NCJ Number
147387
Date Published
1976
Length
29 pages
Annotation
This document contains a candid discussion of the role conflict and other areas of dissent between law enforcement and private security and recommendations on how to increase cooperation between the two sides in crime prevention.
Abstract
Recognizing the major role of private security in crime prevention, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) established the Private Security Advisory Council (PSAC) in 1972 to advise LEAA on how private security resources could be effectively used in the development of a national strategy to prevent crime. The PSAC determined that a positive relationship existed between law enforcement and private security personnel but that certain barriers to cooperation prevailed. These barriers involved lack of mutual respect, communication, cooperation, law enforcement knowledge of private security, and standards, as well as perceived competition and corruption. Role conflict between law enforcement and private security is discussed in detail, and specific areas of such conflict are described. 18 footnotes