LEAPS Program needed in Northern California

In our daily lives it is inevitable that Private Security Professionals and Law Enforcement Officers will have the "opportunity" to work together.  Today more than any other time in history, there is an ever accelerating importance to this relationship.  Interaction with Private Security and Law Enforcement Officers can be a greatly rewarding experience for both the security officer and the police officer or a frustrating event for all and a loss for the private business / public entities. It is a cooperative relationship between these two professions that puts everyone on the right side of the law in a superior position to those who choose to ignore the laws of our society.  

Prior to criminal or unwanted activity the roles of both security professionals and law enforcement share a commonality.  Both the security officer and the police officer share the role of creating and maintaining a deterrent to crime or unwanted activities for a private business or public entity.  Once a crime has been committed the roles diverge.  From the perspective of a professional security practitioner, the security officer is often the first on the scene or even a witness to the crime.  The Security Officers role becomes observe and report! Once the call to Law Enforcement is made, en-route Law Enforcement is already gathering information towards their role of apprehension.  Based on the mission of the security officer and the situation, Security Officers may take control of preserving the scene and observing what takes place until Law Enforcement Officers arrive. Upon arrival of Law Enforcement, Security's role is then to assist the police officer by giving a comprehensive report of the facts observed by the security officer. This aids the police officer, giving them a chance to use these facts for a fast apprehension of the wrong doer or for use of these facts to report to their department.  Their department will then submit to the District Attorney a compelling set of facts and circumstances in order to arrest and successfully prosecute the wrong doer.  Each officer in this case gets what they need to consider this a job well done.  Both parties can get the personal satisfaction that they fulfilled their role for the private businesses / public entities they both serve. 

While the scenario above is an overview, it points out the fact that “Cooperation between law enforcement and private security benefits all parties!" Private Security and Law Enforcement in Los Angeles and other cities have come up with a LEAPS (Law Enforcement and Private Security) program. It supports the positive interaction between the industries.  Maybe it is time for the same type of program in Northern California cities and counties.  Roy Rahn, Executive Director of CALSAGA (California's Largest Organization for the Private Security Industry) and Association Management Expert with FSB Core Strategies, has been instrumental in organizing and supporting LEAPS in Los Angeles and San Diego.  Let me know what you think about a LEAPS program here in Sacramento or where you live? If you would like to contact Mr. Rahn directly his email is RRahn@CALSAGA.org.

For your employees be sure to utilize eduGuard.com for training on proper interaction with Law Enforcement and all AB 2880 security related compliance training!

On a personal note, I am a strong supporter of all Law Enforcement and urge you to do the same.  There are citizen groups such as the Sacramento Citizen's Crime Alert board or Crime Stoppers International who need volunteer leadership. Check out crimealert.org!

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Bryon A. Bayer