Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
Global Perspectives
Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 340 g
ISBN: 978-0-367-58869-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
This volume brings together research on regulatory regimes and strategies from around the globe, covering both the large private security sector and the expanding area of public sector ‘non-police’ protective security. It examines the nature and extent of licensing and monitoring, and the minimum standards imposed on the industry by governments across the world. The chapters in this book were originally published in the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface Introduction 1. The Growth of Privatized Policing: Some Cross-national Data and Comparisons 2. The Proliferation of Private Security Agencies in South Africa and its Concomitant Effect on Crime Prevention and Crime Reduction 3. The private security complex and its regulation in Africa: select examples from the continent 4. Reforming security industry training standards: an Australian case study 5. The Taming of the Japanese Private Security Industry 6. The evolution of security industry regulation in the European Union 7. Critiquing the regulation of private security in the United Kingdom: views from inside the sector 8. Common past - different paths: Exploring state regulation of private security industry in Eastern Europe and post-Soviet republics 9. Private security services regulations in the United States today