Legends of the Security Services Industry av Keith (President of Security ProAdvisors USA) Oringer, Michael Hymanson

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<P>The global contract security market now totals over $200 billion, with the number of private security officers exceeding that of public law enforcement officers. But this wasn¿t always the case. </P><P><EM>Legends of the Security Services Industry: Profiles in Leadership</EM> presents the unique stories of 15 industry legends, who transformed the industry from early private detective and small night watch companies into large-scale contract security companies. The large-scale companies include, but are not limited to, Pinkerton, Burns International, The Wackenhut Corporation, Guardsmark, Wells Fargo, and U.S. Security Associates; as well as today¿s leading security companies, Allied Universal, Securitas, G4S, Prosegur, and GardaWorld.</P><P>The book begins in the nineteenth century, with early U.S. legendary detectives: Allan Pinkerton and William Burns. Then, the book focuses largely from the mid-twentieth century to the present, where successive generations of legends built large-