What is Private Security? - ANSWER a for-profit industry that provides personnel, equipment, and procedures to prevent losses caused by human error, emergencies, disasters, or criminal actions.
What do consumers seek protection against? - ANSWER man-made and natural risks
What is the emphasis...
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What is Private Security? - ANSWER a for-profit industry that provides personnel, equipment, and
procedures to prevent losses caused by human error, emergencies, disasters, or criminal actions.
What do consumers seek protection against? - ANSWER man-made and natural risks
What is the emphasis on in private security? - ANSWER man-made risks such as theft, fraud, accidents,
and employee disloyalty.
What does private security provide? - ANSWER a stable, safe environment for people to work and visit.
how many phases are there of private security? - ANSWER four
first phase - ANSWER individuals or small groups come together to find collective security to protect
individual needs
second phase - ANSWER they realize that they needed rules and laws to maintain safety and security
third phase - ANSWER they discovered that some community members would not obey the rules
fourth phase - ANSWER a means to compel the observance of rules was established
why did past civilizations fail - ANSWER because there were no police, only the rulers army that would
come in after there was already a major problem
How would ancient people see protection? - ANSWER by moving onto cliffs and into caves
, What protected water or access to water? - ANSWER boats or drawbridges
What protected castles - ANSWER moats or gates
what was the first official police force? - ANSWER The metropolitan police of London
Who was often targets of threat? - ANSWER stage coaches carrying money, goods, and travelers
What two companies were created to protect stage coaches east of the Missouri River? - ANSWER
American Express
Who created the American Express - ANSWER Henry Wells and William Fargo
Where did American Express work? - ANSWER east of the Missouri river
Where did Wells Fargo work? - ANSWER west of the Mississippi river
Why was it hard to protect on railroads? - ANSWER railroads passed through numerous states and
jurisdictions.
What resulted in response to thefts on railroads? - ANSWER Railroad police
Allan Pinkerton - ANSWER a key figure in establishing the railroad police and private, contract security
forces
Who became the sheriff of Cook County and was later promoted to detective? - ANSWER Allan Pinkerton
What company established the first private security operation in the US? - ANSWER Pinkerton National
Detective Agency
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