International Foundation for Protection Officers

‘Mantraps’ have wider use today in business, not just government or military

  There's been a lot of talk over the past few years about mansplaining and manspreading, but mantraps? Interesting. Seriously though, it begs the question, would something like this be practical if implemented in a school, airport or sports arena scenario? -- IFPO. By Dale Gigandet, managing director and founder of Security Entry Consultants originally [...]

By |2019-01-03T06:44:03-05:00January 3rd, 2019|News|Comments Off on ‘Mantraps’ have wider use today in business, not just government or military

2 teens thwart planned school shooting

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, students are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after a shooter opened fire on the campus. A large Wall Street money manager wants to engage with major weapons manufacturers about their response to the school massacre in Parkland. (Mike Stocker/South [...]

By |2018-12-29T09:09:01-05:00December 29th, 2018|News|Comments Off on 2 teens thwart planned school shooting

15 security professionals pass IFPO exams to boost their careers

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Johnny Jackson, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA James Michael Wilson, CPO, Oria, Almeria, Spain Jackelyn Baker, CPO, Manchester, NH, USA Daniel Doyle, CPO, Rocky Hill, CT, USA Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada David Haldane, CPO, Sarnia, ON, Canada Jackson Ragland, [...]

By |2018-12-24T06:07:39-05:00December 24th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 15 security professionals pass IFPO exams to boost their careers

Teen armed with gun fires at police, kills himself at Indiana middle school

https://www.securitycameraking.com/securityinfo/outdoor-security-camera-systems-for-schools/ By Katie Malafronte , CampusSafetyMagazine.com Richmond (Ind.) Community Schools received a tip Thursday morning saying an armed person was headed to the school with the intention of hurting someone. Police were immediately notified and able to stop the gunman, a 14-year-old boy, from harming anyone, reports CBS News. LIKE the IFPO on Facebook! Gunfire was exchanged [...]

By |2018-12-14T08:13:57-05:00December 14th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Teen armed with gun fires at police, kills himself at Indiana middle school

Homicides by security officers are up, but so are assaults on security professionals

It's hard to think of a more chilling statistic to illustrate the need for comprehensive screening of security officer applicants. Equally alarming is the increase in assaults on security officers, which also must be addressed. -- IFPO. From PrivateOfficerBreakingNews: Charlotte NC December 8 2018 -- More than 70 private security officers will face murder trials [...]

By |2018-12-09T07:41:01-05:00December 9th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Homicides by security officers are up, but so are assaults on security professionals

14 security professional pass IFPO exams to further their careers

Here are the latest IFPO graduates. Best of luck in your careers!   Jaspreet Singh Dhaliwal, CPO, Calgary, AB, Canada Eldis J. Vazquez Flores, CPOI, Pearl Harbor, HI, USA Hector Cortes, CPO, Joliet, IL, USA M.K. Duvekot, CPO, Utrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Ronald Brayton, CPO, Las Vegas, NV, USA Sabrina Nelson, CPO, Palmer, AK, USA Benjamin [...]

By |2018-12-08T08:08:10-05:00December 8th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 14 security professional pass IFPO exams to further their careers

3 security industry leaders appointed to IFPO Board of Directors

  NAPLES, Fl. – The International Foundation for Protection Officers recently announced the appointment of three luminaries of the security industry to the IFPO Board of Directors: Kevin Palacios, MS.c, CPP, PSP, PCI, CPOI Kevin Palacios is passionate about security, safety and education. One of the very few Latin American ASIS triple-crowners, he as worked at [...]

By |2018-12-05T06:42:13-05:00December 5th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on 3 security industry leaders appointed to IFPO Board of Directors

Hockey pucks? University in Michigan arms students for active shooters

This is worse than the school district in Pennsylvania that handed out buckets of rocks for active shooter defense. From campussafetymagazine.com: One Detroit-area college is taking a unique approach toward helping students and faculty protect themselves against a potential active shooter: arming them with hockey pucks. Campus police and school officials at Oakland University in [...]

By |2018-12-04T06:42:27-05:00December 4th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Hockey pucks? University in Michigan arms students for active shooters

Hate crime on the rise in the U.S., FBI says

by Katie Malafronte, CampusSafetyMagazine.com The FBI released a report on Tuesday that showed hate crime in the U.S. rose about 17 percent in 2017 when compared to 2016. There were 7,175 hate crimes in 2017 compared to the 6,121 incidents the previous year. The FBI pointed out that the number of law enforcement agencies reporting the [...]

By |2018-11-17T09:43:19-05:00November 17th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Hate crime on the rise in the U.S., FBI says

Active shooter on campus: What unarmed security officers can do

Photo from The Columbian http://www.columbian.com By  Stephen Lopez, CampusSafetyMagazine The traditional advice given to unarmed security officers who encounter active killer, active shooter or active assailant incidents has been to get out and let armed officers handle it. Unfortunately, this approach ignores the fact that security personnel, armed or unarmed, are likely to be [...]

By |2018-11-06T06:33:57-05:00November 6th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Active shooter on campus: What unarmed security officers can do

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