NCJ Number
69973
Date Published
1979
Length
0 pages
Annotation
This security officer training program, consisting of six videotapes and accompanying slides, discusses procedures manuals, gate duties, radio communications, telephoning, reporting, observing, and kinds of crime.
Abstract
Basic security tasks such as controlling lock and key systems and protecting restricted areas against unlawful entry are discussed, and guidelines for personnel disciplinary action and public relations are set forth. Primary and secondary responsibilities for security guards charged wiih gate duties are also discussed and some patrol techniques are outlined, including alternating patrol patterns and reporting observed discrepancies or safety hazards. Other topics are telephone procedures, radio communications, security hazards reports, parking control systems, alarms and medical emergency checklists. The course provides guards with pointers on logging, report writing (who, what, when, where, why, and how), and the four elements necessary for effecting a lawful arrest. The use of firearms or extreme or deadly force and the consequences of civil and criminal liability are also discussed. The importance of developing powers of observation is emphasized since officers are likely to have to describe a criminal or provide a crime scene sketch. Finally, officers are told what to do after a burglary has taken place, how to conduct a field inquiry, how to deal with prowlers and loiterers, and what procedures to follow in the event of robbery and theft, assault and battery, and employee theft. Labor disputes, bomb threat procedures, and Federal law and explosives are discussed. A quiz covers major points emphasized in the cours.