| A security guard or security officer is,
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| | line private security personal are paid a
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| usually, a privately-employed person who
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| | low wage which often does not reflect the
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| is employed to protect property and/or
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| | risks they endure on the job.
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| people. Usually security guards are
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| | Security officers are classified as
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| uniformed and act to protect property by
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| | either of the following
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| maintaining a high visibility presence
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| | "In-house" or "proprietary" (i.e.
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| and observing (either directly, through
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| | employed by the same company or
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| patrols, or by watching alarm systems or
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| | organization they protect, such as a
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| video cameras) for signs of crime, fire
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| | mall, theme park, or casino)
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| or disorder; then taking action and/or
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| | "Contract," (working for a private
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| reporting any incidents to their client,
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| | security company which protects many
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| employer and emergency services as
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| | locations.)
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| appropriate.
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| | "Public security" or security police
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| The security officer motto is to "detect,
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| | "Private Patrol Officers" , Patrol gated
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| deter, observe and report." Security
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| | communities. i.e. Bel-Air Patrol
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| officers are not normally required to
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| | "Private Police Officers", also known as
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| make arrests (but has the authority to
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| | Armed Security Officers
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| make a citizens arrest) or otherwise act
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| | Industry terms for various security
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| as police officers except in some United
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| | personnel include: Security , guards,
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| States jurisdictions in which the
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| | agents, watchmen, officers, safety patrol
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| security officer is invested with arrest
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| | , Armed Security , Private Police ,Loss
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| powers like those of a county sheriff. In
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| | Prevention Officers , Bodyguards ,
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| contrast to the above mentioned motto, a
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| | Executive Protection Officers . Other job
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| Private Security Officer's actual primary
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| | titles in the security industry include
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| duty is prevention of crime. Security
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| | dispatcher, receptionist, driver,
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| personnel do enforce company rules and
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| | supervisor, alarm responder, armed
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| can act to protect lives and property. In
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| | security officer, and manager.
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| fact, they frequently have a contractual
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| | Newer terms have been developing within
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| obligation to provide these actions.
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| | the American security industry that tend
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| Security Officers are often trained to
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| | to reclassify security personnel into
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| perform arrests, operate emergency
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| | three basic classes, as follows:
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| equipment, perform first aid, CPR, take
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| | Security guards: These personnel, usually
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| accurate notes and write effective
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| | uniformed, are primarily responsible for
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| reports, and perform other tasks as
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| | the protection of property only and do
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| required by the property they are
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| | not have a responsibility for anything
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| protecting. In case of Armed Security
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| | other than basic visibility and
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| Officers who are also called Private
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| | reporting. Examples of security guards
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| Police Officers , are required to go
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| | include night watchmen on construction
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| through additional training mandated by
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| | sites, bank vault guards, and monetary
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| the state for carrying weapons such as
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| | transport guards of money and valuables.
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| baton , firearms , handcuffing , arrest
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| | Security officers: These personnel, also
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| and control and pepper spray trainings .
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| | usually uniformed, are employed in
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| One major economic justification for
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| | functions that involve the protection of
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| security guards is that insurance
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| | lives, property and the public peace on
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| companies (particularly fire insurance
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| | private property. Examples of security
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| carriers) will give substantial rate
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| | officers include apartment complex
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| discounts to sites which have a 24-hour
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| | security officers, mall security
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| presence; for a high risk or high value
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| | officers, private patrol officers, and
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| venue, the discount can often exceed the
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| | any security personnel that operate in an
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| money being spent on its security
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| | environment that includes a contractual
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| program. This is because having a
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| | obligation for the protection of lives
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| security guard on site increases the odds
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| | and/or the public peace.
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| that any fire will be noticed and
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| | Security agents: These personnel, usually
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| reported to the local fire department
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| | without a uniform, are primarily
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| before a total loss occurs. Also, the
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| | contracted or employed with a focus on
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| presence of security guards (particularly
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| | apprehension rather than prevention on
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| in combination with effective security
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| | private property. Examples of security
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| procedures) tends to diminish
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| | agents include loss prevention agents and
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| "shrinkage," theft, employee misconduct
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| | personal protection agents (bodyguards).
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| and safety rule violations, property
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| | Security personnel are not police
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| damage, or even sabotage. Many casinos
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| | officers but are often confused with them
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| hire security guards to protect the money
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| | due to similar uniforms and behaviors,
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| when transferring it from the casino to
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| | especially on private property. Security
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| the casino's bank.
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| | personnel derive their powers not from
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| Security officers also perform access
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| | the state, as public police officers do,
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| control at building entrances and vehicle
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| | but from a contractual arrangement that
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| gates by ensuring that employees and
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| | give them 'Agent of the Owner' powers.
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| visitors display proper passes or
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| | This includes a nearly unlimited power to
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| identification before entering the
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| | question with the freedom of an absence
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| facility. Security officers are often
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| | of probable cause requirements that
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| called upon to respond to minor
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| | frequently dog public law enforcement
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| emergencies (lost persons, lockouts, dead
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| | officers. Additionally, as legal
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| vehicle batteries, etc.) and to assist in
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| | precedents have further restrained the
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| serious emergencies by guiding emergency
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| | traditional police officers' power of
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| responders to the scene of the incident
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| | "officer discretion" regarding arrests in
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| and documenting what happened on an
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| | the field, requiring a police officer to
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| incident report. In case of armed
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| | arrest minor lawbreakers, private
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| security officers, often they are
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| | security personnel still enjoy such
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| required to respond like police officers
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| | powers of discretion largely due to their
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| until situation is under control and / or
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| | private citizen status. Since the laws
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| proper authorities arrive on the scene.
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| | regarding the limitations of powers
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| Although security officers are a distinct
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| | generally have to do with public law
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| type of personnel from either police
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| | enforcement, private security is
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| officers or the military, in the United
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| | relatively free to utilize
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| States a very high proportion of security
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| | non-traditional means to protect and
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| personnel, including most senior
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| | serve their clients' interests. This does
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| management personnel, are either former
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| | not come without checks, however, as
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| or retired members of one or both
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| | private security personnel do not enjoy
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| services. Many security officers who
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| | the benefit of civil protection, as
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| don't fit this profile (young people in
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| | public law enforcement officers do, and
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| particular) use the job as a springboard
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| | can be sued directly for false arrests
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| into a police career.
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| | and illegal actions if they commit such
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| Being a private security officer is by no
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| | acts.
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| means a lucrative endeavor. Most first
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