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Figure 1.3 The Criminal Justice System

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice

Statistics, http://www.bjs.gov/content/largechart.cfm.

Security is the last area of specialty in criminal justice. Security agencies have seen increased attention through Homeland Security (antiterrorism) initiatives since the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, in 2001. The �eld of security includes many aspects such as private security (guards, protection services, loss preven‐ tion, and investigations), cybersecurity (computer-based crime), corporate security (�nances, workplace violence, legal liability, health care issues, and risk assessment), as well as governmental security (executive security, inves‐ tigations, and reporting). Security agencies di�er greatly in their organizational structures. As discussed previ‐ ously, what works for one organization may be unwork‐ able for another. Since the security industry is one of the areas in criminal justice that can be in both private and public sectors, labeling this �eld as having only formal or informal organizational structure is impossible. Someone who works for a university campus security program may �nd a highly formalized organization similar to that of the police department in a local town or municipality. Another individual working as a private investigator

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