Yahoo

Surge in private security illustrates that safety is for communities with deep pockets

Poor communities that cannot afford private security must rely on law enforcement for protection. Tay Harrison lives in a residential section of Atlanta’s East Side. During the past few months, he’s ...
Governing

Private Security Guards Are Filling Gaps in Policing (But Not All of Them)

Octavia Egeonu talks with Michael Igo, the interim police chief in Dallas. Egeonu's husband Anthony was shot and killed last month while working as a security guard at a CVS. Police departments ...
Time

In the World of Private Security, There Aren’t Many Rules or Regulations

This story is two of three in Insecure, a series about the private security industry. Read Part 1: Private Security Guards Are Replacing Police Across America. And part 3: The Problems Inside North ...
The Grio

Surge in private security illustrates that safety is for communities with deep pockets

Tay Harrison lives in a residential section of Atlanta’s East Side. During the past few months, he’s noticed armed security guards outside businesses and gas stations downtown in more metropolitan ...