International Foundation for Protection Officers

Lack of oversight, training, unreported shootings for security officers, Tribune reports

It is truly tragic that a preponderance of deadly incidents involving security officers was apparently necessary to receive attention from the national media, when organizations such as the IFPO and ASIS have been pushing for advanced education, training and legislation for decades. That said, The Chicago Tribune staff is to be praised for its efforts [...]

By |2019-02-04T06:19:31-05:00February 4th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Lack of oversight, training, unreported shootings for security officers, Tribune reports

Fatal bank shooting shows need for oversight of private security, says IFPO’s Conley

In this image from a Chase Bank surveillance video, security guard Charles Daehling draws a gun behind would-be robber Luis Marty Narvaez just before killing him with a single shot on March 1. Participants' faces have been obscured by police. The state declined to sanction Daehling and the company he worked for, Optimal Protection, [...]

By |2019-01-29T05:34:53-05:00January 29th, 2019|About IFPO, News|Comments Off on Fatal bank shooting shows need for oversight of private security, says IFPO’s Conley

Dangerous work: Deadly force used by nightclub security professionals

Man shot by security guard in nightclub shooting dies, ME's Office says. Image from www.ksat.com Here is another media story on the potential peril of security professionals, who are oftentimes on the front lines of situations that involve lethal force. The story's headline, "Deadly shootings highlight dangers of security guard work," appears to [...]

By |2019-01-22T06:21:54-05:00January 22nd, 2019|News|Comments Off on Dangerous work: Deadly force used by nightclub security professionals

Body armor credited with saving security officer’s life in stabbing

From this story, it appears this could have been another deadly situation involving a security officer. How fortunate the security professional was wearing body armor; if ever there is a testament for every security professional to wear it, this is it.  --IFPO. By Melissa Newman, KSBY.com A Santa Maria Bomar Security guard is advocating for other [...]

By |2019-01-15T06:38:42-05:00January 15th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Body armor credited with saving security officer’s life in stabbing

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”

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