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IFPO Board Emeritus member Chris Hertig accepted into the Marquis Who’s Who

Chris Hertig, a member of the International Foundation for Protection Officers' Board Emeritus, has been accepted into the Marquis Who's Who, a website that describes itself as "an essential biographical source for thousands of researchers, journalists, librarians and executive search firms around the world." A big congrats to Chris for achieving this milestone! YORK, PA, [...]

By |2023-03-31T06:42:52-04:00March 31st, 2023|About IFPO|Comments Off on IFPO Board Emeritus member Chris Hertig accepted into the Marquis Who’s Who

Women’s History Month: Kate Warne, America’s first female detective

  IFPO Director and retired York College of Pennsylvania professor Chris Hertig recently penned this op-ed for The York Dispatch, where he sits on the editorial advisory board. The op-ed marries Chris' passions for investigative history and the security industry, along with the timeliness of March being Women's History Month. Chris is also a contributor [...]

By |2020-03-09T06:12:49-04:00March 9th, 2020|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Women’s History Month: Kate Warne, America’s first female detective

Killed In The Line Of Duty: Sheepdogs and Forgotten Soldiers by Chris Hertig

do not cross police barricade tape close-up photography by David von Diemar https://unsplash.com/ Chris Hertig, former college professor, member of the IFPO board of directors and author of the essay, The Forgotten Soldiers of the Invisible Empire, has penned another titled Killed In The Line Of Duty: Sheepdogs and Forgotten Soldiers. Security officers [...]

By |2020-01-15T11:27:48-05:00January 13th, 2020|About IFPO, Articles and Reports|Comments Off on Killed In The Line Of Duty: Sheepdogs and Forgotten Soldiers by Chris Hertig

IFPO board member honored with ASIS Life Membership

Congrats to Chris, who has worked for decades in the security industry, as an officer, supervisor, college professor and IFPO board member. Even in retirement, Chris works tirelessly to advance the security industry, advocating for security professionals, the IFPO and ASIS day-in and day-out. -- IFPO. Chris Hertig, CPP,CPOI a member of ASIS International Chapter [...]

By |2019-03-22T15:21:20-04:00March 22nd, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO board member honored with ASIS Life Membership

Security professionals remain “The Forgotten Soldiers”

Still the Forgotten Soldiers By Chris Hertig, member, IFPO Board of Directors For years I said that there were more security officers killed in the line of duty than police. I had no data, just knew that there are 3-4 times as many security officers than police. Now there’s some data: roughly 50 police officers [...]

By |2019-01-12T09:27:49-05:00January 12th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Security professionals remain “The Forgotten Soldiers”

OP-ED: Time for a new look at response to violence

  By Chris Hertig, IFPO Director and retired York College of Pennsylvania professor Violence in our society is getting increasing media attention. It also gets attention in the law offices, HR departments, security departments and police/fire/EMS agencies. Violence is here to stay, and while a decidedly unappealing topic of conversation, it’s a conversation we must have. Terrorism [...]

By |2018-03-08T06:26:54-05:00March 6th, 2018|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on OP-ED: Time for a new look at response to violence

Engaging millennials in security, featuring IFPO’s Chris Hertig

IFPO's Chris Hertig with another great interview this time with SecurityMagazine's Diane Ritchey: Millennials like Snapchat, digital banking, online shopping, Whataburger, selfies and Robinhood, the app that lets you trade stocks without paying fees. They also prefer to support local, independent businesses, not global chains; and increasingly, they are living at home and delaying starting a [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:37:52-05:00June 12th, 2017|News|Comments Off on Engaging millennials in security, featuring IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Mitigating Risk with Scenario-Based Security Officer Training

IFPO's Chris Hertig was interviewed for this recent Security magazine story. Kudos to Chris for the interview and for his continued efforts to keep the IFPO on the front lines of the security industry.  by Sarah Ludwig, SecurityMagazine.com It’s difficult to pin down the number of organizations that utilize scenario-based training for security officers, but experts [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:54-05:00June 12th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Mitigating Risk with Scenario-Based Security Officer Training

IFPO’s Chris Hertig: ‘What a long strange trip lies ahead’

  By Chris Hertig, IFPO Director and retired York College of Pennsylvania professor As a college sophomore in 1974, I knew a little about the Watergate scandal and was astounded by seeing Vice President Spiro Agnew resign on TV. The dorm floor’s single set showed him resigning. He had 40 pages of indictments against him [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:37:03-05:00May 25th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on IFPO’s Chris Hertig: ‘What a long strange trip lies ahead’

The CANE response for active threats by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

Violence in our society is attracting an increasing amount of media attention. It also gets attention in the law offices, human resources departments, security departments and first responder agencies. Violence is here to stay, and while a decidedly unappealing topic of conversation, it’s a conversation we must have. Terrorism isn’t going away and neither are [...]

By |2023-12-01T10:35:46-05:00April 15th, 2017|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on The CANE response for active threats by the IFPO’s Chris Hertig

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