"Private investigations: not a public inquiry". A historical criminological analysis of post-war developments in policy, regulation and nature of the private investigation industry in Belgium (1945-2020) Ghent University
Over the past decades, the increasing participation of private actors in the provision of security has gained more and more academic attention in Belgium. This scholarly evolution has led to advanced criminological debate, theory and concepts on the trajectory of frontline policing activities of the private security industry, such as manned guarding. However, it has largely neglected the development of a significant yet traditionally ignored ...