Private Security Case Study

Introduction
As a result of the global scale development within policing and security forces, changes are being faced and implemented which will form a crucial part to the further evolution of the security sector.
Such changes have been tied to the industries adaptations to newer demands on both public and private levels.
The role of the private security industry within South Africa is becoming more interlinked with public safety and day-to-day functions within a country and its communities.
This essay will explore and discuss the changes and progressions within the industry in the public and private sectors; although primary focus will be drawn to the private security industry, problems faced by the industry and its members as well as the

These companies are funded by the revenue they receive after providing a service to their clientele rather than being funded by government.
Examples of occupations held within the private security industry include bodyguards, security guards on public and private property as well as guard dogs (these would form part of a K9 division of private security).

Privatization
The transition of ownership from a state to private sector control; within this transition it has been observed in businesses, properties, sports and cultural sectors.
Privatization of security forces within South Africa has seen the shift from a major reliance in the South African Police Service to Private Security Industry companies.

Privatization of Policing
As the crime rates around the world skyrocket and levels of crimes become more refined, the demand for security personnel is on the incline (Pillay & Claase-Schutte, 2004). There is a correlation between the rates of crime and the need for trained security

State officers were limited to the technology they had access to and that which they could obtain was out dated due to a lack of government funding (Abrahamsen & Williams, 2007).

Conclusion
Private security industries and the members they are comprised of are crucial to combating and preventing crime in South Africa even though its significance has only recently been regarded as necessary by governmental powers.

Massive implications were caused by the apartheid era and the laws used to uphold it; such implications are still being dealt with today, as there has been no update in training of officers (the manner in which security personnel respond to tasks is out dated and the laws being implemented have long since been refined).

Possible solutions to the issues highlighted in this essay could include regular training courses to refresh both state and private officers of the laws and order that are in place and the appropriate means in which they are expected to respond to situations which require reactions.

There has been mass movement in the reliance in state security officers to those within the private security