Responsibilities of an Unarmed Security Officer
Upon completion of this chapter, the student will be able to:
Identify the functions, duties and responsibilities of an unarmed security officer.
Identify a security officer‘s responsibility to detect, deter and/or report incidents.
Identify and/or list five factors contributing to the effective performance of a security officer.
a. Preparing for patrol (e.g. equipment, uniform, pre-shift briefing, post orders, etc.)
b. officer and public safety concerns
c. Knowledge of patrol area(s)
d. Recognition of potential environmental, health & safety hazards
e. Observation skills
f. Mental & physical preparedness
4. Identify effective patrol techniques of a security officer which may include, but are not limited to the following.
a. Mobile patrol
b. Foot patrol
c. Fixed post (to include closed circuit television)