Security Private Scope in the United States
The use of private security services is growing as the population does in the United States.
“There are currently 1.1 million security guards in the united states, while there are around 670,000 law enforcement officers currently within the united states.”
The growth of the private security industry in the united states, is expanding and bringing repercussions with it, this can be credited to the following reasons:
1) With the changing field of technology in electronic surveillance, it becomes cheaper and more cost-effective for private rather than public solutions to security provide security coverage.
2) The private security industry in the united states is growing
“from an estimated 20 million private security officers, an industry currently worth $180 billion, to grow to $240 billion in revenue by 2020.”
It offers a large and growing opportunity for the private security industry as a whole. There is new research that shows that
“effective institutions may lessen violent responses”,
Conclusion
For private security companies, there is a large opportunity if the bar of professional, non-biased, security management. This can be a new growth norm for American communities facing these growth factors in non-state actors’ attempts at violence and disruption of civil society. For private security companies willing to go above and beyond for real standards, the required know-how is essential. Training, technology, and the use of proper force practices are top security elements, and the potential for financial growth is huge.
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Sources
- ‘“Private Security outnumbers law enforcement in most countries”
Niall McCarthy, Aug 2017 - ‘“Keeping armed actors out-the protective effect of shares in Afghanistan”
Jori Breslawske, Nov 2019 - “Social trust and public opinion about territorial disputes-evidence from a survey in India”
Florian Justwan and Sarah Fisher, October 2019
