Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-199) and index.

Power, authority and the security officer : under-researched and under-estimated? -- Researching security officers -- The legal tools of security officers in England and Wales -- Nodes of governance : Pleasure Southquay and armed industries -- knowledge is power? : security officers -- 'Knowledge is power?' : security officers' understanding of their legal tools -- Universal legal tools : consent, coercion and commonsense -- Select legal tools : compliance, consent and commonsense -- Occupational hazards : too many masters, isolation and abuse -- 'I'm a security guard get me out of here!' : the cultural characteristics of security officers -- 'Big fish in little ponds', security officers and the policing of private and hybrid space.

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