Guard Card - Power to Arrest
Security Guard Training in Southern California
Become a Legitimate Security Guard
The first step to getting your Guard Card is to complete a Power to Arrest course from a BSIS-certified training authority. The Power to Arrest course is an 8-hour course that ends with a written exam. Once you complete the Guard Card - Power to Arrest course, you'll be issued a certificate of completion and the forms required to complete the LiveScan Fingerprints. You’ll be well on your way to becoming a certified California security guard.
If you are in Los Angeles or the surrounding Southern California area, and would like to earn your Guard Card, call now. We offer Power to Arrest in addition to other required Guard Card Courses.
How Training Is Administered
Reading
Lecture
Discussion
Practical Exersice
Role-Playing
What you’ll learn:
Roles and Responsibilities
Observation Techniques
Authority and Liability
Understanding Body Language
Deescalation
Inspections and Searches
Arrestable Offenses
Private Person's Arrest
Reporting Arrests
Earning Your Guard Card
If you’re looking to attain additional certification to elevate your career, get the training you need from experienced professionals. At Protective Service Agency, we offer training that allows you to become a licensed security guard with the power to arrest.
Responsibilities
With authority comes responsibility. The main reason that training is required prior to becoming licensed is so you fully understand the responsibility you are undertaking and how to use your authority to make those around you safer. The responsibilities of a Guard Card holder are guided by ethics, laws, and roles. You’ll learn legal responsibilities and liabilities in addition to arrestable offenses.
Limitations and Restrictions
To avoid criminal charges and civil liabilities you and your employer should clearly understand the limitations on a security guard’s power to arrest and restrictions on search and seizures. You’ll learn how to support local law enforcement while exercising your own authority.
Communication and Relationships
You’ll learn how to interact with local law enforcement and file reports about your observations and arrests. The importance of establishing positive relationships with local law enforcement agencies cannot be understated.
Emergency Response
In addition to exercising the power to arrest, you’ll learn how to respond in emergency situations, including deescalation and response to medical emergencies. You’ll be prepared to respond in nearly every situation.
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