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Tasks Facing Korea's Private Security Business, and Its Prospects for the 2000's

NCJ Number
162620
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Dated: (Fall 1995) Pages: 223-238
Author(s)
Y K Lee
Date Published
1995
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This article forecasts changes in both the domestic and overseas public security circumstances, and analyzes the status of Korea's private security, its tasks and prospects for the 2000s, based on the results of problem analysis.
Abstract
Korea's private security business has seen remarkable growth since its beginnings in the early 1960s. However, there are many problem areas: (1) private security service providers concentrate too much on labor-based security; (2) equipment-based security business is limited; (3) the services are not evenly distributed nationwide; (4) there are only a few private security service providers; (5) security vehicles are not designated as emergency vehicles; (6) insufficient police support in providing training for security personnel; (7) minimal police organization in charge of private security; (8) lack of cooperation between police and private security organizations; and (9) absence of standards applicable to police and private security organizations and lack of emergency mutual contact and information systems. To solve these problems and achieve a desirable level of private security performance in the 2000s, a security personnel specialization policy along with security specialist schools must be established and operated; Korea's Police Committee should be granted the function of examining private security policies; and cooperation must be improved between police and private security organizations through systemic meetings, officer-in-charge systems, ride-along programs, and crime prevention consulting service centers. Notes