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The government has funded the police and other law enforcement agencies for many years and many of us believe that law and order is an essential function of a civil society. However, due to the shift in availability, many individuals and corporations have hired private security contractors for supplemental protection. Private security is contracted services to companies, people, or organizations for the protection of personnel and property. Private security includes guard services, private investigators, bodyguards, and in-house detectives. All these positions have limited police powers and need training and licensing, but they have fewer restraints than public police. Private policing has supporters and detractors who have weighed in on its legal, societal, and economic benefits or lack thereof. The only major point of agreement is that it will continue to play a significant role in the evolution of policing. Private security professionals are common within wider urban resilient planning, they are involved in the protection of airports, civic buildings, major financial districts, sporting events and fixtures, and political meetings (Aitken, 2022). Private security officers often patrol gated communities, which gives the police department the ability to use their resources to focus its attention on high-crime neighborhoods. Further,