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As Chicago's two-yearcontract negotiations with the city and its police union comes nears its end,Mayor Richard Daley is now proposing giving security guards the ability towrite citations for minor infractions, which as of today only police officersare legally allowed to do. The irony here is that just a few years ago policedepartments looked down on security companies.
Several major securitymonitoring firms worried that law enforcement in certain cities were taking overhome and business alarm monitoring.According to Chicago's Mayor Daley, byallowing security officers to ticket people for graffiti, parking violations,and other minor infractions real trained police officers would be freed andmore readily available to combat more serious, violent crimes. RecentlyChicago sold its parking meter operation, including parking tickets, to athird-party business. The move is worthexploring according to Daley because it could also possibly create more revenuefor the city while simultaneously enforcing minor ordinances. It's not a badidea," Daley said. "The more police you have out there...I like theconcept...it will help us." Last week the police union publicly rejectedthe idea complaining that there is no way of knowing how properly trained armedsecurity guards are.
Since mostarmed security guards can be hired from any private firm, the police unionargue that security officers could half several different training backgroundscausing inconsistent logistics. Police Supt. Jody Weis said, "It's in the concept phase... anythingwe can do in today's times that would put more officers on the street toaddress crimes of violence, is worth looking at." There has been much publiccomplaint about the increasing number of broken or damaged parking meters.Daley thinks that the matter should be handled by the private firm that hastaken ownership for public parking.
?We had alot of things wrong, that is why we got out of this business," Daley said."The city knows nothing about parking meters, and that's why it wasimportant to get out of it. Let's not blame this new company. They'll becomplaints, but like anything else, they will get to those complaints."During times of economic struggles, it is apparent that Mayor Richard Daley isattempting to prioritize the allocation of law enforcement and third-partysecurity firms throughout the city. The clear impact on our global economy iseminent and even England's BritishSecurity Industry Association (BSIA), which is advising organizations who maybe contemplating cutting back on security during these uncertain economic timesto think again.
Recession-relatedcrime only highlights the need for investment in tight security measures to notonly prevent crime but also curb the financial, physical and emotional impactthat becoming a victim of crime can have. Many private and public sectors maydecide to cut back on security when times get tough but realistically this isthe time when even increased security makes more sense. BSIA CCTV SectionChairman, Pauline Norstrom, said, ?According to recent media reports, somelocal authorities may be contemplating cutting back on their proactive CCTVmonitoring provision. Such a decision should not be taken lightly. A withdrawalof funding will leave town and city centers vulnerable to what can be seriousincidents to which a CCTV operative could previously have quickly responded.The Police and emergency services will not receive the timely information theyrequire to make prevention decisions and target their resources. This can leavepeople and assets at a higher level of risk.?
What a difference a recession makes.
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