Public-Private Partnerships in the Security Industry and Security Management
The War on Terror for the United States began after a sequence of attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. These terrorist attacks left the most powerful nation in the world on its heels and reeling from the audacity of al-Qaida to launch a terrorist attack inside our borders. Subsequently, these asymmetric events have redefined how we as a nation must revisit security strategies to secure our homeland.
Security industry and security management officials alike have banded together with the government to develop and implement effective strategic security solutions. For example, homeland security professionals around the country after 9/11 began to form partnerships with the private sector to close knowledge gaps. Academia stepped in and developed advanced homeland security courses for private and public first-line supervisors and homeland security seniors. From offering a security industry degree or security management degree to public safety or first responder degrees, colleges and universities created momentum for the post-9/11 era of public-private partnerships in the security arena.
Historically, the United States has depended on its geographic location as a natural defense against foreign intruders, and