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  • Security Managers' Perceptions of Industry Regulation: An Australian Study

    Author(s)
    Prenzler, T
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Prenzler, Timothy J.
    Year published
    1995
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    Abstract
    In Australia, as in many other countries, regulation of the security industry is highly fragmented and subject to frequent criticisms of both inadequacy and over-regulation. For many, the industry is seen as providing an essential service but one that is vulnerable to exploitation and abuse by unscrupulous operators. Improved regulation has been promoted as a crucial component in upgrading the industry, but at present this lacks clear direction, leadership and support. Cynicism over government regulation has led to alternative proposals including de-regulation and self-regulation. In a survey of managers of Australian security ...
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    In Australia, as in many other countries, regulation of the security industry is highly fragmented and subject to frequent criticisms of both inadequacy and over-regulation. For many, the industry is seen as providing an essential service but one that is vulnerable to exploitation and abuse by unscrupulous operators. Improved regulation has been promoted as a crucial component in upgrading the industry, but at present this lacks clear direction, leadership and support. Cynicism over government regulation has led to alternative proposals including de-regulation and self-regulation. In a survey of managers of Australian security companies, industry leaders rejected the latter models, instead showing a high level of consensus in favor of government regulation, especially in the area of mandated training.
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    Journal Title
    Security Journal
    Volume
    6
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/0955-1662(94)00132-4
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Criminology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/120269
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