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dc.contributor.authorPrenzler, T
dc.contributor.authorHayes, H
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:02:58Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:02:58Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.issn0004-8658
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/000486589903200107
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/120170
dc.description.abstractThe expansion of protective security services in the last few decades has raised concerns about the privatisation of policing and accountability of 'non-police' law enforcement agencies. One response by governments has been to enlarge regulatory controls of the industry. A recent example is the Queensland Security Providers Act 1993.This paper reports on a study designed to obtain insiders' views on the impact of the Act. A survey of security managers revealed scepticism about the success of the legislation in reducing misconduct and improving competency amongst security providers. Respondents felt the licensing system was too narrow and enforcement too weak to upgrade the industry to the desired standard -although there was some support for improved entry-level standards as a result of minimum training requirements. Strong support was expressed for a range of reform measures including comprehensive licensing of all industry sectors linked to a national system, improved training and assessment, frequent criminal history checks on licensees, more vigorous compliance monitoring, and compulsory insurance and monitoring of firms for award payments. A cooperative approach to regulation and national co-ordination of the states and territories is needed to implement these measures in order to improve standards of service delivery in security work and protect the public interest.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Academic Press
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom79
dc.relation.ispartofpageto94
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.titleAn evaluation of the Queensland Security Providers Act: Implications for national regulation of the protective security industry
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHayes, Hennessey D.


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