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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > international law enforcement > private security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > law enforcement, courts, and corrections > private security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > police and law enforcement > private security
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > private security

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private security  

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  • Many urban neighborhoods have large and very visible populations of the homeless, substance abusers, persons with mental illness, unruly groups of adolescents, and aggressive panhandlers. While police historically managed these individuals, this task is increasingly becoming the responsibility of private security officers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America; Security, Private]

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