NCJ Number
43246
Date Published
1973
Length
281 pages
Annotation
THE NEED FOR LICENSING AND TRAINING SECURITY OFFICERS IS DETAILED, FOLLOWED BY A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE FOR SETTING UP THE TRAINING PROGRAM, HIRING INSTRUCTOR, DEVELOPING CURRICULUM, AND STARTING A LICENSING BUREAU.
Abstract
ALTHOUGH FEW STATE AND LOCAL STATUTES COVER LICENSING OF SECURITY OFFICERS, THE GROWING USE OF PRIVATE SECURITY POLICE, MANY OF WHOM ARE ARMED, MAKES TRAINING AND LICENSING ESSENTIAL FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. IN ADDITION, SUCH TRAINING AND LICENSING PROTECTS THE SECURITY OFFICER. COMMUNITY APATHY HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. GENERALLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN BE ENLISTED TO HELP IN THIS ENTERPRISE AND IN MANY COMMUNITIES THE POLICE HAVE LED THE WAY IN ESTABLISHING SUCH TRAINING. INSTRUCTORS SHOULD BE HIRED FROM AMONG PRACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. A SAMPLE 98-HOUR COURSE, MEETING 14 DAYS FOR 7 HOURS EACH DAY, IS GIVEN. FIREARMS TRAINING IS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. THE FINAL SECTIONS COVER COMMUNITY REGULATIONS WHICH SHOULD BE ENFORCED, INCLUDING WEARING OF UNIFORMS, CARRING IDENTIFICATION WHEN ON DUTY, CONDUCT WHILE ON DUTY, AND COOPERATION WITH POLICE. WAYS TO ENLIST SECURITY OFFICERS TO EXTEND POLICE EFFECTIVENESS ARE DISCUSSED, INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF STOLEN CAR AND PROPERTY LISTS. APPENDIXES INCLUDE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS FOR A SECURITY OFFICER LICENSING BUREAU, A PLAN OF ACTION TO PUBLICIZE AND PROMOTE TRAINING AND LICENSING OF PRIVATE SECURITY OFFICERS, TEXT SUGGESTIONS FOR A MANUAL OF INFORMATION, AND AN OUTLINE OF THE SAMPLE 98-HOUR TRAINING COURSE.