ABSTRACT
Increasingly, administrators and managers in many areas of our social, government, and economic systems are recognizing that all problems of disruptions, thefts, vandalism, assaults, etc., cannot be solved through the services and resources of traditional public police agencies. An expanding and variable economy, coupled with increasing crime rates (in most categories), has resulted in the police being unable to protect business and industry, hospitals, transportation centers, and the like. Public law enforcement cannot be expected to provide protection against computer crimes, employee theft and fraud, and other complex economic crimes, most of which occur behind the doors of the workplace. The police cannot patrol corporate plants, office buildings, or computer facilities; they must await requests for police assistance or legal cause to be involved. Additionally, technological advances and innovations have created new and valuable kinds of assets and processes that are often beyond the protective and investigative capabilities of public law enforcement involvement. For these reasons and others, traditional and emerging users of the private security industry are demanding significant increases in guard services, protective alarm services, armored car services, private investigative services, locksmith services, and security consultant services.
