21st century security and CPTED; designing for critical infrastructure protection and crime prevention.9781420068078 21st century security and CPTED CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design ; designing for critical infrastructure protection Department of Defense (DOD) program to identify and protect assets critical to the Defense Transportation System. Loss of a critical asset would result in failure to support the mission of a combatant commander. and crime prevention. Ed. by Randall I. Atlas. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2008 545 pages $89.95 Hardcover HV7431 This practical resource for architects, security directors, law enforcement, government security professionals, students, and property managers steps through the processes of protecting critical infrastructure from the design phase onward. Practitioner and consultant Atlas and his contributors start with basic background and theory about developing buildings that in essence protect themselves, starting with theories about why buildings are targets, offensible space, and opportunity theory. They show how to protect the built environment, including problem seeking before problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. , models for critical protection, designing for explosive resistance and codes and standards of care Standards of care are medical or psychological treatment guidelines, and can be general or specific. They specify appropriate treatment protocols based on scientific evidence, and collaboration between medical and/or psychological professionals involved in the treatment of a given . They show applications of such designs, including whole communities, schools, ATMs, parks, lighting, gas stations, convenience stories, office buildings and other workplaces. They close with techniques for measuring success. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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