ABSTRACT
Introduction 105 Police and Security Cooperation: A Short History 106 Two Case Studies in Policing Major Events: Sporting Venue Cooperation 107 Caution: Is Regulation Keeping Up? 109 Legal Frameworks 110 Conclusion 112 References 112 About the Author 113
Owing to the rise in the number of public/private policing partnerships over the last three decades, private sector security personnel are now involved in a vast array of “policing” responsibilities on a daily basis, and are regularly engaged in tasks (in a partnership capacity) that have traditionally been seen as solely police responsibilities. e roles shared today include not only more traditional police roles, namely surveillance, investigation, crowd control, prison escorts, court security, guarding, and patrolling, but also proactive crime prevention, risk management and assessment, weapons training, crime scene examination, assistance with forensic evidence gathering, information technology advice, hi-tech systems development, and communications support. In summary, the private sector continues to expand signicantly (Sarre & Prenzler, 2009). e trend toward partnership models of public/private policing shows no signs of abating (Sarre & Prenzler, 2011).
