Corporate security in the 21st century : theory and practice in international perspective / edited by Kevin Walby, Randy K. Lippert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walby, Kevin, 1981- editor.

Lippert, Randy K., 1966- editor.

Series:

Crime prevention and security management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business enterprises--Security measures.

Business enterprises.

Physical Description:

xvii, 279 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the 21st century and affects an increasing number of people inside and outside of corporations, this is the first book to examine corporate security practices in multiple countries and from multiple perspectives. Bringing together key international scholars from sociology, criminology, political science, critical security studies, international relations, and law, the contributors, reveal corporate security practices as diverse, complex, and theoretically stimulating. the contributors explore a range of topics, including regulation, accountability, professionalization, risk avoidance, the forensics accounting industry, network conflicts, private justice, liability, militarization, and strategies of securitization. Providing an enlightening discussion of the implications of corporate security practices for legal, social, and political theory, this book reveals how these practices are conceived, organized, and managed. It also assesses the consequences of more space, people, and organizations being governed through corporate security. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Making Sense of Corporate Security: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives

1 Corporate Security at Ford Motor Company: From the Great War to the Cold War / Robert P. Weiss Weiss, Robert P. 17

2 Beyond the Regulatory Gaze? Corporate Security, (In) Visibility, and the Modern State / Adam White White, Adam 39

3 The Private Eyes of Corporate Culture: the Forensic Accounting and Corporate Investigation Industry and the Production of Corporate Financial Security / James W. Williams Williams, James W. 56

4 The Politics of Corporate Security and the Translation of National Security / Karen Lund Petersen Petersen, Karen Lund 78

Part II Empirical Case Studies of Corporate Security in International Perspective

5 Corporate Security: Governing Through Private and Public Law / Clarissa Meerts Meerts, Clarissa 97

6 Expertise and the Professionalization of Municipal Corporate Security in Canadian Cities / Kevin Walby Walby, Kevin, Alex Luscombe Luscombe, Alex, Randy K. Lippert Lippert, Randy K. 116

7 Operational Risk and Reputational Compromise: Managing the Militarization of Corporate Security in Iraq / Conor O'Reilly O'Reilly, Conor 134

8 Relationships and Conflicts in University Corporate Security Networks / Blair Wilkinson Wilkinson, Blair 155

9 Corporate Security, Licensing, and Civil Accountability in the Australian Night-Time Economy / Ian Warren Warren, Ian, Darren Palmer Palmer, Darren 174

Part III Corporate Security: Challenges and Dilemmas in the Field

10 Trends and Issues in Corporate Security Practice and Regulation in Australia / Rick Sarre Sarre, Rick, Tim Prenzler Prenzler, Tim 199

11 Corporate Security and the Stratum of Security Management / David J. Brooks Brooks, David J., Jeffrey Corkill Corkill, Jeffrey 216

12 Corporate Security and Enterprise Risk Management / Alison Wakefield Wakefield, Alison 235

13 Crime and Security Liability Concerns at Shopping Centers / Dennis M. Savard Savard, Dennis M., Daniel B. Kennedy Kennedy, Daniel B. 254.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137346063

113734606X

OCLC:

876288115