Hannon Security Officers at the Courage Center in Golden Valley passed the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention® course from the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).  The program developed by CPI, teaches Officers to recognize and respond to the warning signs when someone is beginning to lose control.  It also helps an Officer learn how to deal with their own stress, anxieties, and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations.

Hannon Account Supervisor, Maria Humphreys, at Courage Center said, “In August I attended (and passed) 24 hours of instructor certification training through the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) in order to be able to bring the training back to Courage Center and train the staff here.”  “I conducted an 8 hour class on October 3rd for the Security Officers employed at Courage Center.”  All 4 Officers passed the hands on application and a written test, and are required to attend a 3 hour refresher course every 6 months which Maria will conduct.

The Officers will receive a Certificate of Training and a uniform pin from CPI.  The uniform pin serves as a designator making it easier to visually recognize members of your Crisis Response Team.  The IANCIC on the pin stands for, International Association of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certified Instructors.

As a security provider, Hannon Officers stand the chance of facing people with defiant behaviors, and potentially dangerous situations.  It is important for our Officers to be well prepared and confident, and ultimately make the right decision for the safety of everyone. It is one of the ways Hannon can bring more value to our customers. 

The House Communications, Technology, and internet subcommittee is considering two bills that could impact the way central stations operate. H.R 3621, also known as the “Call Center Consumer’s Right to Know Act” would require the employee of a call center to divulge where they are physically located at the beginning of the phone call. ADS Security President John Cerasuolo said, “I think the bill is a mistake because it is very important that our communication in emergency situations is very crisp, clear and concise. The requirement to add something that’s unnecessary like our location introduces an opportunity for confusion that in some cases could delay the arrival of emergency services.” The other bill, known as the “Kelsey Smith Act”, would help facilitate coordination between first responders and cell phone carriers by requiring wireless telecom providers to more quickly respond to authorities request for information on persons who may be in immediate physical danger. According to John Chwat, director of government relations for the Electronic Security Association, the ESA is working with several other industry associations to develop a position and take their concerns before Capitol Hill.

Source: SecurityInfo Watch

The Transportation and Safety Administration announced the continuation of rules restricting carry on liquids on airplanes. Although airline safety officials had hoped to relieve passengers of the onus of putting their liquids in little bottles this year, it looks like it will be a while longer. Last October, the chief of the Transportation Security Administration cheerfully predicted that "within a year" the agency would have installed new technology in scanning machines that would allow it to drop the 3-year-old rules.

"The TSA has no timeline set for when the rules will go away," said spokesperson Andrea McCauley. “The agency continues to tweak the computers to be able to make the process work. But it's slow going to get everything right so it can be rolled out around the system.”

If the TSA gets the system working, passengers would be allowed to bring liquids of any size through security checkpoints, though initially passengers still would be required to remove the liquids from their bags to be scanned separately from other items.

Source: The Dallas Morning News

David Perticone, 46, was arrested in Severn, Md., in August and charged with stealing about $25,000 worth of items from a woman's house just down the block. The woman discovered the items in Perticone's front yard, part of a yard sale he was conducting. [WBAL-TV (Baltimore), 8-11-09]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that New York will use roughly $24 million in Homeland Security grants to help expand the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative to include Midtown Manhattan. The Lower Manhattan Security Initiative is an extensive network of security cameras, license plate readers, and weapons sensors knit together to detect terrorist threats and deter terrorist pre-operational surveillance. The announcement was made inside the Lower Manhattan Security Coordination Center, where police and representatives from the private sector work together to monitor data that are collected."We are expanding our state-of-the-art counter-terrorism coordination center to include Midtown Manhattan," said Mayor Bloomberg. "Protecting potential targets is part of the comprehensive strategy we've pursued over the past seven and a half years to defend our City. We devote 1,000 police officers to counter terrorism duties every day, and with a combination of high-tech intelligence and old-fashioned policing we are doing everything in our power to keep our city safe from terrorist threats."

Source: Fox News

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