Security Training Center® News

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May 31, 2014

Welcome to Security Training Center® News! This newsletter is part of our continuing education program, offered free to our students. Twice each month subscribers receive links to relevant and interesting articles pertaining to the private security industry. Every article will have some educational value, be it changes in security best practices, case studies with lessons to be learned, or success stories. Security Training Center's goal is to make our students the best-informed and most current security officers in the industry.

 

JOB FAIR and OPEN HOUSE!
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Noon to 6pm

Join us and local guard employers for a job fair and open house at our Camarillo facility. Drop by and learn about jobs in Ventura county. Be certain to bring several copies of your resume to give to prospective employers.

FREE SECURITY OFFICER
RESUME WORKSHOP
2:00pm

A great resume can open doors while a poor resume will shut them. We will run a free resume building workshop at 2:00pm to help open those doors.

We are just off the 101 Freeway, adjacent to the airport. Use the stairs on the front of the building, facing Wood Road.

DUTY TIP:  In California, tear gas and other chemical agents commonly used in the security professions may only be used after the proper training and certificate have been attained.

Stalking on Campus
The line between normal behavior and stalking can be difficult to define when applied to young adults and adolescents.
Read why
Suspending Students and What Happens Next
Out-of-sight does not always mean out-of-mind, and suspension can make a bad situations worse.
Suspension Do's and Don'ts
School Security Faces Cuts
School security officer programs may get axed due to budget shortfalls.
The numbers
"Nurse" Abducts Newborn from Quebec Hospital
A woman dressed as a nurse abducted a one-day-old baby.
How she did it
$1.7 Million Fine for Stolen Laptop
An unencrypted laptop containing health records was stolen, resulting in a large fine.
Penalty details
Kidnapping of US Embassy Staff in Yemen Thwarted
Two wayward US embassy personnel were nearly kidnapped at a barber shop. They shot and killed their two al Qaeda would-be kidnappers.
Full story
Intelligence Officials' Top 3 al Qaeda Concerns
Areas of interest are likely to be abroad due to security at home.
Top 3 concerns
Terrorists and Social Media
What do extremist groups have in common with marketers?
See answer

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Security Training Center® is a professional security guard training company. Our purpose to educate security personnel and organizations in the latest protocols and techniques to keep staff, property and other valuables safe. A proactive approach to security awareness prevents many problems from ever occurring, reducing risk to staff and liability. We teach early identification of potential problems and how to defuse conflicts before reaching crisis. Our staff and advisory board have decades of experience in military, law enforcement, executive protection, private security, defensive weapons and martial arts. Our training programs span the globe and are being used on five (5) continents.

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