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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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nemeth, Charles P., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, ©2005.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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&#4.