GARCIA Mary Lynn <br/><br/>
The design and evaluation of physical protection systems/ 
Mary Lynn Garcia. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Burlington,  MA :  Butterworth Heinemann,  2008 
 - xviii, 351 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Detailed guide to the planning, design, analysis and evaluation of systems to protect "assets or facilities against theft, sabotage or other malevolent human attacks". Follows a logical progression starting with objectives, facility characteristics, against what kind of threats aimed at what targets. Part two covers design of the physical protection system including exterior and interior intrusion sensors, alarm systems, alarm communications, entry control, time delay to enable response to intrusion attempt, and the response itself. Part three addresses the process of analysing and evaluating potential physical protection systems (PPS) designs. Appendices, glossary, index. Author is on the technical staff of Sandia National Laboratories USA. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780750683524 (pbk) :  59.95 USD 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SECURITY SYSTEMS<br/>ALARM SYSTEMS<br/>INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS<br/>FACILITIES MANAGEMENT