Personally, residing in the state of Virginia, our private security training and selection is derived from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) which is charged with implementing and sustaining new initiatives to improve protective service functions and effectiveness. After conducting thorough research, it can be ascertained that many of the Virginia standards and requirements parallel with those of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). The Virginia DCJS mandates that all unarmed and armed security officers be at least 18-years-old, be United States (U.S.) citizens, and must successfully pass an in depth criminal background check, through fingerprinting, which helps to divulge any adverse information as well as a drug test. Comparatively, the ASIS guide infers this same investigation for all states. However, the ASIS recommends that armed security officers be of at least 21 years of age, which through personal opinion, seems to be a more appropriate age. For instance, to join the U.S. military and be armed, U.S. citizens can join at the age of 17, however, go through and hopefully graduate from a federally mandated ‘boot camp.’ Essentially, although young, these men and women are trained to the exact same high standards through Federal oversight relating to firearm handling and firing. Having numerous states implementing vastly different and inconsistent trainings, especially pertaining to firearms, for young 18-year-olds could present an incredible liability. Both DCJS and ASIS mandate that a high school diploma or GED level of education is required for employment, with an average or above level of English language education. Bilingual fluent speaking officers are highly sought after by DCJS entities for community adaptability.
For Virginia DCJS armed security officers, excluding former law enforcement officers who are exempt, training begins with an 18 hour initial training and assessment period, like unarmed officers, where use of force, legalities, procedures, patrols, etc. are all covered followed by an extra 32 hours of firearm training and arrest authority legality introductions. Also, a written test is to be taken consisting of basic knowledge i.e. English, math, writing, etc. and receive an overall passing score of 75% in order to proceed through the armed curriculum in Virginia. Overall training in Virginia and executed through DCJS is mandated by state code compliance. Of note, firearm training for armed officers is conducted yearly through qualifications. Holistically, although there are many parallels with the Virginia DCJS mandated requirements and recommendations of the ASIS, Virginia would, inferred through personal opinion, benefit from liability and negligence mitigation related to armed 18-year-old security officers by increasing the armed age limit to 21 years of age like the ASIS recommends. This generally, but not always, generates more mature candidates with potentially better firearm discipline.
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ASIS International. (2004). Private Security Officer Selection and Training. Retrieved from https://edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/440320/Week%207%20Resources/ASIS%20Training%20and%20Selection%20Guide.pdf
Security Resources. (2020). How to be a security guard in Virginia | How to get my security guard license VA. Retrieved from https://www.securityresources.net/security-guard-requirements-by-state/security-guard-requirements-in-virginia
Virginia Department of criminal justice services | Improving and promoting public safety in the Commonwealth. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/
Virginia security guard requirements | Registration to become a security guard in VA. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://securityguard-license.org/states/virginia-security-guard.html#education
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