Private Security Trends and Movements
Private security plays such a significant role in the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that the DHS published in 2010 a Private Sector Resources Catalog that “centralizes access to all DHS resources targeted for the private sector including small and large businesses, academia, trade associations, and other non-governmental organizations” (DHS, 2018). One example of a private security firm within the catalog is TRIPwire Community Gateway (TWCG)—“a web portal designed specifically for the nation’s CIKR owners, operators, and private security personnel.” The TWCG… Continue Reading...
Private Security
The various factors that influence both the definition and the perception of private security are typically environmental but can be internal and external to the issue of security itself. In most developed nations, the state provides security forces that are paid for by tax payers (local, municipal, state and federal police, and military forces); however, private security forces, typically operated by ex-military officers who bring their training and experience into the private sector to fill gaps in the market where demand cannot be satisfied by state security apparatuses… Continue Reading...
focus on that one singular element is an inaccurate portrayal of what a private security company often does.
3. The events of 9/11 have reshaped private security in a couple of ways. First, there is more attention paid to proactivity. Where before 9/11 someone on security patrol might take a very passive approach and only look… Continue Reading...
Q1. What appears to be the main emphasis on the 8-hour pre-assignment training course proposed by the Task Force on Private Security? What is the reasoning behind pre-assignment training? Three decades later are those educational goals still relevant?
Although some employers combine basic security training with pre-assignment training and only provide the minimum number of hours required by law, the overall trend within the field has been to increase the number of hours of training. This offers greater protection for employers, should they become the subject of a lawsuit (McCrie, 2016). Additional training highlights the extent to which the employer engaged in planning for every possible eventuality. Also, employees come… Continue Reading...
important personages who, not infrequently, were in the private sector. Therefore, the history of security can be traced to the private security guards who were appointed to protect the Pharaohs and the rulers in Egypt. It is worth noting that these security personnel worked for those in the public sector, yet were themselves comprised of individuals from the private sector. In general, this trend would continue to this very day, in which there are currently private security companies engaged in services in which they are combating forces of ISIS for the public sector.
Perhaps the most notable security advancements to initialize within Westernization are found in the history of ancient… Continue Reading...
private security partnerships have been viewed as critical to preventing terrorism and terror-related acts” (U.S. Department of Justice, 2005, p. vii). With 85% of America’s infrastructure being overseen and protected by the private security sector, it is incumbent that collaboration and partnership with the private sector be engaged (U.S. Department of Justice, 2005). However,…[…… parts of this paper are missing, click here to view the entire document ]…security (Harawa, 2013). However, 3thically speaking, technology has allowed for more and more advanced monitoring systems to be put in place and the… Continue Reading...
place. Knowing what time of day the property crimes are taking place helps law enforcement work with private security personnel to come up with immediate tactical interventions. For example, most stereo and auto thefts have been occurring between 17:00 and 20:00, whereas the GPS thefts are occurring between 12:00 and 6:00. The product also lists the most vulnerable days of the week and specific areas of the parking lot. Knowing this, law enforcement can place additional patrol officers in the high risk areas of the mall parking lot during those hours or hire additional personnel to monitor the CCTV footage live during those times.
Strategic
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