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04 Editorial 06 06 RIO 2016 14 Risk & Crisis Management Part 2 20 Maritime Security 25 Medical emergencies 27 Camera Lenses 30 Staying connected 34 General Residential Security Recommendations 40 The Dangerous Reality of Unmanned Drones 46 Jumpstarting Your EP Career, Own Your City 50 Success!

55 Plagiarism & collusion 59 Transporting the Client 62 Keeping Your Edge 64 Working Girl 67 Classifieds

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Editorial Issue 30 I welcome you all to the latest edition of the Circuit Magazine as we celebrate another big milestone with the release of issue 30!

But more than simply reaching a milestone the greater significance lies in the fact that there are now 30 volumes in existence of rich industry specific knowledge for readers to draw upon. 30 issues packed full of knowledge, opinion, reviews and advice complied over 8 years and hundreds of indepth articles the majority of which have been wrote by your fellow security professionals. If you’re new to the Circuit magazine and haven’t read the earlier issues then why not consider downloading them to your device, providing you with a library of essential information which you can then pick up and read whenever you have downtime on assignment - I’m certain you won’t be disappointed.

Shaun West Editor

Sine leaving the military, working in the CP sector has been my absolute passion, not to mention the fact that it pays the bills! But why do I love it so much, when it means long, tiring days, extended periods of time away from your family, salaries constantly being driven down and a host of other reasons which makes working in this sector very challenging?

Simply put, I love it because it gives me a level job satisfaction and constant exposure to life experiences that you just cannot get doing anything else.

Further more, I enjoy the travel and the challenges, which are forever thrown in my direction and you never know what country you’ll be operating in from one day to the next. So, whilst this line of work is not for all, for me it’s just what the doctor ordered. I have never been a 9 to 5 kinda guy so this lifestyle suits me, though I do imagine that one day, when age catches up with me, it may be time to consider other options as being a bodyguard takes its toll. In order to be ready for that day, I recognise the importance of starting to prepare for it now.

What will your next career move be, when it’s time to hang up your boots?

You’ve acquired all this hard earned experience so why not look to pass it on to others through teaching, coaching or writing? Perhaps you’ll take your knowledge and put it to work in a different environment or a managerial role or maybe you have a talent for problem solving and decide to transfer your experience across to a consultancy role? Many options exist, you just have to scope them out and get a feel for what suits you best.

Time catches up with us all pretty quick, so remember to plan in advance and not get caught short – you may not know when that moment will arrive so be ready for anything.

Finally, I want to say a big thank you to all of those who have contributed to the Circuit magazine over the years, without you we could not have achieved this milestone of 30 issues. An even bigger thank you goes to you, the reader - it’s your loyalty and support that keeps us passionate about producing this publication and why it continues to be the No1 read for those who work in protection. We’re indebted to you all and we look forward to serving you with high quality, career-enhancing content for many more years to come.

Shaun West Editor

Editorial Issue 30 Well here it is, the latest issue of, hands down, the best magazine covering the world of executive protection and related industries.

Yes, I know I’m biased in that statement, but if you can’t be proud of something you love, do you really love it?

Speaking of love is that too soft a word for the security professional? For those that say yes, I would counter and respond that we are still human beings. One day they may have robots to replace us in this field, but for now it’s just us, the flesh and blood.

Love is an honorable trait, so is loyalty and steadfastness. For those not entirely familiar with the word, it means dependable, reliable, unwavering. Steadfast literally means fixed in place, but is chiefly used figuratively to indicate undeviating constancy or resolution: for example steadfast in one’s faith, or tying it into this topic, to be steadfast in ones chosen career.

It is because I hold that belief that I try and learn, educate, inform, acquire and share as much information as possible on the profession. I’m “all in” and the “Plan B” for me if it ever came down to it, would be just another way to make my “Plan A” work. Like many reading this magazine, Protection work isn’t just a job it’s something we live and breath. In short, it’s something we love.

Just don’t be afraid to say it.

Elijah J Shaw US Editor

Elijah J Shaw US Editor

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In twelve months’ time the world’s eyes will be on Rio as Brazil hosts the Olympic Games.

Almost half a million people will visit this famous city when the Olympics are held for the first time in South America. Rio enjoys a reputation of a city of celebration and parties and welcomes tourists from across the globe and, whilst this renown is well deserved, the city remains one of the most dangerous places to visit on the continent. The vast differences in the extremes of wealth and poverty that manifest itself within Rio in conjunction with overcrowding, corruption and extensive criminal networks present a

significant safety and security challenge for any individual or groups visiting the city.

Any city hosting the Games is presented with a complex problem in the provision of effective security – this problem is even more acute for Rio in 2016. In this article we explore the key concerns and considerations for security teams that will be operating during the games.

The Olympics spans 19 days of events, held in 4 different sections across the greater Rio city limits, any trip will also undoubtedly

By: Mark Deane

include visits to multiple attractions such as the Christ Redeemer statue overlooking the city, or the famous beaches Copacabana and Ipanema – each venue in Rio poses its own unique security challenges.

OLYMPIC FACTS

Estimated 400,000 visitors to Rio

during the Olympics

10 903 athletes

70 000 volunteers

25 100 media

7 000 NOCs

8 000 staff

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During the Olympics Rio can be divided primarily into four zones: Copacabana Zone – Situated in the south of the city it includes not only the worldrenowned beach but also the Marina de Gloria. This area will host volleyball and sailing to name a few. It is also home to the majority of hotels and restaurants.

Barra from the other zones – this forest is the home of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Mountain and overlooking the city.

Crime Overview: Brazil is ranked by the U.S State Department as having a critical threat level of crime, with Rio’s main threat being opportunistic crime.

Maracana Zone – to the North of the city Although opportunistic, all crime in Rio has and a football stadium that will be utilized the risk of turning hyper violent and can for multiple events but also the Opening and escalate quickly to the use of lethal force – Closing Ceremonies. literally in seconds if orders are not complied with immediately, any disrespect is shown, Deodoro Zone – to the Northwest of the or inferred. Each year a number of foreigners city this is the most remote area and includes are killed or injured during attempted some aquatics, whitewater and equestrian robberies, carjacking’s and opportunistic venues. crime – often the caused by the victim attempting to resist and in turn escalating The Barra Zone (pronounced Ba-Ha) and making more complex (and violent) the zone is home to the Olympic Stadium, crime. village, tennis and basketball among many others. This is the hub of all the action. The Visitors are particularly susceptible to sprawling Tijuca National Forest separates opportunistic crime, such as bag snatching,

By: Mark Deane

armed street robbery, car theft and carjacking, especially in tourist areas, on public transport, outside major hotels, in business districts, along beaches and in other densely populated areas.

Since the start of 2015 Rio has seen homicide rates falling. February last year saw 482 homicides in Rio de Janeiro state, this year the month’s total was 324 – a 33% decrease, but Brazil still has a high level of homicides per capita, however the majority of homicides seen were in Zona Norte, not the South where the majority of tourists are.

Since the start of 2015 (compared to the same time last year) there has been a spike in opportunistic crime and this directly affects tourists and business travelers.

Recent Example British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, 2012 world champions were training this year on Guanabara Bay — the planned site for the 2016 Olympic sailing events — and had returned to dry land near the end of the day.

“Our delightful walk back from the sailing club to the hotel turned fairly nasty when 2 guys wielding 7-inch knives ran at us, pushed us around, and grabbed everything we had,” the pair later wrote on Facebook, noting that even their Lycra sailing outfits were stolen.

• Cellphone robberies almost doubled from 473 cases to 920 (an increase of 94.5 percent).

• Theft increased by 49.9 percent from 489 to 733 incidents.

• Robbery of passersby remained high, rising from 6,625 to 6,978 cases, an increase of 5.3 percent • Robberies in buses that rose by 8.6 percent and reached 719 incidents.

Point to Note A rising number of robberies in main Olympic hub Barra da Tijuca has been recorded.

Rio de Janeiro’s Ministry of Justice has announced that the city will spend R$350 million on security for the 2016 Olympic There are no buffer zones and distancing Games. Around R$100 million of that oneself from threat, high-risk and dangerous budget have already been spent on new areas is not possible due to the close equipment. The goal is to have 62,000 police proximity at all times to Favelas (local officers ready by 2016. communities). Favelas whether pacified or not pose very real threat to tourist areas Violent Crime: due to the perceived wealth of tourists Brazil’s murder rate is more than four times compared to local residents. Transit routes higher than that of the United States, and close to favelas means that even high scale, rates for other crimes are similarly high. The upper class, expensive communities are not Brazilian prosecution rate is extremely low considered safe from the threat of crime. and not enforced on under 18’s. Therefore

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the majority of snatch and grab criminals are under 18, often carrying knives or firearms. There are very few ramifications or deterrents for other criminals with police facing an uphill struggle.

Recent Example

Two military personnel from a foreign consulate were walking from the Gym with only gym bags and I-pods/cell phones when they were approached by 3 well-dressed youths. They were told to hand over there belongings at knife point.

Under strict orders to comply with all muggings while in the area they complied and handed over their belongings. The hostiles left immediately and no one was injured or felt threatened apart from the initial approach.

Interesting points to note from this incident: • The hostiles only had a knife and were not afraid of approaching what were apparently rather large and intimidating looking individuals.

• The victims of the crime were leaving a gym and did not have any shiny or expensive looking items apart from cell phones and some MP3 players.

Sexual Assault: There is a threat of sexual violence aimed predominantly at females.

Recent Example

In April 2013 a young US couple were attacked after boarding a bus in Copacabana at midnight.

Rio’s Civil Police said they were held by two men, who forced the rest of the passengers off the bus at the University of Rio de Janeiro before continuing to Sao Gonçalo, 25 miles away, where a third man joined in the attack.

The assault lasted until 6am, during which the woman’s debit card was used at a petrol station to buy drinks and withdraw money. The male victim was handcuffed and threatened with an iron bar. Once they reached the limit on their bank card, the gang took them back to their flat in Copacabana to pick up more credit cards.

The couple was then released in Itaborai, a neighboring district.

Civil Disturbance: Public demonstrations over poor government services, high levels of corruption, and the government’s

By: Mark Deane expenditure on international sporting events at the expense of the general Brazilian public has caused serious discontent. This has manifested itself during large events and has seemingly caught the government and security forces napping.

During the Confederation Cup in 2013 widespread extreme civil disturbance was experienced with approximately a million protesters on the streets. The 2014 FIFA World Cup, held in June and July 2014, went far smoother than many had imagined though still had to contend with multiple demonstrations and the ensuing civil disturbance, some caused by anarchists infiltrating peaceful protests.

Police and “shock troops” were criticized for utilizing heavy-handed tactics, such as pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets. A number of protesters were injured and a few killed as a result of the mobilizations.

The Black Bloc anarchist group integrates themselves into crowds and utilizes Guerilla tactics to attack the police and military to incite violence and attempt to turn peaceful protests into violent ones.

Point to Note

The Olympics and the over expenditure is assessed to be a potential catalyst for future malcontent and further demonstrations, specifically on the run-up to the actual event.

Financial Crime: Financial fraud is endemic within Brazil.

Credit card skimming is prevalent and it is vital that in-depth briefings and preventative measures are undertaken to protect your clients from this issue.

Example

A security manager from a large corporate was paying for his meal at the table when he noticed the waiter with a hidden secondary device that he tried to utilize to ‘double-swipe’ and store the card details on.

Transportation Considerations: Rio’s topography lends itself to multiple issues, predominantly transportation.

The road infrastructure in Rio is heavily overstretched, with all major and minor routes heavily congested on a regular basis with very few options for alternative routes.

These factors compounded together will provide security teams a serious logistical and risk management issue.

Significant travel disruption can be The anarchists are described as fluid, expected in all of Rio during normal intelligent and capable of exploiting days, both workdays and weekends. Most situations to their advantage. Initially the importantly - it is very difficult to plan and Police Militar (similar to U.S State Police) anticipate travel times due to the lack of were very rigid and reactive, inexperienced viable alternatives on the majority of major with dealing with demonstrations. However, routes between common destinations. If an they are reported to be learning quickly and incident occurs anywhere then it is highly adapting to the risk. They have been training likely that significant delays will occur with in crowd management and learnt a great little or no warning. To further increase deal from earlier mistakes. There is rumored the issues faced, once a vehicle or convoy is however to be very little penetration or on a certain road it is often not feasible or intelligence networks within the anarchist possible to remove oneself from that route, and protest groups, and a culture of reactive either due to lack of safe options, or no instead of proactive action. viable exits from that route.

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It is anticipated that with the extra influx of traffic for the Olympics that traffic congestion will continue to pose a serious problem. The government has announced national holidays during major events and there are rumors that companies will force holiday on employees – thus helping to reduce traffic congestion at peak times. The government also has multiple road works and projects in place to assist in providing extra lanes and improve current ones. This is expected to help the problem – however the general consensus is that this will all be too little too late and that even grand plans would not negate the issues of topography and infrastructure.

Point to Note

There are multiple tunnels that lend themselves to being attacked by gangs from the nearby Favelas, and multiple natural choke points.

