NCJ Number
61689
Journal
Security Management Volume: 23 Issue: 10 Dated: (OCTOBER 1979) Pages: 6-7,9-10
Date Published
1979
Length
4 pages
Annotation
SECURITY TECHNIQUES FOR SPORTING EVENTS, DEVISED BY GREGG SECURITY SERVICE FOR THE THREE RIVERS MANAGEMENT CORPORATION LEASING TO THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES AND THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS IN PENNSYLVANIA, ARE NOTED.
Abstract
COMPLAINTS AGAINST SECURITY POLICE CAN BE ELIMINATED WITH PROPER PERSONNEL AND PROCEDURES WITHOUT THE USE OF POLICE IN GUARD UNIFORMS THAT DO NOT FIT INTO THE SPORTING ATMOSPHERE OF THE THREE RIVERS STADIUM. THESE BELIEFS ARE KEPT IN MIND WHILE CONDUCTING TRAINING CLASSES FOR SECURITY PERSONNEL. THE EMPHASIS OF TRAINING IS ON SERVICE AND CONSISTS OF A MINIMUM OF 16 HOURS FOR INITIAL CLASSES BEFORE BASEBALL SEASON AND 8 HOURS BEFORE FOOTBALL SEASON. INCIDENT REPORTS, TAUGHT IN THE COURSE OF TRAINING, ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH GUARD. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IN PREPARING INCIDENT REPORTS IS TO DERIVE SOLID INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT IN THE CASE OF A HEARING OR COURT PROCEEDINGS. IN ADDITION TO STANDARD SECURITY PRACTICES, THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE STADIUM HAS BEEN UPGRADED. THE GUARD FORCE AT THE STADIUM NUMBERS APPROXIMATELY 60 PERSONNEL PER EVENT, DEPENDING ON CROWD SIZE AND ADVANCE TICKET SALES. NINETY PERCENT OF THESE GUARDS ARE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE AVERAGE STRUCTURE OF THE FORCE IS 1 SUPERVISOR, 9 SERGEANTS, 3 ARMED GUARDS, AND 35 TO 50 REGULAR OFFICERS. AN OFFICER DISGUISED AS A CLOWN ENTERTAINS WHILE WATCHING FOR POTENTIAL TROUBLE AT EVENTS WHERE MANY CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED. (DEP)