Course

Syllabus

Power To Arrest / Weapon of

Mass Distruction - Terrorism
Awareness

1. Role and
Responsibilities of the
Security Guard

(8-hour Guard Card course) first class for Guard Card

2. Relations with the

Police
3. Observation and
Report Writing
4. Authority to Ask
Questions
5. Inspections
6. Legal
Responsibilities and
Liabilities
7. Making an Arrest
8. Arrestable Offenses
9. Private Person's
Arrest
10. Making an Arrest
11. Searching a Suspect
12. Merchant's Privilege
Search
13. After the Arrest
14. Terrorism
15. Ethics and
Professional Conduct

Public Relations- Community

& Customer - Mandatory
(Module Alpha)

1. Public Relations
2. Ethics

3. Professionalism
4. Interpersonal
Communication

5. Crisis Management
6. Sexual Harassment
7. Cultural Diversity
8. Substance Abuse

Liability and Legal Aspects Mandatory (Module Alpha)

1. California's Legal
System
2. Criminal Law and
Civil Law
3. Common Crime
4. Civil Laws
5. Vicarious Liability
6. Workplace Violence
7. Damages
8. Private Security
Services Act
9. Role of Security
Officer

Observation and
Documentation - Mandatory
(Module Beta)

1. Report Writing and

Documentation
2. English as a Second
Language
3. Observation
4. Patrol Procedures
5. Asking Appropriate
Questions
6. Observing Suspects

Communication and Its

Significance - Mandatory
(Module Beta)

1. Importance of
Internal Communication

Communication and Its

Significance - Mandatory
(Module Beta)
2. Communications
Systems
3. Communication
Systems
4. External
Communications in an
Emergency
Post Orders and
Assignments - Elective
(Module Alpha)

1. Company Policies
and Procedures
2. Site Specific Training
& Site Orientation
3. Equipment
4. Emergency
Response Issues
5. Lost/Found Articles
6. Other Post Duties

Officer Safety - Elective

(Module Alpha)

1. Threat Assessment
2. Verbal Diffusion &
Subject Contact
3. Bloodborne
Pathogen
4. OSHA Regulations
5. Chemical Spills
6. Materials Safety Data
Sheet

Handling Difficult People Elective (Module Beta)

1. Handling Difficult
People
2. Workplace and
Potential for Violence

Elective (Module Beta)

3. Security Officer Role

in Preventing Violence

4. Assessing Behavior
& Potential for Violence

5. Cultural Diversity
6. Handling Hostage
Situations

Crowd Control - Elective

(Module Beta)

1. Control of Crowds
2. Psychological
Factors Affecting
Crowds
3. Handling Disputes
4. Unfair Labor
Practices
5. Role of Security in
Planning for Crowd
Control

Firearms Training Course (8

hour classroom)

1. Administration
2. Moral and Legal
Aspects
3. Firearms Safety,
Nomenclature,
Operation and
Maintenance
4. Weapon Handling
5. Shooting
Fundamentals
6. Emergency
Procedures

Firearms Live Fire Training (5

hours)

1. Shooting
Fundamentals
2. Holster Draw
3. Marksmanship
4. Qualification

OC Pepper Spray Card (2

hours)

1. Chemical Sprays
2. Legal Aspects

3. Chemical Properties
4. Maintaining, Storing
and Disposal
5. Deploying the Agent

6. Examine Your
Reasons for Wanting
Pepper Spray /
Chemical Agent

Concealed Gun Permit

Training -

1. Firearms Safety
2. Firearms Operation
and Maintenance
3. Shooting
Fundamentals
4. Deadly Force
5. De-Escalation of
Force
6. Moral and Legal
Aspects
7. Where You Can Carry
8. Responsibility To
Know Laws of Various
States
9. Importance of
Concealability
10. Concealment
Holsters
11. Keeping Up-To-Date
with State Carry Laws

Agenda
1. Introduction to Security - 20
minutes

2. Patrolling Exercise - 20 minutes

3. Law of Arrest - 30 minutes

4. Power To Arrest Primary - 2.0

hours
5. Review - 30 minutes
6. WMD - Terrorism Video/
Workbook - 3 hours
7. Final Exam - 45 minutes
8. Conclusion - 15 minutes

1. Customer Relations Video - 30

minutes
2. Courtesy in Function of
Security Video - 30 minutes
3. Primary - 2.5 hours
4. Final Exam - 30 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes
2. Liability Issues Video - 30
minutes
3. Primary - 2.5 hours
4. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes

2. Basic Investigations Course 30 minutes

3. Writing Reports - 30 minutes
4. Primary - 2.0 hours
5. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes

2. Primary - 3.0 hours

3. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes

2. Post Orientation Video - 30

minutes
3. Primary - 1 hours
4. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes
2. Officer Safety Video - 15
minutes
3. Acquiring Control Using
Minimal Perceived Force - 30 min
4. Primary - 2.0 hours
5. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes
2. Conflict Resolution Video - 30
minutes

3. Calming Them Down Aggression De-Escalation &

Management Video - 30 minutes

4. Primary - 2.0 hours

5. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes
2. Face to Face With Difficult
People - 25 minutes
3. Acquiring Control - 30 min
4. Primary - 2.0 hours
5. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Introduction - 15 minutes
2. Firearms Safety Exercise - 30
minutes
3. Gun Safety Primary - 30
minutes

4. Gun Operation Primary - 30 min

5. Appropriate Use of Force
Exercise - 30 minutes
6. Force Video - 30 minutes

7. Force Primary - 30 minutes

8. Shooting Fundamentals/
Tactical Firearms Video - 30
minutes
9. Shooting Fundamentals
Primary - 1 hours
10. Gun Retention Video - 30 min
11. Gun Retention Primary - 30
min
12. Application - 1.5 hours
13. Final Exam - 45 minutes

1. Shooting Fundamentals Review

2. Dryfire Fundamentals
3. Dryfire Holster Draw
4. Marksmanship Practice Low
Caliber
5. Marksmanship Practice Major
Caliber
6. Qualification
7. Gun Retention Practice

1. Introduction - 5 minutes
2. Pepper Spray Techniques Video
- 25 minutes
3. Primary - 1.0 hours
4. Final Exam - 30 minutes

1. Firearms Basics
2. Exercise-20 min

3. Moral and Legal

4. Shooting Fundamentals
5. Carry Issues
6. Safe Gun Handling
7. Live Fire Range Time
8. Application