PREVENTION OF TERRORISTIC ACTS BY PRIVATE SECURITY(WHAT ROLE PRIVATE SECURITY CAN PLAY)

Prevention of Terrorist Acts by Private Security

What Role Private Security Can Play (Your Name (Your University

2007

Introduction

The local public law enforcement agencies are aware and have recognized the fact that singly , they cannot cover the vast geographical area of their respective jurisdictions and enforce effective policing duties . They are limited in numbers , expertise and resources . For this reason , they have employed the services of the private sector specifically the members of the communities and forged with them agreements for assistance and collaboration in crime fighting and public

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In fact , the 1990s marked the emergence of a new mode of delivery of services in the public sector - law enforcement area . This mode of service delivery gave law enforcement an opportunity to employ resources and expertise which were not otherwise available to them before under the collaborative partnership and shared responsibilities with the private sector and communities (Morabito and Greenberg , 2005 . Even the government has recognized the importance of assistance from the private sector . Thus , this growing recognition was no longer limited locally but has spread across the states and the federal government . With financial support from the U .S . Department of Justice , Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA , the Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP , National Sheriffs ' Association , and American Society for Industrial Security International joined efforts for the state and local to start a partnership with the private sector , specifically the private security organizations denominated as Operation Cooperation (Morabito and Greenberg , 2005 . This partnership however , was limited to crime fighting and public dis . A growing success was noted in these partnerships and continued efforts are exerted to thresh out some identified problem areas

The September 11 terrorist attacks brought a new awareness and rekindled the imperative need for local law enforcement and private security organizations to work together to fill the gap for homeland security and in preventing terrorism (Morabito and Greenberg , 2005 . By reason of the success rate in the partnership between the private sector and the law enforcement in terms of peace and , private sector was again requested to pitch in its efforts to help in combating terrorist attacks . After the summit in 2004 , private security organizations were called upon to organize and develop as community counterparts in assisting law enforcement agencies

The U .S . Department of Justice holds the opinion that community policing has the same direct effect on counter terrorism strategies . These include the use of crime mapping with GIS systems data collection and analysis protocols , and technologies that may be used as platforms for gathering intelligence to assess terrorism vulnerability . In addition , the community partnerships formed by police in the course of community-oriented problem solving provide a ready framework for engaging citizens in helping police to identify possible threats and implement preparedness plans (Docobo , 2005

Community policing affords the opportunity for law enforcement agents to have knowledge of activities in their respective territorial jurisdictions which can assist in counteracting terrorist activities These crime prevention partnerships has proven...