Third Edition of The Handbook of Security published by Palgrave Macmillan

The substantially revised Third Edition of The Handbook of Security provides “the most comprehensive analysis of scholarly security debates and issues to date”, with its contents duly reflecting current developments in security technology, the convergence of the cyber and security worlds and the fact that security management has become an even more business-focused discipline.

Topics including terrorism and cyber crime are covered through reference to various offence types such as commercial robbery and bribery. The book comprises a mixture of brand new chapters and some thoroughly revised ones, with discussions of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic very much to the fore. Two brand new sections focus on ‘Better Security’ and the ‘Impact of Security’.

Importantly, there’s also a critique of the way in which security is provided and managed in the modern era.

Security and the margin footprint, the ways in which security is portrayed in films; the economic case for security and the evaluations of different security approaches are part of the editorial mix of a publication that speaks to professionals working in security as well as those students studying security-related courses.

Positive reviews

The Handbook of Security has received very positive reviews. Read Hayes, a research scientist at the University of Florida and director of the Loss Prevention Research Council, observed: “Martin  Gill continues to leverage his extensive knowledge and expert contacts to provide practitioners and academics alike a strong resource as they learn and plan.”

Clifford Shearing of the University of Cape Town and also Griffith University in Australia noted: “In this the third and very welcome edition of The Handbook of Security, Martin Gill has skilfully curated a masterful review of developments in a rapidly evolving field that has been, and is being, constantly reshaped by the novel ‘harmscapes’ that have emerged as a defining feature of 21st Century existence.”

Professor Martin Gill is a criminologist who, across the years, has been actively involved in a range of studies relating to different aspects of security, private policing and business crime. A Fellow of The Security Institute, a member of The Worshipful Company of Security Professionals and a Freeman of the City of London, Gill is a Trustee of the ASIS Foundation.

Back in 2010, Gill’s work was recognised by the British Security Industry Association when the Trade Association bestowed its Outstanding Service to the Security Sector Award upon him.

The OSPAs and The TECAs

In 2016, Professor Gill was awarded the Imbert Prize by the Association of Security Consultants. In that same year, ASIS International awarded Gill a Presidential Order of Merit for distinguished service to the security world.

Professor Gill is the founder of the Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) and the Cyber OSPAs in addition to the Tackling Economic Crime Awards (also known as ‘The TECAs’).

*The Handbook of Security (Third Edition) (ISBN: 978-3-030-91734-0) is available from Springer, Amazon and other book retailers and priced at £249.99 for the hardback version and £199.50 for the eBook version