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Cost/Benefi t Analysis
‘‘Violence assessment, like all forms of risk assessment, guides the use of
limited resources (time, budget and personnel) to maximize benefit.’’
—James S. Cawood, CFE, CPP, CPI, Vi olence Assessment and Intervention:
The Practitioner’s Handbook, CRC Press, 2003
When we use the systems approach to conduct security surveys, problems are properly
identified, analyzed, and quantified in terms of the seriousness of their impact on the
operation or facility. Only solutions specifically responsive to a demonstrated need
or requirement are considered. Only those tools or techniques that perform the needed
task most effectively at the ...