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    Biography of Allan Pinkerton Troy Smith CJS/250 May 19‚ 2013 Tom Jones When it came to detective work Allan Pinkerton and his detective agency was the standard of how detective work was done in America. Before he ever established the first detective agency in United States or before he was ever known as America’s first private eye he was first forced to immigrate to America due to his involvement in radical politics as a young man. He was born near Gorbals‚ Glasgow‚ Scotland on August 25

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    disabled‚ or death by accident or accidents reason‚ or expense resulting in sickness is available through the United States through government and private providers. In the United States‚ the private health insurance industry and the government or public health insurance industry serve different populations and offer a wide range of benefits or plans.Health care did not always exist in the United States. Prior to World War II‚ Americans always paid for their own medicare as coverage was not available in

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    Allan Pinkerton and his Impact on Law Enforcement Allan Pinkerton started his career in law enforcement in 1849 when he was appointed the first detective in Chicago. In the 1850s‚ he joined forces with Chicago attorney Edward Rucker in forming the North-Western Police Agency‚ later known as the Pinkerton National Detective Agency which is still in existence today as Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations‚ a subsidiary of Securitas AB. Pinkerton’s business insignia was a wide open eye with

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    of Private Security Cortez Jefferies Introduction to Security: Operations and Management Gayle Fisher-Stewart University Of Maryland University College 23 October 2011 Private security industry in the United States can be traced as far back as the mid nineteenth century‚ where they were primarily used to help fill the gaps created by public police forces in major cities that were just forming. Over the years the role of private security has

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    James Madison’s Contribution to These Unites States There are a lot of great people out there that have done so much for the history of this great nation called the United States. Many are recognized for their doings and are appreciated to this day. While some are not even accredited for what they have contributed to this nation. Unlike someone unknown to most‚ James Madison is a very well-known man. He has helped the United States in many ways. Madison had theories and ideas to make the government

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    The moment human beings could understand that there is a difference in “this is mine” and “that is yours‚” the theory of private security began. The earliest recorded examples of private security were in the thirteenth century where they wealthy individuals would hire private security personnel to protect their land and families. This type of security spread all over the world and when the industrial revolution began to have international relevance‚ so did the crimes and crime prevention methods

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    History of Security in the United States CCJS 345 3 February 2013 Abstract Security in America has evolved from the time of the first settlers to today’s well-trained forces. Factors leading to the significant growth of private security from pre-Civil War to post World War II consisted of a lack of public police and large monetary loss by private industry. Today‚ security is global and faces challenges and changes‚ with increases in terrorism and technology crimes. It must maintain

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    “ We need to know who’s in the United States. We need to know everyone who’s in the United States that comes in here from a foreign country. And we have to separate the ones who are dangerous from the ones who aren’t. To accomplish that‚ we need a fence. We need a technological fence. We need a border patrol.” - Rudy Giuliani What more should America do to protect her borders? I think to protect our borders we should Improve everything that out border patrol security does. Secondly‚ we need to improve

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    Pinkerton Group Project Executive Overview The security guard services industry consisted of two segments: proprietary guards and contract guards. The historical growth was driven by companies realizing‚ that contracting guards allowed them gain operating flexibility instead of managing their own security personnel. In 1987 security guard services was a $10 billion industry growing at 6% a year. Due to the industry being very mature‚ fragmented‚ and price competitive there was an ongoing

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    The term “Homeland Security” was born of the domestic terrorism incident in Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma in 1995. With the realization that our national security could really be threatened on any day of the week‚ our government leaders decided to take action. The Department of Homeland Security was born of the international terrorism incident on September 11‚ 2001. There were multiple steps in place addressing our homeland security issues prior to the events of 9/11. Unfortunately‚ none of these reports

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