Study Materials for ASIS CPP and PSP

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ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) Materials

ASIS is transitioning to updated reference materials. We advise that if you have the pre-2021 materials these will be relevant for study for some considerable time to come. ISMI® can advise on a case-by-case basis. enquiries@ismi.org.uk

The reference materials for the CPP examination are:

The ASIS Protection of Assets Manual
ASIS Standards and Guidelines

Standards:

Chief Security Officer—An Organizational Model
Security and Resilience in Organizations and Their Supply Chains—Requirements with Guidance
Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention

Guidelines:

Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline
General Security Risk Assessment Guideline
Information Asset Protection Guideline
Preemployment Background Screening Guideline

Some standards/guidelines are available free to members from the ASIS Bookstore. If you are following an ISMI® Preparation Programme you should contact ISMI® direct for assistance with procurement of these.

Options for purchase of the ASIS Protection of Assets (POA) Manual:

As hardcopy from the ASIS Bookstore.

As a 12-month subscription online product from the ASIS Bookstore.

As a Kindle download from Amazon (2012 version). ISMI® has no indication as to when/if this will be updated to reflect the 2021 version.
The latest known links for these, from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, respectively, are below (click on each title to be taken to the publication):

Amazon.co.uk option - (2012 version)

POA: Physical Security; Applications; Information Security; and Investigation

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POA Security Management; Legal Issues; Security Officer Operations; and Crisis Management

Amazon.com option - (2012 version)

POA: Physical Security; Applications; Information Security; and Investigation

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POA Security Management; Legal Issues; Security Officer Operations; and Crisis Management

ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP) Materials

The reference materials for the PSP examination are:

ASIS Protection of Assets - Physical Security (replaces ASIS Physical Security Principles by Knoke)
Implementing Physical Protection Systems, Edn 2 (Patterson)
ASIS Physical Asset Protection Standard (replaces the ASIS Facilities Physical Security Measures Guideline)
ASIS Business Continuity Guideline

Options for purchase of Implementing Physical Protection Systems, Edn 2 (Patterson):

As hardcopy from the ASIS Bookstore. But check first shipping charges to your location.

As both Kindle and hardcopy from Amazon (com and co.uk). Amazon.co.uk keeps very little hardcopy stock so if you see this in the store buy it before somebody else does!

By all means contact ISMI® for clarification of any of the above advice – enquiries@ismi.org.uk