NCJ Number
41263
Journal
Security Management Volume: 20 Issue: 5 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1976) Pages: 34-36,38,44
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
AS PUBLIC LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WERE NOT AUTHORIZED NOR IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE SAFEGUARDS FOR THE ASSETS AND PERSONNEL OF BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, A VACUUM WAS CREATED.
Abstract
THIS VACUUM WAS FILLED BY THE GROWTH OF THE PRIVATE SECURITY PROFESSION WHICH, IN TURN, HAS YET TO DEVELOP AND INSTITUTE WIDELY APPLICABLE STANDARDS FOR GUIDANCE OF ALL PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, CREATING A SECOND VACUUM. THE PRIVATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED BY LEAA TO ASSESS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS PROPOSED A SET OF TRAINING, LICENSING, AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN THE FORM OF MODEL LEGISLATION. THE THRUST OF THE MODEL IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORMITY, RECIPROCITY, AND MINIMUM STANDARDS....ELW