NCJ Number
11488
Date Published
1971
Length
328 pages
Annotation
METHODS FOR REDUCING BUSINESS LOSSES DUE TO THEFT, VANDALISM, FIRE, BURGLARY, EMBEZZLEMENT, AND OTHER PROBLEMS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR BEGINS BY DISCUSSING PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF BUSINESS SECURITY FROM THE SELECTION OF PLANT LOCATION AND ACTUAL BUILDING OF THE PLANT TO AN ASSORTMENT OF ALARM DEVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES. SOUND PROCEDURAL CONTROLS ARE DETAILED WHICH APPLY TO PURCHASING AND RECEIVING, WAREHOUSING AND STOCKKEEPING, SHIPPING AND DELIVERIES, CONTROL OF MERCHANDISE IN SALES AREAS, AND THE HANDLING OF CASH RECEIPTS. IN ADDITION TO THE MORE TRADITIONAL PROBLEMS OF BUSINESS SECURITY - ARMED ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AND SHOPLIFTING - THE BOOK COVERS SUCH SPECIAL PROBLEM AREAS AS ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING SECURITY, BOMB THREATS, INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE, AND CIVIL DISTURBANCES AND RIOTS. THE LAST SECTION OF THE BOOK TAKES UP THE HUMAN ASPECTS OF LOSS PREVENTION - THE DISHONEST EMPLOYEE, PERSONNEL SELECTION AS RELATED TO LOSS PREVENTION, PAYROLL FRAUDS, EMPLOYEE GAMBLING, AND THE DETECTION OF WRONGDOING BY USE OF AN UNDERCOVER MAN. NUMEROUS CASE EXAMPLES ARE CITED THROUGHOUT THE WORK TO ILLUSTRATE THE DISCUSSIONS. THIS VOLUME WILL PROVE USEFUL TO INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR COMPANY'S SECURITY, TO OWNERS OF SMALL BUSINESSES, WAREHOUSE MANAGERS, DEPARTMENT STORE MANAGERS, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN GUARDING HIS COMPANY AGAINST THEFT AND VANDALISM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)