The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge

© 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Physical security cannot be considered a profession until its practice is based on a consensual body of knowledge and educational standards. Therefore, this study undertook a cultural domain analysis of physical security professionals' knowle...

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Main Authors: Coole, M., Brooks, D., Treagust, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18038
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description © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Physical security cannot be considered a profession until its practice is based on a consensual body of knowledge and educational standards. Therefore, this study undertook a cultural domain analysis of physical security professionals' knowledge. The study applied a multiphase approach: conducting expert interviews, quantitative validation and group analysis. Study findings demonstrate that the physical security body of knowledge is a matrix, which is broad and ranges from facility contextualization to explicit aspects such as locks. Such knowledge has a hierarchical structure, organized on the tasks of diagnosing the security problem, inference to reach the optimal resolution and finally, treatment.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-180382017-09-13T15:42:03Z The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge Coole, M. Brooks, D. Treagust, David © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Physical security cannot be considered a profession until its practice is based on a consensual body of knowledge and educational standards. Therefore, this study undertook a cultural domain analysis of physical security professionals' knowledge. The study applied a multiphase approach: conducting expert interviews, quantitative validation and group analysis. Study findings demonstrate that the physical security body of knowledge is a matrix, which is broad and ranges from facility contextualization to explicit aspects such as locks. Such knowledge has a hierarchical structure, organized on the tasks of diagnosing the security problem, inference to reach the optimal resolution and finally, treatment. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18038 10.1080/19361610.2015.1038768 Routledge restricted
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title The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge
title_full The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge
title_fullStr The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge
title_full_unstemmed The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge
title_short The Physical Security Professional: Formulating a Novel Body of Knowledge
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18038