Private security today was written to help today's students - whether they come from the criminal justice discipline, business, or any number of other study areas - to get a broad understanding of the different topics and issues that confront the field of security. The text provides insight on staple security topics such as loss prevention, physical security, risk, and investigations. The text addresses also such current issues as computer and information security, including security of the Internet of Things (IoT), and critical infrastructure security. These topics have received increasing attention in the security field and media, but have little up-to-date coverage in current textbooks. The text also includes coverage of workplace violence, terrorist threats, and employee theft, topics that continue to be significant issues in the security profession. -- From the Preface, page xv.

Origins and foundations of security -- Theoretical foundations of security -- Security administration and management -- Legal aspects, liability, and regulation of security -- Understanding, analyzing, and managing risk -- Physical security -- Institutional and workplace security -- Security investigations and prosecution -- Retail security and loss prevention -- Homeland security and the terrorism threat -- Emergency practices and crisis/disaster management -- Critical infrastructure security -- Information, cyber, and computer security.