Private Security Vol 1

Private security is now a multi-billion pound industry employing more personnel than the police. The authors provide incisive insights into the security world, scanning its weaknesses and exploring its potential. Based upon original research, supported by years of experience, they suggest that new ways of looking at the modern security world are long overdue. Private Security is a highly innovative book containing a wealth of up-to-date material. It is the definitive guide to the security world.

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BRUCE GEORGE is the Member of Parliament for Walsall South. He has been campaigning for regulation of the private security industry since 1977 and has introduced five private members bills and spoken on private security issues and is a frequent contributor to international conferences on this subject. He is also currently Chairman of the House of Commons Defence Committee.

MARK BUTTON is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK. He is course leader for the MSc in Criminal Justice Studies and the Certificate of Higher Education in Risk and Security Management. He has written extensively on private security issues and has spoken at numerous international conferences on the subject. Prior to becoming a lecturer, he was a Research Assistant to Bruce George.

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PART 1: INTRODUCTION Private Security Defined? The Origins of Private Policing and Private Security The Growth of Private Security PART 2: A FRAGMENTED INDUSTRY: THE ORGANISATIONS, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY Organisations Manned Security Services Private Sector Detention Services Security Storage and Shredding Services The Professional Security Services Security Products The Margins of the Private Security Industry PART 3: AN INTEGRATED SERVICE: CASE STUDIES IN THE USE OF PRIVATE SECURITY The Use of Private Security: An Integrated Service Retail Security Aviation Security Entertainment Security Ministry of Defence Security PART 4: REGULATION AND THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY Regulation and the Private Security Industry