| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 474 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Private security services -- United States.
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Private security services. |
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United States. |
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Police, Private -- United States.
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Police, Private. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nemeth, Charles P., 1951- Private security and the law. 3rd ed. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, ©2005 0750677708 9780750677707 (DLC) 2005270247 (OCoLC)61278719 |
| ISBN |
9780080525099 (electronic book) |
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0080525091 (electronic book) |
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0750677708 (Cloth) |
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