Private security and the law /
PRIVATE SECURITY AND THE LAW is a textbook analysis of significant practices in the security industry that relate to law, regulation, licensure and constitutional dilemmas according to case and statutory authority. It is a treatise on the state of the law that governs the security industry and its o...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann,
©2005.
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Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 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
- Chapter 2. Regulation, Licensing, Education, and Training: The Path to Professionalism in the Security Industry
- Introduction: The Impetus for Increased Regulation
- Federal Regulation
- State Regulation
- Ethical Considerations
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 3. The Law of Arrest, Search, and Seizure: Applications in the Private Sector
- 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
- Case Examples
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 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. ʹ 1983
- "Private" Applications of ʹ 1983
- State Regulations as Providing Color of State Law
- Summary
- Case Examples
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 5. Criminal Liability of Security Personnel
- Introduction: The Problem of Criminal Liability
- Defenses to Criminal Acts: Self-Help
- Procedural Questions
- Summary
- Case Examples
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 6. The Enforcement of Laws and the Interpretation of Evidence
- Introduction: Private Security's Role in Enforcing the Law
- Defining Criminal Liability
- Classification of Offenses and Related Penalties
- Specific Types of Crimes and Offenses
- Evidence and Proof
- Summary
- Case Examples
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 7. Public and Private Law Enforcement: A Blueprint for Cooperation
- Introduction: The Relationship Between the Public and Private Sectors
- Positive Programs on Interaction and Cooperation
- Recommendations
- Summary
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter 8. Selected Case Readings
- Introduction
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Pendleton Detectives of Mississippi, Inc. 182 F.3d 376, (5th Cir. 1999)
- Arthur Letourneau et al. v. The Department of Registration and Education et al., 212 Ill. App. 3d 717; 571 N.E.2d 783 (1991)
- Stephanie P. Austin v. Paramount Parks, Inc., 195 F.3d 715 (4th Cir. 1999)
- Beverly Jean Whitehead, et al. v. USA-One, Inc., 595 So. 2d 867 (Ala. Sup. 1992)
- Burdeau v. Mcdowell, 256 U.S. 465; 41 S. Ct. 574; 65 L. Ed. 1048 (1921)
- State of Minnesota v. Jeffrey Scott Buswell, 449 N.W.2d 471 (Minn. App. 1989)
- Kelley et al. v. Baker Protective Services, Inc., 198 Ga. App. 378; 401 S.E.2d 585 (1991)
- Leroy Ross v. Texas One, 796 S.W.2d 206 (Tx. App.