Private Security and Domestic Violence: The Risks and Benefits of Private Security Companies Working With Victims of Domestic Violence

Private companies are increasingly involved in providing security for domestic violence victims, through partnerships with domestic violence services, security-technology companies, and governments contracting private companies. This book offers a world-first analysis of the risks and benefits of for-profit businesses engaging with this vulnerable and underprotected section of society. It provides insights on the dangers but also the potential benefits of increasing private sector involvement and outlines a potential model of regulation to successfully manage private security involvement with domestic violence victims.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 156 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Private companies are increasingly involved in the security of domestic violence victims, manifesting in various ways. This includes private security companies partnering with domestic violence services, the proliferation of security-technology companies targeting the domestic violence sector, and governments contracting private companies to provide security provisions for victims.

Private Security and Domestic Violence: A World-First Analysis of the Risks and Benefits of for-Profit Businesses Engaging with a Vulnerable and Underprotected Section of Society offers a comprehensive examination of the risks and benefits of private sector involvement with victims of domestic abuse. Based on original data gathered in Australia, this book provides valuable insights that are relevant on a global scale. It explores the dangers but also the potential benefits of increasing private sector engagement in addressing this critical issue.

The book offers a unique crossover of literature on private security, crime prevention, and domestic violence, providing a comprehensive understanding of the field. It is aimed at scholars, policymakers, and frontline workers within the domestic violence sector, documenting innovative collaborations and partnerships between the private, community, and governmental spheres. The book makes a strong case for the appropriate regulatory solutions to be implemented to successfully manage private security involvement with domestic violence victims.

By outlining the risks and benefits of this new form of security provision and presenting a potential model of regulation, the book provides a roadmap for improving how we address the chronically underprotected population of domestic violence victims. It will be of interest to criminology and criminal justice students and researchers engaged in studies of abuse, domestic violence, violent crime, victims, victimology, crime prevention, and security.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367784713