International Foundation for Protection Officers

How to attract and retain good security guards

The security industry has a well-known reputation for high employee turnover. The reason? Low wages, long working hours and operators poaching guards from one another can result in good guards leaving your company from time to time. If you’ve seen some of your best-performing employees leave your company for another, you may be left wondering [...]

By |2016-09-13T21:13:42-04:00September 13th, 2016|News|Comments Off on How to attract and retain good security guards

Chicago man hires security to patrol crime-ridden neighborhood

Photo from The Chicago Tribune. From CBS Chicago: A Chicago man, fed up and frustrated with what he says is the rising crime in his neighborhood, takes matters into his own pocketbook — shelling out thousands to pay for private street security.   CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports.   Security firm owner Howard [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:12-05:00September 12th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Chicago man hires security to patrol crime-ridden neighborhood

Security officers are heroes every day

An unarmed uniformed guard with Professional Security Consultants, center, works with West Palm Beach Police officers patrolling along City Place in West Palm Beach. (Handout from WPEC-TV CBS12) By Steve Jones, CEO of Allied Universal, www.aus.com, a facility services company. published in The Sun-Sentinel:   Security officers are hard-working, highly trained men and [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:09-05:00September 10th, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security officers are heroes every day

Stop by the IFPO booth #3772 at the ASIS security conference!!!

The IFPO's Sandi Davies. www.ifpo.org   The biggest security event of the year, the ASIS International Annual Seminar and Exhibition, is right around the corner and the IFPO will be there at booth #3772. If you're a member or have earned a certification, stop by, chat and share the story of your success. [...]

By |2016-09-12T05:46:21-04:00September 9th, 2016|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Stop by the IFPO booth #3772 at the ASIS security conference!!!

If they held up a sign saying “I’m a bad guy” how easy would security be? Guess what, they do…

If they held up a sign saying "I'm a bad guy" how easy would security be? Guess what, they do... This is a very interesting concept, and one that is not necessarily new. I think most of us have heard that is you see someone's eyes dart in one direction as they answer [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:06-05:00September 2nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on If they held up a sign saying “I’m a bad guy” how easy would security be? Guess what, they do…

New York DMV improves facial recognition to bust wanted criminals

NY DMV Facial Recognition Nabs Thousands of Unsuspected Wanted Criminals privateofficer.com   From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: New York Sept 2 2016 A man accused of filing for a driver’s license under a stolen identity, claiming to have never had a suspended or revoked license, turns out to have been arrested four times for alcohol-related offenses. [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:23:00-05:00September 2nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on New York DMV improves facial recognition to bust wanted criminals

LAX shooter to plead guilty to murdering security officer

Alleged LAX Shooter Paul Ciancia Carried Anti-Government Note ...abcnews.go.com992 × 558Search by imageAlleged LAX Shooter Paul Ciancia Carried Anti-Government Note - ABC News   From RawStory: The man accused of killing a security screener in a 2013 shooting rampage at Los Angeles International Airport has agreed to plead guilty to murder of a federal [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:22:58-05:00September 2nd, 2016|News|Comments Off on LAX shooter to plead guilty to murdering security officer

County in Michigan replacing security officers after double murder — but is that the answer?

Larry Gordon, wounded the deputy and a civilian, and shot and killed bailiffs Joe Zangaro, head of courthouse security, and Ron Kienzle, before being shot and killed by other officers. Nearly every week, across the country, a security officer is engaged in a deadly shoot-out with a unpredictable individual, hell-bent on taking out [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:22:55-05:00August 29th, 2016|News|Comments Off on County in Michigan replacing security officers after double murder — but is that the answer?

What people are saying about the IFPO’s certification programs

The International Foundation for Protection Officers has spent long hours developing its certification programs to be at the vanguard of advanced knowledge in the security industry. But better than hearing it from the IFPO itself, here are some testimonials from those in the security industry who have benefited from the courses. Click here to start [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:22:53-05:00August 27th, 2016|About IFPO, Member, News|Comments Off on What people are saying about the IFPO’s certification programs

Security guard saves driver from burning dump truck in Texas

  A security officer sprang into action after he spotted a woman trapped in a burning dump truck. http://abc13.com/news/guard-saves-driver-from-burning-truck/1487156/ Security officers are hired to protect property and personnel, but at times, they are called to go above and beyond that which they have been hired to do.  They do so, because, in the end, we're [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:22:26-05:00August 27th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Security guard saves driver from burning dump truck in Texas

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