Security Reaction

As a security professional and owner of several small businesses, I understand the importance of conducting background checks on my employees.  One of my companies employs over 100 security officers and, for several years, I was content on a standard state police background check.  After securing an account with a school district, at which we would provide security personnel, I thought it best to improve upon the manner in which we conducted our background checks.  In addition, my staff would begin conducting random background checks of our staff during the course of their employment.

Although I and my staff were confident in our state’s ability to accurately document in the background check any and all relevant arrests within our state, we were not comfortable in the fact that many of our employees had at one time lived outside of our state.  Determined to provide qualified law abiding security officers to our new client, as well as to our existing clients, we began the arduous task of investigating each and every security officer in our employ.

How often do you vary your route to and from work?  How often do you sit and look around your house, before getting out of your car? Do you roll up your car windows when stopped at a stoplight?  Do you have your keys in hand when approaching your car in a parking lot?  Do you park in a well-lit area?  Do you keep your bedroom door locked when sleeping at night?  If someone were to come into your office with the intent of killing people, do you have an escape route planned?  Do you ALWAYS know who is knocking on your door, before you open the door?