The increased use of private security contractors around the world has led to major changes in the nature and objects of policing itself. There is a growing awareness among professionals that policing is no longer merely a matter of crime prevention and the apprehension of offenders. It must now be understood as the establishment and maintenance of order, not simply the enforcement of law. Private Policing charts the development of social control mechanisms, both public and private. The contributors consider private policing from historical, ethical, legal and managerial perspectives, using a diverse range of case examples -- from Nicaragua, the Ford Motor Company and Disney World.This, the first comprehensive study of private policing, is an important contribution to criminology,
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