Liaison Cpp Study Group Presentation

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LIASION Linda Kirksey, CPP


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Hallcrest Studies

Hallcrest l

Selected in 1980 to conduct three-year

study of roles, responsibilities and

resources of private security and assess

the relationship between lawenforcement and private security


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Hallcrest Studies

Hallcrest ll

In 1990, selected to update Hallcrest l,

profile growth and changes, identify

emerging issues and present

recommendations.


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Major Research Questions

Roles-functions-contributions of private

security and public law enforcement

knowledge

The mutual expectation/ perceptions of

private security and law enforcement


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Major Research Questions

Communication/ cooperation between

private security and law enforcement

Competition and conflict between privatesecurity and law enforcement

Characteristics and standards of the labor

and technological resources of both.

Identification of emerging issues


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Perceptions

Contract Security Manager, police and

proprietary security managers rate privatesecurity firms poor in

Quality of personnel

pre-employment background checks,

training

supervision

familiarity with legal powers


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Perceptions

Law enforcement gave private security

a fair-to-poor rating in most areas

Proprietary security managers ratedtheir own operations as good

Contract security managers generally

gave poor ratings to the performanceof security firms in their geographical

area


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Perceptions (contd)

Both law enforcement and private

security managers felt that private

security was relatively effective inreducing the dollar loss of crime and

relatively ineffective in apprehending

criminals.


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Interactions

Law enforcement officers - professional

Private security personnel - non-

professional

Private security managers felt police

cooperated

20% law enforcement were satisfied

with the way security personnel handled

incidents


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Interactions

Private security assists law enforcement

investigations by

providing investigators undercover operatives

investigative accountants

photographic, CCTV or surveillance

equipment

money for rewards, buys, overtime pay and

information


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How to improve private security

Improve training

Improve personnel selection methods

Pay higher wages

Establish and improve licensing and

regulations


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How to improve public and

private sector relations? Closer cooperation

Management meetings

Understand respective roles

Information exchanges

Improving communication


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Security and police growth

contrasts 1990 - 2.4 private security officers for

every law enforcement officer

2000 - 2.8 - 3 to 1 ratio

Law enforcement profile

1990 623,000 officers

2000 684,000 officers


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Four Main Factors for Private

Security Growth

Workplace crime

Increasing fear of crime Decrease in Government spending

Increasing awareness of security

products and services as costeffective


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Proprietary vs. Contract Security

Advantage of Contract

less expensive

more flexible

more impartial


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Proprietary vs. Contract Security

Advantage of Proprietary

high quality

more control

more loyalty

higher prestige


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Major Security - Police Issues

Privatization

False Alarms

Police Moonlighting

Private Justice


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Privatization

response to burglar alarms

completing incidents reports when victim declines prosecution

files for insurance


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False Alarms

Constitutes 10%-30% of total volume

95% - 99% are false


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Police Moonlighting

81% of departments permit

150,000 officers regularly moonlight

Law enforcement executives oppose

conflict of interest situations

liability issues preparedness for duty problems


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Police Moonlighting

Three common methods for hiring

direct hire

department contracts with the firm

through union or association

Contract agencies Feel it is unfair competition


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Private Justice

Charging policies of prosecutors

Administrative delays in prosecution

Prosecutorial policy objectives

Differing goals of CJ and business

Freedom of Information Act and rules of

discovery

Unsympathetic attitude of courts to

business losses


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Economic Crime

Financially motivated crime with a direct

impact on the economy.


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Indirect Costs of Economic

Crime Effects on business

Effects on government

Effects on the public

Liability is the largest indirect cost of

economic crime for the last 20 years.


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Findings Recommendation,

Forecasts and Research Fear of crime results in increased

use of services

Frequency and cost of economiccrime will continue to grow

Private security will be younger and

better educated

Personnel screening needs

upgrading


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Forecasts and Research Decrease in armed personnel - by

2000 5% or less

By 2000 - 750 K contract VS. 410 Kproprietary

Security revenues

now 52 billion

by 2000 103 billion


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Forecasts and Research Private vs. public ratio almost 3 to 1

by 2000

Economic crime research needed Need to study the cost effective

benefits of security measures

National study of false alarms Security training

Guard Wages


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A key element in focusing the use of police and

security resources to address crime problems is

commonly called:

A. Data collection and analysis

B. Systematic evaluation of data available

C. Crime analysis

D. Analysis and feedback


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A key element in focusing the use of police and

security resources to address crime problems is

commonly called:

A. Data collection and analysis

B. Systematic evaluation of data available

C. Crime analysis

D. Analysis and feedback


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According to estimates, about 1/3 of all business

failures are caused by:

A. Thefts by outsiders (non-employees)

B. Thefts by employees

C. Mismanagement

D. Poor quality of product


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According to estimates, about 1/3 of all business

failures are caused by:

A. Thefts by outsiders (non-employees)

B. Thefts by employees

C. Mismanagement

D. Poor quality of product


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What was the most frequent recommendation

made by both law enforcement and security

managers to improve private security and their

working relationships with the police?

A. Higher entry-level pay

B. Upgrading quality of security personnel

C. A planned educational program involving

both police and private securityD. Requirement of being armed


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What was the most frequent recommendation

made by both law enforcement and security

managers to improve private security and their

working relationships with the police?

A. Higher entry-level pay

B. Upgrading quality of security personnel

C. A planned educational program involving

both police and private securityD. Requirement of being armed


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The most frequently shared resource between law

enforcement and private security is:

A. CCTV and other surveillance equipment

B. Personnel

C. Buy Money for stolen goods

D. Reward money


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The most frequently shared resource between law

enforcement and private security is:

A. CCTV and other surveillance equipment

B. Personnel

C. Buy Money for stolen goods

D. Reward money


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The main objective of private security is:?

A. To apprehend those who steal property

from their firms

B. To protect assets and prevent losses

C. To assist police in investigation of crimes

D. To prevent unauthorized persons entry on

firms property


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The main objective of private security is:?

A. To apprehend those who steal property

from their firmsB. To protect assets and prevent losses

C. To assist police in investigation of crimes

D. To prevent unauthorized persons entry on

firms property


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The two major components of economic crime

have been:

A. Employee theft and corporate bribery

B. Fraud and embezzlement

C. White collar and ordinary crime

D. Computer and ordinary crime


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The two major components of economic crime

have been:

A. Employee theft and corporate bribery

B. Fraud and embezzlement

C. White collar and ordinary crime

D. Computer and ordinary crime


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What is the most frequently investigated crime by

private security?

A. Employee theft

B. Shoplifting

C. Bad checks

D. Embezzlement


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What is the most frequently investigated crime by

private security?

A. Employee theft

B. Shoplifting

C. Bad checks

D. Embezzlement


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