Port Security Management

Sea and freshwater ports are a key component of critical infrastructure and essential for maintaining global and domestic economies. In order to effectively secure a dynamic port facility operation, one must understand the business of maritime commerce. Following in the tradition of its bestselling predecessor, Port Security Management, Second Edit

Table of Contents:
History and Organization of Port and Maritime Security. Introduction to Port Security Management. Maritime and Port Security: A Manager‘s Perspective. Security Challenges Facing Port Operations. Risk Management, Planning, and Coordination of Port Security. Port Security as a Risk Management Activity. Port Facility Security as a Management Function. Implementing a Plan for Port Security: Management Tasks and Responsibilities. Facility and Personnel Security. Access Controls. Physical and Waterside Security in the Port Facility. Security Force Management. Vessel and Cargo Operations. Safety and Emergency Management. Managing Technology Solutions for Port Facility Security. Intelligence. Systemic Management for a Secure and Viable Port Facility.

About the Author :
Kenneth Christopher, DPA, holds a bachelor‘s degree in criminal justice (University of Dayton) and master‘s (Florida International University) and doctoral (Nova Southeastern University) degrees in public administration. He is a graduate of the Administrative Officers Management Program at North Carolina State University and the Executive Contemporary Education for Leadership Program at the University of Miami. Dr. Christopher served 26 years in law enforcement, most recently as a captain with the Miami-Dade Police Department in Miami, Florida. From 1996 to 2006, he held progressively responsible police and security management positions at the Port of Miami. In 2005, he was appointed chief of seaport security enforcement and facility security officer, responsible for the port facility security plan, leadership for the civilian security staff, and the coordination of security and law enforcement operations at the worlds largest passenger cruise port. Currently, Dr. Christopher is associate vice president for academic affairs and associate professor of criminal justice at Park University, which provides educational services to 26,000 students at over 40 campus centers across the United States and through distance learning from its home campus in Parkville, Missouri. He has held teaching positions at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, and at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. Previously, Dr. Christopher has worked with the U.S. Maritime Administration and the Organization of American States as a curriculum developer and instructor in the Inter-American Port Security Training Program. He has consulted on and developed educational programs and curricula in port security, criminal justice administration, security administration, terrorism and domestic preparedness, police management, and organizational behavior. His current interests include cooperative leadership strategies for port security management and assessing hu

Review :
"The main strength of this book is the insight it provides into ‘manufacturing in China’. The breadth of topics is impressive. An interesting book that will be useful for both practitioners and researchers." —Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, Cranfield University, UK "All those involved in maritime transport and port security will benefit from this informative, authoritative reference and will find it useful in their daily work." —Dr. Joshua Sinai, Director of Analytics and Business Intelligence, Resilient Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, in Security Management "The main strength of this book is the insight it provides into ‘manufacturing in China’. The breadth of topics is impressive. An interesting book that will be useful for both practitioners and researchers." —Professor Ashutosh Tiwari, Cranfield University, UK "All those involved in maritime transport and port security will benefit from this informative, authoritative reference and will find it useful in their daily work." —Dr. Joshua Sinai, Director of Analytics and Business Intelligence, Resilient Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, in Security Management