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Hospital security is unlike security in any other industry or field and is also more regulated. As such, the hospital security jobs in general can be demanding, frustrating, and exhausting at [...]

Professional security practitioners have an obligation to research and fully comprehend what the laws are with concerns for workplace violence and a person’s right to possess a deadly weapon [...]

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 [...]

All too often I have had the opportunity to review security risks assessment reports completed by other “security experts”. It many cases it has always amazed me that businesses have retained [...]

Thousands of businesses have retained the services of contracted security guard services over the years. In many cases it was because they knew they needed some type of security, but did not know [...]

As promised, here is the form that private employers will need if they have proprietary security officers on staff.  The State of California requires that the employer now be registered with the [...]

Effective January 1, 2001, all proprietary security departments are required to register with the state Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS).  This is a new requirement, as in the [...]