Olympic Venue Considerations – Lessons from FIFA 2014: During FIFA 2014 accreditation had caused significant issues with many security teams being prevented access, or cars being turned around at venues. This was either due to lack of training to ticketing staff and local police, or poor communication to sponsors by FIFA on ticket protocol and regulations.

FIFA and police had closed entrances and exits to the Maracana stadium with no warning or alert, leading to last minute transportation and security issues.

Police and Authorities: The State Police are split into two sections which are most easily described as: 1. Policia Militar – anti-crime unit 2. Policia Civil – detective unit

By: Mark Deane

The Policia Turista (tourist Police) are part of bi-lingual personnel are hard to find. Again the Police Militar and are generally accepted it is strongly recommended that you source as the more approachable and useful group trusted locals, from trusted suppliers. to liaise with and utilize. They speak better English and are used to dealing with foreign The author at BOPE headquarters. tourists.

The Police Militar have a ‘special forces’ called BOPE, these are a small group of highly respected specialist police that are utilized primarily within favelas, but also worth noting during high risk situations during special events.

Armed or Unarmed / Armored or Nonarmored?

There is no definitive answer to this. It entirely depends on your risk assessment.

Armored vehicles are readily available throughout the region, though demand not only for vehicles but trained bi-lingual security drivers will outweigh supply, so it is strongly advised to book early.

Likewise armed and unarmed local close protection personnel are available, the standards of which vary greatly, and Final Top Tip

Accreditation to gain access to Olympic venues does not guarantee access to seating areas. If security teams require access to the seating area with their client – get a ticket. Stadium staff and police will likely prevent you access, or remove you from the seating area - an embarrassing and potentially dangerous situation.

Article by Mark Deane – Managing Director ETS. Explorer Travel Security (ETS) is a Risk Management Company with extensive experience of working within Brazil for a range of corporate and HNWI clients and will be operating in Rio throughout the Olympics.

With an affiliate office situated in Rio de Janeiro, ETS ensures clients the highest standard of local ground transportation and security services. www.explorertravelsecurity.com contact: info@explorertravelsecurity.com

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“A ship is safe in Harbour, but that’s not what ships are for.”

William G.T. Shedd

Leaving the Harbour In today’s climate of fear of legislative action businesses attempt to manage risk and it is common to find a risk management role in most organisations. An increasingly common cry is to develop an integrated risk management strategy – yet oddly the Security elements are not included within this integration. No, Security is seen as a separate entity, even a black art; that cannot be integrated because of the ‘need to know’ principle. Yet in actuality the Security threats are all risks to our routine operations and are in most cases are less likely to come to fruition than the other types of risk we face.

This article seeks to explore approaches to risk management from an integrated perspective, questioning the rationale of separating Security from other risks. It also considers the use of abstract thinking and reasoning to develop a more holistic risk management strategy yet maintain a sensible level of protection and deal with risks in a graded proportionate manner.

“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing”

Warren Buffett

Integrated Risk Management A common approach to an integrated risk management strategy is to follow a cyclic process whereby we:

a. Establish goals b. Identify risks c. Analyse the identified risks d. Assess and evaluate the risks e. Treat and manage the risks f. Monitor and review the risks

The management strategy of course would only prove successful if the risk management decision is communicated to others, inclusive of any stakeholders involved, and the communication stream is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the risks in question.

RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT SERIES By: Paul Tonks MBA

The key difference in relation to Security risk management is that the risks identified are sourced from a combination of intelligence and a postulated threat analysis. In most organisations intelligence in relation to Security threats can be a rare commodity. There are also legal issues associated with Companies trying to gather their own intelligence; so this leave the postulated threat – in other words our assumptions of what the risks are.

Business Approaches to Risk Generally there are four common approaches to risk; these are:

a. Avoid

b. Mitigate

c. Transfer

d. Accept

The stance taken depends on the business appetite in relation to the risk but also other factors such as financial implications – whether this be the cost of managing the risk or the cost of failing to manage the risk.

Avoidance can be the decision not to conduct business in those areas where the risks are prevalent. Akin to citizens of one nation being advised to avoid another nation during times of increasing security threats.

In the Security realm a mitigation strategy is difficult to realistically achieve if we do not truly know what the threats are, or the probability of their emergence. However a typical mitigation approach is to install every possible physical security measure; this however can also lead

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to an over specified security solution that is unnecessary and costly.

For example whilst working in a private Security role I challenged the systems security provider’s quote for the protection of a client’s building.

The quote included IR sensors on the roof in case anyone attempted to land by Helicopter and contact alarms of all of the property’s internal cupboards. When challenged about the roof, in a location with 24/7 guarding, who quite frankly shouldn’t be employed if they cannot hear a helicopter hovering over a house in a rural setting, the provider said, well it’s only another £500 per sensor.

A Transfer strategy is to hand over responsibility of the risk to another party, normally through a contractual agreement. An insurance policy is an example of such transferal, as is sub-contracting to a Security Company to cover an event. Yet it must be remembered here that there is still risk involved to the parent risk holder; hence the contract needs to be clear unambiguous, monitored and frequently assessed for current relevancy.

Finally to Accept that the risk exists and develop contingencies for managing the risk should it occur? These contingencies are key to adopting this strategy rather than merely ‘doing nothing’.

Fire practices and drills are an example of a wellknown and practiced acceptance that despite fire prevention measures fires remain a threat.

This fire comparative to Security is perhaps an interesting one, as it can be difficult for people to grasp that despite the best security defences security events can still happen. This is not always due to a failing in security either; security is difficult, one must consider every potential threat and design measures to meet such threats. Of course most of these threats will

never actually develop; yet, our fear of failure contributes to the emphasis of physical barriers – when perhaps in reality we should focus more on a practiced dynamic and well-rehearsed response that is underpinned by sound command and control supported by the right people for the tasks in hand.

Business people need to understand the psychology of risk more than the mathematics of risk.”

Paul Gibbons

The Science of Successful Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture Psychology The mind-set within businesses is perhaps a major stumbling block to true integration of risk management; in which Security is inclusive.

There is a need for transparency between the Security team and those they are supporting.

Awareness, understanding and clarity of functional purpose needs to be articulated free of jargon or unnecessary secretive blockers.

Through the development a rational arguments that support security plans decisions are easier to make and Security risks can be:

a. Removed - or

b. Reduced Part of changing the psychology is development of a strong Security culture; whereby people understand the reason things are done and feel part of the solution rather than the more

RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT SERIES By: Paul Tonks MBA

commonly held belief that Security is something that is being done to them.

Abstract Thinking So where does abstract thinking come into this? Well, too often I have seen Security providers deliver the same solution using tried and tested methods (for them) and too often at a disproportionate level in relation to the vulnerability of the asset they are attempting to protect.

A really useful audit from a team with no Security experience certainly opened my eyes to alternative approaches. It was not the detail but the questioning attitude that helped develop a thought process that was inclusive, easier to

understand and thus more transparent. Keeping the terms basic and explaining what one wished to achieve makes it far easier for the non-security members of the organisation to ‘get it’ really understand the why and wherefores of security.

Most importantly it also allows decision makers, those with the purse strings for instance to make a more informed decision; which if presented with sound rationale is far easier to sanction.

The questioning attitude should be applied to each element of a security system; process or procedure. For instance I recently had a discussion whereby a security fence had to be built, in their wording, ‘Roman Road Straight’.

To achieve this resulted in significantly higher costs due to ground conditions; excavations and

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footing costs. Why did this fence have to be so straight? Well to support easier CCTV coverage – fair enough; until one realised the decision to not install CCTV was made well before any work on the fence commenced.

Placing cable trays and Field equipment cabinets (FEC) or other supporting infrastructure can be costly for similar reasons to the fence mentioned above. Could the same effect be achieved using a centralised CCTV tower that looks out? After all, this was the approach adopted in many Security Force bases in Northern Ireland.

Or why are we using camera X; access control Y; perimeter intrusion detection system (PIDS) Z; when there are modern systems that can provide the same coverage; with greater resolution of image and integrated PIDS at a lower cost.

For instance one well known Company’s technical representative once said to me ‘oh, we don’t innovate, there’s no money to be made in innovation’. Hence to be critical of some Security systems providers, they buy and install cheap at the highest mark-up possible and make money on the subsequent support and service contract.

Modelling and Simulation Abstract thinking can be aided by the use of modelling and simulation and a later article in this series will explore this topic. Suffice to say that though a great tool that allow repetitive runs through problems; thus providing data only probability it needs to be supported by other tools and methodologies if one is to consider the whole picture and the nuances algorithms may miss due to the initial human input into the system.

Final Thoughts Changing one’s mind-set, ensuring that others fully understand what needs to be done to achieve a goal and challenging often ingrained assumptions; can lead to a wider number of viable options which may have otherwise been overlooked. As the World changes and new threats emerge it is important to consider whether the measures you develop or have previously developed are fit for purpose.

Within this consideration adopting a graded, proportionate level of protection is not an easy task; which may be why it can be far easier to implement every measure available in order to maintain a comfort blanket approach?

Paul Tonks MBA MSc, is currently the Director of @ Business SRT Ltd which specialises in developing a holistic approach for businesses in respect to Security; Risk and crisis management; and Training development and delivery. @ Business SRT Ltd are at the time of writing providing consultancy in Security culture and emergency planning in the Global Nuclear Industry.

Paul Tonks MBA MSc uk.linkedin.com/in/paultonks9677

Previous roles Paul has undertaken include: • 4.7 years as Head of Site security on an EDF Nuclear Power Station in the UK during which time he also worked on the Japanese Emergency Re sponse program on an autonomous project to align Safety and Security in the UK fleet.

• 5 years as Security and Estate management for a private client.

• 1-2 year (spread over time) Security guard at various locations.

• 24 years in the 1st Bn The Parachute Regiment – serving in NI, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Iraq.

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When President George W. Bush famously stood on board the USS Abraham Lincoln declaring the end of major combat operations in Iraq in 2003, few people would of anticipated the private security boom that was about to unfold.

The post-war reconstruction programme coupled with an overburdened military meant that anyone with an ounce of previous military experience was called upon to fly out to Iraq to service the growing demand for armed security services. The prospect of earning a monthly salary that tripled the salary of the average serving soldier resulted in a ‘goldrush’ like exodus of former military personnel to join the growing army of Private Security Companies (PSC’s) plying their trade in Iraq.

The utilisation of armed private security contractors in a war zone received heavy condemnation from some quarters with particular concern directed towards their

overall lack of accountability. A number of well publicised accusations of atrocities committed by private security contractors did little to stem the criticism.

Nevertheless, private security contractors made a huge contribution towards the Iraq reconstruction programme and their role should not be underestimated. As PSC’s became more established in Iraq, a pricing war began. Tenders were slashed in a bid to attract clients with a cost effective option. Many contractors became disenfranchised with the constant reduction in salaries and began to look elsewhere for alternative employment.

Simultaneously, a new opportunity was emerging but this time the role was very

By: Ed Hill

different. Somalia, just like Iraq, had been in the international wilderness for a number of years. Ravaged by internal fighting and neglected by the rest of the world, this impoverished African country was about to have a major impact on world trade.

Somalia’s northern coastline lay on the Gulf of Aden, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes. An estimated 23,000 ships a year transited these waters accessing the vital link to Europe through the Suez Canal. However, the voyage through these seas presented an increasingly perilous risk of attack by Somali based pirates.

Taking advantage of their status as a ‘failed state’ and lawless circumstances, Somali fishermen quickly realised how lucrative piracy could be. Small boats known as skiffs roamed the seas in search of ships to board and commandeer before forcibly taking the ship back to Somalia. On arrival the ship, cargo and crew would be held, often for many

months, until the pirates’ ransom demands were met.

As more ransoms were being paid, news quickly spread along the Somali coastline of this new profitable vocation. Upon hearing of the substantial profits to be made, young Somali males were turning to piracy to grab a piece of the action. Meanwhile, the international shipping community was unprepared and totally defenceless against this rapidly escalating threat.

In response, a number of predominantly British entrepreneurial former military personnel began offering their services to protect ships in the region with the provision of armed security guards. As in Iraq, almost overnight came a sudden clamour for former military personnel to provide protection to ships against the threat of pirate attack. Almost overnight, a new industry was born and an increasing number of Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSC’s) were being formed.

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For many contractors, this opportunity was too good to refuse. There was less time spent away from home, the job was generally less hazardous and the pay scales mirrored those on offer in Iraq.

Initially, these piracy protection services were of a makeshift nature. Firearms and ammunition would sometimes be ‘acquired’ for a transit and when no longer needed, would be unceremoniously thrown overboard.

There were no procedures for the vetting of personnel and Rules of Engagement (Rule for the Use of Force) were almost non-existent.

Nevertheless, pirate attacks on shipping continued unabated with hijackings becoming more and more frequent. Simultaneously, the security companies proudly promoted the fact that no ship carrying armed guards had so far been taken. Despite a major reluctance to engage with armed security providers it became glaringly obvious that those ships evading capture were those carrying armed guards.

