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Outsourcing contract security can be an effective way to address strained budgets and limited
manpower resources, without sacrificing quality service.
When Municipalities Outsource
Contract Security
Guest Editorial by Charles Bohnen- Administrators feared that contract
berger, Vice President of Govern- security teams would lack train-
ment Services at Allied Universal® ing and discipline, they worried
that the perception of outsourcing
There was a time when munic- would cause problems among em-
ployees and elected officials, and
ipalities routinely dismissed some rank-and-file police profes-
the idea of hiring contract se- sionals viewed contract security as
curity services.
infringing on their turf.
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