Business - Perpetuity Press
Palgrave
Macmillan is delighted to announce the acquisition of Perpetuity
Press. The list includes twenty one books
and 3 journals in
the field of crime, risk and security.
These influential
and innovative scholarly books, college textbooks and professional
books by leading international authors will complement our
rapidly growing lists in these areas.
Please click here fore more information on Perpetuity
Research and Consultancy International (PRCI), Perpetuity
Training and Perpetuity
Conferences.
Titles in the Series
Retail Security and Loss Prevention
Read Hayes
Retail Security and Loss Prevention is an invaluable and comprehensive publication that provides cutting-edge asset protection processes. Based on twenty-five years of systematic research and field experience, it is designed to provide loss prevention managers, store managers, and retail and security students with a powerful problem-solving resource. It describes the most common retail crime and loss problems along with a step-by-step process for diagnosing and treating these problems. Included are several loss prevention checklists as well as sample forms.
READ HAYES has been a security researcher and consultant since 1984.
August
2007
Hardback
ISBN: 9780230006812
£53.00 - Order
title
The
Handbook of Security
Martin
Gill
The Handbook of Security is essential reading for all those engaged with the security world. It is unquestionably the most up-to-date volume of its kind ever produced, collating the best research available for the security academic and professional. The book is designed for those needing to familiarize themselves with the vast body of knowledge in this subject area. The book is divided into five parts. It begins with the study of security as a discipline, assessing the contribution made by different subject areas to the study of security. The second part looks as crime in organizations, analyzing crime types that most impact upon business. The third part analyzes the various sub-sectors of security. A section on management issues precedes the final section looking at a range of issues that impact on security.
MARTIN GILL is Director of Perpetuity Research and Consultancy International (PRCI), a spin out company from the University of Leicester, UK, where he is a Professor of Criminology.
July
2006
Hardback
ISBN: 9780230006805
£85.00 - Order
title
Learning
from Disasters
Brian Toft and Simon Reynolds
'This book should be compulsory reading, not just for MBA students and risk managers, but for anyone in a position of responsibility in every type of organisation.' - Steve Fowler, FIRM, Chief Executive, Institute of Risk Management
This compelling
book offers an important insight into the way organizations implement
policies and procedures to prevent future disasters occurring. The
third edition includes an introductory chapter which demonstrates on a
theoretical and practical level a number of reasons why individuals
and groups of people fail to learn from disasters in the first place.
Based on thorough research, Learning from Disasters is
essential reading for all those involved in risk management, disaster
planning and security and safety management.
BRIAN TOFT is the Principal, Risk Partnerships. He is also a visiting Professor of Risk Management Faculty of Business, Environment and Society, Coventry University, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow in Risk Management at the University of Southampton.
SIMON REYNOLDS worked for several years in the power engineering industry. He subsequently became a news editor, specializing in online political and macro-economic news. He now works freelance and regularly contributes to magazines and newsletters.
July
2005
Paperback
ISBN: 9781899287758
£35.00 - Order
title
Managing
Risks in Public Organisations
Martin Fone and Peter C. Young
'One of the few books to focus directly on risk management in the public sector, this is a valuable addition to the bookshelves of practitioners and students in this field.' - Alarm Matters
Written by experts, and based on extensive research within risk management, the focus of this publication is to re-address the unique risks faced within a public sector environment. These risks include the numerous legal, social and political attributes not seen within the private sector. This comprehensive overview of risk management in public organizations focuses upon the key issues within the field.
MARTIN FONE works for Charles Taylor Consulting and his duties include the development of mutuals, risk retention groups and captive insurance arrangements.
PETER C. YOUNG occupies the E.W. Blanch, Sr. Chair in Risk Management at the University of St. Thomas College of Business, USA.
July
2005
Paperback
ISBN: 9781899287765
£62.00 - Order
title
Previously Published Titles
CCTV
Edited by Martin Gill
Security
Risk Assessment and Control
Tony Burns-Howell, Pierre Cordierand Therese Eriksson
Crime
at Work Vol 3
Managing
Security
Martin
Gill
Investigating Using the Internet (A Guide to)
Dave Davis
Information Security Management (A Guide to)
Brian Doswell and David Lilburn Watson
Human Error - by Design?
Simon Bennett
Executive Protection (A Guide to)
Nick Nicholson
Business Continuity Management (A Guide to)
Brian Doswell
Private Security Vol 1
Bruce George and Mike Button
Fire Safety Management (A Guide to)
William Dailey
Security Surveys (A Guide to)
Bill Wyllie
Crime
at Work Vol 2
Increasing
the Risk for Offenders
Martin
Gill
Issues
in Maritime Crime
Mayhem at
Sea
Martin
Gill
Crime and Security
Adrian Beck and Andrew Willis
Crime
at Work Vol 1
Studies in
Security and Crime Prevention
Martin Gill
If you would like further information regarding these titles or any other related text please contact Beverley Millar at b.millar@palgrave.com
