retired police commader looking

[rickm]

hi, retired police commander from chicago area looking for management, training position in the chicago area. Can provide resume details. etc. thank.s.

[SecTrainer]

Good luck in your search, Commander!

While you're doing that, since security is a very different domain from public policing, as I learned when I made the transition, here are some references you might want to add to your library and skim, at least:

1. Measuring Security Performance and Productivity - Richard Cole

2. Security Operations Management - Robert McCrie

3. Protective Security Law, 2nd Ed. - Inbau, Farber & Arnold

4. Security and Loss Prevention - Philip P. Purpura

5. The Design and Evaluation of Physical Protection Systems - Mary Lynn Garcia

6. Security Metrics Management - Kovacich and Halibozek

7. Corporate Security Administration and Management - Barefoot and Maxwell

8. Rethinking Corporate Security in the Post 9/11 Era - Dennis Dalton

9. Principles of Security Management - Brian Johnson

10. Practical Security Training - Patrick Kane

...and, of course, be sure you're really, really up on the laws of Illinois regarding security services.

Security is a business, first and foremost, whether it's an independent agency or a department within a larger organization, so I would also strongly recommend some business management reading such as:

1. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance for Nonfinancial Managers - Robert Cooke

2. Market Leadership Strategies for Service Companies - Terrill & Middlebrooks

3. The Unnatural Act of Management - Everett Suters

...and the like.

Again - best wishes!

[Mr. Security]

What police department did you retire from?