Why criminal justice scholars should study twenty-first century corporate security

Abstract

Corporate security is a practice and a concept that may not be familiar to criminal justice scholars and policymakers. Yet, it points to a form of regulation taking place in organisations all around the globe. Sometimes corporate security is referred to as in-house or industrial security. While corporate security might still conjure up the image of an ex-police officer hired to watch over employees and visitors from a dingy backroom, twenty-first century corporate security is increasingly central to organisations - high-tech, and professionalised. And its effects are farther reaching.