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The Forgotten Threat: Private Policing And The State, Elizabeth E. Joh
The Forgotten Threat: Private Policing And The State, Elizabeth E. Joh
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
What do Disneyland, the Abu Ghraib U.S. military prison, the Mall ofAmerica, and the Y-12 nuclear security complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee have in common? They have wildly different purposes, but they share a common characteristic as employers of private police. This answer-indicative of the prevalence and numbers of private police today-would have struck the nineteenth -century observer as evidence of a gross failure by the state. Yet that reaction, in turn, would seem odd to us. Vocal support of private police can be found among public police chiefs, lawmakers, and even President Bush.
What kinds of criticisms were once …
Transnational Federalism: Problems And Prospects Of Allocating Public Authority Beyond The State (The Earl A. Snyder Lecture In International Law), Jost Delbruck
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
The Earl A. Snyder Lecture in International Law