Reforming security industry training standards: an Australian case study

Timothy Prenzler; Rick Sarre; Dae Woon Kim

doi:10.1080/01924036.2017.1326392

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Reforming security industry training standards: an Australian case study

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Reforming security industry training standards: an Australian case study

Timothy Prenzler, Rick Sarre and Dae Woon Kim

International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Vol.41(4), pp.323-334

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2017.1326392

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security industry

private security

regulation

training

competency

standards

Australia

This article critiques recent developments in training in the Australian security industry. Regulation of the industry is state- and territory-based, with eight jurisdictions enacting purpose-built legislation. Training was a key area of reform in the 1990s and early 2000s, but standards remained fragmented until 2008 when the Committee of Australian Governments agreed on a national competency framework to be implemented by 2010. However, despite the adoption of a common curriculum for core security tasks, the project derailed spectacularly in terms of consistency of standards, as revealed by a number of major inquiries and associated sources. This article analyses the reasons for this situation and recommends an alternative model to optimise competency standards in security work that includes much greater specificity in hours of instruction and in teaching and assessment methods. The lessons from this study have wider application given that deficits in security training appear to be a common problem internationally.

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Title: Reforming security industry training standards: an Australian case study
Authors: Timothy Prenzler (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Rick Sarre (Author) - University of South Australia
Dae Woon Kim (Author) - Yeungnam University, Republic of Korea
Publication details: International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Vol.41(4), pp.323-334
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1080/01924036.2017.1326392
ISSN: 0192-4036
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450707302621
Output Type: Journal article

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