Provides a comprehensive introduction to private security and covers the many and varied sectors and operations that comprise it. Taking a systems approach to exploring private and public security, Private Security in America provides a balanced treatment of practical examples, technology, history, documents, and research. Written in an engaging style, the book is easy-to-read and includes many tables, figures, graphs, photographs, illustrations, and more. It presents an unbiased view of a wide range of topics that makes it suitable for a wide range of readers with many points of view. An essential reference for professional security experts as well as the average reader seeking more information on issues related to private security.
This report of a study based on 30 months of research from 1980-83 documents the accelerated growth of private security resources in the past decade, discusses a fundamental shift of primary protection responsibility from the public to the ...
Private Security: Standards and Goals : from the Official Private Security Task Force Report
Private Security and Police in America
The Sixth Circuit commenced its analysis by surveying federal case law that had considered whether private security officers acted under color of state law, including Payton v Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Med Ctr, 184 F3d 623, ...
This first phase of the SFI partners with Pakistan, Honduras, the United Kingdom, Oman, Singapore, and Korea, and it will provide these governments with a greater window into potentially dangerous shipments moving across their territory ...
Law Enforcement, Policing, & Security
Private Security America: Ntroduction