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| A '''private security company''' (PSC) is a ] which provides armed or unarmed ] services and expertise to clients in the private or public sectors. | |||
| ==Overview== | |||
| Private security companies are defined by the ] as companies primarily engaged in providing guard and patrol services, such as bodyguard, guard dog, parking security and ] services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Security Services |url=https://www.securitasinc.com/services/ |website=Securitas |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> Many of them will even provide advanced ] services if the client demands it. Examples of services provided by these companies include the prevention of unauthorized activity or entry, traffic regulation, access control, and fire and theft prevention and detection. These services can be broadly described as the protection of personnel and/or assets. Other security services such as roving patrol, bodyguard, and guard dog services are also included, but are a very small portion of the industry.<ref>U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics NAICS 561612- ''The U.S. Producer Price In Security Guards and Patrol''</ref> During the COVID-19 pandemic, some security companies engaged in vaccine supply chain services as well.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vaccine Supply Chain Services |url=https://www.securitasinc.com/services/on-site-guarding/vaccine-security-solutions/ |website=Securitas |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> | |||
| The private security industry is rapidly growing – currently there are 2 million full-time security workers in the United States and this number is expected to increase by 21% percent through 2020,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=The Growth & Development of the Private Security Industry|url=http://www.firstsecurityservices.com/the-growth-development-of-the-private-security-industry/|publisher=First Security|access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref> making the security industry a $100 billion a year industry, with projected growth to $200 billion by 2010.<ref>: '' play key roles post-9/11'' 22 January 2006</ref> The United States is the world's largest consumer of private military and security services, and the private security industry in the U.S. began seeing a huge increase in demand in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Global Data & Statistics {{!}} Private Security Monitor {{!}} University of Denver|url = http://psm.du.edu/articles_reports_statistics/data_and_statistics.html#usdata|website = psm.du.edu|access-date = 2015-11-27}}</ref> Since then, the U.S. security industry has already grown to be a $350 billion market.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| ==General terms== | |||
| Employees of private security companies are generally referred to either as "]s" or "security officers", depending on the laws of the state or country they operate in. Security companies themselves are sometimes referred to as "security contractors", but this is not common due to confusion with ], who operate under a different auspice.{{Which|date=November 2021}} | |||
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| * ], a provider of specialised services and expertise related to military and similar activities. Private military companies sometimes refer to themselves as security companies due to negative associations with the term private military company as a result of ]'s actions in ]. | |||
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| * - ] Research Note on firearms ownership by private security companies | |||
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