ABSTRACT
Historically, security and crime prevention systems have been present in the earliest known forms of prehistoric civilizations. The culture of the prehistoric hunter and food gatherer limited security to the safety and integrity of persons, their social arrangements within the group, and their few possessions which consisted of limited provisions and a few tools of stone and bone. As animal husbandry evolved alongside of agriculture, there was a great need for continuous possession of land. Instead of a nomadic culture that followed their food and water source, small groupings of humans would settle down to build shelters for themselves and their animals. Land, animals, buildings, and crops become central in the lives of these people. As these “communities” continued to grow and stabilize the land, animals, buildings, and crops become a source of wealth and commerce. With this newfound wealth came societal rules and codes to protect life and property in an evolving agricultural society. Around the time of 3000 B.C., people lived in settlements complete with streets, squares, and mud-brick houses centered around a palace-like structure.
