massachusetts). Mr. Fennelly is a frequent speaker and lecturer on CPTED, physical security, school crime, and other issues. He serves as an expert witness who works closely with attorneys in defense as well as plaintiff cases, assisting in case preparation, offering knowledgeable questions to ask the opposing side, etc. He has also done a considerable amount of consultant work throughout the United States. His experience ranges from identifying vulnerabilities to conducting security and lighting surveys, working with architects to design and implement security, and developing long range guard training programs and risk assessments of various facilities. He is also a prolific author. His titles include such well-known security books as "Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design," "Effective Physical Security," and "Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention."

• Chapter 1: The Influence of Physical DesignChapter 2: Risk Assessment Chapter 3: Designing Security and working with the Architect Chapter 4: Security Survey and The AuditChapter 5: Dealing with Internal Theft Controls Chapter 6: Approaches to Physical Security Chapter 7: Physical Barriers and Barriers Chapter 8: The Use of locks in Physical Crime Prevention Chapter 9: Safes, Vaults and Accessories Chapter: 10 Security Lighting, Interior and Exterior Application Chapter 11: Alarms: Intrusion and Fire Alarm SystemsChapter 12: CCTV SurveillanceChapter 13: Biometrics Chapter 14: Access Control and Badges Chapter 15: Security Fences Chapter 16: Fire Classifications Chapter 17: Bomb Threat and Physical Security Planning (NEW) Chapter 18: Security of Networked Systems (NEW) Chapter 19: Making Defensible Crime/Loss Prevention Using the New ISO Standards for Risk Assessment & Risk Management (NEW) Chapter 20: Security for Networked Systems Infrastructure (NEW) Chapter 21: Security Officers in the 21st CenturyChapter 22: Management of Bomb Incidents Chapter 23: Information Security for Practitioners (NEW) Chapter 24: CPTED and Physical Security (NEW)

"State-of-the-art subjects include video technology, biometrics, information technology systems infrastructure, and fiber optics…This book is recommended for the general reader of security literature and those with physical or general security responsibilities. It would be beneficial as a text for training and college-level courses in physical security."--ASIS Dynamics, March/April 2014