International Foundation for Protection Officers

Sales of bulletproof backpacks on the rise after recent mass shootings

Guard Dog Security bulletproof backpack At first glance, a bulletproof backpack may seem like putting a Band-Aid on an amputation, but as the old saying goes, "If it saves even one life, it's worth it." There are other solutions in the wake of mass shootings -- whether they be in schools or elsewhere -- but [...]

By |2019-08-08T17:27:22-04:00August 8th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Sales of bulletproof backpacks on the rise after recent mass shootings

Who helps the helpers? CampusSafetyMagazine.com offers webinar on compassion fatigue

Presented by CampusSafetyMagazine.com: Compassion fatigue is inevitable and very common for first responders and caregivers due to their repeated exposure to stressful events and trauma. Learning about the signs and symptoms will enable participants to increase awareness within themselves and or support colleagues who might be suffering in silence. Prevention and intervention strategies will be [...]

By |2019-08-06T09:57:01-04:00August 6th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Who helps the helpers? CampusSafetyMagazine.com offers webinar on compassion fatigue

IFPO August Special: Get 25% OFF One Individual or Corporate Membership

Make sure to visit the IFPO at Booth #1489 at GSX CHICAGO September 8-12! IFPO Special: For the month of August, get 25% OFF One Individual or Corporate Membership (New Members Only) As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our August special! This is a limited [...]

By |2019-08-05T11:38:51-04:00August 5th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO August Special: Get 25% OFF One Individual or Corporate Membership

‘On personal business’ Federal security officer vs. sheriff’s deputy at Ohio IRS building

By now you have heard about the altercation involving an IRS federal security officer Seth Eklund pulling his weapon on Sheriff's Deputy Alan Gaston, when the deputy would not leave the property or surrender his weapon. For all of the news of security professionals not fulfilling their duties, we have a case of one following [...]

By |2019-08-05T10:55:44-04:00August 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘On personal business’ Federal security officer vs. sheriff’s deputy at Ohio IRS building

Virtual security workshops: Organized and Gang Crime & Critical Infrastructure

Like-minded Security Practitioners are virtually meeting together for a 1-hour interactive group meeting to be weaponized with  knowledge and methods to uncover new crime and discover evolving copy-cat crime. The workshops are presented by HIM - Human Investigation Management. Virtual Group Meeting Aug a. Organized and Gang Crime: (critical thinking security and criminology investigation)  August a. Thursday 15th [...]

By |2019-08-03T08:01:38-04:00August 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Virtual security workshops: Organized and Gang Crime & Critical Infrastructure

Security officer prevented from obtaining license in D.C. after justifiable homicide

Mark Manley, owner, Manley Protective Services https://www.facebook.com/pg/ManleyProtectiveServices/posts/ There's a lot to unpack here. First, we have a societal issue of parents not parenting -- a mother allowing hers sons to run around on the streets -- and now both of those sons are dead due to the violence they apparently embraced. There also [...]

By |2019-08-02T07:45:00-04:00August 2nd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Security officer prevented from obtaining license in D.C. after justifiable homicide

Interested in protection as a career? Executive protection course offered in North Carolina

One of the companies with which the IFPO enjoys a partnership is Matthew Parker's Independent Security Advisors LLC. According to its website, the ISA "is a certified disabled veteran owned company based in Oakland, Md., providing consulting, training, and other services on matters of national security and terrorism, extremism, domestic violence and executive or diplomatic protection." Here is some [...]

By |2019-08-01T06:29:52-04:00August 1st, 2019|News|Comments Off on Interested in protection as a career? Executive protection course offered in North Carolina

Brain damage, fractured skull suffered by security officer in fight with skateboarders

Photo: Photo courtesy Amanda Jansen. Security officer Dan Jansen, who suffered a fractured skull and brain injury in a fight with skateboarders. Resisting authority -- with security being the tip of the spear -- appears to be ingrained in the culture of skateboarding. Many skateboarders seem to relish the notion of skating in [...]

By |2019-07-30T06:37:46-04:00July 30th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Brain damage, fractured skull suffered by security officer in fight with skateboarders

Help a Hero! Kipper Breckenridge GoFundMe

Security officer Kipper Breckenridge -- who saved lives responding to a stabbing incident in Mississippi -- needs your help with medical expenses.Just more than a year ago, Kipper Breckenridge, a security officer at the McComb Social Security Building in McComb, Mississippi, saved the lives of two women and possibly more when he shot and killed [...]

By |2019-07-29T06:28:42-04:00July 29th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Help a Hero! Kipper Breckenridge GoFundMe

Time is running out! Take advantage of our July special on the CPO program!

tt Here's the special:  IFPO July Special: For a limited time, get 30% OFF One CPO Traditional Program As a complimentary thank you for being part of the IFPO, we are offering our July special! This is a limited time offer for the month of July and is eligible until 7/31/2019.   Here's what you [...]

By |2019-07-29T06:02:17-04:00July 26th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Time is running out! Take advantage of our July special on the CPO program!

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