Gabbidon examined perceptions of students in a security administration class, asking reasons for taking the course, knowledge regarding the security field, career objectives and whether they considered working in the security field. He later asked whether their interest in working in the security field had decreased, increased or remained the same; whether their respect for the field decreased, increased or remained the same; and how they would rate the course in comparison to other criminal justice courses they had taken. This research was modified and replicated approximately 10 years later to determine differences in perceptions of security administration by contemporary criminal justice students. A small percentage (4 per cent) of the respondents reported their career objective was private security. Three in four (76 per cent) considered working in security, and most (93 per cent) reported an appreciable increase in respect for the security profession. A majority (80 per cent) rated the course as more interesting than other criminal justice courses they had taken. This article was developed from a paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.