Security law and methods / James F. Pastor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pastor, James F., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private security services--Law and legislation--United States.

Private security services.

Premises liability--United States.

Premises liability.

Facility management--Law and legislation--United States.

Facility management.

Data protection--Law and legislation--United States.

Data protection.

Offenses against the person--United States.

Offenses against the person.

Terrorism--United States--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (628 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Security Law and Methods examines suggested security methods designed to diminish or negate the consequence of crime and misconduct, and is an attempt to understand both the legal exposures related to crime and the security methods designed to prevent crime. The clear and concise writing of this groundbreaking work, as well as its insightful analysis of specific cases, explains crime prevention methods in light of legal and security principles. Divided into five parts, Security Law and Methods discusses the topics of premises liability and negligence, intentional tort

Contents:

Front cover; Title Page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One Premises Liability and Negligence; 1 Introduction; SECURITY LAW AS A DISCIPLINE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; CRIME, CRIMINOLOGY, AND SECURITY LAW; CONTEMPORARY CIRCUMSTANCES; NEGLIGENCE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES; PRE-INCIDENT ASSESSMENTS; POST-INCIDENT ASSESSMENTS; LEGAL DEFENSES AND THEORIES; 2 Negligent Employment Claims; NEGLIGENT HIRING; NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION, TRAINING, AND RETENTION; NEGLIGENT ENTRUSTMENT; 3 Investigative Cases and Methods; NEGLIGENT INVESTIGATIONS

Part Two Intentional Torts and Claims 4 Torts of Physical Nature; A. ASSAULT AND BATTERY; B. FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, AND MALICIOUS PROSECUTION; C. TRESPASS; 5 Torts of a Personal Nature; A. DEFAMATION; B. INVASION OF PRIVACY; 6 Workplace Violence Cases and Methods; CAUSE OF ACTION AND STATISTICS; CASES; 7 Sexual Harassment; CAUSE OF ACTION AND ELEMENTS; Part Three Agency and Contracts; AGENCY AND RESPOND EAT SUPERIOR; CONTRACTS; NOTES; 8 Agency and Related Theories; CASES; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 9 Contracts; A. INSURANCE; ASSAULT AND/OR BATTERY; B. SECURITY SERVICES CONTRACTS

C. LANDLORD-TENANT Part Four Legal Authority and Liability; ARREST POWERS; CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POLICING PRINCIPLES; EXCEPTIONS TO THE FOURTH AMENDMENT; USE OF FORCE PRINCIPLES; ARREST POWER STANDARDS; LICENSING STANDARDS; ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS; NOTES; 10 Off-Duty Police; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; 11 Special Police/Private Security; DISCUSSION QUESTIONS; Part Five Terrorism and Future Issues; 12 Terrorism Cases; 13 Terrorism Statutes and Indicators; STATUTES; TERRORISM INDICATORS; 14 Conclusions and Future Issues; TERRORISM ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

TERRORISM DEFINITIONS NOTES; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7506-7998-0

1-280-70812-3

9786610708123

0-08-046593-5

OCLC:

476027816