Summary

This lesson familiarized you with the business side of private security in America. Without a doubt, private security will remain one of the largest security providers in the United States. Its growth will likely continue because of the seemingly insatiable desire for the feeling of security by Americans. Because this desire cannot be met by the public sector, there are now three times as many security guards as there are public police. As such, there have been concerns about the industry and the quality of the services being provided. In response to these concerns, professional organizations such as ASIS along with public entities such as state legislatures have moved to raise the level of professionalism within the industry. Even so, the industry remains one that very few people know much about other than the stereotypical portrait of the security guard patrolling a facility or peering into a closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV). Private security professionals do much more than that. And in general, private security, incorporates numerous concepts, tools, and systems, many of which -- you guessed it -- are reviewed in the next lesson!