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Through June 18th, it was reported that there have been 42 security officers murdered to-date in 2021. A total of 123 had been shot in that same period of time.  Compared to last year (2020) [...]

The healthcare accreditation agency, The Joint Commission, recently announced that they are making changes to the standards with regards to violence in the workplace. These new changes will [...]

There is an active movement to defund the police in some cities across the country. There is also the recent issue where qualified immunity was stripped from police officers in some states, and [...]

As the COVID 19 Pandemic seems to be slowing down, and many of the restrictions that were put in place last year have been lifted, there is a noticeable increase in the number of cases of people [...]

According to the 2020 Retail Violent Fatalities Report recently published, there were 523 fatalities in the retail settings, which was a 40% increase in cases over 2019. This is an all-time [...]

As with everything, the ways of private security are changing, and one of those changes involve adding K-9 teams to the security department. Security K-9 Teams For the most part, the use of K-9 [...]

Did you know that Security Officers are involved in a Use of Force incidents every 3.44 hours, and that that there was nearly a 300% increase in security officer deaths in 2020, as compared to [...]

Security officers face criminal liability often as part of their jobs, and it is critical that your security officers have the proper training, experience, and mindset to perform their jobs. [...]

There is no doubt that the police officers in our communities are an especially important resource that we can call on in the event of an emergency.  That being the case, what could possibly go [...]

The excessive use of force with regards to security officers is one of those subjects that can vary a lot, and result in severe injuries or even death. In most cases there will likely be civil [...]