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Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
11/18/2010 - 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.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
09/09/2010 - 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.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
09/02/2010 - A study looking over 8 years of security officer gun discharges finds approximately 50 percent were accidental or irresponsible.
Security Services: Guards \ Security Officers
09/02/2010 - A study of security officer firearms discharges in the state of Florida demonstrate armed security officers need more demanding training. (Online Exclusive)
Beyond Print: Guards \ Security Officers
08/31/2010 - A New Jersey prosecutor has dismissed a felony assault charge against a security guard. The guard was indicted after a scuffle at his workplace resulted in an injury to a thief who had come to rob the facility. Recordings of the guard’s 911 calls led prosecutors to rethink the charge. Read the New Jersey prosecutor’s petition to dismiss the case.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
08/10/2010 - An overview of the most important and useful skill performed by a protective services agent.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
07/12/2010 - 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.
Intelligence: Guards \ Security Officers
06/28/2010 - After a high-profile incident in the Seattle area, should the security guard industry reevaluate its policy of "observe and report"?
Managing: Guards \ Security Officers
06/28/2010 - Discover how a security guard company implemented a program that increased profits, improved customer satisfaction, and earned some employees a raise in the process.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
06/15/2010 - 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.
Beyond Print: Guards \ Security Officers
05/28/2010 - The Federal Protective Service is falling short on monitoring the ability of its guards to protect federal buildings, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office. The government watchdog found once again that its investigators could sneak guns, knives, and fake bombs past contract security guards.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
02/12/2010 - 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.
Daily Headline : Guards \ Security Officers
02/10/2010 - 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.