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Professional Qualifications for Security Personnel

Feb 5 2009, 10:01 AM EST

There is a movement to define professional qualifications for security personnel as well as to increase the utilization of these resources for both preventative and responsive domestic preparedness missions. There is a broad range of opinion on this topic with Sworn Law Enforcement having very strong opinions on this subject. This string is for discussion on this topic from the mission perspective and from the Professional Qualifications perspective. The ASIS foundation and the Justice Policy Center Urban Institute released a report covering this and other topics. The full report can be found in the Downloads Section of this WIKI in the attachment list. The following is an excerpt from that report.
Page 2: “Another terrorist attack will likely spur demand for security personnel. This need will
increase the challenges security managers already experience hiring qualified employees and
obtaining sufficient security clearances.
To assist with these obstacles, security managers should develop better working relationships with law enforcement and human resource
departments, and engage in efforts to further professionalize the security field.”

Page 16: “Recommendation • Increase the professionalism of the security field by establishing standards for employment with educational requirements and certification” Many states now require or allow private security (especially those carrying a firearm) to be defined a “peace officers” by state statute.
Vuance has undertaken a development project with Delaware State university which includes a credentialing component and research study on credentialing and professional qualifications. Building on DSU’s research team presentation, credentialing initiatives do provide a path to professionalizing a career field.

Reference sites include the International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators http://www.iasir.org/

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