NEWS & ANALYSIS

Study: Florida Armed Security Officers Need More Demanding Firearm Training

A study looking over 8 years of security officer gun discharges finds approximately 50 percent were accidental or irresponsible.

Online Review: Advance: The Guide for Conducting a Protective Security Advance

An overview of the most important and useful skill performed by a protective services agent.

Stun-gun Use Again Under Scrutiny in U.S. and England

The use of stun guns is again a hot topic after three high-profile incidents in the past week, one involving the nephew of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Private Security Guards Block Media Access to Oily Beach

Private security guards blocked a local television reporter's access to workers cleaning up oil from a local public beach last Friday, directly contradicting claims from BP that it has not restricted media access to the ongoing clean-up operation.

Surveillance Camera Catches Violent Beating as Three Security Guards Watch

The vicious beating of one teenage girl by another inside a downtown Seattle transit tunnel as three private security guards watched has led the city's metro department to rethink its security policies.

Flier Distributed by Mall Security Seen as Racial Profiling

A flier distributed by a mall security supervisor in California demonstrates the fine line private security professionals must walk when notifying those they protect of perceived threats.

School Police Officers Allegedly Beat High School Student for Being Late

Outraged parents and a national civil rights organization are demanding an investigation into allegations made by a Philadelphia high school junior that two school police officers beat him for being late to school, according to .

Blackwater Participated in CIA "Snatch and Grab" Raids

The powerful private military contractor Blackwater regularly participated in covert "snatch and grab" operations of suspected Iraqi and Afghani insurgents with the CIA for two years, reports The New York Times.

Security Guards Protect Against Teen Suicide at Railroad Crossing

A rash of teen suicides has led the Palo Alto Police Department to hire private security to patrol a train crossing where the suicides occurred reports The San Jose Mercury News.

Security Guard Arrested for Threats Against Obama's Life and Contraband

A security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport has been arrested for allegedly telling a colleague that he would assassinate President Barack Obama as well as for contraband after police found 50 "cop-killer" bullets and a stolen rifle in his New Jersey home, reports New York's Newsday.
 

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