The situation got so bad that some ship’s crews refused to sail unless their management company invested in armed guards to protect them. Ships were being refused insurance The arrival of a security team on board a ship cover unless they could guarantee having about to cross the Gulf of Aden was generally armed security personnel on board. Ships welcomed by the crew. However, with negative were being violently attacked on a daily basis headlines concerning PSC’s in Iraq fresh in and the situation was rapidly spiralling out of their minds, the opinion of the wider shipping control. community was divided with many major players feeling very uncomfortable with the Somewhat reluctantly, the shipping industry lack of regulation of this growing industry. came to the realisation that the only feasible

By: Ed Hill means of protecting their ships from this piracy scourge was to employ armed private security guards. However, a huge question mark still hung over regulation.

PMSC’s. Threatened by the arrival of so many new companies in the market, the larger companies viewed increased regulations as a means of squeezing out the smaller companies.

Shipping companies created their own vetting procedures for the selection of armed PMSC’s whilst some insurance companies took note of the shipping industry’s naivety towards security and adopted their own vetting scheme conducted on their client’s behalf. While these were viewed as a positive step, they lacked any means of worldwide industry standardisation.

Desperate to gain a foothold in the market, many of the smaller PMSC’s offered their potential clients a cheaper option and so, just like in Iraq, a bidding war began. The shipping industry had certainly not been immune to the global economic recession so any opportunity to reduce costs was eagerly seized.

In order to preserve their employment, maritime security personnel were now required to produce certification of a clean criminal record, undergo maritime-specific medicals and become qualified in basic shipboard skills such as firefighting and sea survival.

This presented the shipping industry with a huge reduction in costs and many shipping companies were all too eager to go for the cheaper option.

Taking note of the shipping industry’s desire That said, the shipping companies were to cut costs, a number of PMSC’s began becoming savvy and they were now the ones recruiting their security personnel from calling the shots. There was an abundance further afield. Maritime security operators of maritime security providers that were from Sri Lanka, the Philippines or Eastern suddenly flooding the market and the shipping Europe were being employed at a fraction of companies began to dictate their demands. the cost of their British counterparts.

Also, regardless of their previous military experience, maritime security operators were now required to attend a ‘Firearms Competency Course’, usually conducted with .22 calibre replica firearms. These training requirements averaged a total cost of around £5,000, all funded by the individual.

Individual operators were not the only ones ordered to obtain the required qualifications.

PMSC’s were ordered to take out increased levels of insurance, become ISO 9001 certified and be in possession of the legal documentation supporting their ownership of firearms.

The increased regulations were particularly welcomed by the larger, more established

This fresh influx of cheaper personnel may have been popular but complaints came flooding in about their professional ability.

Concerns of their inability to speak English, their poor weapon handling and being caught asleep whilst on watch were commonplace.

Regardless, they were cheap and the client wanted to save money.

Almost all ships passing by the Horn of Africa were now carrying teams of armed guards of varying nationalities. Most pirate attacks were being successfully repelled and consequently, the number of hijackings had dramatically plummeted.

The British maritime security operators, who for so long had been the vanguard of the industry were being squeezed out by the incoming legion of cheap foreign operators.

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security providers, the shipping companies held the aces and were now in the strong position of naming their price. Typically, security contracts would be awarded to the lowest bidder.

To be able to compete, PMSC’s started slashing the salaries of their British operatives.

Disgruntled with exceeding contractual demands, a dramatic drop in pay and having to endure appalling living conditions on board floating armouries, a large number of British maritime security operators began looking for alternative employment outside of maritime security.

Some had hoped that the dramatic rise in piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea would furnish a new opportunity for the requirement of their skills. This however, proved to be a false dawn. Others had hoped that the introduction of ISO 28007, an internationally agreed and generic standard for companies providing armed maritime security personnel would lead to many of the foreign operators being forced out of the industry but again, these hopes were dashed.

The plight of the maritime security industry was typified in the summer of 2014 when security company Gulf of Aden Group Transits, one of the larger PMSC’s suddenly went bankrupt. With the downward spiral in Somali piracy, it’s been predicted that many more will soon follow.

Some shipping companies, still keen to trim their costs are now conducting transits with

just two armed guards on board. Rumours are also rife that a number of shipping companies are considering scrapping the employment of on board security completely. Anticipating the downward trend, many PMSC’s began diversifying into the land based security market.

It could be argued that the private maritime security industry became a victim of its own success. The employment of armed guards has undoubtedly been the overriding factor in the containing of Somali piracy. Their services are no longer required as a result of the diminished threat.

The success of PMSC’s in deterring the pirates led to a reduction in the amount of attacks which in turn led to a safer HRA. Concurrent with the exceptional growth of private maritime security companies, all desperate to get business by undercutting the prices of their competitors led to a race to the bottom for the industry.

Despite the massive reduction in ships being attacked, some intelligence sources indicate that Somali piracy isn’t completely dead. Whether we’ll witness a resurgence of pirate activity, time will tell. Southeast Asia is currently dominating the piracy headlines and is now regarded as the global piracy hotspot. However, a return to the maritime security ‘heyday’ for British maritime security personnel of an abundance of work and big wages is highly unlikely.

Ed Hill is a former Royal Marines Commando with a Masters’ Degree in Maritime Security. He is also Managing Director of Intrepid Risk Management, a company that provides specialist security services to superyachts and their owners.

Medical emergencies By: Jez Loseby Photograph © Prometheus Medical Limited

Understanding the Importance of On-going Medical Training The Security Industry Authority currently requires all those who apply for a licence to be in possession of a recognised first award, currently the First Person on Scene (FPOS) Intermediate Award or the Level 3 Award in First Aid Response or equivalent.

Both are excellent and well established, providing first responders with sound basic knowledge to deal with a wide variety of accidents and illnesses in the working environment; from dealing with patients involved in road traffic collisions to the collapsed patient with a heart attack or epileptic seizure. But, how does the operator maintain currency between recertification courses?

Consider the following scenario: You’re in Europe, travelling in a two-vehicle convoy.

You and a second Close Protection Officer (CPO) are in one vehicle and the client, his family and a third CPO are travelling in the other. The client vehicle swerves to avoid a large amount of debris on a fast-moving road. The vehicle rolls over and slides to a stop blocking one of the carriageways.

So what now? What are the safety concerns?

Who do you treat first? The client’s eightyear-old child who is screaming and holding her leg; the client and his wife who are motionless in the rear of the vehicle; the

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driver and the CPO, who both appear to be badly injured and trapped in the vehicle?

Is this a major incident due to 5 casualties being involved? The road is still ‘live’ and with traffic present. This is a complex scene requiring the deployment of a quick, robust plan. Are you hoping that your training and experience will kick in?

Medical training and experience gives the provider confidence when treating a casualty but what if it’s been a long period of time since, as a medic, you were faced with dealing with this type of scenario?

Competency training, such as the use of online platforms of learning, ensures that theoretical knowledge is kept up to date and, for health professionals, provides regulatory bodies such as the Health Care Professional Council with evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Of course being theoretically competent is essential for the delivery of high quality medical care, but is this enough to give the medical provider the tools to deal with a road traffic collision or a medical emergency?

Scenarios or ‘moulages’ can test both knowledge and the ‘hands on’ practical application of skills. Realistic practical simulation training has been proven to improve the capability of the medic and practice scenarios can test a variety of techniques such as clinical methods, team management and interaction.

Phases of care that can be practised, include: • Dynamic scene management - the global overview of the scene, utilising personnel present and ensuring the maximum safety of the scene.

• Immediate intervention - the correct assessment and appropriate treatment of the casualties. Rapid assessment of casualties injuries following the cABCDE format including requesting other resources if they’re available.

• Packaging of the casualties - including the preparation for transportation.

• Handing over casualties - to other health care providers that may include local services or other CPO team members.

When handing over these casualties, giving clear and concise details of their initial condition and treatment delivered.

• Structured debrief - of the event and replenishment of medical equipment.

To sum up, whether it’s online or hands on, the importance of medical training should not be forgotten or underestimated. It can be difficult to maintain medical training with the pressures of schedules, but the importance of updating and the honing of clinical applications, scene management and coordination skills between required recertification should not be overlooked.

Medical training should not be a ‘tick in the box’ because, if approached correctly, there is huge benefit for clinicians and non-clinicians alike.

Jeremy Loseby is one of Prometheus’ Senior Instructors and has been a Critical Care Paramedic since 2008. For the past 4 years he has also worked as a crew member with Kent Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance.

Camera Lenses By: Peter Jenkins

Camera Lenses In the last issue, we looked at the basics of choosing a camera. Selecting a lens is equally, if not more important.

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here are two main factors to consider when choosing a lens and they are the focal length and the speed. Both of which are equally significant, depending on what you actually need to photograph.

When people refer to lenses, they normally describe them by their focal length and their speed, such as a 50mm, f1.4 or a 300mm, f5.6. The ‘f ’ number relates to the size of the maximum aperture.

Focal Length The first thing most people consider if they are choosing a lens (especially for surveillance) is the focal length to bring the subject closer. The focal length is the distance from the objective lens to the sensor such as 100mm.

Many lenses are ‘Zoom’ lenses, which have a variable focal length such as 24mm-55mm, 70mm-300mm or 100mm-400mm. For the surveillance photographer, lenses of 300mm are normally adequate. The following size lenses are used for the various types of photography.

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10-35mm Wide Angle Landscape / Buildings 35-70mm Medium / Normal Everyday Photography 70-135mm Medium / Telephoto Portraits / Distance 135-300mm Telephoto Surveillance/Sports/Wildlife 300-600mm Super Telephoto Surveillance/Sports/Wildlife The beauty about digital photography is that if you can take a good picture with a ‘fast’ 200mm lens, and then zoom in close once it is up on a computer screen and crop it without losing too much quality.

Lens Speed (Maximum Aperture) The aperture is an adjustable ‘diaphragm’ within the lens body and acts very much like the iris in your eye. It opens to let in more light when dark and closes to let in less light when too bright. The size of the aperture is measured in what is called ‘f stops’ and follows in the sequence:

freeze movement. Therefore the larger the aperture, the faster the shutter speed, hence the term ‘fast’ lens.

This is where cost comes into it. An average ‘kit’ telephoto lens that you get with most cameras may be a 70-250mm, but restricted to f4.5. The speed of this lens is therefore f4.5 and not really that fast and will cost in the region of £200. A fast lens however, such as a 70-200mm, f2.8 allows in more light but will cost £900. It’s what the pros use.

The Paparazzi are often seen with long lenses of 300mm and above but you will note that f: 1.4 2 2.8 4 5.6 … they are also very wide in diameter. This is because they are very fast f1.2 or f2.8. f1.4 being the widest aperture, letting in a lot This enables the photographer to use faster of light and f5.6 four times smaller. shutter speeds in order to freeze action and reduce camera shake.

A wide aperture such as f1.4 or f2.8 will allow in plenty of light and this is needed Variable Lens Speed in a low light situation, which is common With zoom lenses, focal length is variable, in surveillance photography, especially in such as 28-135mm, therefore it follows that low light. In addition, a larger aperture will the speed of the lens will also be variable. allow you to use faster shutter speeds, which This is often displayed as a ratio, such as is important when using telephoto lenses 1:3.5-4.5 (f3.5 to f4.5) so that when set to to prevent camera shake and allows you to its widest of 28mm, the widest aperture will

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be f3.5 and when zoomed into 135mm the widest aperture will be f4.5. One of my best zoom lenses is a 28-70mm which has a fast aperture of f2.8 but there’s not much change out of £1500.

Cropped Frame Sensors In the previous issue, we described the difference between full frame (35mm) and APS-C (cropped) sensor cameras. When lenses are fitted to these APS-C cameras the focal length of the lens will appear to be extended by approximately 1.5 times.

Therefore a 300mm lens becomes a more powerful 450mm.

Shutter Speed and Telephoto Lenses

to selecting a shutter speed that will help prevent blur.

For every millimetre of focal length lens used, use a reciprocal shutter speed; for example: Lens 50mm 100mm 250mm 500mm

Minimum Shutter Speed 1/60th sec 1/125th sec 1/250th sec 1/500th sec

Image Stabilisation (IS) Some lenses have ‘Image Stabilisation’, that lets you shoot with lower shutter speeds and still retain sharp images. They are more expensive but well worth the extra money, keep it in mind, stabilisation only stabilises the lens, it does not freeze action.

As mentioned, fast shutter speeds are required because we are using long lenses which exaggerate camera shake and we have to overcome image blur. This is so important, In the next issue we will look at adjusting therefore, try to use a support or tripod various settings in order to get the money whenever possible. If the camera has to be shot. hand held, use the following table as a guide Peter Jenkins is Director of ISS Training Ltd, a security consultancy and specialist training company. ISS specialises in Covert Surveillance, Intelligence and photography training.

Peter is the author of ‘Surveillance Tradecraft’ and ‘Covert Imagery & Photography’.

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Staying connected

You’ve waited all week to make contact with home. You’ve found a quiet, private place to make a video call.

The internet connection is good. Everything is conspiring in your favour for a long awaited conversation with loved ones.

So, how is it that sometimes these calls are disappointing, frustrating or downright depressing? When we desperately want to connect but feel awkward or empty?

