Private Security and the Law
Description
Key Features
- Authoritative, scholarly treatise sheds light on this increasingly important area of the law
- Historical background helps readers understand the present by seeing the full context of recent developments
- National scope provides crucial parameters to security practitioners throughout the US
- NEW TO THIS EDITION! A chapter on the legal implications of private contractors operating in war zones like Afghanistan, updated coverage of statutory authority, updated coverage of state and federal processes of oversight and licensure, special analysis of public-private cooperative relationships in law enforcement
Readership
Students in Physical Security, Security Management, and Criminal Justice programs in traditional and for-profit schools; security professionals; law enforcement
Table of Contents
1. Historical Foundations of Private Security
Introduction: The Concepts of Self-Help and Self-Protection
Historical Foundations
Coming of Age: Private Security
Contemporary Private Security
Discussion Questions
Notes
2. Regulation, Licensing, Education, and Training
Introduction: The Impetus for Increased Regulation
Federal Regulation
State Regulation
Ethical Considerations
Summary
Discussion Questions
Notes
3. The Law of Arrest, Search, and Seizure
Introduction
Constitutional Framework of American Criminal Justice
Arrest and Private Sector Justice
The Law of Search and Seizure: Public Police
The Law of Search and Seizure: Private Police
Challenges to the Safe Harbor of Private Security
Constitutional Prognosis for Private Security
Summary
Discussion Questions
Notes
4. Civil Liability of Security Personnel
Introduction
The Nature of Civil Liability
Classification of Civil Wrongs/Torts
Remedies under the Civil Rights Act: 42 U.S.C. §1983
Summary
Discussion Questions
Notes
5. Criminal Liability of Security Personnel
Introduction: The Problem of Criminal Liability
Defenses to Criminal Acts: Self-Help
Summary
Discussion Questions
Notes
6. The Enforcement of Laws and the Collection, Preservation, and Interpretation of Evidence
Introduction: Private Security’s Role in Enforcing the Law
Defining Criminal Liability
Classification of Criminal Offenses and Related Penalties
Specific Types of Crimes and Offenses
Summary
Discussion Questions
Notes
7. Public and Private Law Enforcement
Introduction: The Relationship between the Public and Private Sectors
Positive Programs on Interaction and Cooperation
Recommendations
Summary
Discussion Questions
Notes
8. Selected Case Readings
Introduction
Notes
Appendix 1: Florida Statutes (2010)
Appendix 2: List of Associations and Groups
Appendix 3: Sample Forms
Appendix 4: The Law Enforcement-Private Security Consortium, Operation Partnership: Trends and Practices in Law Enforcement and Private Security Collaborations 119-122 (2005)
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 640
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 2011
- Published: October 13, 2011
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9780123869234
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780123869227