The Importance of Private Security Guards

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Noelle King: Is there an understanding that if we didn't have private security guards in the United States, we would see a lot more crime or is even that sort of unproven? Alana Semules: It does seem like there has to be some sort of tipping point where they realize this is what we need. Today's show was produced by Miles Bryan and edited by Matthew Colette.

The three biggest private employers in North America are Walmart, Amazon, and a security firm you’ve maybe never heard of: Allied Universal. Time’s Alana Semuels explains the rise of poorly trained and poorly paid private security guards across America.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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