PrivateInvestigatorandSecurityGuardTrainingManualCorrections,PublicSafetyandPolicingJanuary2008Corrections,PublicSafetyandPolicingPRIVATESECURITYREFERENCEMANUAL1FOREWORDSaskatchewanJusticehasintroducedanumberofchangestothelegislationaffectingPrivateInvestigatorsandSecurityGuards.Thesechangesincludetheintroductionofamandatorytrainingrequirementforalllicensedsecurityguardsintheprovince.Thegoalistoincreasetheknowledge-baseoftheindividualsecurityofficertherebyincreasingthelevelofsafetyenjoyedbyboththeofficerandthepublicencounteringprivatesecurity.Thedevelopmentandrevisionofthismanual,designedtoprovideguards,industrymembersandclients,aswellasthegeneralpublic,withtheissuesthatchallengethesecurityindustryonadailybasis,wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheassistanceofthefollowingorganizationsandindividuals:–ElaineSmith,SafetyDirector,SaskatchewanHotel&HospitalityAssociation(SHSA),and–DetectiveSergeantRickWatson(retired)oftheReginaPoliceServiceforinformationonClandestineLabs,“KitchensofDeath”–BrianMiller,RegistrarofthePrivateInvestigatorsandSecurityGuardsAct,1997–TheProvinceofManitobaforprovidingaccesstotheirSecurityGuardTrainingManual.Itprovedtobeavaluableresource.Thewriterreliedheavilyonthisbodyofworktosupplementtheinitialtrainingdocument.Corrections,PublicSafetyandPolicingMinistryofJusticeandAttorneyGeneralJanuary,2008(i)2PRIVATESECURITYREFERENCEMANUALPRIVATESECURITYREFERENCEMANUAL1TABLEOFCONTENTSChapterTitlePage1.IntroductionandProvincialLegislationPurposeofthecourse.....................................................3Recommendedtimeallocation.......................................4RequirementsofSecurityGuards.................................6ProvincialLegislation....................................................72.TheDutiesandResponsibilitiesofaSecurityGuardPublicandPrivateSecurity...........................................5TheRoleofaSecurityGuard........................................7TheSecurityofPeople...................................................10TheSecurityofProperty................................................39TheSecurityofInformation..........................................45AssignmentsandDuties................................................493.ConductofSecurity:ProfessionalismandPublicRelationsProfessionalandPersonalPresentation.......................9IntegrityandDiscipline.................................................27CustomerService...........................................................31CommunicationsforSecurityGuards...........................63CrowdControl................................................................65(iii)2PRIVATESECURITYREFERENCEMANUALChapterTitlePage4.TheSecurityGuardandtheLegalSystemAnIntroductiontoCriminalLaw..................................7TheCommonLawandtheCharterofRightsandFreedoms..................................................13PowersofArrest.............................................................27UseofForce....................................................................43CommonOffences...........................................................55CommonDefences..........................................................895.AccessControlandAlarmSystemsAccessControlSystems.................................................7TechnologyUsedtoControlaccessandEgress............17MaterialsAccess.............