NCJ Number
177347
Date Published
1998
Length
150 pages
Annotation
This text provides students with information on trends and issues, legal authority, and career opportunities in the private security industry, all from a Canadian perspective.
Abstract
The first chapter defines private security and describes how it is organized in Canada. It also identifies types of security services and products, analyzes the growth and revenue of the private security industry, explains why the private security industry has grown, and defines certain private security job positions. The second chapter focuses on the complexity and diversity of the private security industry, analyzes specific issues and challenges confronting the private security industry, and examines alternatives to current private security practices. The third chapter explains the concept of criminal law and defines arrest and detention. It also explains when a private citizen has the authority to perform an arrest and a search. This is followed by a discussion of the steps in a citizen's arrest, the definition of civil law, and an explanation of why civil law is important to those working in private security. Chapter four identifies and applies a five-step risk-management approach and explains how risk management fits into the overall security function. The next chapter identifies various industries that require private security, as well as the services provided by private security personnel. This is followed by a review of the various education opportunities available and descriptions of various strategies for seeking employment in the private security industry. The concluding chapter describes additional tools for researching the private security industry in Canada. A table of cases, a 102-item bibliography, and a subject index