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Inmates Use Smuggled Mobile Devices to Make Their Voices Heard

Jan 04, 2011 -The ability of U.S. prisoners to get their hands on powerful, Web-connected smartphones has U.S. prisons worried and seeking ways to keep the devices out of inmates' hands or render them inoperable.

VIP Protection: Why Guards Have to Be Media Savvy

Jan 03, 2011 -Learning how to navigate the frenzied waters of today's press corps is a critical part of executive protection today.

Contractors Sign Private Security Contractor Code of Conduct

Nov 19, 2010 -A voluntary international code of conduct for private security companies is an initiative to improve oversight and accountability to an industry marred by allegations of human rights abuses.

VIEWPOINT: The Free-Market Solution to America's Policing Crisis

Sep 09, 2010 -The Great Recession has led some cities to experiment with civilian police employees and privatized police for lower-level policing tasks, but only one embraces the efficiency of the free market.

Study: Florida Armed Security Officers Need More Demanding Firearm Training

Sep 02, 2010 -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

Aug 10, 2010 -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

Jul 12, 2010 -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

Jun 15, 2010 -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

Feb 12, 2010 -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

Feb 10, 2010 -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.
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