Security and Loss Prevention: An Introduction, Third Edition

by Philip Purpura CPP Florence Darlington Technical College

This third edition of Security and Loss Prevention has been updated with newer laws, technology, security strategies, and statistics to meet the needs of the ever-changing security profession. The text provides an introduction to security and loss prevention with an emphasis on strategies to prevent and reduce the incidence of crime, fire, and accident.

This new edition serves as a helpful directory, providing addresses and phone numbers for important security-related organizations. It is user-friendly and interactive, with learning objectives, sidebars, case problems, boxes, and international perspectives.

Thoroughly updated and revised
Retains the excellent coverage of the original editions
Recommended reading for the CPP exam

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Michael Brady]

I used Purpura for my CPP studies and as the text for the security management certificate program at UCSC Extension in 1998. He writes well and his texts are well received.