Private security companies in the Caribbean : case studies of St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica
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2013
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Project Ploughshares, Waterloo, ON, CA
Abstract
Globalization has made borders porous, and the nature of security has changed. The studies in this report start with the premise of a “post-Westphalian” world, where private and public security actors sometimes compete, sometimes supplement each other’s activities, and sometimes work in tandem to grapple with interlinking elements of international and domestic security challenges. Strong regulation of private security companies (PSCs) by democratically controlled institutions can make a significant contribution to security and socioeconomic development in the Caribbean. The research describes and analyzes PSCs in each country, providing understanding of how PSCs fit into the CARICOM security architecture.
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HUMAN SECURITY, CARIBBEAN, PRIVATE SECURITY SERVICES, STATE SECURITY, REGULATION, RIGHT TO SECURITY OF PERSON, LEGISLATION, POLICING, HUMAN SECURITY, WEST INDIES, ST. LUCIA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, JAMAICA, WEAPONS, CARICOM