Selling security : the private policing of public space / Alison Wakefield.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

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.

English.

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