Public security

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Contents 1 Definition 2 Framework 2.1 National 2.2 Regional 2.3 Local 3 Sub-sectors 3.1 Law enforcement 3.2 Intelligence and information sharing 3.3 Emergency management 3.4 Justice 3.5 Border security 4 Global public security 5 Public security business market 5.1 Consulting 5.2 IT integration and systems providers 5.3 Hardware and software manufacturers 5.4 Diversified civil industry 5.5 Diversified arms industry 6 See also 7 External links

See also public safety

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To meet the increasing challenges in the public security area, responsible public institutions and organisations can tap into their own intelligence to successfully address possible threats in advance. They optimise their internal structures, use synergies, and carefully balance costs and benefits of their measures.

[edit] Definition

Public security is the function of governments which ensures the protection of citizens, organizations, and institutions against threats to their well-being – and to the prosperity of their communities.

[edit] Framework

Organised crime and international terrorism are hardly deterred by geographical, linguistic, or financial barriers. Competence and administrative hurdles play into their hands. The latter has largely contributed to public security becoming an important political and economic issue, nationally as well as internationally. Politics, public organisations and businesses closely collaborate to guarantee public security and maintain a stable environment for economic prosperity. Although public security significantly contributes to the attractiveness of a location, the productivity of its people, and hence the overall success of an economy, the sector frequently suffers from low budgets, limited resources, and inadequate information systems. Large events, pandemics, severe accidents, environmental disasters, and terrorism attacks pose additional threats to public security and order. The police, federal police and border authorities nonetheless need to warrant the security of the country as a fundamental prerequisite for the domestic political ability to act. The quality and scope of potential threats have changed significantly, and the tasks and general framework for the police, federal police and border authorities have changed accordingly.

[edit] National

• Federal Ministry
• Federal Criminal Investigation Department
• Federal Police / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal Customs and Border Administration / U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Federal Agency for Technical Relief

[edit] Regional

• Federal State Ministry
• State Police e.g. Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts (US)
• County Police e.g. Fairfax County Police Department, Virginia (US)
• City/Town Police e.g. Bryan Police Department, Texas (US)
• Sheriff's Department

[edit] Local

• Mayor’s Office/Local Government
• Fire Brigade
• Municipal Public Affairs Office

[edit] Sub-sectors

Within Public Security five sub-sectors exists:

[edit] Law enforcement

Police Services:

• National/ Federal Police
• Regional / Local Police

[edit] Intelligence and information sharing

• Secret Services
• Intelligence / Investigative Services

[edit] Emergency management

Emergency Services:

• Police
• Fire Department
• Emergency Medical Service
• Rescue

[edit] Justice

Justice Services:

• Ministry of Justice
• Courts
• Judges
• Prisons
• Forensic

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[edit] Border security

Interior services:

• Port and Border Authorities
• Coast Guard
• Customer Services

[edit] Global public security

See also: Criminal justice system

• There are ever new hot spots and crises representing new challenges for public security globally
• A worldwide collaboration across all areas of public security becomes ever more important due to global threats
• The vision of politics and the industry is maximum integration of all organisations and systems
• This vision is reflected in the past, current, and expected future investments
• International congresses and fairs are also dominated by issues of optimal integration / collaboration

[edit] Public security business market

Public security is gaining international significance, hence offering a substantial marketing potential for public security products. Main competitors in the Public Security market for services and products can be slit into five different parts:

[edit] Consulting

Booz Allen Hamilton, Capgemini Consulting, Deloitte Consulting, PA Consulting Group, Public Consulting Group, Steria Mummert Consulting, Washington Group International

[edit] IT integration and systems providers

Accenture, Atos Origin, BearingPoint, Capgemini, Perot Systems, Sapient, Steria

[edit] Hardware and software manufacturers

Cisco, CSC, EDS, HP, IBM, Microsoft, NEC, Oracle Corporation, SAP, Unisys

[edit] Diversified civil industry

DB Telematik, Daon, General Electric Security, Sagem Défence Sécurité, Siemens AG, T-Systems

[edit] Diversified arms industry

BAE Systems, EADS, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Rheinmetall, Thales

[edit] See also

• Homeland Security
• Public Safety
• Law Enforcement
• Justice

[edit] External links

• Murray N. Rothbard: The Public Sector, III: Police, Law, and the Courts aus For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto