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 operatives. The text delivers up to date information on the legal requirements witnessed by most security firms. In addition, it dwells heavily on the liability problems common to security operations, including negligence and tortious liability, civil actions commonly litigated, and strategies to
1 online resource (489 pages)
9780080525099, 0080525091
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Front Cover
Private Security and the Law
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. 1983
"Private" Applications of 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. 1990)
Marta Rivas and Alberto Rivas v. Nationwide Personal Security Corporation, 559 So. 2d 668, 15 Fla. L. Weekly D 871 (Fl. App. 1990)