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We maintain an index of publications and papers in order to help disseminate, discuss, and improve important ideas in the area of public safety, and the national trends regarding neighborhood and private policing . If you would like to submit your paper for possible inclusion, please email the paper’s abstract to Officer Alan Byard, atbyard@aol.com
  1. Press release Sept. 2, 2010 - Patrol Special President Alan Byard responds to the Boston report presented at the Sept. 1 police commission meeting.
  2. "Tale of Two Cities - San Francisco and Oakland" by Dr. James Pastor, professor and security consultant, supporting "para-police" agencies such as the Patrol Specials, as the best policing model. Published Sept. 1, 2010 in online magazine of ASIS International, the larges security organization in the world with over 40,000 members.
  3. Press Release August 30,  2010 - Boston report
  4. Press Release July 14, 2010 - Concerned residents and business owners urge Police Chief to rely on the privately-paid Patrol Special Police
  5. Press Release June 29, 2010 - Patrol Special Police Association Elects New Officers
  6. "In memoriam" to Officer Jane Warner.
  7. Letter June 7, 2010 from four Patrol Special clients welcoming new Police Commissioner Angela Chan.  Welcome also sent to new Police Commissioner Carol Kingsley on July 28, 2010.
  8. Patrol Specials invite San Franciscans to celebrate the life of Officer Warner June 6 and June 9.
  9. May 19, 2010 - Letter from San Francisco Libertarian Party in support of the Patrol Special Police
  10. Blog on proper role and effectiveness of private police and security working along with public police:  www.securelaw.blogspot.com
  11. April 15, 2010 - Patrol Special Police provide immediate resource to troubled entertainment businesses
  12. March 24, 2010 -  Patrol Special Police growing in popularity to supplement S.F.P.D. policing
  13. March 17, 2010 - Patrol Special Assistant Police Officer E. Tachihara returns to work after being injured while on patrol.
  14. March 15, 2010 - Op Ed Submitted to SF Chronicle
  15. March 15, 2010 - Alternate public safety resource available now while San Francisco police face cutbacks
  16. March 10, 2010 - City adopts enhanced protections for San Francisco Patrol Special Police
  17. January 30, 2010 SF Police Look For Private Funds KCBS News
    To listen to the story, click here.
  18. January 30, 2010 Press Release New Police Commissioner Jim Hammer keynotes Annual Luncheon of the Patrol Special Police on Thursday, January 28, 2010
  19. January 29, 2010 SFPD struggling to make budget cuts San Francisco Examiner
  20. Letter from Nick Dranias, Director, Center for Constitutional Government, Goldwater Institute, in support of Patrol Special Police January 19, 2010
  21. "Tired Cops: The Prevalence and Potential Consequences of Fatigue" Natl Institute of Justice Journal No. 248, 2002 (Ed. note: Patrol Specials typically do not work on overtime and possibly fatigued, as almost all off-duty public police do when they serve on extra security assignments)
  22. Merchants and residents celebrate one year of private patrols in Glen Park
  23. January 17, 2010 - "Plunder! How Public Employee Unions are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation." - new book by Steven Greenhut
    **More info here
  24. January 15, 2010 SFPD Chief Aims to Involve Community KCBS News
    To listen to the story, click here.
  25. Just over $2 million of taxpayer dollars spent on private security for Mayor Newsom, other city officials, and visiting dignitaries for the fiscal year 2008-2009 compared to other cities: Sacramento spends $90,000 on the mayor's security, $450,000 in Los Angeles, and $339,000 in Houston.
  26. (San Francisco, CA) Clients are highly satisfied with San Francisco Patrol Special Police, according to results of a comprehensive survey released by the patrol service today.
  27. Letters to the Editor
  28. What is the Proper and Beneficial Role for Public Police?  by Ann Grogan, 11-16-09
  29. "Managing in the Millennium: A matter of balance" by Carole Moore (first published on officer.com 10-21-09)
  30. Palo Alto Police hire security guards to patrol tracks where teens committed suicide.
  31. Providence, R.I.: A Model for Public-Private Partnerships in Emergency Management
  32. Report on the Patrol Special Police 11-21-09 - Excerpt Regarding Client Survey Long Form 12-18-09.doc
  33. SecureLaw, Ltd. - a firm led by Dr. James Pastor, noted author and consultant on private policing: http://www.securelaw.info/
  34. Publications discussing subscription-based patrol and restitution services: http://gil.guillory.googlepages.com/
  35. Video of Officer on Duty
  36. "San Francisco: Fog City Beacon for Public Justice, or Just More Foggy Thinking When it Comes to Policing?" by Ann Grogan, 8-25-09
  37. Summary notes of Public Safety Committee/Bd. or Supervisors' meeting: comments on failure of community policing; testimony of Police Chief - 8/12/09
  38. "Privatizing the Adjudication of Disputes" by Dr. Brian Caplan and Dr. Edward P. Stringham, June 2008, paper prepared conference in Israel.
  39. "Overlapping Jurisdictions, Proprietary Communities, and Competition in the Realm of Law" by Dr. Edward P. Stringham, September 2006.
  40. "Terrorism and Public Safety Policing: Implications for the Obama Presidency" by Dr. James Pastor: http://www.securelaw.info/terrismpublicsafetypolicing.htm. You may order this new book published August, 2009 at: http://www.routledge.com/books/Terrorism-and-Public-Safety-Policing-isbn9781439815809
  41. Florida City Considers Outsourcing Law enforcement.
  42. SF Voters Looking For Supervisor With Eye On Crime

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