I’ve found myself on several different sides of this distant connection. As a young teenager, my father worked in the Middle East for long stretches, in later years my mother volunteered in Africa, my children have travelled extensively off the beaten track and my own work often takes me away from home. It’s a particularly topical subject as I write from a hotel room in

By: Dr Liz Royle KR Trauma Support Lithuania having left my family at home while I work!

loved ones really need your presence: Include items that engage as many senses as possible – for example, an item of clothing that smells One of the difficulties is that, when we are away, of you (ideally not gym kit!), a handwritten our whole conversational style changes. How note, a recording of your voice, a happy you normally chat with your loved ones, and photograph of you together. the topics you share, are very different at home. 4. For children, consider using questions that However, it is possible to recreate some of the can help the conversation. Most parents usual closeness when there are thousands of who ask “what did you today at school?” miles between you. We all have our own style will be familiar with the reply “nothing.” Try of relating but hopefully there is something something different – what’s the most boring here that will help you in your own specific thing you did / funniest thing you’ve seen circumstances. Here are some of the strategies today? Who got on your nerves at school?

I’ve picked up along the way.

What was the best thing about your day?

These can all spark a conversation and draw Tips for staying connected out emotions, speaking of which …

1. Sometimes we think we have to talk 5. Remember, it will be emotional – we’re about “big” news or something interesting usually okay with sharing emotions, problems or entertaining. This leads to stilted and upset when we’re at home but distance “conversations” where we desperately try may bring avoidance. We may want to have to think of something meaningful to say. “happy calls” and not contaminate precious Remember real life is generally mundane! time with negative feelings. We may want Consider the staples of conversation at home. to protect our loved ones, and vice versa, or Often it consists of things like the news, conceal resentment and problems but this television, local gossip / soaps, what’s being simply builds a barrier to communication. cooked for tea, the weather, who you’ve seen Normal life involves emotions, pleasant / spoken to, the traffic on the way to work and difficult ones, so avoidance makes ... these low key items build a picture of relationships artificial. When confronted with someone’s day and are relaxed and informal. a loved one’s emotional venting, listening, Without sharing these trivial items, when without trying to fix things immediately, is you return home, it can feel as though life has crucial. If you feel helpless as someone is moved on and there are thousands of little struggling with an issue, try to remember things that weren’t shared simply because they are building their strength and initiative they didn’t feel newsworthy. and your job is to support them in doing that.

2. If there are long gaps between 6. Discuss the emotional impact before you go communications, then make a newsletter. and what you might both need. When my This can be a good way to capture snippets of children were away, I would feel guilty if I news over a length of time. Keep a notebook missed a call or a message when I was in a or write to your phone’s notepad if you have meeting. I’d worry that they had needed me one and then add to it whenever you can. urgently and would be left feeling lonely, Get the kids to do the same. We very quickly uncared for and abandoned (yes, we all forget things that happen to us and move on have issues!). Conversely they assumed I to the next day so writing it down means we would always answer the phone even if it don’t miss anything. was very inconvenient and worried about 3. Make an “emergency pack” for when your disturbing me when they only wanted a

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Go back in time: a hand-written letter brings a new dimension. They can feel quite exotic to children, foreign stamps, airmail paper.

My father’s letters from Saudi always had a scent of curry spices about them. chat. We all ended up dancing around each other assuming we were thinking or feeling things that weren’t actually true. Before the next trip, we talked about this and once we rectified the incorrect assumptions we all felt a lot more relaxed.

7. Go back in time: a hand-written letter brings a new dimension. They can feel quite exotic to children, foreign stamps, airmail paper.

My father’s letters from Saudi always had a scent of curry spices about them. He hated that smell but I loved the glimpse of a far away land. Letters are tactile and can be re-read. They can feel very personal and intimate. No wonder they are so popular in wartime! Try adding a spritz of perfume or aftershave. Smell is very evocative and quickly conjures up memories of the absent person.

8. Mix the media you use: Snail mail, email, video calls, telephone calls, social media. The kids may readily send you pictures but you can do the same. My father, no artist, used to draw silly cartoons of things he’d seen.

Pictures fire up children’s imagination and allow them to “see” your world in a different way.

9. Pre-record bedtime stories for younger

children – although there really is no upper age limit to this way of keeping connected!

10. Don’t just sit staring at the screen. Get active – conversations at home often naturally revolve around activity – cooking, eating etc.

When my daughter was travelling around South Russia recently, I would put my laptop next to where I was cooking dinner or ironing (I have a glamorous life!) and chat to her. It mirrored how we would chat at home, with her perched on a stool while I was busy, just talking rubbish together. Conversation at home involves periods of relaxed silence but when there is a distance it can feel uncomfortable so we force talk. Sharing an activity makes this less of an issue.

These are just some of the strategies that have helped me stay connected. I know there is a wealth of ideas out there that could be shared amongst all of us who have to spend time apart from those we care for. Let us know your own ideas and if we get enough we’ll compile them into a book and give it free to members of the BBA. Send them to liz.royle@krtraumasupport.co.uk or tweet @KRTraumaSupport.

Dr. Liz Royle is an international speaker and author who specialises in providing psychological trauma consultancy and training for high risk organisations. She was a founder Board member for the UK Psychological Trauma Society and leads the Uniformed Services Task Force on behalf of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

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General Residential Security Recommendations

According to the FBI, a home burglary occurs every 13 seconds in America, as many as 2,000,000 homes are burglarized each year and 30 percent of all burglaries are through an unlocked window or door.

By: Joseph M LaSorsa

Additionally, homes with no security measures in place are 300% more likely to be broken into. These statistics should be alarming to most Americans, and therefore we have decided to publish the guidance within this article for the benefit of all those concerned. Another consideration for the timing of this article is the highest percentage of burglaries occur during the summer months.

For most people, the consideration for an in home security system or at least some type of countermeasure derives from the concern for protecting their assets. Assets can be the valuable property within their home or apartment, or perhaps the most valuable property of all - their family. Given those considerations and the importance of protecting those assets, the residual risk equation of R = T x A x V (where R is risk, T is threat, A is asset and V is vulnerability) the threat (likelihood of a break in in your neighborhood) is almost irrelevant as the asset is so important to you that you cannot accept any vulnerability and some sort of security countermeasure should be put in place.

This is not to say that everyone should welcome a door-to-door security salesman into their home and sign the first contract they are presented for a cookie-cutter security system – that is not at all what is recommended in most cases. In fact,

given statistical analysis of break-ins across America as well as surveys of incarcerated burglars, the top two deterrents that kept criminals from burglarizing a home were general visibility (to include lighting) and sound (alarms, dogs, etc.) Another strong form of deterrence is a sense of ownership and territorial reinforcement; so in a way the most inexpensive and unobtrusive piece to your home physical protection system is a proudly displayed flag out front.

My Front Door - Note Double Dead-Bolt near window and American Flag.

Below are the most cost-effective methods to deter criminal acts and keep your assets safe.

1. Increase Deterrents - Warning signs can be displayed around the perimeter of your home and property to warn intruders of what security treatments have been implemented to reduce opportunities for crime. If nothing else, the presentation of control is sometimes all that it takes to deter a criminal act.

-Security (motion) lighting can be installed around the perimeter of the property, particularly over access points, to provide more effective illumination during the hours of darkness; timers can be programmed to turn the lights on and

Another strong form of deterrence is a sense of ownership and territorial reinforcement; so in a way the most inexpensive and unobtrusive piece to your home physical protection system is a proudly displayed flag out front.

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Contact sensors are also a useful tool as most would-be burglars visually check for them prior to a break in. off in a rational cycle when away for a prolonged period.

Motion Lighting -Contact sensors are also a useful tool as most would-be burglars visually check for them prior to a break in. Do-it-yourself kits can be inexpensively installed, and although they may not initiate emergency response (which is recommended they do), their presence and perceived capability to do so can deter a break in.

-Surveillance systems and home monitoring systems have the same effect and project the same “sphere of influence” around your property, defining what is yours, and deterring crime through the fear of being recorded with the additional fear of “what other systems do they have?”

2. Decrease Attractants -Mail and newspaper deliveries can be stopped or arrangements made for a neighbor or friend to pick them up as to not give notice to a would-be burglar that you are out of town. The same goes for social media posts – wait until you return to post vacation pictures and do not post your plans prior to travelling.

-Bicycles, grills, lawn mowers, and other garden resources can be stored in a locked garage or shed, or if left out in the open they should be locked to an immobile fixture.

-Shrubs and trees can be pruned away from sidewalks, driveways, porches, doors, windows, and gates to eliminate hiding places and increase visibility to and from the street.

By: Joseph M LaSorsa

-If they must be there, bushes under windows can be pruned below the sills and tall bushes should be pruned from the ground up to expose feet and legs.

-Tree limbs and branches can be pruned upward at least six feet to open a clear field of view both onto and out from the property.

-Knowledge of who is home or away should not be discussed to strangers on the phone or otherwise.

-Overhanging branches can be trimmed to prevent burglars from using them to access other parts of the property, e.g. using a tree to get to an upper level of the house.

-Fences and gates should be see-through.

Privacy fences provide privacy for residents AND burglars. Gapping wooden slats enhances visibility.

-Windows, fences and gates should be regularly maintained to maximize their effectiveness and ensure their good working order. Reduced maintenance elevates the risk for targeting.

3. Access Point Hardening -Strike plate mounting screws should be checked for solid engagement in the door frame and 3” * screws should be used to mount the plate (*most plates come with 3/4” screws; if 3” does not fit, use the longest possible screw) -Fences can be used to define the property

boundaries and restrict access to the property.

-Consider the use of self-closing gates and lock sets.

-Ladders and other equipment that could be used for climbing should be secured.

-Gates, garage and shed doors should be locked after every use with a high security padlock with a protected shackle or a disc lock to hinder bolt cutters.

-All exterior doors should be solid core or metal cased, with deadbolt lock(s) keyed on both sides, reinforced strike plates, and guard plates to hinder prying.

-The garage door can be fitted with a strong security lock, preferably fixed into the floor.

-Any windows should be secured by a secondary lock, or a barrier in the window track.

-Extra keys are retained with a trusted neighbor and never hidden under a doormat or anywhere outside the house.

-Breakable glass access points or within 40” (arm’s reach) of a lock or asset can be mitigated by the application of glass security laminates or break resistant glass.

Additionally, a double sided deadbolt should be installed in these locations.

-Sliding glass doors need extra security against prying and lifting. A charley bar or an old broom handle can prevent opening.

Three screws into the top track, backed out

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to just clear the top of the door, will prevent lifting.

-A safe must be selected based upon its intended function - a document safe is intended to protect against fire, a security safe is designed to protect valuables, etc. and should always be well concealed, fixed to the floor or embedded in foundations.

Glass Break Detector 4. Initiating & Enabling Emergency/Police Response -The most effective aspect of a ‘monitored’ alarm system is it alerts your security company and emergency services of intrusions, fire, carbon monoxide, etc.

-Window break sensors (barometric, audio or shock) should be installed; while most criminals do break-in through a door, windows can also be used as a point of entry and are commonly used to unlock the door used for entry.

-Consider having a peephole or monitor installed on the front door to identify visitors at the door.

-The street number should be prominently displayed at the front of your home and visible at night and from a rear alley (if applicable) to enable emergency services to identify your home.

-Serial numbers of electronics such as flat screens, laptops, desktops, audio components, firearms, cellular devices, lawn equipment, bicycles and any other valuables with identifying numbers should be recorded. Take digital photographs of valuables, especially jewelry and collectibles without serial numbers.

-The whole family should be aware of what to during emergencies, break-ins, etc.

-Communication should be available in designated safe areas, safe rooms, etc. with emergency number and emergency contacts stored into the phone and/or written next to it.

Window Contact Sensors in View If there are any questions regarding these recommendations, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to address your concerns, and answer any questions you may have about protecting your home.

Joseph M LaSorsa is a former secret service agent, providing presidential protection and security of the White House and is currently employed as a senior partner with LaSorsa & Associates – an International Protection, Investigations & Security Consulting firm; managing and conducting Protective Operations Training Courses, Executive Protection & Bodyguard Services, Risk Management Consultations & Seminars, Workplace Violence Prevention Seminars & Intervention Services, Physical Security Consultations & Seminars, Private Investigations and Technical Surveillance Counter-Measures.

For more information go to: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmlasorsa

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Whether you watch Countryfile on BBC TV or any large outdoor televised event, the proliferation and sales of high resolution High Definition cameras mounted on unmanned wireless drones has peaked beyond all recognition, in producing those stunning giro stabilised aerial shots from above.

From my standpoint as a person who still designs specific specialist equipment for the Military and Government Agencies, I have followed the progress on the development of the drone for many years, knowing its inception would eventually be “abused by a few�, as the technology progressed at a pace, if no control was placed on their use in public areas was not curtailed.

wire surrounding the walls.

Its potential for good in the future is enormous, but likewise there will be those who use them for criminal activities, such as the drone packed with drugs, mobile phones and a knife flown into Bedford Prison this year. It was thwarted when it hit the razor

We have all seen, how in the last 10 years the tiny flying helicopter and quadcopters of the past, made solely for internal use and held in the hand, has blossomed into an uncontrollable and satiable appetite for all ages and groups.

