INFORMATION
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/13/2007 - Six DHS background screening programs are examined by the GAO and found to be duplicative of one another, resulting in widespread redundancies and other inefficiencies.
Beyond Print: Government Reports (GAO etc.)
08/13/2007 - Six DHS background screening programs are examined by the GAO and found to be duplicative of one another, resulting in widespread redundancies and other inefficiencies.
Beyond Print: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/10/2007 - The Texas Legislature has introduced a bill (S.B. 21) that would require owners, directors, and operators of daycare centers to submit their fingerprints for an FBI background check. Before being hired to work at a daycare center, all prospective employees must also undergo background checks. Employees may not work at the center until the check has been completed.
Book Reviews: Investigations
08/10/2007 - An excellent textbook that would be an equally useful reference for security managers and investigators in both the private and public sectors.
Technofile: Risk Management
08/10/2007 - A guide to conducting security risk assessments.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/10/2007 - A security guard refused a date from a senior manager and sued the company for sexual harassment.
Legal Report: Hiring \ Employment Issues
08/10/2007 - A company can be held liable for the discriminatory practices of a supervisor. In the case, an HR employee terminated an employee for missing work without permission.
International: Planning
08/10/2007 - A rise in security challenges such as crime, terrorism, and political instability makes it more important than ever that companies incorporate security plans into their core operations.
Legal Report: Surveillance
08/10/2007 - A new Wyoming law makes it a felony to intentionally and surreptitiously record images of people in an enclosed area where they have an expectation of privacy such as a bathroom, shower, or dressing room.
Book Reviews: Risk Management
08/10/2007 - Security and risk management are explained and tied together elegantly.
Book Reviews: Legal Issues
08/10/2007 - When it comes to serving as an expert witness though, the “dangerous” security professional is a huge asset, able to swing million-dollar judgments and carve out a lucrative niche.
Book Reviews: Guards \ Security Officers
08/10/2007 - Bodyguard Principles stresses how security and investigation are synergistic. Each chapter emphasizes the rationale behind, and the importance of, training.
Book Reviews: Terrorism
08/09/2007 - Topics include granting police powers to private security officers.