Knowledge Base
Reading
- The assigned reading is chapter 2 in Dempsey's Introduction to Private Security.
- Review the PowerPoint slides for Chapters 2. It will open up as a video clip in a new window. You may click on the "pause" icon on the left end of the control panel bar to pause the video at any time. You may also click here to download the PowerPoint file. (Copyright 2008 Wadsworth, a division of Thomson learning, and its licensors. All righs reserved.)
- Read this article through the library's electornic reserves system. To access course reserves, please choose the Resources tab from the course menu, and then under Penn State Library Tools , click on the Library Reserves link.
- Collins, S. C., Britto, S., and Britto, M. High School Private Security Programs: The Wave of the Future? Security Journal.
Video Time
Watch video clips on the following two Web sites:
- PBS Frontline: The private security contractors in Iraq. Scroll down to watch the videos:
- Chapter One: The Private Side of War
- Chapter Two: Citizens in a Combat Zone
- Chapter Three: Embedded with KBR
- Chapter Four: Last Days in Baghdad
- NBC video: Iraq could charge private guards in Shootings. Scroll to the NBC video "Contractor accused" on the right side of the window. Click the Launch button to watch.
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