Private Security Today

by Carter F. Smith, Frank J. Schmalleger, Larry J. Siegel

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. For courses in Introduction to Security and Introduction to Private Security. A global perspective of security issues combined with broad practical coverage of crime prevention strategies. Private Security Today includes topical coverage that spans the evolution of security, through the present, to the future of the field.To give readers a look at the diverse issues contemporary security professionals face, this globally-focused overview incorporates international components from outside the U.S., as well as a multidisciplinary analysis of the field. Theories are presented in a way that asks readers to consider the balance of individual personal freedoms and public safety for society as a whole. The topics in the text were chosen based on student, professional, and professor recommendations to ensure that the coverage is both relevant and current. Throughout the book, engaging learning tools and real-world examples encourage students to think critically about the state of security today.

384 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 17, 2016

About the author

Carter F. Smith is a criminal justice professor, former Army CID special agent, and historian of America’s rougher edges. His work follows the true story of Samuel Mason, a Revolutionary War captain who traded his commission for a life along the shadowy bends of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Smith blends investigative experience with deep archival research to trace how an American patriot became one of the nation’s first organized crime bosses. His writing brings readers into a world of frontier justice, river piracy, and the early criminal networks that shaped the young republic.

When he isn’t digging through eighteenth-century court records or tracking the movements of outlaws, Smith teaches at Middle Tennessee State University and continues his research on crime, corruption, and the men who made their own rules.

He writes the way he investigates: direct, evidence-driven, and always looking for the story beneath the story.

Reviews

[Shanni · Rating 2 out of 5]

Each chapter in this textbook reads like a high-school research paper. The authors constantly cite the work of other researchers and writers, saying "according to so & so...". Furthermore, the authors have an incredibly biased view of those against whom security protects, without pushing back after introducing broken windows theory or saying that some criminals have mental illnesses. Additionally, in the last chapter, they misgender and deadname Chelsea Manning (this must have been intentional, as the book was published several years after Manning transitioned).

[FREDDIE MARTINEZ JR · Rating 5 out of 5]

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