RT Article
T1 Suffering in Public? Doing Security in Times of Crisis
JF Social justice
VO 38
IS 1/2
SP 128
OP 145
A1 Briken, Kendra 1972-
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747156167
AB The article looks at the nature and evolution of the work of the private security guard, as of 2011. The author discusses the results of her 2009-2010 study of managers and employees at private security companies in Germany. She says the private security industry has expanded sharply in Germany and globally, citing factors including outsourcing. She notes that while security guard has become officially recognized as a profession in Germany, most private security guards continue to face contingent working conditions, with temporary contracts and low wages typical. She analyzes their work in the context of Taylorism, or scientific human resource management, and of the general conditions of service-sector work.
K1 Service sector
K1 Taylorism (Management)
K1 Temporary employment
K1 Contingent employment
K1 Sociology of work
K1 Private police
K1 Security personnel
K1 Private security services
K1 Employees
K1 Employment