Private cops on the block: A review of the role of private security in residential communities

Abstract

This paper considers developments with regard to privatisation of security services in the British residential sector. While a reduction in state dominance of security has been apparent for some time in the commercial sector, such trends are a more recent development in residential areas. The paper reviews the context in which such developments are taking place, drawing on empirical research in a community with private security patrols. It is argued that significant changes are taking place in the relative inputs of public and private policing to community law and order, with significant transformations in some residents’ experience of policing. Drawing on evidence from the empirical research, a range of related issues are discussed, including, regulation and the nature of the relationship between public and private policing.

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