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Article: An Oscar-winning security plan. (securing the Academy Awards ceremony)
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- Security Management
- Article date:
- December 1, 1991
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 American Society for Industrial Security. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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YOUR Assignment: Plan and implement a comprehensive security program for a party thrown by a couple of hundred entertainment industry folks each March in Los Angeles.
One challenge prevails, however. This party attracts 6,700 distinguished guests inside and another few thousand fervent fans in the bleachers outside. For every 15 official attendees, the party requires one very well-trained security specialist with full logistical, emergency, and intruder-deterrent backup.
It's called the Academy Awards, and it ranks with the Olympics and the Super Bowl as one of the world's most watched spectacles, not to mention one of the world's most challenging ...