Securing the U.K (No Experience Required) is an account of one man's experience working in security from 1989 until 2010 in the United Kingdom. It is a no holds barred account and perspective of personal experience in some of the most uncomfortable conditions you could imagine in a place of work.
Sometimes very violent, sometimes very serene, mixed in with attitudes and hostility from all quarters. The author worked in all arenas of front line security from retail, static and mobile security. Hopefully it makes inquisitive reading at best and surprising reading at worst. The language is rather industrial in its realistic portrayal of emotions and feelings at the time of the accounts and incidents.
This book is overall quite a gritty account of working in the security industry with all the pitfalls and unforeseen circumstances that can await anyone thinking of going into this industry. The expostulation of “working in security is not recommended” is perhaps the general vogue of the entire book. However not all worlds, times and places remain the same and improvements in working conditions and practices can carpet over a lot of the old ways. That is something that cannot be assessed, one simply has to get out and do it to find out, otherwise this book gives a lot of insight for the unwary.
Sometimes very violent, sometimes very serene, mixed in with attitudes and hostility from all quarters. The author worked in all arenas of front line security from retail, static and mobile security. Hopefully it makes inquisitive reading at best and surprising reading at worst. The language is rather industrial in its realistic portrayal of emotions and feelings at the time of the accounts and incidents.
This book is overall quite a gritty account of working in the security industry with all the pitfalls and unforeseen circumstances that can await anyone thinking of going into this industry. The expostulation of “working in security is not recommended” is perhaps the general vogue of the entire book. However not all worlds, times and places remain the same and improvements in working conditions and practices can carpet over a lot of the old ways. That is something that cannot be assessed, one simply has to get out and do it to find out, otherwise this book gives a lot of insight for the unwary.
