Fear Less: Real Truth About Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism
by Gavin de Becker
from Little, Brown and Company
In this age of uncertainty we are all looking for answers. Every day we cope with another report. Anthrax in New York, Florida and Washington, D.C. Arrests nationwide. Threats from Afghanistan. While we may not be able to stop terrorism, we can stop terror. Fear Less shows readers how to manage their own fear and enhance their own safety. It anwers the questions we are currently asking. Where can I be safe? What is the risk of further attacks? How can I protect my family? Is it okay to be afraid? What should I avoid? At this moment, its hard to imagine a more important, more comforting, and more necessary book. The world may not be all right, but you can be, with Fear Less.
Church Safety and Security: A Practical Guide
by Robert M. Cirtin
from CSS Publishing Company
The church has always been regarded as a safe haven - a spiritual sanctuary where people can come to worship God free from worries about violence or unethical behavior by those involved in church ministry. But our culture is changing, and church leaders can no longer assume that it won't happen in my church. Like the rest of society, churches need to ensure the safety and security of their facility, staff, and worshipers.
This book provides a wealth of practical information on preparing for and responding to the challenges of a dangerous world. Robert Cirtin draws on more than two decades of law enforcement and investigative experience, and with his team of professionals outlines a how-to approach full of specific proactive steps churches can take to protect themselves and reduce the risk of costly lawsuits. Church Safety And Security is a must-have resource for anyone participating in or preparing for church leadership.
Topics covered include:
- Utilizing background screening to protect your congregation.
- Safety and security issues for church-run preschool and day care programs.
- Preparing for and responding to medical emergencies.
- How to deal with issues pertaining to child abuse.
- Legally mandated responsibilities of church staff members.
- How to utilize security/surveillance cameras in the church facility.
- Organizing a church security officer program.
- Effectively coping with intruders.
- Responding to violent acts when they occur.
- How to conduct a thorough investigation.
Tim Duncan
Associate Pastor, Anglican Church of the Resurrection
St. Louis, Missouri
Church Safety and Security: A Practical Guide is a valuable resource. Bob Cirtin has the unusual but important background mixture of service in full-time church ministry as well as being a certified officer of the law and an expert investigator. He has personal experience with every source of danger for the local church and has developed effective safeguards and defenses. His strategies are clear, simple, easy to implement, and will protect any congregation in the event of an unfortunate occurrence. This book is a must for every church office and library!
Terry Raburn
Superintendent, Peninsular Florida District Council
Assemblies of God
What a sacred privilege it is to care for God's people! But while we focus on their spiritual needs, we must not forget their safety needs - especially in our world today. I'm excited to see a book that identifies the real security issues every church faces. We need to implement these proactive steps to ensure a higher level of safety for our flock. And we need to send a reassuring message to those in our communities who want to come.
Chuck Lynch
Pastor of Spiritual Development, Victory Church
Lakeland, Florida
I trust Bob Cirtin. He knows what to do to help keep people safe. I'm glad he's on our side, enabling us to better protect the people God has entrusted to our care.
Aviation and Airport Security: Terrorism and Safety Concerns
by Kathleen M. Sweet
from Prentice Hall
High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety, Second Edition
by Geoff Craighead
from Butterworth-Heinemann
High-Rise Security and Fire Life Safety servers as an essential took for building architects, building owners and property managers, security and fire safety directors, security consultants, and contract security firms.
* Provides the reader with complete coverage of high-rise security and safety issues
* Includes comprehensive sample documentation, diagrams, photographs to aid in developing security and fire life safety programs
* Serves as an essential tool for building owners and managers, security and fire safety directors, security consultants and contract security firms
Private Security and Public Safety: A Community-Based Approach
by K. C. Poulin
from Prentice Hall
Public Safety, Law, and Security (Top Careers in Two Years)
by Lisa Cornelio
from Ferguson Publishing Company
Reader's Digest Home Safety and Security DIY Manual (Readers Digest)
from Reader's Digest
Safety and Security for Women Who Travel (Travelers' Tales)
by Sheila Swan
from Travelers' Tales Guides
The Library Security and Safety Guide to Prevention, Planning and Response
by Miriam B. Kahn
from American Library Association
Front Desk Security and Safety: An on-the-Job Guide to Handling Emergencies, Threats, and Unexpected Situations
by Betty A. Kildow
from AMACOM
Whether you work in the lobby of a high-rise building, man the entry point of a small office, guard a storage facility, or greet customers in a store, you are the first line of defense, responsible for the safety and well-being of the people in your building.
Front Desk Security & safety includes step-by-step plans for natural disasters, terror threats, service disruptions, medical emergencies, fire, workplace violence, and other emergency situations, as well as emergency checklists and protocols you can post at your desk and refer to at the first sign of trouble. The book covers how to conduct safety training and emergency response drills, and includes a special " What to Do When..." section.
In addition, Front Desk Security & Safety contains a basic project plan for developing an emergency management program, focusing on four key areas:
Mitigation/Prevention: Applying proactive steps to minimize vulnerabilities
Preparedness: Having the proper procedures and materials in place
Response: Protecting employees and working with external safety authorities
Recovery: Keeping the business running despite sometimes substantial limitations
Now that your role in safeguarding your building and the people in it is greater than ever before, you need to be prepared for any situation. Front Desk Security & Safety helps you take on this serious challenge, and control the uncertain.
"Front Desk Security and Safety supplies readers with indispensable facts and techniques on issues of safety and security, focusing in on specific responsibilities, emergency preparation and response, and prevention. An important manual no organization should be without, this comprehensive book helps ensure that the proper procedures and materials are in place. It includes:
Step-by-step plans for natural disasters, terror threats, service disruptions, medical emergencies, fire, workplace violence, and more
Emergency checklists and protocols that front desk people can copy and post at their desk
Instructions for conducting safety training and emergency response drills
Methods for protecting employees and working with external safety authorities when emergencies arise
Techniques for keeping the business running despite sometimes substantial limitations
Front Desk Security and Safety is a crucial reference that will help organizations of every kind ensure the safety of their people."
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