Security Laws, Policies & Methods
If you are looking for an legal advice on a matters involving security laws, policies and methods, Dr. James F. Pastor is uniquely qualified to help.
We can help you resolve matters that relate to security and legal exposures. Do you struggle keeping your brand or your workplace safe while simultaneously minimizing adverse impacts on the organization, the culture, work processes, or the bottom line? Do you worry about how recent legislation, government regulations, or liability exposure will affect your brand, your work processes, or your profit margin? Whether you are struggling with new policies, such as Food Defense, Workplace Privacy, Workplace Violence, Gun Laws or any number of policies that enhance workplace or brand protection, we can help you.
Due to the nature of security, many
diverse legal subjects may be relevant. Each legal discipline relates, often in a significant and unique way,
to the issues commonly confronted within the security industry and
within
companies doing business in America. Dr. Pastor has the credentials, experience and the ability to help.
As a former security officer and former tactical police officer, Dr. Pastor has an excellent sense of the causal circumstances and the effects of crime and misconduct. From a policy perspective, he has been inolved in hundreds of situations involving critical policy decisions. As an attorney, he has drafted and negotiated security contracts, security post orders, and security
policies. He has represented four security firms. He was also Legal Counsel and Operational Auditor for SecurityLInk, then the largest privately held security alarm firm in the country. In addition, Dr. Pastor has conducted numerous training programs designed to limit crime and the legal exposures from crime. In an academic capacity, he teaches legal and crime reduction classes to security and police professionals. Dr. Pastor is also the author of Security Law and Methods. This case book is designed to articulate security best practices and relevant legal principles. He is also the author of Privitization of Police in America. This book is a groundbreaking analysis of private security in relation to its legal and functional work product. His new book is an insightful and provocative analysis portending the increase in extremist violence in contemporary America. This book entitled: Terrorism and Public Safety Policing describes the impact of terrorist and extremist violence, and certain pragmatic ways to protect against it. Click on below images to review sample powerpoints on certain security law issues:
Partly because of the broad range of legal subjects
covered with the term "Security Law," the answers to concerns
raised by crime and misconduct are difficult to obtain. When considering advice on security procedures and policies, it is critical to work with individuals who have substantial security experience, legal accumen, and professional credentials. While some attorneys are versed on these issues, most do not have this niche and focused experience to adequately provide advice and counsel. Indeed, this is the core of our business. We maintain an extensive array of case law and resources related to current court decisions. Further, we have an intuitive "sense" for security issues, which is based on decades of police, security, and legal work product and experiences. In this way, we focus on this multi-disciplinary subject with a consistent theme: the threat, incident and implications of crime. When you need focused legal advice for specific security related concerns, we can assist your company and/or work with corporate counsel related to the following areas:
- Workplace searches and privacy policies
- Food Defense Legislation and Regulations
- Weapons in workplace related to State Gun Legislation
- Premises liability from crime and misconduct
- Workplace violence indicators, policies and laws
- Terrorism indicators, policies and laws
- SAFETY Act & Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
- Security use force/ arrest policies
- Use of Force by proprietary or contract security officers
- Discrimination/Harassment within the workplace
- Workplace Violence/Domestic Violence within the workplace
- Interaction & Cooperation with Policing Agencies
- Risk Management through security, contract & insurance provisions
- Security Procedures & Policies within the workplace
These questions, and many others, are often raised
from crime or employee misconduct. These issues and implications were
developed in three ground breaking books by Dr. James F. Pastor. Click on images below to review these books:

Feel free to contact us to discuss how we can assist your company on security law matters.