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Title: Role of Private Security Agencies in Internal Security By C


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Role of Private Security Agencies in Internal
Security By C.
Pal Singh
Former I.G. Police


DG - CAPSI
2
Introduction
  • Trend of neo - Liberal economic policies and
    privatization key factors for significant
    growth of security industry.
  • The size and scope of the private security need
    of new thinking in security affairs.
  • All over the world, the number of private
    security personnel out number police.
  • Inadequate attention to Security Industry so
    far
  • The focus of state needs to shift from only
    police to general safety.

3
Law and order Internal Security
  • No doubt Security is vital role of the state, but
    this is no longer an exclusive role of state.
  • When the first police department was organized by
    Sir Robert Peel in London in 1829, this was
    viewed with concern, or even alarm.
  •  
  • The experiment of Robert peel was a dramatic
    change in policing.
  •  
  • Today an other dramatic change is needed.
  •  
  • Let us examine how public-private policing
    arrangements can best operate.

4
Type of partnership with police
  • There is skepticism regarding efficiency of
    private policing.
  • A few decades ago, introduction of para-legals
    and para-medics created a great deal of
    controversy.
  • The bar was worried about lowering the value
    of the licensed attorney
  • The doctors were worried about the quality of
    medical services from para-professionals.
  • In contemporary times, we know as to how
    important a role these para-professionals play.
  • private security can be analogized as
    para-police to supplement the police forces.

5
Private Security Guards to supplement Police
duties - 1
  • In USA - Cooperative efforts - successful in
    combating crime - enhancing peaceful environment.
  • Special Police of private guards is chartered as
    law enforcement group - under the supervision of
    the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD)).
  •  
  • In Washington, Visitor Information and Downtown
    Assistance (VIDA) hiring of private security as
    part of city public-safety initiative - the
    unarmed guards, walk or ride bikes through the
    downtown area during afternoon and evening.
  •  

6
Private Security Guards to supplement Police
duties - 2
  •  
  • Philadelphia introduced a supplemental public
    safety arrangement - in 1991, city council
    approved the Center City District (CCD).
  •  
  • Security officers, called community service
    representatives (or CSR) share headquarters with
    police- have Joint roll calls, and joint
    communication relating to crime trends.
  •  
  • In Dallas Texas arrangement - business owners
    hired private police officers to patrol the
    downtown business districts - these officers
    called public safety officers.

7
Indian Scenario - 1
  • Need of new policing style - public safety
    policing to be blend of public and private
    entities.
  • Delegation of functions can be defined.
  • Private security firms can provide patrol and
    other quality of-life services that the police
    may be unwilling to perform.
  • Most of the functional services are preceded by
    observe and report needs followed by
    maintenance of order tasks.
  • In the new arrangements - traditional observe
    and report functions can be delegated to private
    security.
  •  

8
Indian Scenario - 2
  •  
  • Force multiplier - Private Security Industry can
    act as a force multiplier to supplement the
    Police in maintenance of Law and Order.
  •  
  • Duties of serving court summons can be allocated
    to Security Industry.
  •  
  • Guarding of some vital installations and public
    sector undertakings can perhaps be fully
    allocated.
  • Proportionate ratio of Police personnel can be
    mixed up with us Private Security Guards -
    provide legal cover if required.
  • Patrolling duties along with the police and
    Traffic duties with the police.

9
Lessons from PUNJAB
  • Force lacking numerical manpower shall attempt to
    use fire power to make up the deficiency.
  • This invariably led to collateral damage -
    resulting in alienation of population from the
    government.
  • Adopted strategy of organizing training and
    equipping special police officers to meet the
    urgent requirement to increase the strength .
  • Resulted in an additional supplementary police
    force of 20,000 home guards and 6,000 special
    police officers.
  • Intelligence collection - public may not pass on
    the information to the police functionaries.
  • The village defense schemes (VDS) and the SPOs
    from the villages proved a great source of
    gathering of intelligence in Punjab. 
  • The eyes and ears of the huge number of Security
    guards can be easily used for this purpose.

10
Challenges of Urbanization
  • Displacement of population from rural areas.
  • Results in creation of filthy periphery and urban
    slums in the cities. 
  • The change from traditional agricultural life to
    industrial life in the cities and inequitable
    distribution of wealth and resources give rise to
    crime.
  • Need of spreading out force in large areas
  • Cooperative efforts of state police and private
    police / guards can be great success in combating
    crime, and enhancing safety environment in the
    Urban areas.

11
Conclusion
  • The private policing initiative .
  • with some level of partnership with the state
    police forces
  • Best possible solution to check crime and help in
    maintaining Law and Order

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