Should private Security be tasked with policing as well as guarding,
and if so will it require greater powers of arrest in order to do so ?
Discuss in relation to Public order. |
Request for Question Clarification by
digsalot-ga
on
22 Apr 2003 10:35 PDT
What country are you in? The rules and regulations for private
policing differ from country to country in most of the English
speaking world.
In the US for example, qualifications to be a "security" guard are
quite low. A great number of them are uneducated, undereducated, have
little or no arms training and certainly very little legal or law
enforcement training. It is a minimum wage job in most cases.
Balance that against sworn police officers who in most cases need some
kind of higher education, such as college or police acadamys, are
trained in psychology, law and firearms use and are a professional
force well aware of their rights AND limitations.
Canada is different, Australia still different yet. I imagine the UK
has a third concept to work with. Your location would be a great
help.
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Request for Question Clarification by
umiat-ga
on
22 Apr 2003 15:48 PDT
Aside from the country involved, are you actually asking opinions on
whether Security Guards should be given the same powers as police?
Please flesh out your question a bit, especially in regards to how it
"relates to public order."
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Request for Question Clarification by
tutuzdad-ga
on
22 Apr 2003 18:11 PDT
I believe your question can only be answered accurately if you select
a specific and limited geographic in which such a suggestion could be
considered. This issues to be debated here range from the legal,
social and feasibility of such a suggestion, just to name a few. To
include the tens of thousands of US jurisdictions (or any other
country's many jurisdictions) would require the researcher to write a
voluminous paper just to discuss the process and the possibilities
alone - one way or the other.
Regards;
tutuzdad-ga
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Clarification of Question by
brothermt-ga
on
23 Apr 2003 09:13 PDT
Hi
My question is based on the United Kingdom and I will be very grateful
if your answers will be based or focused in the UK and the answer
should not exceed 4,000 words excluding references.
Thanks
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