With the rapid development of mobile phones, WiFi and Bluetooth due primarily to the high resolution achieved in both the chip and camera technology, it was only a matter of time before those involved in the semi toy industry saw a potential market stream for such a product.

By: Gil Boyd

With the war in Afghanistan showing the true potential of Military drones, carrying everything from high resolution cameras to weapons payloads, Governments have embarked on a massive collaboration with major arms manufacturers to produce the all-encompassing pilotless drone for the future.

Why do I raise this now?

My concern is that if nothing is done soon to “Police� the sale of the more professional drones, or steps are not put in place to protect key sensitive buildings and major tactical features on our landscapes, a series of fatal incidents could occur, which could have so easily been avoided.

Putting aside the small palm sized aerial drones sold currently as toys, it is the more sophisticated drones which can carry pay loads of a few kilos that you should be more concerned about when carrying out security and threat assessments.

They not only have Global Positioning built in as standard, they also have the potential to have Geo Fencing applied and installed by manufacturers to stop their products from flying in dangerous or designated airspaces as a security risk, such as breaching perimeters of airfields around the world. So why do they not fit them as standard?

There have now been numerous recorded incidents to the Civil Aviation Authority

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(CAA) and the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) of near misses on approach to airports in the UK and the U.S with drones being flown in the path of aircraft on approach to runways. Presumably, they are being flown in such dangerous positions to produce the best possible aerial shot of an aircraft landing!

as piloted aircraft. This has led to the CAA, producing a sensible initial “permissions” policy, not licensing, surrounding those drones that exceed specific weights and other criteria. Also, if you do not fly the drone near people or buildings for a reward, ie being paid for your troubles, you do not require a licence from them!!!!

The CAA for instance, recently received a call as an Airbus A320 was landing at Heathrow, where a “toy” radio controlled drone flew within 20 feet of the aircraft, with a report later concluding “that there had been a serious risk of a collision”.

In simple terms, the heavier the drone, or how much money are you going to make from your commercial venture, the more regulation is applied officially by them, for the safety of all. The drone must also not reach more than a height of 400 feet, as defined in this link from the CAA: https://www.caa.co.uk/default. aspx?catid=1995&pageid=16012

Earlier this year, BALPA, the British Air Line Pilots Association demanded that drones, officially recognised as Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for short, should meet the same rigid safety standards

Many of these drones are well under 20 kg in weight, and it is this figure that divides

By: Gil Boyd

Enrique Iglesias, who introduced a small drone to his act whilst performing at a concert in Los Angeles recently in front of 12,000 fans, grabbed at the drone using his right hand whilst singing. the men from the boys!! Any drone over that mystical weight needs to have a licence issued by the CAA. Clearly one can imagine a drone of any weight crash landing uncontrollably or falling out of the sky onto someone’s head, in such places where thousands gather, for example a pop concert or open areas public gatherings. It would appear drones are fast taking the place of the old overhead wired systems, which can only produce fixed arcs of images, such as race car meetings, track events at the Olympics and the like.

These uncontrolled menaces in the sky, even affect celebrities too, and it would appear no one is safe from their potential “bite”.

Enrique Iglesias, who introduced a small drone to his act whilst performing at a concert in Los Angeles recently in front of 12,000 fans, grabbed at the drone using his right hand whilst singing. The propellers caused him serious cuts to his fingers which had to be medically seen to later.

Civil Aeromodelling Clubs know only too well the risks associated with radio controlled aircraft, and have their own guidelines and regulations nationally and internationally to cater for that, when used by responsible individuals for the same aims of enjoyment. However, no such regulation currently surrounds these cheaper drones fitted with cameras.

A sophisticated drone believed to be a DJI Phantom, landed on the roof of the Japanese Prime Minister’s office recently.

This particular brand of drone is normally available for just over a £1000 pounds, however, it has some revolutionary technology built in to it as standard. It has an automatic recall facility, to land back where it took off from, as long as it has the power remaining to achieve this, when those controlling it lose sight of it in the air. It transmits stable images back to its user from 4 kilometres away on a digital streaming process of 720p which is in effect 720 TV lines horizontal resolution, the same applied to many flat screened TV’s in use today.

This 720p format is used heavily by TV broadcasters to produce aerial photography to an acceptable level for screening, with other high quality cameras able to be fitted to this drone platform to produce even higher quality imagery of up to 1080p. Clearly this drone was used for a political purpose to demonstrate the Japanese Government’s mis-handling of the Fukushima disaster after the tsunami four years ago. Small trace levels of radioactive cesium were found near the drone which were not classed as dangerous.

This clearly shows the potential dangers that drones present.

The United States have clearly analysed the threat and the potential these unmanned drones bring to the domestic marketplace.

There is now a 5 mile exclusion zone

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around the White House for obvious reasons, and talk of producing “friendly” counter drones to eliminate targets as they arise.

So why do we in the UK flounder?

Are we waiting for a terrorist or anarchist to substitute the camera’s weight with an explosive device? This in my view is the risk potential at key locations around the globe.

These drones are controlled by wireless technology. My adage has always been,” if it’s transmittable, it is therefore receivable and can be intercepted, whether it is analogue or digital technology”.

On that basis alone, it is only a matter of time hopefully that key buildings will utilise “jamming” devices at designated 2.4GHz frequency steps, and the resultant technology of friendly attack drones to keep these unwanted visitors from venturing within the confines of their key installations.

Always consider these drones and their potential when carrying out Security Reviews of key locations for your principles, especially in built up and remote locations, where these small but highly versatile and manoeuvrable drones can operate partially undetected.

The future development of small drones and the technology they will incorporate, is as limitless as the human imagination, and I am sure one day they will have a rightful place in supporting mankind in our busy daily lives, with such delivery features as the postal service, small fast deliveries to your door for example.

Those who underestimate its true potential now, will be those with the ignorance towards technology generally. The only thing holding this technolgy back, like many applications in the security market, is the battery conservation. However, with solar power fast becoming an alternative onboard charging medium, it is only a matter of time before high capacity batteries are used in Drone unmanned aircraft in all weathers and for longer durations.

Although Governments have found a place in their respective armouries for unmanned drones in the warfare we are currently engaged in abroad on several fronts, piloted by men hundreds if not thousands of miles away, it is the smaller more commercially available drone that will be the one to fear, in all aspects of security and crime prevention on the Homeland Security fight against serious crime.

Gil Boyd BEM formed the Home Office Hostage Siege Technical Requirements Group whilst serving as the Principal Technical Officer for the Organised & Serious Crime Unit in a UK Police Force. He has been responsible for designing many specialised pieces of equipment still used to counter Hostage/Siege and Aircraft hijacking incidents worldwide.

He is now the Technical Director of the British Security Association www.britishsecurityassociation. com and advises corporate businesses, blue chip companies and Royal Palaces on specialist personal and physical security measures, through his company www.goodmanbentley.com.

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People often ask me what should they do to improve traction with their agency or individual protective services career. One major suggestion: “Own your city�

As a service provider, one thing I look when it comes to staffing is an individual who has proven his ability to own their own city and make their actions scale through enhancing his or her network. If you have not demonstrated the ability to execute those tactics or develop those resources at home, what gives an agency owner or

client the comfort level that you can do them in a different city where you have no established relationships, local knowledge or intelligence? Business in general and protective services in particular are about risk mitigation not merely risk management.

If you have never demonstrated domestically the ability to effectively network, communicate and make your actions scale how will you do that when there may be

By: Mark “Six” James language or culture barriers? When hiring companies seek tenured operators and make experience a requisite requirement they are often looking to mitigate risk by sourcing proven experience or competencies thus reducing the likelihood of a situation occurring. If a situation does occur they feel confident the candidate has the ability to then effectively manage it. Remember, experience always comes with scares.

However, wisdom is not getting the same scar twice. Corporations, high net worth individuals or agency owners are trying to avoid those scars on their watch and dime.

While you may not have the experience in the business under that requisite title it does not mean you don’t have the demonstrated competencies.

convention or conference centers in your city? How well do you understand the layout of floor plans of these properties? Do you understand the valet parking, self-park and loading dock locations and requirements?

Do you have the contact information for the GM, Director of Security or Manager of Concierge services?

On the journey to “owning your city”, building/expanding your network and enhancing your reach consider the below areas.

Transportation How many routes do you know from each of the named airports? Which routes would you recommend during rush hour? Do you have relationships or at minimum know local transportation companies that can provide a variety of vehicles from SUVs, sprinters, sedans, buses or exotics, etc.? How many of them offer security trained drivers?

Hotels, Conference and Convention Centers What are the top 3 business hotels where business people frequent in your city? What are the top 3 hotels where athletes and entertainers often frequent in your city?

Which high end boutique hotels do high net worth individuals consider when they want to lower the profile? What are the top

Airports How well do you understand the layout, transportation arrangements, VIP and other special services at the local commercial or international airport? Will they allow you to receive a gate pass? Do you know where the private airports (FBOs) are located and their respective layouts? Which FBO’s allow you to drive onto the tarmac?

Food Do you know the top 3 Steak houses in your city? Do you know the top 3 Seafood restaurants in your city? Do you know the

While you may not have the experience in the business under that requisite title it does not mean you don’t have the demonstrated competencies.

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top Organic, Italian, Asian, Sushi, Mexican, Thai, Soul Food or other ethnic restaurants in your city? Do you know the managers of any of these restaurants? How many of them offer private dining rooms?

Entertainment What are the top 3 Night Clubs in your city?

What are the top 2 Gentlemen’s Clubs in your city? Does your city offer Broadway Type Theater? Does your city offer major Sports Teams (football, baseball, basketball or hockey)? Do you know the venue layouts? Which ones offer private VIP areas, Skyboxes or Suites? Do you know the Director of Security or General Managers of the clubs or venues? Do they offer VIP Parking? Is the VIP Parking Secured? What street is the valet parking located on? What street is the loading dock located on? What are the Top Retail Shopping Areas in your city?

Hospitals or Emergency Care What are the top hospitals in your areas?

Which ones are level 1 Trauma centers?

Which one offers the best cardiac care?

Which is the best children’s hospital in your city? Who are some of the top rated dentists in the area or who offers after hour emergency dental service?

the various hotel concierges as potential starting points for building your base line level of knowledge and contacts. Since our business is all about vetting resources consider cross referencing the data provided from the various sources for consistency then follow up for verification. Don’t wait until you get the call to begin the research.

After you have built your strategic references visit the properties and start to digitally catalog pictures of the venues and catalog contacts. Also don’t forget to send follow up communications thanking people for their time. Then whether your focus is celebrity or corporate, look at the respective tour schedules, sporting team schedules or convention centers schedules to see what entertainers, teams or conventions that may be heading to your city. Next start to proactively reach out to the protective teams and offer assistance. By offering to assist in the protective advance, actually assisting in some function of the protective advance or on the actual detail you demonstrate value and start to build credibility with the protective teams which often translates into referrals and future work. Your best advertisement will always be your work.

With demonstrated competency you establish trust and move yourself to the front While the above list is not all inclusive it may of the line for future temporary work with offer you some potential starting points for that team, a possible permanent position or enhancing your network and establishing become the go-to resource for future teams strategic connections. If you cannot answer heading to your city. Remember, it is a big many of the above questions consider using world but small circles.

Mark “Six” James is Founder and Executive Director of Panther Protection Services, LLC, a full service protection agency focusing on Risk and Crisis Mitigation, Executive Protection, Self-Defense Training, and Firearm Instruction. www.pantherprotectionservices.com.

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Sweet success, the sound of a single word that can make most feel accomplished, fulfilled, strong willed, and advantages.

The word “Success” by it’s definition means, “ the accomplishment of an aim or purpose; the attainment of popularity or profit”.

There aren’t too many words in the English language that have a definition while simple and projected, can mean so many different things to so many people. How do you define success in the Executive/celebrity Protection Industry? How do you know when you are a success or successful? Is your success helping move you forward or is it hurting you? As I stated earlier, success has a different meaning to every individual including myself. I would like to try and decipher an understanding between the way success can help or hurt you in the EP profession specifically. I’m sure that many reading this will be able to relate, no matter how long you have been in the Industry. In no way is this a template of how to become successful, it’s merely to try and help you gauge where you stand personally and reflectively on your own success thus far in your career. I can also hope that it helps

some avoid many of the pitfalls of success because they exist and can be detrimental to the Professional Protector.

“Success is 1% Inspiration and 99% perspiration”~ Thomas Edison Without Inspiration there will be no success, our inspiration is one of the things that motivates us towards success. You have to be inspired by someone, something, somehow, to embark on this journey in EP. For most of us, if not all of us, this profession is either totally new to us, or is a profession in which we got into after another similar career.

Everyone I’m sure has a different reason for joining our ranks and every individual has the chance to become a member of a group or team bigger then their individual selves.

Here’s the question, “how do you inspire an individual to lay down $1,200 - $3,000 USD for training with no promise of fulltime

By: Mark Roche EPS employment, in an Industry who’s private sector ranks by some estimates in the mere thousands?” The answer is, “you can’t!” How do you inspire someone to lay one’s life down in defense of another? Again, you can’t! If the inspiration is not deep rooted in you already when you embark on this journey, you are already defeated. Your inspiration or aspirations have to be well defined for you to be successful. Only then, can you start to put in the perspiration and work needed to become successful because in this industry, it’s in the doing, not the dreaming.

