CDA TRAINING

We offer full training for guards and other security personnel. Training includes an examination covering subjects in which the individual must have training. All candidates must complete a four hour basic course including one (1) hour each of:

• Orientation
• Legal powers and limitations of a security guard/officer
• Emergency procedures
• General duties
• Any additional training for weapons or other devices that are less than lethal he or she will use
• An armed guard must complete eight additional hours in the classroom covering:
• Legal limitations on the use of a firearm:
• Handling of a firearm
• Safety and maintenance of firearms

In addition, an armed guard must complete an additional four hours of marksmanship training and achieve a minimum of 70% on the silhouette target course. We also train for the use of a Club, Stun Gun, Chemical Spray, Night Stick or other less than lethal devices.

Basic Security Officer Training

Asset Protection and Security
Introduction: This course examines: Basic Security Terms, Basic Security Functions, Business Organization Principles, History and Traditions of Security, Types of Security Operations Professionalism

Civil Law and Civil Liability
Introduction: This course examines: Difference Between Criminal and Civil Law, Negligence, Vicarious Liability, and Intention Torts, Prevention and Avoiding Civil Liability, Deputization, Detention, and Merchants' Privilege, Juvenile Detention, Use of Force

Communications
Introduction: This course examines: Process of Communication, Communication and Courtesy, Interpersonal Communication, Overcoming the Barriers to Communication, Written Communication, Emergency Communication, and Communications Equipment

Criminal Law and Criminal Liability
Introduction: This course examines: Elements of a Crime, Burden of Proof and Criminal Liability, Crimes Faced by Security Practitioners, Concept of Legal Authority, Protection of Property, and Use of Force

Emergency Situation
Introduction: This course examines: Traffic Control and Traffic Accidents, Incident Scene Protection, Crowd Management, Bomb Threat Response, Medical Emergencies, Natural Disasters, Workplace Violence, Read

Ethics, Deportment and Professional Conduct
Introduction: This course examines: What it Means to be Professional, Certification Programs, Security Officer Discretion, Codes of Ethics, Recognizing an Ethical Problem, Standards of Security Officer Conduct

Fire Protection and Life Safety
Introduction: This course examines: Basic Classifications of Fire, Fire Hazards on Patrol, Detection Systems and Use of Fire, Extinguishers, Fire Prevention, Safety Investigation, HazMat

Human and Public Relations
Introduction: This course examines: Client-Centered Security Attitude, The Publics We Serve, Tactics to Build Client-Oriented Security, Dealing with Angry People, Improving Relationships with Law Enforcement

Investigations
Introduction: This course examines: Practices for Investigations, Preliminary and Follow- Up Investigations, Interviewing Skills, Preservation of Evidence, Chain of Custody, Testifying in Court.

Patrols and Fixed Posts
Introduction: This course examines: Purposes and Techniques of Patrol, Use of Senses, Rules of Observation and Perception, Patrolling in Darkness, Fixed Post Duty, and Practical Tactics