Evolution of Private Security

How private security has evolved, from its roots in Feudalism to its current state, and include supporting explanation.
Security has always been a constant preoccupation of human being. During times following the fall of the Roman Empire, there were no longer authorities to maintain order and security problems begin to arise. Governments could no longer ensure the security of the population and people began to organize their own security. That is the feudalism. Feudal society was based essentially on security and protection as it is said in (chap 2, P.32) ‘’ in early England, feudalism provided a very high degree of security for both the individual and the group’’. Lords became the primary providers of security. The system was that the king granted land to vassals that were important nobles in return for their help if needed, for example, nobles could provide soldiers to the king when there was war. At the population level, we could find some kind of police force where everybody was responsible of the community’s security. If there was a dangerous situation, everybody should get out and together they could repel or defeat criminals. During the transition to modernity that has provoked chaos and anarchy in many cities, new reforms have appeared to reestablish order and protect the population. Among these reforms, the most important was the concept of the supremacy of law over the arbitrary edict by King John. The importance of private security was reduced during this period in favor of the judicial system. However, the night watch continued and gates were close at night and, in addition, everybody was expected to pursue and bring the criminal to a judge or court. An important change occurs during the exploration period with the increase of merchants and the development of the urban. These situations have led to an increase of crimes and the need for security. Because there were no police agencies at this time, people were obliged to deal with the criminals by