“Success in life could be defined as the continued explanation of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals” ~ Deepak Chopra So out of the training academy you come, you get a few gigs because of your understanding of the craft or you excelled in your particular class. You got your feet wet as they say, nothing too spectacular but you are learning and becoming more competent in the understanding of all the different movements and motions that take place on a Protective Detail. Your feeling good, your starting to learn the lessons of what it is you’re doing right and what you’re doing wrong. You start to feel a part of something and you are eager to get to the next assignment. Then the phone doesn’t ring for 6 months, now how are your feelings of success? Still inspired? Happy with what you’ve accomplished?

How about the pressures of your family, friends, spouse, all telling you that this is going nowhere fast, you take menial jobs to make an income while you wait for “ the call”. Is this the definition of success

or not? I say yes, because it puts you closer to being success-FUL. The phone rings, a new assignment, you have to fly to another state, to work with an agency that has a well-known artist that’s doing a concert!

Your amped up, nervous, you’re the FNG, (effin new guy) you want to do well. You get the plan from the DL, you start the movement getting the P from the hotel to the amphitheater, the crowd is massive, and you can hear and see them from backstage. Then the call! We’re moving. You the escort, wind your way through the darkness of backstage with your client, up the stage stairs and BOOM the crowd goes crazy! As you stand stage left, every hair on your body stands up and you take it all in, you say to yourself, “ I made it! I’m a success!” Are you? Or is it just a “realization of a worthy goal?” Don’t get the two confused, because more than likely you will be going home to await yet another call, and this is one of the pitfalls in my opinion that I will discuss later.

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it” ~ Maya Angelou ~ Liking yourself, what you do, and how you do it, is an intrical part of being successful in Executive Protection. If you dream of, or look forward to, doing this job everyday then it’s not a job. You must be comfortable in every aspect of this profession in order to be a success. For instance, if you hate how you dress, look, or feel, you’re done because confidence can’t be taught, you either have it or you don’t. If you are overly critical of yourself at every turn while learning this profession, that carries over to the detail and if not corrected, can lead to your demise. An agency owner or principal will be looking to

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see if you have the confidence to take them somewhere safely, efficiently, and without any outward projection of self-doubt. If you don’t start out with the foundation of liking yourself, liking what you do, and how you do it, where does that leave you on the ladder to being a success or successful?

through my mistake and that experience while painfully embarrassing, drove me to be better the next time.

Another example, you may have applied with an agency for a job, or had an interview with a potential client and didn’t get the contract, while you may consider this a In order to succeed you cannot be afraid failure; it strengthens you to be better next of failure, if you are afraid to fail how are time. I was once told, “ every NO puts you you going to win? Failure as we are taught that much closer to a YES” and I believe that. coming into this field, is always said to This profession is not for the faint of heart, ”not be an option”. While I agree with that nobody is going to hold your hand, and statement as it pertains to our protection nobody is going to feel bad about telling you of our clients, not all failures are fatal. For the truth good or bad. This is why practice instance I had a detail early in my career and repetition is vital to your success, where I was a security driver; I brought three because you will fail, you will be unsure, you suits and accompaniments with me. Driving will be stepping all over yourself at times, for the weekend I changed suits everyday, and that’s what makes you better. While and the second to last day decided to wear you should avoid failing, failing it’s a part of a black suit. The problem was it was a noneveryone’s life, it’s what you do to correct it, formal affair and I was in a tuxedo jacket, and how you do so, that will determine your (minus the bow tie and cummerbund), success in any business or everyday life. understated but still recognizable to the trained eye. At the end of the detail that “Sometimes success can be your worst night the DL said, “ by the way, tomorrow enemy, because it makes you think you’re leave the tux at home!” Epic failure on my smarter than you really are” part, Not knowing fully, the in’s and out’s ~ Mark Cuban ~ of this profession and the attire limitations or expectations for that particular detail, I How you handle your success can be very got it wrong. What I did do though, is learn fulfilling or it can cause you to crash and

“ I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career, I’ve lost almost 3000 games, 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed” ~ Michael Jordan ~

By: Mark Roche EPS

“Sometimes success can be your worst enemy, because it makes you think you’re smarter than you really are” ~ Mark Cuban ~ burn. You’ve all seen them the “successful ones”, the I’m better than you” guys, the “super ninja’s”, the guys that are on the detail that like to give instructions with no more authority than you have. This is where you go from success to failure in short order.

Why? Because anyone worth his or her salt in this profession, knows that it is an ongoing learning process. For anyone to stand up and say or act like, “ I know it all or I’ve done it all” is just flat out wrong. To be a success in this arena takes much more than whom your clients are, how many of them you have, how long you’ve been in this industry, and how many countries you’ve been too. I personally know some of these guys and if I had to work along side of them I would pass if given a choice. While this is a “alpha” industry, one which is competitive in nature, success comes from knowing your place and embracing the thought of “to whom much is given, much is expected”. You have to share your success with others; you have to teach those that come behind you and sometimes, the ones that came before you. As Henry Ford said, “ you don’t have to hold a title to be a leader”. You can be successful while empowering others to be just as successful as you are. “ Success is piece of mind, which is a different result of self-satisfaction in

knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming” ~ John Wooden ~ Success is a piece of mind, which IS different from self-satisfaction and that’s why everyone’s meaning of success is different.

I also believe that you have to constantly re-invent yourself to be successful. By that I mean, we are in a constant state of flux in this industry, things are constantly changing and new challenges occur on a daily basis. In order for us to be successful we must adapt, we must find a way to internally remain on a relevant course to success. There is one thing in this business that you have full control of, one thing that nobody can take away, something that you and you alone can control, and that is your EFFORT! Success is something we all strive for but it’s the most convoluted, confusing, and multifaceted goal to reach. Finally, how you use your successes will determine your success rate. Use what success you’ve had by helping another brother or sister in our industry.

Understand the difference between success and being successful. Use this to propel you in your career and not diminish it. Success in our Industry shouldn’t be used to stand on your soapbox and brag, it should be used for the greater good. As the old saying goes, success breeds success.

By: Dr Amy Burrell

Plagiarism & collusion It is not surprising that there is a tendency to focus on topic-specific learning when at University or doing a training course.

However, for most people, there will be opportunities to learn additional academic skills. In fact, a good understanding of standard academic practice is essential if you are going to succeed.

key issues you need to be aware of in relation to plagiarism and collusion, and offers some advice about how to avoid falling foul of regulations.

What is plagiarism?

In my experience, (most!) students are keen Plagiarism is when you present someone to do well in their studies and so want to else’s ideas or work as your own. Plagiarism make sure they do everything by the book. is not just “copying�; it represents a wide One of the areas where there appears to be a range of actions and it is important that lot of misunderstanding is around plagiarism/ students understand what is considered collusion. Students want to know what these to be plagiarism. Plagiarism can be done are, why they are a problem, and how to avoid deliberately or accidentally (see table 1 for them. This article provides an overview of the examples of each).

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Deliberate plagiarism

Accidental plagiarism

• Copying text from books or articles • Copy/pasting from web sources into your essay • Paying someone to write an essay for you (third-party plagiarism) • Downloading an essay from the internet • Borrowing a paper from a peer and copying from this

• Not understanding how to cite sources properly • Not knowing how to summarise or para phrase • Building on someone’s ideas without para phrasing • Handing an essay in you have previously submitted for another module/assignment (self-plagiarism)

Table 1: Deliberate versus accidental plagiarism Although accidental plagiarism is often treated more leniently, it is important to note that claiming to have accidentally plagiarised someone may not considered an adequate defence if you are investigated for academic misconduct. It is therefore very important to understand how to avoid committed plagiarism either deliberately or accidentally (I will go onto tips to avoid plagiarism later on).

What is collusion?

Another issue you need to consider is collusion. Collusion is when students collaborate with each other to complete an assignment and hand in the same (or a similar) piece of work. It also includes assisting someone else to commit plagiarism.

If two assignments are handed in which are very similar to one another (sometimes wordfor-word in my experience), the two students involved are likely to both be referred for investigation for academic misconduct. Even if one student copied from the other, it is likely both students will be penalised if the institution cannot establish who wrote the

original piece. This is why it is very important not to lend your work to fellow students. I have known people who are very close friends get caught out by this where the one student “borrows” their mates assessment to “get an idea if they are going along the right track” only to subsequently hand in an almost identical version of their friends essay as their assessment. Often the guilty party will confess, which can let the friend who lent them the essay off the hook, but not always. In such cases, both students are likely to end up being penalised.

What will happen if I plagiarise or collude?

Academic institutions will have their own regulations which outline their policies in relation to academic misconduct, including plagiarism and collusion. As part of this, many institutions will ask students to sign a declaration when they hand in their assessment stating that it is all their own work.

If a student is subsequently found to be guilty of academic misconduct, the consequences can be more serious as they have also lied to their institution.

By: Dr Amy Burrell

The consequences vary depending on This over-use of quotes leads to essays being circumstances and whether the student disjointed and (sometimes) not answering already has a history of academic misconduct. the question. I would recommend quotes However, in some cases, the consequences are used sparingly - they should only be can be severe. For example: used to demonstrate a very specific point • A fail for the coursework which has been which is difficult or illogical to present plagiarised in any other way (e.g. a legal definition).

• Resubmission of coursework Whatever happens, my personal opinion is • A cap on resubmitted coursework (e.g. a cap that quotes should typically make up less of 40% for that assignment) than 5% of your submission.

• Review of all previous assessments for • Learn to paraphrase properly. This will plagiarism help you to discuss sources properly without • A counselling note, outlining where the needing to use quotes. For help with this, problems are and the repercussions if the see your tutor and/or student services at student plagiarises/colludes again in future your institution.

• A formal warning (which remains on your • Make sure you understand what you are academic record) writing about. Some people plagiarise • Forced withdrawal from your course because they are not confident they • Being expelled from College/University understand the text enough to paraphrase it correctly. The inability to paraphrase How do I avoid committing plagiarism? primary source material means that the • Perhaps the most common method students marker can’t award credit to the student. use to avoid plagiarism is by using quotes.

• Make sure you reference your sources Quoting allows students to replicate text appropriately. This has the added benefit word-for-word without being penalised as of demonstrating an evidence base for your the text has quotation marks and a reference argument which will help you gain marks. attached. The problem is that, in the panic • It sounds obvious but don’t pay someone to avoid plagiarism, there is a tendency to else to write your essay. Just because essay fill essays with quotes (I’ve seen a few where writing services are available, this does not over half of the essay was direct quotes!). mean you they are allowed!

Often the guilty party will confess, which can let the friend who lent them the essay off the hook, but not always. In such cases, both students are likely to end up being penalised.

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How do I avoid collusion?

Students get nervous about collusion because they are often encouraged to work together in groups. Teachers often recommend you work with peers when researching topics for essays/projects as group work boosts ideas and motivation. However, it is important to write up your work independently (unless you are explicitly told to write a group report). To help you identify where the line is between group work and collusion I have included a table of what is acceptable and unacceptable below (see table 2).

Conclusion Plagiarism and collusion are taken very seriously, especially at University level. Falling foul of regulations can result in disciplinary action and, in serious cases, lead to students being expelled from their course. It is therefore very important to understand what plagiarism and collusion are so you can avoid them. Hopefully, this article has offered a starting point but I recommend you access the regulations where you are studying for more information.

Acceptable

Unacceptable

• Discussing lectures with peers • Discussing what you have read in books or journal articles with peers • Sharing references with other people (i.e. telling them which books/articles you have found useful) • Working in the library together • Testing each other’s knowledge as part of exam revision • Comparing essays and feedback after your assignments have been marked to see where you could both improve • Being involved in group work where students have been explicitly asked to produce a single, joint report

• “Borrowing” an essay/report • “Lending” someone your essay/report • Asking someone to help you write your essay/report • Using someone else’s essay/report as the basis for your own (even if you para phrased what they have said this is still not your own work) • Sharing memory sticks with peers that might give them access to your work • Using the work of another student with or without their consent • Writing joint notes with another student that will form the basis of an assignment (unless explicitly part of a joint report) • Uploading your assignment to an essay sharing site so other students can see/use/ buy it

Table 2: Acceptable group work versus unacceptable collusion Amy holds a BSc in Applied Psychology, an MSc in Forensic Behavioural Science, and a PhD in Psychology. Amy is a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Birmingham City University and can be contacted on amy.burrell@bcu.ac.uk. She was previously the Training Manager for Perpetuity Training who specialise in security training (see www.perpetuitytraining.com) and is also involved in the Crime Linkage International NetworK (C-LINK) (see www.crimelinkage.org)

By: Nicholas Stumpf

Transporting the Client

In close protection, one of our jobs is to transport our client from Point A to Point B safely.

