Security consulting / Charles A. Sennewald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sennewald, Charles A., 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security consultants--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Security consultants.

Private security services--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Private security services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 9/11, business and industry has paid close attention to security within their own organizations. In fact, no other time in modern history has business and industry been more concerned with security issues. A new concern for security measures to combat potential terrorism, sabotage, theft and disruption- which could bring any business to it's knees- has swept the nation. This has opened up a huge opportunity for private investigators and security professionals as consultants. Many retiring law enforcement and security management professionals look to enter the private security consulting

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Security Consulting as a Profession; Chapter 2. Qualifications of a Professional Management Consultant; Chapter 3. Ten Most Common Questions Asked About Entering the Profession; Chapter 4. Starting the Business; Chapter 5. Marketing; Chapter 6. The Proposal and Contract; Chapter 7. The Survey; Chapter 8. The Consultant's Report; Chapter 9. Fees and Expenses; Chapter 10. Forensic Consulting; Chapter 11. Ethics in Consulting; Chapter 12. The Use of Technology in Your Practice

Chapter 13. The Need for Professional GrowthChapter 14. Insurance and Liability Issues; Chapter 15. A Successful Security Consulting Business Stands on a Tripod; Appendix A: Consulting Contract; Appendix B: Professional Services Agreement; Appendix C: Confidential Information Agreement; Appendix D: Security Survey Work Sheets; Appendix E: IAPSC's Best Practices Bulletin # 2; Appendix F: IAPSC's Best Practices Bulletin # 1; Appendix G: IAPSC's 20th Anniversary Conference Remarks; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-02849-5

9786611028497

0-08-051686-6

OCLC:

467148521