KQED

They Carry Weapons. So Why Don't Security Guards Have to Get Use-of-Force Training?

In 2004, when California first started regulating security-guard licenses more extensively, the nation was at war and the memory of 9/11 was fresh. It made sense, then, that state leaders decided to ...

Pozniak: Security guards should be trained, certified

Massachusetts should establish a statewide best practice certification program for every unarmed and armed security guard as ...
Capital Public Radio

New California law requires use-of-force training for security guards, prompted by CapRadio investigation

Security guards in California will soon be required to complete training on when and how to use force before obtaining a license. The legislation was inspired by an investigation CapRadio published ...
usace.army.mil

BGAD facilitates first Dept. of the Army Security Guard Academy

RICHMOND, Ky., (June 12, 2023) – The Commander at Blue Grass Army Depot announced the installation is now the home of the newly-created Joint Munitions Command Department of the Army Security Guard ...