The first chapter discusses the threat and patterns of robbery, larceny, and burglary for office buildings and provides suggestions for access control. A chapter on security for the open office building addresses pedestrian traffic and interior traffic, off-hours security, day- traffic control, and building security systems. Other topics considered in this chapter are communications, elevators, employee cooperation, stairwells, and office security systems. After-hours burglary is discussed in another chapter; subjects addressed include insurance, protection against entrance into the building, perimeter protection, and the protection of valuable property within the building. Chapters on particular security measures and threats focus on key control, intrusion alarms, lighting, the threat of fire, bomb and physical security planning, computer security, and trade secrets and industrial spies. Chapters on security threats posed by employees consider employee theft, the use of drugs in the workplace, and industrial spies. Other chapters on security topics consider lines of defense, development of the security function, building factors, management's responsibility for security, the security survey, strikes, security equipment, and security operations. The final chapter examines how the crimes of domestic violence, rape, and sexual harassment may impact office and office-building security. Subject index and chapter notes