Professionalism and Private Security Archives

Company Values – Employee Safety

January 9, 2015

Threats to employee safety in the workplace can resonate from anybody who has access to a company. This includes contractors, members of the public, clients, employees, employees’ friends and families, and also untrustworthy security guards. Employee safety cannot be achieved by simply hiring the cheapest private security company, but it can be achieved by hiring the private security company that puts clients first and invests in their security personnel. As a business owner, it is important to demonstrate an interest in keeping employees as safe as possible. The best private security officers help employees stay safe by being alertly present, easily accessible, and actively monitoring the property. (more…)

Criminal Justice Students as Private Security Guards

December 12, 2014

Professionalism and Private Security, Security Best Practices for Businesses

Criminal justice has become one of the most popular fields of study for college students in the United States. Many criminal justice undergraduate and graduate students pursue careers with local, state, and federal law enforcement and correctional departments and agencies. Whether criminal justice students are interested in working for their hometown police department, a maximum security prison, or with the United States federal government, working as a private security officer can teach valuable lessons that can be utilized in the future. (more…)

Successful Private Security Companies Hire Veterans

November 20, 2014

Professionalism and Private Security, Security Best Practices for Businesses

With a turnover rate which is well above average, the field of private security struggles to maintain a steady and consistent workforce of officers. Many of the unsuccessful private security companies will focus on hiring those individuals who will work for the cheapest rate. This is an unsuccessful hiring practice which negatively affects both the security guards and the private security company. The best hiring practices are ones that hire veterans. When a private security company chooses to hire veterans, it helps to maintain stability within the company. Additionally, veterans offer many different abilities and skills which make them ideal candidates for a position within a private security company. (more…)

Don’t Hire Cheap Security Services

November 6, 2014

Professionalism and Private Security, Security Best Practices for Businesses, Security Guard Services

Private security guards are considered peace officers by law. This means that although private security guards are not able to make arrests, they can, and usually do, confront potentially dangerous and risky situations. These situations could be suspicious or criminal activity which is displayed on the client’s property. It is important that these scenarios are properly handled by both the security officer on the ground and the executive management team in the office. Hiring cheap security services creates a massive safety risk which can put clients’ assets, personnel, and property at risk. Cheap security is poor security. (more…)