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Security: Proprietary

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Proprietary security refers to in-house security services, including physical, information, and employment-related protection of assets and personnel, provided by the company to itself through employees that it hires, manages, and trains (Nemeth 2018; Strom et al. 2010).

Introduction

Approximately 20 billion dollars are spent annually by firms across the world in a variety of sizes and segments who choose to develop and provide security as a proprietary or in-house function (Perry 2018). Often this decision is based upon the desire to have more control over the entire security operation and has much appeal to organizations that value loyalty, quality, and prestige of their security staff while eliminating the large rate of employee turnover often associated with a contractual security firm (McCrie 2016).

Where and how the proprietary security organization functions within the organization is a matter of great importance and shall determine its value and strength. There is...

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  • Fay, J. (2011). Contemporary security management (3rd ed.). Burlington: Butterworth-Heinemann.

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  • Sorrells, E. (2016). Security litigation: Best practices for managing and preventing security-related lawsuits. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

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  1. Security, Fire, and Emergency Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA

    Anthony Gentile & Lauren R. Shapiro

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  2. Dept. of Security, Fire & Emergency Mgmt, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA

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Gentile, A., Shapiro, L.R. (2019). Security: Proprietary. In: Shapiro, L., Maras, MH. (eds) Encyclopedia of Security and Emergency Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69891-5_32-1

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