More often than not, we spend a majority of time protecting our client in a vehicle. Since we do spend most of our time in a vehicle, why do we focus our sustainment training on shooting and close quarters combat, but not transportation? Obviously shooting and CQB are important, but when was the last time you discharged your weapon or cleared a room to rescue a principle? The protection

community (Private or Government) needs to focus sustainment training on everyday transportation. Three important aspects of transportation include vehicle familiarization, vehicle contingency planning, and vehicle load out.

Vehicle familiarization ranges from being able to drive the vehicle safely to becoming familiar

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In regards to medical conditions, what if the principle has a stroke or heart attack? Make sure you know where the nearest medical facilities are located on your route, or close to your venue. with the different gadgets and buttons. An example of being unfamiliar with a vehicle is when a protection specialist runs the battery down on his principles private vehicle while on venue. He had no idea how to turn the lights off. Unfortunately he and his principle had to barrow a vehicle from the principles business partner. A situation such as this not only makes the protection specialist look incompetent but more importantly is extremely embarrassing for the principle.

Vehicle familiarization is detrimental to principle safety to include prevention of embarrassment. Understanding the vehicle is very important, and so is contingency planning.

Yes, planning for attacks on the vehicle is contingency planning, but it’s not the only situation to plan for. Other examples are a flat tire, mechanical failure or medical emergency.

Stranded on the side of the road with your principle is not ideal, for multiple reasons. This not only exposes the principle to passing traffic, Another example of vehicle familiarization is but also has the potential to draw unwanted knowing the location of emergency equipment, attention. Unwanted attention has the potential for example a tire jack or fire extinguisher. to turn into a target of opportunity, but that’s Some vehicle models, such as Mercedes require not all. Stranded during extreme weather the jack to be inserted into a small hole located conditions can put not only the principle, but on the bottom side of the vehicle near the tire. If yourself at the risk of hypothermia or heat you don’t drive a Mercedes all the time then you exhaustion. In addition such weather conditions won’t know this. could trigger medical issues that the principle might already be struggling with. In regards to This might sound elementary, but being medical conditions, what if the principle has familiar with how the vehicle shifts gears is a stroke or heart attack? Make sure you know detrimental to keeping a client safe. Lots of where the nearest medical facilities are located new vehicles have knobs instead of the typical on your route, or close to your venue. gear shift. It would make for a bad day if a protection specialist tried to put his vehicle in It’s not a bad idea to have a team or company reverse, and instead shifted into drive hitting meeting to discuss such contingency plans, another vehicle? Such a mistake would not only in order to form new Standard Operating embarrass the principle but could injure them Procedures (SOP). For instance have another or create a situation where an insurance claim is protection specialist on standby that can bring filed, or worse a lawsuit. a vehicle to continue on to the venue, or contact

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a road side assistance company. Most likely we will not have the luxury of traveling with another vehicle, so be prepared to know how to react to such situations. In order to deal with such situations, the vehicle that you’re transporting the principle in needs to have a proper load out.

In regards to fuel, making sure your vehicle has at least ¾ tank of gas. Conducting preventive maintenance on the vehicles to check for oil, tire pressure and fluid levels is very important for a safe and uneventful trip. Other items that are good to have handy in your vehicles are a phone charger, extra batteries for a GPS and flashlights, water in case you’re stopped or stranded, including blankets and cold weather gear. A proper medical bag, AED, including any equipment for existing medical conditions the principle might have. In regards to communication equipment an extra phone, a radio or satellite phone is vital, including

signaling material such as a strobe. Have a map, know and study your route. The principle does not want witness you looking at your phone or GPS while driving. Plus, taking your eyes off the road is dangerous.

Transporting the principle is a big portion of protecting them; let’s make sure we have the proper training to do so. Take the time to understand and know your vehicle. Instead of attending shooting courses, take the money to attend a driving school. The government is good about this; I have attended multiple driving schools and walked away from each, a better driver then before. The majority of protecting a client is transporting them to the venue. Making sure we are trained to the best of our ability in vehicle familiarization, vehicle contingency planning, and vehicle load out is paramount to the success of a close protection mission.

Nicholas Stumpf is a former bodyguard and driver for Hamid Karzai - President of Afghanistan, at the time of serving. He has gained considerable experience in many fields including: serving as a Government Agencies Contractor on the Global Response Staff and conducting close protection for wealthy individuals and their estates. Nicholas is currently in the beginning phase of starting up a company named Rim Close Protection and Consulting.

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The beautiful thing about the Close Protection Industry is that there are many different avenues one can take to carve out a career path.

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ome people gravitate towards the stability and routine of the corporate side of the industry, while others seek the hustle and bustle of the entertainment sector. A rarer breed still is the Protector who can successfully navigate both sides of the fence for a sustainable length of time.

Having been in this industry for over two decades, it’s no secret that I am best known for working both domestically and internationally with Celebrity clientele.

Because of that, I get individuals from all walks of life that say, “Elijah I want to work with Entertainers like you do. I know I’d be good at it, so what does it take”?

My traditional response is, “be careful what you wish for.”

Sure there is the “glitz and glamour” or what I refer to as the “sizzle reel” that accompanies working for clients that are in the entertainment business. The interested Protector might see the exotic locales, the private jets and the pool parties populated by beautiful models, and decide this is where they want to hang their hat, no questions asked. The reality is, while that is an element of the lifestyle, we are still just a functionary performing a job within it.

Yes, on occasion I may get to fly on a Gulfstream V, but so does the flight stewardess. Think about it, a high-end car salesmen gets to sit in some pretty posh automobiles, but I doubt he ever feel like those are “his”. The reality is, we spend the lion’s share of our time at the door of that five star hotel, and while the party may be rocking, you won’t find us sipping drinks and partaking in the fun, instead we will be in the background trying to peer intensely through the darkness to spot any potential threats.

The behind the scenes life of the agent involved in celebrity protection is continually documented by long days and nights, a schedule that ranges from “hurry up and wait” to “we need to be there 20 minutes ago”. It’s a world where many of the people you come in contact with have no idea of what your job duties are, or the level of training and discipline that was necessary on your part to consider yourself a specialist.

Their idea of a “bodyguard’ is from the movie starting Kevin Costner and they imagine that shooting first and asking questions later, is the order of the day. They care little of your personal life, be it your wife’s birthday or the fact that your son just

Keeping Your Edge By: Elijah Shaw

graduated from college with honors. They are the center of their solar system and all things revolve around them.

After reading the above paragraphs, you may be asking yourself, why would anyone want to work in that arena? The question is very valid, and the answer should be a well thought out one. If you are in it for the “Sizzle” chances are that when the novelty has worn off you might find that the brutal schedule, never ending client demands and unpredictable mood swings are more than

you’ve bargained for.

On the other hand, if you are like me, you may thrive in an environment that is heavy on problem solving and logistics, if you can navigate peaks and valleys that range from very busy to near boredom, and if you can be IN that world but not be OF that world (aka maintain focus), the entertainment segment of the Close Protection Industry might be where you can craft a long and prosperous career. Just remember, to be careful what you wish for. – - You just might get it.

Elijah Shaw is the CEO of Icon Services Corporation and The National Director of the North American Bodyguard Association

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Regular Issue 30

Working Girl It has been a really busy few months with the tasking of personnel on CP and surveillance jobs.

Finding the Operators with the right skills for the job takes several hours, thank god for our well managed database system which lists operators and the skills they possess such as languages, skiing, horse riding, in-depth knowledge of art etc, etc. this makes my job as head of operations so much easier.

In fact it recently gave me time to attend two film premieres that I had been invited to in my own right as a writer and consultant to television dramas and box office films.

Jacquie Davis Operations Director Optimal Risk Management Ltd

The first premiere was for a film about a Mercenary (their words not mine) in Afghanistan. My first thought was oh no lots of people will want to talk about guns and being a simple Glock girl myself I knew I would need help with the after film party small talk, so I enlisted Mike O’Neil the MD of Optimal Risk Management who was an ex Major in the Parachute Regiment and someone I had worked with for 10 years at Optimal Risk. We sat through the film and then went over the after show party and all I could hear Mike talking about was

By: Jacquie Davis www.optimalrisk.com

My first thought was oh no lots of people will want to talk about guns and being a simple Glock girl myself I knew I would need help with the after film party small talk.

India and Pinot Grigio although not in the same sentence.

After the film we entered the after party on the roof of a hotel on the Champs Elysees.

I introduced Mike to the executive producers The next Premiere was for an American film and director of the film and one producer studio and its location was Paris as I couldn’t said to Mike I’ve heard a lot about you as make the LA showing so I asked Mikes other Jacquie tells us if she dosent know something half if I could borrow him again as my man about a particular weapon or cyber crime at home was typically away. she asks the other consultants at Optimal Risk, however I thought you would look like Please come I begged Mike they are a grey haired wizened old man with a large Americans and they will talk about guns waxed moustache. which is not my most knowledgeable subject.

Cheese I said loudly I fancy some Brie, desperately seeing my career going sideways During the Premiere in Paris I was invited after the producer’s remark. I walked over to onto the red carpet, a strange experience the cheese table only to be joined by Mike when you are used to stepping to the side laughing (thank god career safe) he then whilst your principal has their photo taken, went on to have a five minute discussion this time the photographers were saying with the cheese waiter about texture and Jacquie turn this way and stand still for us. nutty flavors. What do they teach them at After walking up the red carpet and posing Sandhurst? we entered the pre-film bar area and were immediately approached by a perfumiere The morale of the story make sure you have with a perfume made especially for the film. a wide knowledge of little facts you never Mike said can I smell a hint of peony in this know what a client will ask you. as the perfumiere wafted long sticks of predabbed paper under our noses, the mans Until next time face lit up with delight at Mikes knowledge, my face was a picture of shock.

Stay safe

Classifieds United Kingdom 3D Security Ltd Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1TG Based in Taunton 3D Security provides security services for a wide range of clients. Whether you need a security guard in Somerset, event security in Leeds or Close Protection in London we will provide a solution for your needs.

T: +44 (0)1823 253 001 W - www.3dsecurity.org E - enquiries@3dsecurity.org.uk A.B.I. Solutions A.B.I Solutions is a dynamic, forward thinking company, specialising in surveillance, security and investigations with local, national and internationalexperience. A.B.I provides a wide range of services to the corporate sector and individuals alike.

W - www.abisolutions.co.uk Amanda Campbell A highly motivated and experienced female operative both CP and Surveillence training T – 07596542249 W - www.amandacampbell.org.uk E - ac@amandacampbell.org.uk Ambassador Security Management ASM MK Lions Arena, Grafton Court, Snowden Drive, Winterhill, Milton Keynes, MK6 1AJ, GBR. After successfully gaining ACS (Door Supervision and Manned Guarding) along with ISO 9000, we here at ASM have a dedicated management team with hundreds of years combined experience in the security industry.

W: www.asmsecurity.co.uk E: scott@asmsecurity.com T: 08458335750 Ark Personal and Asset Protection Ark, 2b Crow Lane, Rochester, Kent, ME11RF, GBR A small, efficient, highly descrete company employing ex special forces and detectives for all civil and corporate covert needs.

E: Office@arkprotect.com T: +0044 01634 845526 Argus Europe County Durham Argus Europe has been providing specialist training for high-net worth clients and their families for close to 20 years, worldwide. Argus Europe now offer accredited training for CPO’s, Surveillance Operators and Private detectives.

Argus Europe is an operational company working globally with an extensive variety of contracts.

W: www.arguseurope.co.uk T: +44 (0) 8456 123 843 Atlantian Business Solutions Group Rutland, LE15 6SD, GBR Atlantian Business Solutions has been designed to help both individuals and New Companies build for the future as well as support others with training needs.

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Briareus Security Our aim is to give a complete, discreet and professional service to all of our clients, be they large corporations, small businesses, local authorities or private individuals, all tailored to meet their individual needs.

W: www.briareussecurity.com E: info@briareussecurity.com Mark Corder - Chief Executive of Carmdale Ltd Suite 3 219 Bow Road London E3 2SJ Mark is a former Senior Police Officer specialising in counter-terrorism; firearms; public order; training and also physical, Critical National Infrastructure and nuclear security, having had responsibility for the security of the UK’s nuclear deterrent. A former Head of Operations, Operational Support and Training, Mark has been involved in a number large-scale incidents (including 7/7) and has also worked at the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) at the Home Office as part of a review into Critical National Infrastructure security.

Mark has an MBA via the OU. E: mark.corder@carmdale.co.uk T: +44 (0)844 995 9900 W: www.carmdale.co.uk Alastair Christie Advice on site security, perimeter fencing, lighting, CCTV and manning requirements.

Monitor and advise on guard force setting up site procedures and guard SOP’s.

T : +44 (0)7736 328112 E : ally.c9496@yahoo.co.uk Control Risk Management Solutions - CRMS Ireland Executive Close Protection Operations & Training (B Tec Level 3 Diploma Edexcel) Threat & Risk Assessments, Consultancy Services.

W: www.crmsinternational.com E: martin@crmsinternational.com Crest Security & Surveillance Ltd 51 The Crest, West Heath, Birmingham, West Mids, B31 3QA, GBR Highly experienced Security Consultant with a proven record of accomplishment in the field of protective security. Skilled in all phases of risk assessment, operational planning, logistical organisation, implementation of security measures, security team leadership, project coordination, and delivery of security advice to a high profile clientele.

