Course Code:
WFTR 220
Precluded Courses:
None
Calendar Description:
Train for the private security industry! Security patrol businesses and employees may guard, patrol and watch property. They may also respond to security alarms. The Province of BC, through the Private Investigators and Security Agencies Act, requires that contract security companies and employees be licensed prior to taking part in security duties. Licensing requirements apply to alarm monitor and service personnel, armoured car companies, locksmiths, private investigators, security consultants, and security patrol (guard) personnel, and include background clearance requirements. Applications for licensing may only be submitted by an employer on behalf of a prospective employee. Under the Security Training Regulation, security patrol employees are required to complete mandatory training prior to eligibility for provincial licensing. Two courses, Basic Standards Training 1 and Basic Standards Training 2 (BST 1 and BST 2), must be successfully completed through an approved training school, and evidence of completion must be attached to a license application.
Date First Offered:
2005-10-01
Hours:
Total Hours: 40
Lecture Hours: 40
Total Weeks:
1
This course is offered online:
No
Pre-Requisites:
None
Non-Course Pre-Requisites:
A criminal records check will be done by the Justice Institute before licenses will be issued.
Co-Requisites:
None
Rearticulation Submission:
No
Course Content:
The following topics are covered in this course:
Introduction to Private Security:
-Professionalism, ethics and public relations
-General duties and responsibilities
-Relations with public law enforcement agencies
Legal Rights and Responsibilities:
-Introduction to Law
-The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
-Common offences
-Use of force legal issues
-Private Investigators and Security Agencies Act
Patrol Duties and Responsibilities:
-Patrol procedures
-Note taking and maintaining notebooks
-Report writing
-Evidence collection and documentation
Control Procedures:
-Alarm systems and security controls
-Personnel and material access control
-Traffic control and Workers' Compensation Board regulations
-Bomb threats, responses and searches
-Labour relations
Fire Prevention, Detection and Safety:
-Prevent and detect fires
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course students will be able to:
-Define "professional"
-Describe proper department dress
-Explain the importance of ethics in the security profession and give an example where ethics may be challenged
-Give examples of security guard behaviours that are ethical or unethical.
-Describe the difference between public and private security
-List the man made and natural hazards against which private security seeks to provide protection
-Describe the eight forms of protection and state the ten duties which form the foundation of security guard work
-State the ten duties which form the foundation of security guard work
-Describe the organization and role of public police forces in Canada
-Explain the authority of public law enforcement authorities on private property
-State the general principles governing private security and public police relations
-Define law as it applies to the needs of a security guard
-Describe the function of law
-Determine the basic source for a security guard's arrest powers
-Explain the five duties of the security guard when arresting
-Describe the main features and differences of summary conviction offences, indictable offences and dual offences
-State the section 494 Criminal Code requirements regarding citizens power of arrest
-Describe the purpose of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
-Explain the characteristics of Section 2 C.O.R. and how those freedoms can create difficulty when dealing with the media
-Explain the features of Section 7 C.O.R. (Life, Liberty and Security of the Person), and how those features may affect the security guard
-Describe Section 8 C.O.R (Search and Seizure), and state the three elements that have to be satisfied of a search to be reasonable
-State the warnings required under Section 10 C.O.R. that must be given when a person is arrested or detained
-List the essential elements of theft
-Determine if a theft has been completed
-Explain the offence of unauthorized use of a computer
-List the essential elements of possession of stolen property and describe three ways a person may have possession of stolen property
-State the essential elements of break and enter
-Describe four ways a person can commit mischief
-Explain the offence of assault by trespasser
-State the essential elements of robbery
-State the essential elements of causing a disturbance
-State the essential elements of trespass at night
-Describe the authority that exists in the Criminal Code that protects persons acting under authority in the use of force
-Explain what is meant by "required by law" and "authorized by law"
-Describe the three factors that are required to justify using force
-Explain the key aspects of Private Investigators and Security Agencies Act and Regulation which have a direct effect on the function of the security guard.
-Explain the purpose of patrol
-Demonstrate critical observation using all senses
-Describe the five types of patrol
-Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the four methods of patrol
-Explain the importance of site familiarity
-Describe hazardous conditions encountered while on patrol
-Describe how to prepare for the patrol
-List the pieces of equipment they will need at the beginning of their shift
-Describe correct radio communication procedures
-Explain the importance of the first round
-State consequences of negligent patrolling
-Describe the five main benefits of a security guard notebook
-State the six general rules for maintaining a security guard book
-State who may refer to your notebook in court
-List the three criteria that must exist before a security guard may refer to his/her notebook in court
-Describe the five main purposes of a security guard report
-Describe the differences between operational and administrative reports
-State the eight required elements of a good security guard report
-Describe the basic format of security guard reports
-List the agencies and individuals that may access security guard reports
-Describe the three types of evidence
-Define continuity of possession
-Explain how to protect and preserve a crime scene
-Describe techniques for searching a scene and collecting evidence
-Explain procedures for evidence documentation, for taking and recording statements from witnesses, recording statements of suspects
-Describe procedures for testifying in court
-Explain the main features of perimeter, area, building, and point or object protection systems
-Describe the operation of alarm systems
-Explain the procedures to follow when an intrusion alarm is triggered
-Describe the function of limits of access control
-Explain the employer's responsibility of providing safety and right to protect property
-Describe the techniques of access control
-State where and when access controls are utilized
-Explain how to enforce controls.
-Describe how to conduct searches
-Describe how to recognize and deal with difficult people
-Describe how to react and take appropriate action for security violations and intrusions
-Describe areas where security guards may be called upon to direct traffic
-Identify the clothing and equipment requirements for day and night use
-State authority which permits the direction of traffic
-Describe the difficulties that can be encountered by a security guard while directing traffic
-Describe how to use appropriate hand signals for directing pedestrian traffic
-Describe appropriate hand gestures to execute traffic signals for stopping, starting, left and right turns
-Describe how to use appropriate hand signals to direct vehicles for traffic control and parking
-List common bomb containers
-List common areas where an explosive device may be placed
-State the procedure to follow if an explosive devise is found or is detonated
-Explain basic bomb search procedures
-State what information can be obtained from a bomb threat caller
-Describe how to secure an area containing a suspected device
-Describe the features of an employee/employer relationship and how this relates to the security guard's responsibilities
-Determine the particular employment status, rights and responsibilities of security guards
-Identify labour/management dispute features which may affect a security guards's work
-Describe the responsibilities of a security guard at a labour dispute
-Identify fire department emergency vehicles
-Describe the security guard's responsibilities
-Identify work site fire and safety hazards
-Describe common alarm initiating devices such as smoke detectors
-Describe the function of fire detection and related fire suppression systems
-Identify common fire fighting equipment
-Identify the classes of fire and describe the appropriate portable fire extinguisher to be used against a particular class of fire
-Describe how to operate a fire hose
Grading System:
Pass/Fail
Passing Grade:
60%
Grading Weight:
Final Exam: 100 %
Percentage of Individual Work:
100
Course Offered in Other Programs:
No
Text Books:
Required - Police Academy, Justice Institute of BC, Private Security Program Modules A to E. Chapters Covered: AllAdd Content...