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Physical Security and Safety
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Physical Security and Safety

by Truett A. Ricks, Bobby E. Ricks, Jeffrey Dingle
October 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
179 pages
4h 21m
English
CRC Press
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conceptS of Security
BOBBY E. RICKS AND JEFF DINGLE
Security Design
Security begins with security and safety in mind. Security design has
the goal of making the public and employees feel safe and secure while
increasing the perception of risk to an attacker. Design considerations
must take into account aesthetics while providing a level of secu-
rity. David Childs, architect for the new One World Trade Center,
remarked: “One of the things I have learned about safety is the appear-
ance of safety. If somebody looks at a building and says, ‘Boy, that
looks pretty flimsy,’ they are interested in it. If it looks tremendously
strong, you say, ‘Well, let’s go pick on somebody else.’” His thoughts
are on looking and being safe. You can provide a sense ...
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