Consider the variety of people who make up the typical hospital environment - patients, staff, vendors, physicians, visitors and even their enemies. Consider the place - many different rooms and spaces, high-value equipment, accessibility to drugs, many entrances and ease-of-movement around the building and premises. Consider a typical hospital - an open feeling, many managers, politics and autonomous physicians. It all adds up to a need for different approaches to security. The critical assets of a hospital - its people, property, information and reputation - must be protected with good security officers. The main threats in a hospital environment are theft, gang members, threats against patients or staff, and crimes of opportunity.