AP/CRIM 3661 3.00
Global Private Security Industry
Crosslisted: AP/SOSC 3663
This course critically examines the global private security industry, including its historical origins, influence on the development of public policing agencies, and contemporary manifestations. These manifestations include private prisons, private military firms, front-line security companies, and private intelligence agencies. To explore Global North/Global South dynamics of private-security provision, the course examines private security operations in differing socio-political contexts.