"Preparation Through Proper Training"

Retail Security Training

Retail theft for security officers

While security officers receive basic law instruction upon entering the profession,

many officers are assigned to retail locations where retail theft is the most prevalent infraction.

Through this concentrated course, security officers will learn to become specialists in detecting, deterring and apprehending the offenders of Retail Theft.

Security officers attending this program will learn to:

Identify the various elements of retail theft

Detect ant-theft-protection devices employed by retail theft suspects

Learn local statistics on retail theft and commonalities amongst offenders

Preserving evidence of retail theft

Writing proper reports to assist responding police officers in forming PC for lawful arrest

Illinois Vehicle Code for security officers

Security officers often bear witness to vehicle code offenses that originate within a parking lot or gated community.

While not empowered by statue to make vehicle stops, security officers can take swift action by documenting vehicle code infractions for administrative actions.

Through this 8-hour course, security officers will learn an overview of the Illinois Vehicle Code and enforcement action taken by police officers.

Security officers attending this program will learn:

Driver’s license, State ID and registration laws

Equipment requirements

Chapter 11, Rules of the Road

DUI Laws

Interviews and interrogations

Before security officers notify police, they often must conduct brief interviews of suspects accused of crimes such as retail theft.

In other instances, security officers conduct internal investigations of rules violations such as theft or misconduct within companies or educational institutions.

Through specialized training, students attending this program will learn:

The difference between interviews and interrogations

Techniques to employ during each

Verbal and non-verbal cues of deception

Using proxemics and personal space to question suspects

Ethical practices of interviews/interrogations