Episode 429 Private Policing Ready or Not Part2

PRIVATE POLICING READY OR NOT! PART 2

Security Companies are being contracted to patrol city streets, take reports and issue parking tickets. In some states, private security officers have full law enforcement power.

In this special series, we are looking at the explosion of municipal and county givernments who are turning to private security agencies to patrol thier parks, public buildings, schools and even respond to the public's calls for police service.

Many of our law enforcement agencies across the country are experiencing officer shortages, recruitment shortfalls and officers jumping ship.

Towns, cities, counties, state and federal government are now forced to rely, whether they want to or not, on private security to police their towns and
jurisdictions.

It's scary when you consider the lack of training, oversight and experience that many security officers have but it's also an opportunity for the cream to rise to the top.