06.18.2009 9:03 pm

Oversight of police working “private” security needs rethinking

A sign marks the headquarters of Hi-Tech Security, a private security company that patrols residential neighborhoods in the city. Elie Gardner/Post-Dispatch

A sign marks the offices of Hi-Tech Security, a private company that patrols residential neighborhoods in the city. Elie Gardner/Post-Dispatch

It’s no secret that many, if not most, police officers “moonlight.” Officers depend on overtime or off-duty jobs to supplement their…

Tags: community policing, eddie roth, private security, public safety, secondary employment, special taxing districts, st. louis metropolitan police department, St. Louis news

07.23.2008 4:17 pm

Private security. What’s it worth?

By Eddie Roth

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

security guard I had lunch to today with Richard Rosenfeld, the Curators Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Rosenfeld is smart guy and a serious figure in his field, who next year will become president of…

Tags: american society of criminology., eddie roth, private security, richard rosenfeld, terry korpal

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Oversight of police working “private” security needs rethinking

Private security. What’s it worth?

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