The Protection Officer's Training Manual is a comprehensive training guide and instructional text that covers
all of the subjects essential to the effective training of protection officers. This material, now in its seventh
edition, has been class-tested for many years and has been the training manual for the International Foundation
for Protection Officers (IFPO) since 1988. The latest edition contains brand new chapters on the most significant
issues facing the protection officer today including Central Alarm Stations, Communications, Surveillance, Access
Control, Detection Equipment, Apprehension and Detention Procedures, and Information Security. Written by leading
security trainers and educators, Protection Officer's Training Manual retains the exceptional organization and
coverage of the previous editions with critical updates and hundreds of diagrams, illustrations and self-quizzes.
This revised edition retains the exceptional organization and coverage of the previous editions and is designed
for the training and certification needs of first-line security officers and supervisors throughout the private
and public security industry.
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