Selling security the private policing of public space

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 provid...

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Autor principal: Wakefield, Alison (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cullompton, Devon, UK ; Portland, Or. : Willan 2003.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3557933x*spi
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  • 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.