The Professional Protection Officer: Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends

Eight previous iterations of this text have proven to be highly regarded and considered the definitive training guide and instructional text for first-line security officers in both the private and public sectors. The material included in the newest version covers all the subjects essential to the training of protection officers. This valuable resource and its predecessors have been utilized worldwide by the International Foundation for Protection Officers since 1988, as the core curriculum for the Certified Protection Officer (CPO) Program. The Professional Protection Officer: Practical Security Strategies and Emerging Trends provides critical updates and fresh guidance, as well as diagrams and illustrations; all have been tailored to the training and certification needs of today’s protection professionals.

Offers trainers and trainees all new learning aids designed to reflect the most current information and to support and reinforce professional developmentWritten by a cross-disciplinary contributor team consisting of top experts in their respective fields

PART 1: Foundations

1. Concepts and Theories of Asset Protection

2. Role of the Professional Protection Officer

3. The Security Officer of the 21st Century

4. Time and Stress Management

5. 100 Things Protection Officers Need to Know

PART II: Practical and Operational Applications

6. Occupational Health, Industrial Hazards, Vulnerability Assessment, and Self-Assessment

7. Legal Aspects of Security

8. Patrol Principles

9. The Importance of CPR/AED and First Aid Training for Security Officers

10. Officer Safety and Use of Force

11. Active Assailant Preparedness: Beyond Active Shooter Response

12. Apprehension and Detention Procedures

13. Traffic Control

14. Fire Prevention, Detection, and Response

15. Access Control

16. Contraband Detection Technology

17. Effective Communications

18. Crime and Incident Scene Procedures

19. Foundations for Surveillance

20. Report Writing and Field Notes

21. Crisis Intervention

22. Substance Abuse

23. Investigation: Concepts and Practices for Security Professionals

24. Interviewing and Statements

25. Crowd Management and Special Event Planning

26. Strikes, Lockouts, and Labor Relations

27. Workplace Crime and Deviance

28. Espionage—A Primer

29. Terrorism: What Protection Officers Need to Know

30. Bomb Threats and the Case Against Immediate Evacuation

31. An All-Hazards Approach to Hazardous Materials

32. What is Risk?

33. Emergency Planning

34. Security Awareness

35. Building a Sustainable Culture of Security

36. The Protection Officer's Role in Critical Information Infrastructure Protection

37. Physical Security Concepts and Applications

38. Alarm System Fundamentals

39. VIP Security

40. Information Security and Counterintelligence

41. Cybersecurity for Professional Security Officers

PART III: Advancing your Security Career

42. Ethics and Professionalism

43. Networking

44. The Protection Officer as a Leader

45. Career Planning