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Private Policing

Private Policing is a form of policing distinct from public policing in that it is conducted by non-state actors, typically private security personnel operating under contractual agreements rather than public legal authority.

171

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8.6K

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174

Authors

114

Institutions

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2017–2026

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171

The Future of Policing

David H. Bayley, Clifford Shearing · Law & Society Review · 1996 · 631 citations

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Private Security: Implications for Social Control

Clifford Shearing, Philip Stenning · Social Problems · 1983 · 398 citations

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The Rebirth of Private Policing.

David Shulman, Les Johnston · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1993 · 345 citations

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The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection

Gary W. McDonogh, Diego Gambetta · Anthropological Quarterly · 1996 · 314 citations

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The Private Enforcement of Law

William M. Landes, Richard A. Posner · The Journal of Legal Studies · 1975 · 278 citations

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Authors

174

  1. CS
    Clifford Shearing

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    14 publications · 1.8K citations

    12

    h-index

  2. PS
    Philip Stenning

    Griffith University, Australia

    10 publications · 1K citations

    10

    h-index

  3. MK
    Mahesh K. Nalla

    Michigan State University, United States

    7 publications · 175 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. RS
    Rick Sarre

    University of South Australia, Australia

    6 publications · 217 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. JB
    Julie Berg

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    5 publications · 115 citations

    5

    h-index

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Institutions

114

  1. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    326 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Canada

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    213 citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    233 citations

  5. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    375 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    239 citations

  7. University of Portsmouth

    Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    374 citations

  8. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    200 citations

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Venues

  1. Policing & Society

    24 publications · 796 citations

    19

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 12 publications · 292 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Social Problems

    8 publications · 907 citations

    8

    h-index

  4. The British Journal of Criminology

    7 publications · 401 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. Journal of Criminal Justice

    5 publications · 305 citations

    5

    h-index

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