Minimize Security Company Insurance Costs & Liability: A Road Map for Security Personnel Running any sort of business comes with a degree of risk. Yet the amount of risk for running a security guard firm can be significantly greater than,
At the time of this writing, there have been 52 US school shootings in 2015. 30 people have been killed, 53 others have been injured. The most recent and bloodiest of the year was at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg,
On September 3rd, a shopper at a Whole Foods grocery store was violently assaulted by an armed security guard. The incident occurred at 9:45pm, ending with the victim in a pool of blood on the concrete outside of the store.
In today’s America, it is no longer uncommon to wake up to news of an aggravated attack, shooting, or terrorist event. Both Lafayette, LA and Nashville, TN have been recent hosts to theater shootings. On top of that, who can
Municipal Transportation Agency, or Muni, in San Francisco comes equipped with Muni workers as well as armed security guards. San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim argues that the days the transport system requires security guards to carry guns have come to
This past spring a suspect accused in at least a dozen bank robberies named Wossen Assaye sparked a massive manhunt after escaping from Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Assaye was allegedly able to take the security guard’s gun
Taking on the responsibility to guard other people is both honorable and risky. Situations can be evaluated in favor of either the protector, the protected, or even an attacker themselves. These circumstances can become especially tricky when children are involved,
Security professionals, like any professional, exist under a stereotype of expected personality, background, and skill sets. Security guards in particular can be perceived as a group coming from military or law enforcement backgrounds, which can make sense given the physical
Background checks are mandatory across the United States in a variety of capacities. In order to get a loan, rent an apartment, or adopt a pet, background checks are typically the norm to ensure the protection of all parties involved.
The prevalence of mass school shootings have desensitized the American psyche. While always tragic, their happening with some regularity is diminishing the shock value of such horrific events. The recent school shooting in the Seattle, WA suburb Marysville in October
