SECURITY ARTICLES
OTHER SEGMENTS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT: SECURITY
GUARDS
Law enforcement is a very
broad area and it encompasses many things. People make the misconception
that law enforcement simply means police. While this is true, there are
other people besides police officers that play an active role in the
law enforcement world.
Lawyers and attorneys can
also be considered part of law enforcement. In the area of law enforcement,
the job of district attorney is a big job. This is the person who
prosecutes the people that the police arrest for breaking the law. If
these people do not do their job to the best of their ability, then the
person who has broken the law will be free to once again walk the streets
and possibly break the law again. Connected with this area of law
enforcement are the lawyers that defend those that are being charged with
some crime.
Another area of law
enforcement is that of security guards. If there was no crime, then we
wouldn’t need security guards or any other law enforcement personnel.
Security guards are people who are hired to protect stores and malls and
other businesses. These people do have the power to arrest law breakers in
some way - if a law has been broken, then a security guard has the power to
detain the person who has broken the law until the police arrive. They can
question the person in custody accused of breaking the law. There is a
misconception that these members of the law enforcement community are not
trained professionals, and they have been called "wannabe cops". This is
not the case. They do have to take part in some form of training from a
recognized institution. Therefore they should not be considered "wannabe"
anything.
There are other segments to
law enforcement as well, such as neighbourhood watch programs. The members
of these organizations work in conjunction with the police and other law
enforcement officials to ensure that the laws are not being broken.
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