Introduction to Security Measures

The history of security is fairly lengthy. Security has always accompanied organized civilizations for nearly as long as they have been extant. Initially, security was begotten from the need to protect important personages who, not infrequently, were in the private sector. Therefore, the history of security can be traced to the private security guards who were appointed to protect the Pharaohs and the rulers in Egypt. It is worth noting that these security personnel worked for those in the public sector, yet were themselves comprised of individuals from the private sector. In general, this trend would continue to this very day, in which there are currently private security companies engaged in services in which they are combating forces of ISIS for the public sector.
Perhaps the most notable security advancements to initialize within Westernization are found in the history of ancient Rome. The Vigiles Urbani was one of the first groups of security personnel. They were tasked with monitoring and providing security for the city (Hankering). However, there were also ancient Roman emperors who also had security personnel employed to maintain their own personnel safety, which is not surprising considering the history of political instability... The Vigiles Urbani also operated as firemen and were known to offer their services in this capacity as well (Historum). What is notable about this development was that it represented an evolving context for security. The Vigiles Urbani functioned somewhat like the police in their patrolling of the city, which is different than the previously mentioned context in which security functioned as protection only for royalty. This trend represents the democratization of security and its development as a means of securing ordinary citizens as opposed to those with political power.
The term watchmen originated as a means of describing early security guards in Westernization (Hankering). This term flourished throughout the dark ages as the two main paradigms remained deploying private citizens as security for both the private and public sectors (the latter typically in the form of the military or the police. Nonetheless, some fairly crucial developments in the history of security took place in England, beginning in the 13th century. Formal security measures such as creating and shutting village gates at dusk, as well as creating groups of private citizens to help police to pursue people were first utilized in England (Dyonder, 2009). England was also instrumental in…