Strategic Security Management

Contributing Authors

Norman D. Bates

Norman D. Bates, Esq., is a nationally-recognized expert in security and the

law. As the president and founder of Liability Consultants, Inc., he provides

security management consulting services to private industry, as well as court-

certified expert witness services nationwide to both plaintiff and defense firms

in civil cases regarding inadequate security, negligent hiring or training, and

workplace violence. A frequent media spokesman, Mr. Bates has been inter-

viewed and commented on current news stories regarding crime and liability

for ABC’s 20–20, CBS News, NBC Nightly News, The Tonight Show, The Wall

Street Journal, The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, USA Today,

and Security magazine. In standards development, his work includes his con-

tribution as a past member of the Commission on Guidelines for ASIS Inter-

national that published the ASIS General Security Risk Assessment Guideline

in 2003. He regularly presents seminars on civil liability issues and has authored

numerous articles and books on the subject. Actively involved with the draft-

ing of various legislation, Mr. Bates authored a bill on criminal stalking in

Massachusetts that was passed into law in 2000. Formerly, he was an assistant

professor of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston and direc-

tor of Security and Legal Counsel to the Saunders Hotel Corporation. He

received his Juris Doctor degree from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of

Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University. He is a

member of the Massachusetts Bar, the International Association of Professional

Security Consultants, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the

Defense Research Institute (DRI), the National Crime Victim Bar Association,

and ASIS International.

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James H. Clark

James H. Clark, CPP, is managing partner of Clark Security Group, LLC, a

Cleveland-based independent security consulting firm. For the past 15 years,

Mr. Clark has provided security consulting advice to corporations, institutions,

and government agencies throughout the United States and on four continents.

He is a member of the International Association of Professional Security Con-

sultants, ASIS International, and the International Federation for Cultural

Properties Protection. He has been a contributing author to the Effective Secu-

rity Officer Training Manual, Ralph F. Brislin, ed. (Butterworth-Heinemann,

1994); Security Consulting, Charles A. Sennewald, ed. (Butterworth-

Heinemann, 2004); the IAPSC’s Forensic Methodology for Security Consultants,

2000; and he has published various articles and white papers on risk-reduction

strategies.

Brian Gouin

Brian Gouin, PSP, CSC., is an independent security consultant and owner

of Strategic Design Services, LLC, Portland, Connecticut, and member of the

American Society for Industrial Security—International (ASIS), International

Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), National Fire Pro-

tection Association (NFPA), and National Association of Chiefs of Police. He

is also a Professional Certification Committee member for IAPSC and belongs

to the Item Development Group, Professional Certification Board, ASIS. He is

board certified in physical security by ASIS and board certified as an inde-

pendent security consultant by IAPSC.

Karl F. Langhorst

Karl F. Langhorst, CPP, director, Loss Prevention Randalls & Tom Thumb

Food and Pharmacy, is a member of the American Society for Industrial

Security—International (ASIS), Board member for Crime Stoppers of

Houston, and former member of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Loss

Prevention Committee. He received his Bachelor of Political Science from the

University of Texas at Arlington. An author and a frequent speaker on various

loss prevention topics including physical security and organized retail theft, he

is board certified in security management by ASIS; licensed as a master peace

officer, and an instructor and investigative hypnotist by the Texas Commission

on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLOSE).

Charles A. Sennewald

Charles A. Sennewald, CPP, CSC, CPO, is a popular seminar leader and

speaker, and now retired independent security management consultant in

Escondido, California. He was formerly security director for the Broadway

Department Stores; chief of campus police, The Claremont Colleges, Clare-

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