Posts and Patrols and Academic Papers

Posts and Patrols

In the private sector, we predict outcomes, prevent problems and measure success in dollars and cents. Customer service begins and ends with enabling the client to do their own work without their having to be too aware of mine. Visible patrols are an active deterrent. Technology from architecture and engineering to biometrics returns value for the investment. The primary goal in security is always to prevent losses. Successful security is measured by the events that do not occur.

Akal Security, Albuquerque, New Mexico (2002-2003) Large crowd events and the securing of property after normal business hours. Qualified for unarmed defense and for both straight and collapsible baton. Created schedules via Excel. Created training materials with Word.	Jobs and Careers in Private Security Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
Campus Safety and Security, Washtenaw Community College (2005-2006) Responsible for opening and securing campus buildings, offices, classrooms, and laboratories for normal operations. Inspections of physical plant, infrastructure and safety systems. Provide parking lot enforcement, visitor orientation, and customer relations. First responder for physical plant alarms and healthcare emergencies. Substitute dispatcher.	The Earth Liberation Front Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
Securitas Security Services (USA), Dearborn, Michigan. (2006-2007) Continuous foot patrol inspections of computer, communication, electrical and other infrastructure junctions. Front lobby command desk for greeting and clearing visitors and inspection of premises and grounds via 32 closed circuit television cameras on nine monitors.	A Taxonomy of Teamwork: Management Styles in Four Local Protection Agencies Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
AlliedBarton Security Service, Taylor, Michigan (2007-2008) Assigned to front desk and main lobby of corporate campus for world class mortgage lender. Responsible for greeting, clearing and directing visitors and employees; validate and issue identification. Split tri-level building of 255,000 sq. ft. on eight acres of woods and wetlands serves 1000 financial, management and clerical workers with 24-hour access. Inspection of premises and grounds via 42 closed circuit television cameras on nine monitors.	A Macrotypology of Crime Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
Criminal Justice CRM 208: Evidence and Procedure (Winter 2007)The instructor was Hon. J. Cedric Simpson, 14-A District Court. Our final project was a series of mock trials. In one, I played the part of a police investigator, In another, I was the father of the accused.	The FBI: Perseverance and Change in a Complex Organization Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
We prevent losses by arranging the sociology of the workplace. My wife and I both graduated from Washtenaw Community College with high honors and we both graduated from Eastern Michigan University summa cum laude. Laurel Marotta's associate's degrees are in mathematics, computer science, computer forensics, and computer network security. She holds a bachelor of science degree in technology management. My associate's degrees are in liberal arts and criminal justice. I earned a bachelor of science degree in criminology administration and a master of arts in social science.	Soviet Computer Technology Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.

Facts about Private Security

Disparities in hard numbers derive from the time frames of the data gathering. The industry is growing steadily, certainly arithmetically. Many guard companies are privately owned and do not report their income to private pollsters. Some estimates include passive devices such as cameras, while others only tally the guards who monitor them. Payrolls and staffs vary with the coming and going of contracts and competitive bidding makes some of that a zero-sum game. I worked one site where the customer got a competitive bid and changed guard companies. We all changed uniforms and got small raises. How the accountants at three companies recorded that might be interesting to explore.

Worldwide, private-security company revenues have been estimated at $100 billion by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. The institute, which studies issues involving worldwide security, estimates the industry income will double by 2010.
The Fredonia Group, a business research company based in Ohio, projects the international growth rate at 7.7 percent annually through 2008.
The nation's security companies employ 1.5 million people and spend $52 billion per year, compared with public police agencies that have 600,000 workers and spend $30 billion, according to James Pastor, author of The Privatization of Police in America.
(From "Private security guards play key roles post-9/11," by Dennis Wagner, The Arizona Republic, Jan. 22, 2006 12:00 AM)
… security companies in the United States number over ten thousand, with estimated annual revenues exceeding $15 billion.
Conservative employment estimates for the United States suggest that there are about 67,000 registered private investigators, over 27,600 in-house store detectives, 371,300 security officers, and 95,800 managers and staff representing in total well over 500,000 personnel.
The 1999 Contract Security Industry data reveal that there are over 719,000 contract guards. Employment of guards is expected to grow faster than the average growth for other industries.
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