PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST - A PIONEERING STATEWIDE STUDY IN CALIFORNIA

• NCJ Number: 38323
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 620 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Council on Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: Institute for Local Self Government
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINAL REPORT FROM A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA, PROBLEMS ARISING FROM ITS CONDUCT, AND EXISTING STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS CONTROLLING THE INDUSTRY.

Abstract

THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES AND THE REASONS FOR RECENT RAPID INDUSTRY GROWTH ARE EXAMINED. THE VARIOUS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT AND THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE INVESTIGATED AS ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL. THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECURITY AND THEIR PATTERNS OF INTERACTION ARE ANALYZED AS WELL AS CERTAIN ASPECTS OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PRIVATE SECURITY WORKERS AND CERTAIN ASPECTS OF PRIVATE SECTOR TRAINING PROGRAMS. SUMMARIES OF SURVEYS OF CONTRACT EMPLOYERS AND IN-HOUSE SECURITY SUPERVISORS AND DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS OR USERS OF PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES, AND STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY AGENCIES ARE PROVIDED. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT MUST OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE ARE DISCUSSED. A DESIGN FOR ACTION CONSISTING OF POLICY AND STATUTORY GUIDELINES FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, THE INDUSTRY, USERS OF SECURITY SERVICES, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT JURISDICTIONS IS PRESENTED. SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO FURTHER AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF PRIVATE SECURITY ACTIVITIES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)