Concept information
Preferred term
police privatization
Definition
- Policing is widely regarded as an exclusively public sector activity conducted by sworn officers, but a large and increasing share of the public's demand for security is handled by the private sector. In 1965, there were more sworn police officers than private security personnel; by 1995, the number of private security personnel had soared to about triple the number of sworn officers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Police Privatization]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/police_privatization
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