Corporate Security in the 21st Century: Theory and Practice in International Perspective (Crime Prevention and Security Management)

Kevin Walby thanks Seantel Anaïs for all her cheer and imagination. He also thanks Craig Walby, Rose Walby, and Michael Walby for so much support over the years. Randy K. Lippert acknowledges loving support of Francine Lippert while co-editing this volume. Heartfelt thanks also to Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Governing Every Person, Place, and Thing — Critical Studies of Corporate Security....Pages 1-13 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Corporate Security at Ford Motor Company: From the Great War to the Cold War....Pages 17-38 Beyond the Regulatory Gaze? Corporate Security, (In)Visibility, and the Modern State....Pages 39-55 The Private Eyes of Corporate Culture: The Forensic Accounting and Corporate Investigation Industry and the Production of Corporate Financial Security....Pages 56-77 The Politics of Corporate Security and the Translation of National Security....Pages 78-94 Front Matter....Pages 95-95 Corporate Security: Governing through Private and Public Law....Pages 97-115 Expertise and the Professionalization of Municipal Corporate Security in Canadian Cities....Pages 116-133 Operational Risk and Reputational Compromise: Managing the Militarization of Corporate Security in Iraq....Pages 134-154 Relationships and Conflicts in University Corporate Security Networks....Pages 155-173 Corporate Security, Licensing, and Civil Accountability in the Australian Night-Time Economy....Pages 174-195 Front Matter....Pages 197-197 Trends and Issues in Corporate Security Practice and Regulation in Australia....Pages 199-215 Corporate Security and the Stratum of Security Management....Pages 216-234 Corporate Security and Enterprise Risk Management....Pages 235-253 Crime and Security Liability Concerns at Shopping Centers....Pages 254-275 Back Matter....Pages 276-279 This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and global context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century and affecting an increasing number of people inside and outside of corporations, this is one of the first books to examine corporate security practices in multiple countries and from multiple perspectives. Bringing together key international scholars from sociology, criminology, political science, critical security studies, international relations, and law, the contributors reveal corporate security practices as diverse, complex, and theoretically-stimulating, and explore a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization and strategies of securitization. Providing an enlightening discussion of the implications of corporate security practices for legal, social, and political theory, this book reveals how these practices are conceived, organized, and managed, and assesses the consequences of more spaces, people, and organizations being governed through corporate security. -- Provided by publisher This interdisciplinary collection places corporate security in a theoretical and international context. Arguing that corporate security is becoming the primary form of security in the twenty-first century, it explores a range of issues including regulation, accountability, militarization, strategies of securitization and practitioner techniques.