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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Private security industry"”.
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A Gendered Intersectional Analysis of the Private Security Industry
… of wars and armed conflicts through the use of private military and security companies (PMSC's), thus responding to an existing gap in scholarship on this matter. Two methodologies were used for this analysis. The first is a discourse analysis and interviews conducted in the 5th annual assembly …
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Delivering more than security service : narratives of professional identity in the UK private security industry
… contested, under-defined or in transformation. Private security offers a unique research site. Contested yet increasingly legitimised following the Private Security Act 2001, the UK private security industry is under-researched as a site of meaning in professional lives. Using identity as …
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Protection and pragmatism: an exploration of the mentalities of workers in the private security industry
The quest for 'security' and the practices aimed at creating this on a literal and a figurative level is a common human striving. The people whom we task and entrust with providing this security are increasingly part of a combination of both public police and private security agents. Whilst the …
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“Beyond Guarding: Silent forces in action.” Historical shifts in the South African private security industry, c. 1957-2024
The South African private security industry has grown, over the last seven decades, into one of the largest and most influential industries of this type in the African context. It has surpassed the state’s own policing capacity and is reshaping everyday notions of safety, governance and authority. …
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The Use of Force in Mass Evictions
… African Police Service Act 68 of 1995, and the Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001, are also considered in this analysis. A determination is then made on whether said legislation adequately provides for the use of force in evictions. Where such framework is found to inadequately …
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The impact of push factors on the intent to quit amongst private security officers
… commitment) have on the intent to quit amongst private security officers. Literature indicate that a strong negative relationship exist between both job satisfaction and organizational commitment and the employee‟s intent to quit his or her employing organization. Moreover, a number of studies …
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Outsourcing Security and the Reconfiguration of State Power after the Arab Uprisings
… and reform schemes affecting the public security institutions, the market for force has experienced a notable expansion of the private security industry, initially in the private sector and increasingly through an expanding outsourcing process. Acknowledging the enduring centrality of the …