Public and Private Policing

They are trained to interpret the law to the victims and even translate the charges given against an offender

The public police officers also have powers to execute warranty . They can protect any suspect or offender in a court of law before he or she is proved guilty . The private security officers on the other hand may not have the full authority in executing warrants according to police services Act (Gerden , 1998

Another difference in role and responsibility between public and private policing is that the private officers during policing have

less contact with the public as compared to public police officers . For example private security officers ' especially private investigators perform their duties behind the scenes actions . Their roles and responsibilities varies from making telephone calls in the office to following and recording the movements of individuals , detecting theft and fraud , gathering evidence and making court appearances (Michael 1995 . The public officers in most cases don 't perform activities such as monitoring the movements of individuals in to detect crime Their major role is to arrest any suspect who will then make statement in their officers

Some public police officers work with private officers together Public police officers for instance may work with security guards as part of their civilian personnel . This shows that the public and private officers at times perform similar functions . Some private security officers have been deployed to guard territories together with public police officers . However the powers of private security officers are restricted . They are rendered useless immediately their license is withdrawn . All private investigators and security guards working for an agency must be licensed by the province or territory (Mary , 1995 . Each jurisdiction has its own Act dealing with private investigations and security guards . The act regulates the powers of the private police officers...