| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 252 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Table of legislation anf cases; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Part 1 Understanding Private Policing; 1 Theorising private policing; 2 Mass private property in Britain; 3 The 'security quilt'; 4 The security industry; Part 2 Private Policing in Operation; 5 Case studies in private security; 6 The security client; 7 The security company; 8 The security officer; 9 Private security and public policing; Part 3 Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
In recent years there has been massively increased demand for the services of the private security industry, which has now assumed a far greater role in policing areas that were once the sphere of the police -- for example, shopping malls, leisure parks and transportation terminals. This book provides a detailed account of the developments in urban planning, public policy and the commercial world which have promoted the development of private security, and provides a unique examination of security teams in operation in three very different environments -- a shopping mall, a retail and leisure. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Private security services -- Great Britain.
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Private security services. |
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Great Britain. |
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Police, Private -- Great Britain.
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Police, Private. |
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Public spaces -- Great Britain.
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Public spaces. |
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City planning -- Great Britain.
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City planning. |
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Retail trade -- Security measures -- Great Britain.
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Retail trade -- Security measures. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wakefield, Alison. Selling security. Cullompton, Devon, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan, 2003 1843920492 (DLC) 2004272863 (OCoLC)52565158 |
| ISBN |
9781134034512 (electronic book) |
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1134034512 (electronic book) |
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9781843924852 (electronic book) |
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1843924854 (electronic book) |
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1843920492 |
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9781843920496 |
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