Private Security Companies (PSCs) as a Piracy Countermeasure
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Private Security Companies (PSCs) as a Piracy Countermeasure. / Struwe, Lars Bangert.
In: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol. 35, No. 7-8, 08.2012, p. 588-596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Private Security Companies (PSCs) as a Piracy Countermeasure
AU - Struwe, Lars Bangert
N1 - Speciale Issue: Contemporary Global Maritime Piracy: Location, Trends, Issues and Countermeasures
PY - 2012/8
Y1 - 2012/8
N2 - Private Security Companies (PSC) are a part of the Best Management Practice in the shipping industry. The ship owners are using PSCs to protect their vessels against pirates, but protection of the vessels is just a part of the services that PSCs can provide. The services can be divided in four main groups: (1) security intelligence, risk assessment and consulting; (2) security services; (3) crisis response; and (4) intervention. While the use of PSCs may offer some deterrent value, the potential costs of hiring these firms would appear to outweigh the benefits. The argument in this article is that the use of PSCs works for the individual ship owners, but it is not a long term solution of the piracy problem unless they are used in a coordinated way by ship owners and the international society. In this way they can become an added value in the fight against piracy.
AB - Private Security Companies (PSC) are a part of the Best Management Practice in the shipping industry. The ship owners are using PSCs to protect their vessels against pirates, but protection of the vessels is just a part of the services that PSCs can provide. The services can be divided in four main groups: (1) security intelligence, risk assessment and consulting; (2) security services; (3) crisis response; and (4) intervention. While the use of PSCs may offer some deterrent value, the potential costs of hiring these firms would appear to outweigh the benefits. The argument in this article is that the use of PSCs works for the individual ship owners, but it is not a long term solution of the piracy problem unless they are used in a coordinated way by ship owners and the international society. In this way they can become an added value in the fight against piracy.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - pirateri
KW - private sikkerheds firmaer
KW - lejesoldater
U2 - 10.1080/1057610X.2012.684660
DO - 10.1080/1057610X.2012.684660
M3 - Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 588
EP - 596
JO - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
JF - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
SN - 1057-610X
IS - 7-8
ER -
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