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Private Security and the law
Private security operatives are held liable for their actions based on existing federal and state law. Potential liability for these operatives occur when attempting to stop or arrest criminals or when carrying out their daily operations. The most common … issues for private security operatives are assault and battery. In addition, private security operatives can be found guilty under vicarious liability for the tort of another and for a violation of 42 U.S.C. 1983 (Reid, 2017). An example of a recent court case involving private security operatives … recent court case involving private security operatives accused or found liable for a 42 U.S.C. 1983 violation and under vicarious liability for the tort of another is State v. Santiago (2009).
In this case, the defendant Luis Santiago was involved in a verbal altercation at the Coronado … upheld by the Court of Appeals on the premise……
References
FindLaw. (2010). State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Luis SANTIAGO, Defendant-Respondent. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nm-supreme-court/1001193.html
Reid, B. (2017, April 14). A Legal Overview of Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation. The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-legal-overview-of-section-1983-civil-rights-litigation_us_58f0e17ee4b048372700d793
Wakefield, J. (2018, April 19). As Alberta’s Private Security Industry Surges, What Happens When Guards Behave Badly? Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/as-albertas-private-security-industry-surges-what-happens-when-guards-behave-badly
Yee, M. (2018, June 24). Security Guard Liability. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/security-guard-liability.html
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