Roles and responsibilities of public and private policing 1

Roles and responsibilities of public and private policing

Sonequa L. James

CJA 500

Tracy Webb, M.S., J.D.

June 29, 2008

Roles and responsibilities of public and private policing 2

Abstract
There is a direct relationship between public and private policing. As time change and with technology growing deterring crime does not rest only in the hands of public policing alone. Private policing is bridging the gap with public policing by assisting and deterring crimes via of prevention. Private policing comes in many forms to due to the advancement of technology when assisting the public police by hindering the act of crime. This paper will compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of public and private policing.

Roles and responsibilities of public and private policing 3 “The Baltimore County Police and Private Security Association was formed in 1987 in an effort to improve the relationship between the police department and private sector. By establishing lines of communications with organizations that share a common interest, a united front can be mounted to prevent crime in Baltimore County.” (Baltimore Co Police, 2008) In the past years there has been a negative stigma between public and private policing. Police officers encouraged these thoughts by using or speaking unethically when assisting private security with an arrest or investigating a crime. Over a period of time with technology growing and the fiscal impact of the ecomony criminals are becoming more and more advanced in committing crimes to survive. Companies and families are taking precaution in protecting their assets and valuables by using private security technology to deter becoming a victim of crime. Private and public policing are banning together to deter criminal behavior and