The Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention‎,‎ 5e‎,‎ is a trusted resource for physical security professionals‎,‎ students‎,‎ and candidates for the coveted Certified Protection Professional ‎(‎CPP‎)‎ certification administered by ASIS International‎.‎ The U‎.‎S‎.‎ government recently announced that employees will have to obtain CPP certification to advance in their careers‎.‎ Edited by the security practitioner and author Lawrence Fennelly‎,‎ this handbook gathers in a single volume the key information on each topic from eminent subject‎-matter experts‎.‎ Taken together‎,‎ this material offers a range of approaches for defining security problems and tools for designing solutions in a world increasingly characterized by complexity and chaos‎.‎ The 5e adds cutting‎-edge content and up‎-to‎-the‎-minute practical examples of its application to problems from retail crime to disaster readiness‎.‎