Security for Holy Places provides information on technology that can strengthen the protection of holy places and their immediate surroundings.
Only a fraction of holy places are secure. Today, whether a Christian church, Mosque, Synagogue, or Temples, everyone who goes to pray is at risk. Given the rise in level of threat today, the time has come for a proactive security approach based on sound security ideas, deterrence, and good organization. Security for Holy Places covers all these subjects and more, including where to get financial help in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Within Security for Holy Places, Stephen David Bryen gives guidance on how to organize security committees to strengthen security for the protection of holy places. Security for Holy Places includes chapters on:
• Overall threat
• Types of weapons uses by intruders
• Perimeter and inside security
• Where to get professional help
• How to build a security plan
• What to know when hiring guards
• How to use volunteers effectively to strengthen security
