LEGAL PROBLEMS OF PRIVATE SECURITY FORCES

• NCJ Number: 29579
• Author(s): J J SULLIVAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER DELIVERED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CONFERENCE, WASHINGTON, D.C., OCT. 3, 1972

Annotation

THE SPECIAL LEGAL PROBLEMS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL WHO DO NOT HAVE POLICE POWERS ARE DISCUSSED IN THEIR MONOGRAPH.

Abstract

SECURITY PERSONNEL WITHOUT SPECIAL POLICE POWERS HAVE NO MORE OR LESS AUTHORITY THAN THE AVERAGE PRIVATE PERSON. THEY MAY, THEREFORE, RUN INTO SPECIAL LEGAL DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY OR ENFORCE THE LAW. THE ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE AREAS OF ARREST, SHOPLIFTING STATUTES, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, USE OF FORCE AND THE 1972 SUPREME COURT DECISION REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF HANDBILLS IN PRIVATE SHOPPING CENTERS.