The thing is, it is important to choose the right level of security appropriate for the area, and not doing so can result in a major lawsuit! Oftentimes, companies/organizations hiring a security firm are more concerned with price than with service. As a result, they will choose the cheapest option and rely on the bare minimum, wrongfully assuming that the care minimum will help decrease liability should anything happen… and it will not!
Why? Well, if the issue goes to court, a judge can determine that the company/organization is liable due to negligence! Cornell Law School has a great definition of negligence, “A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances.