Author Description

This updated 2025 version of, The Role of the Security Officer, is a comprehensive security-training tool for instructors and students that provides all the information a professional private security guard needs to serve with professionalism and conduct themselves within the parameters of the law. Most chapters end with a quiz and there is a final exam at the end of the book. This training manual is an excellent choice not only for students of the security profession, but also for security company managers and private security consultants. The book is ideal for college instructors searching for an appropriate student textbook for their students that covers all the fundamentals of basic security guard training. The book is written in a lively, creative style that aims to capture and retain the attention of the reader, while covering the full range of fundamentals of the unarmed and armed security guard profession. Topics covered include: Crime & Loss Prevention, Security Guards & the Criminal Justice System, Legal Powers & Limitations, Security Observation & Awareness, EEO, Diversity, Workplace Violence, Homeland Security, Safeguarding & Sharing Information, Terrorism & Surveillance, Patrol Procedures, Access Control, Emergency Response, OSHA Life Safety & Accident Prevention, Communication, Report Writing, Armed Guard Firearms Safety & Training, Use of Deadly Force, Marksmanship, Defensive Driving, Armored Truck Security, Diplomatic Security & Blending In, Handcuffs & Handcuffing. The author has written over twenty books on a wide variety of topics. He has over thirty years of experience as a line officer and trainer in a security career that has included law enforcement administration, diplomatic security, private investigation and armored truck security. This is a Country Cop Books publication.