Corporate Security Education: Towards Meeting the Challenge

• NCJ Number: 215784
• Journal: Security Journal Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Dated: July 2006 Pages: 180-195
• Author(s): Edward P. Borodzicz; Steven D. Gibson
• Date Published: July 2006
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper examines the state of the private security industry in contemporary developed societies, with attention to the concept of the "security professional" and the educational requirements for the security professional.

Abstract

A discussion of the context of security addresses the characteristics of contemporary society, the problem of defining security, and the development of a security "profession." This is followed by a section of the paper that focuses on key concepts and factors that have influenced the development of private security. The topics covered are security as a criminological/policing function, security as risk management, security as a counterterrorist function, security as a management activity, and security and education. Issues discussed in relation to the latter topic are the standing of security research, the security stereotype, issues for academia, the framework for a corporate security education, and the development of a corporate security education syllabus. The suggestion for a framework for a corporate security education encompasses the topic areas of risk, criminology, terrorism, and management. The topics listed under the risk category are risk perception, risk awareness, definitions, risk appetite, legislation, geo-political risk, progress in technology, and probability and risk analysis. Under the category of criminology, the issues to be addressed are causation, countermeasures, and business fraud. Under the category of terrorism, suggested topics are motivation, the security sector, security reform, and terrorist weaponry. Topics listed for the management category are organization, purpose, communication skills, emotional literacy, globalization, knowledge management, insurance cost/risk, benefit analysis, and risk-management tools. For each of the topics under each of the four categories, the discipline from which the instruction drew is noted. 24 references