PLACE OF PRIVATE POLICE IN SOCIETY - AN AREA OF RESEARCH FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

• NCJ Number: 30219
• Journal: Social Problems Volume: 21 Issue: 3 Dated: (1974) Pages: 438-453
• Author(s): T M BECKER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 16 pages
• Corporate Author: Soc for the Study of Social Problems
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF PRIVATE POLICE WITHIN THE GENERAL CONTEXT OF POLICING IN ORDER TO PINPOINT SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CREATING A RESEARCH DESIGN.

Abstract

THE DEVELOPMENT, GROWTH, AND PRESENT DAY FUNCTIONS OF PRIVATE POLICE ARE DISCUSSED, AS WELL AS THE EXTENT TO WHICH PRIVATE POLICE ACTIVITY IS REGULATED. THESE COMPONENTS ARE ANALYZED WITHIN A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK THAT FOCUSES UPON THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICE RESEARCH AND FOR SOCIETY ARE SUGGESTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)