Private Security Today

Chapter 1 Origins and Foundations of Security 1

Introduction 2

The History of Security 3

Security in European History 3

Security in North America 4

Spotlight Allan Pinkerton 5

Security Today 7

Defining Security 10

The Need for Security 11

Security Professionals 12

Academic Recognition 13

Security Careers 13

The Role of Security 14

Private Security and Public Space 16

Private Security and Law Enforcement 17

Agency Cooperation 17

Overcoming Obstacles to Cooperation 18

The Effect of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 18

Volunteers in Security 19

Neighborhood Watch 19

Stand Your Ground 20

Spotlight Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman 20

Challenges in the Security Field 20

Professional Organizations 22

Summary 24

 

Chapter 2 Theoretical Foundations of Security 26

Introduction 27

Why Do People Commit Crime? 28

Focus on the Individual 28

It's a Rational Choice 28

It's in Your Makeup 29

It's in Your Mind 29

It's a Lack of Self-Control 30

Social Influences 30

It's the Environment 30

It is How You Are Raised 31

Learning View 31

Control View 32

Multiple Causes/Multiple Crimes 32

The Crime Triangle 33

Controlling People 34

General Deterrence 34

Specific Deterrence 34

Controlling Places 34

Situational Crime Prevention 34

Security in Practice Communities Feel Safer with Private Security 35

Defensible Space 35

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design 36

Displacement and Diffusion 37

Diffusion 37

Broken Windows Theory 38

Game Theory 38

Summary 39

Key Terms 40

Review Questions 40

Practical Application 40

 

Chapter 3 Security Administration and Management 42

Introduction 43

The Business of Security 43

Security Programs: Proprietary versus Contractual 44

Spotlight What Security Executives Should Know about Ethics 45

Business Principles 45

Ethics 45

Explaining Ethics 46

Natural Law 46

Ethical Theory 46

Religious Principles 47

Legal Requirements 47

Ethical Practice 48

Ethical Systems 48