E: info@stephencahill.co.uk T: 447977071427 CSI Protection Ltd International, GBR A well established security consultant and personal protection operative providing high or low Key protection to high risk and prestigious clientele. Specialising in the maritime industry as a consultant for private vessel protection on super yachts world wide.

W: www.csi-protection.co.uk E: gary@csi-protection.co.uk Custodia Custodia is an independent client focused Specialist Security & Risk Management Company,

67 specialising in Risk consultancy and Security project management. Providing a comprehensive portfolio of Risk mitigation solutions to assist Businesses and individuals to plan for, manage and mitigate risk.

T: 01432 277693 W: www.custodia.co.uk DF Risk Management Solutions DF Risk Management Solutions N.I. is a modern, professional risk management company, with a diverse range of global strategic experiences and a team of executives who possess dynamic but complementary backgrounds.

T: +44 (0)7837642686 +44 (0)7758743918 W: www.dfriskmanagementsolutionsni.com Executive Protection Officer Worldwide CP services W: www.executiveprotectionofficer.com First Class Executive Security Nottingham, UK, Nottingham based, full-service company specializing in Bodyguards and Security Consulting services. Extensive experience in VIP security, also caters for public and private sectors.

W: www.firstclasssecurity.co.uk T: 0115 9266466 G6 Global G6 are specialists in all types of radio, telephony and satellite communications for both voice and data with particular emphasis on covert communications installations in both vehicles and fixed locations. In addition, our range of personal covert radios and bespoke accessories is extensive.

W: info@g6-global.com T: +44 (0)1454 610050 Gordon Russell Highly trained frontline Close Protection Operatives available for UK and International contracts. Our experienced CPO’s can offer bespoke packages to meet all clients needs, including a variety of language skills. All SIA licenced, BBA member E: Bodyguard-cpo@Email.cz T: +44 (0)7917 281 004 Gareth Evans - CPO, MSO Reliable dedicated hard-working security professional, with outstanding communication skills. Strategic approach to problem solving combined with exceptional interpersonal skills, quick to grasp new concepts and information. Highly motivated, results-driven and thrives under pressure. Strong leadership and management skills with proven experience committed to continuous personal and professional development.

E : evansgareth1979@yahoo.co.uk T : +44 (0)7900058603 James Izett All close protection task undertaken, including training tasks. Medic (Registered with the HPCSA, Registered FAAW instructor and Assessor E : J.Izett@gmail.com T : +971 (0)505 574 350

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Janice Gurney Proficient and diligent Security Professional gaining extensive knowledge and experience within the security sector. Proactive individual who has a logical, flexible and conscientious approach to all challenges undertaken, ability to work as a member of a team or as an individual willing to work anywhere.

T : +44 (0)7885 793061 E : janice382006@gmail.com International Centre of Special Training International Centre of Special Training is an international training and security company based in the United Kingdom. Its priority objective is to provide services to the highest level.

W: www.icost-team.com T: +44 796 736 55 65 IPSS Security Northfield, Aberdeen, AB16 7EX Security and protection services - UK and overseas. BBA Member.

T: + 44 (0) 1224 69455 W: www.ippssecurity.co.uk ISS Training Ltd Riverside Cottages, Nidd Walk, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate, HG3 5NA ISS Training Limited are providers of specialist covert surveillance training courses and publications to the security and investigative industries, enforcement agencies and specialist military units. Formed in 1990, we are the longest established surveillance training company in the United Kingdom. Our credibility and reputation is widespread and we offer nationally recognised qualifications. BBA Member.

T: + 44 (0) 1423 712265 W: www.intelsecurity.co.uk Jason Morris Security Hertfordshire, UK Providing a wide range of Door supervision/ security for V.I.P and prestige venues, Concerts, Functions, Corporate and Personal Security, Weddings, Private Parties, Gala Dinners, Business Awards & School Proms, Close Protection and Body Guarding Static Guarding and Stewards.

T: 01462 478900 W: www.jasonmorrissecurity.co.uk E: agosselin@jasonmorrissecurity.co.uk John Featherstone Security professional with operational experience gained in a variety of theatres. Main specialities close protection and surveillance.

T: 24hrs : +44 (0)7702 740722 E: john@johnfeatherstone.co.uk W: www.johnfeatherstone.co.uk K9 Support Services Ltd K9 Support Services UK Ltd is a supplier of specialist drugs and explosives dog/ handler detection service (which includes arms & ammunition) to individuals, businesses, and the public sector.

T: 0845 643 6393 E: info@k9support.org.uk Logas International Tyne & Wear, SR1, GBR Front line SIA, International CPO. Private

Investigation and Surveillance operator.

E: wscarr@logasinternational.com

W : www.plymouthcp.co.uk T : +44 (0)1752 500807

MLK Security and Protection Services Swindon, UK Close Protection Officer and Door Supervisor E: mattleekane@hotmail.com T: 07917654978

PPSS Group Body armour and stab vests provide a functional solution to individuals who require extra protection in their chosen vocation. All PPSS (formerly ASEO) body armour and stab vests are certified by the UK’s Home Office (HOSDB) and offer unrivalled protection from blunt trauma caused by a punch, blow or kick. Based on our professional frontline experience and extensive research we can confirm that an impact based assault is a more likely event than an attack involving an edged weapon or firearm.

T: +44 (0) 845 5193 953 F: +44 (0) 1765 603 512 E: info@ppss-group.com W: www.ppss-group.com

LJE Security Services North Yorkshire, HG1, GBR Close Protection, Residential Security, Asset Protection, VIP red carpet Security and Private Investigation.

E: leanneedmondson@yahoo.co.uk One Events Grantham One Events offers you a stress free solution in the organisation, putting together and running of an event. Thisis accomplished by having a group of specialised companies from different industries working together for a more complete service for you.

TEL: 0870 974 6779 W: www.oneevents.info Paul Lovatt – CPO After serving 15 year in the Army a move to the Security Industry was a natural step, during the last 10 years I have worked in almost every role in the industry from Door Supervisor and loss prevention to Operations Manager and Director. I have been responsible for the creation and implementation of highly successful crime reduction schemes across Yorkshire working closely with other agencies in the areas of responsibility. Currently I am responsible for the overall running of large events security teams from stewards to Close Protection Officers.

Operational planning, contingency planning and flexibility are I feel among my key strengths.

E : paul@deltasecurity-eventmanagement.co.uk T : +44 (0)7506726336 Paul Tyler – VIP Protection & Concierge Specialist in discreet personal protection & surveillance. A good current working knowledge of London & its challenges gained through ongoing high risk security operations.

Experienced in dealing with high net worth clients with all matters security & concierge striving go the extra mile to exceed expectations through thorough planning & interaction with all involved parties. A strong communicator with a smart appearance who remains synonymous with the principals lifestyle, whilst discretely ensuring a safe environment is maintained at all times, physically capable of adopting a higher profile when required to do so. Demonstrates sound judgement and capability to operate with great levels of autonomy. Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to understand, interact & connect with a diverse range of people.

E : paul@apparitio.co.uk T : +44 (0)7552515604 W : www.apparitio.co.uk Plymouth Close Protection Highly versatile, physically fit and accomplished security professional with cumulative experience in the areas of security management, close protection, crisis management, risk assessment, emergency management, asset protection and security training.

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Presence Security Presence Security (“ PS ”) is a bespoke security company providing protection for private individuals and VIPs, as well as security services for businesses and organizations.

T: 0800 002 9734 E: info@presencesecurity.co.uk Prestige Risks LTD 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N, 3AX, GBR. Close Protection Secure Chauffeurs Surveillance Residential Security Executive Protection Security Guards Asset Protection T : +44 (0)207 5588182 E : info@prestigerisks.com W : www.prestigerisks.com Prometheus Medical Ltd Prometheus deliver unrivalled bespoke emergency medical support in the form of specialist equipment, training, strategic advice and deployed clinical care.

T: (+44) 1568 613942 W: www.prometheusmedical.co.uk Prosec Consultancy Ltd 10 Oakfield business park Westbury, BA13 4WF. Prosec Consultancy Limited are dedicated in providing a professional service, which covers a whole range of security services throughout the security industry.

T: 01373 228055 W: www.prosec-ltd.co E: info@prosec-ltd.com ProTouch Security ProTouch Security is one of the UK’s key providers of event safety, event security, crowd management, door supervisors, stewards, event management and health and safety.

T: 01724 279 522 W: www.protouchsecurity.co.uk Python Security and Protection Ltd Providing Close Protection Officers and Door Supervisors for Events and Venue Security.

E : mattleekane@hotmail.com Radoslav Savkov - CPO / Security Consultant Oxford - United Kingdom Bio: I would introduce myself as a high calibre Security professional with strong customer oriented skills and managerial experience in the

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Security Industry, interested in a challenging position, which would fully utilize competences gained and provides opportunities for professional and personal development. With 15 + years of international experience in the sector at all levels and a military background (National Service) as well as a practical Close Protection experience in an executive environment, corporate intelligence and investigations.

As a Security professional, I never consider my training and development as a complete, therefore I always look to update further my skills and knowledge. In personal plan I am very loyal, discreet , independent and willing to embrace challenges.

E: r.savkov@gmail.com T: +44 (0)7886591525 RSM Security UK Ltd London, UK RSM Security UK Ltd offers the experience and expertise necessary to provide security personnel of the highest calibre when you need them.

T: 07850091979 or 07792948523 W: www.rsmsecurity.co.uk E: info@rsmsecurity.co.uk RWSSI Rob W is a professional security consultant with world wide experience and capabilities in Security, Surveillance and Investigation; I can support you to overcome any problems and enable you to achieve your goals E: rob@rwssi.co.uk T: +44 (0)7818 220985 SDS Solutions SDS solutions provide our clients with protective solutions that are second to none, our consultants will discuss every aspect of the problems that you are facing that dictate the need for a protective solution, we promise our clients a tailor made service to meet individual requirements. Whether based in the UK or abroad our protective service T: 01453 887815 E: info@sds-solutions.org Shadow Close Protection A leading company specializing in Executive Protection as a professional sector, with participation in high and low risk missions, providing global security solutions and consultancy to individuals, corporations and national agencies worldwide.

W: www.shadowcp.gr E: info@shadowcp.gr T: + 30 6948539664 Shaun West United Kingdom SIA licensed, Highly Experienced Frontline CPO. Ronin SA trained. Providing security for both corporate and hostile environments.

E: sw@shaunwest.co.uk T: +44 (0)7830 109 601 W: www.shaunwest.co.uk Mark Claydon-Smith – CP Team Leader and Medic I have spent 13 years in the Royal Navy Culminating in the rank of SNCO Petty Officer.

In 2004 I started my security career and have worked in Hostile environments. I have held several positions including Operations Manager, Team Leader and Rig Site Manager. I have worked in Kurdistan, Afghanistan and Iraq as well as the

UK and Europe.

E : mark@claydon-smith.com T : +964 (0)7815 970433 Philip Shearman MSyl – CPO, Risk Manager A professionally Qualified Close Protection and Surveillance Operator and Team Leader with over twenty two years of experience gained in the Military Police, the last fifteen of which were spent with the Military Police Close Protection Unit, working in various hostile countries throughout the world. Since leaving the Army in Nov 06 I have worked in the Private Security sector. I have gained valuable experience in demanding and challenging operational environments, where I have proved to be a self motivated and resourceful individual, performing well under pressure, communicating effectively at all levels whilst exercising tact, diplomacy and integrity.

E : benshearman10@hotmail.com T : +44 (0)7930 277586 Spotllght Protection Services Essex based business which provides a broad and growing range of security services to businesses and organisations large and small.

T: 07870560208 E: info@spotlightprotectionservices.co.uk W: www.spotlightprotectionservices.co.uk VIPA Tactical Training A specialist training academy dealing with four specific areas of combat: VIPA Civilian Self Protection Program, VIPA Close Protection Combat System, VIPA Police Defence Tactics and VIPA Military Close Quarter Combat. BBA Member.

W: www.VIPAtacticaltraining.com Yoji Security We established Yoji Security in response to our perception of declining professional standards across the security industry. We strive to provide first class customer service in everything we do, drawing on our extensive experience in the fields of special operations, intelligence, counter terrorism and close protection.

T : +44 7903231076 E : enquries@yojisecurity.com Europe & Africa International Security Academy P.O.Box 5833, Herzeliya, 46000, ISRAEL. Our graduates are more recognized, respected and sought after by Distinguish Protection service “consumers” and by most of the “Providers” of Protection services worldwide. Organisers of the 2008 International Summit of Protection Officers.

BBA Member.

T: + 972 9 950 0969 W: www.SecurityAcademy.org.il Javier Galan Spain Security specialist available for operations around the world.

E: oejju@hotmail.com T: 34.637080771 Military Grade Encryption Phones PO Box 52310, Limassol, CYPRUS Built-in encryption software which converts your voice to encrypted data using a constantly changing mathematical formula. It uses a dual layered RSA/AES combination and a changing

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session key which modifies the encryption algorithm every second. € 1,398.00 + VAT. All prices include new Nokia N73 phone. BBA Member.

T: + 357 7777 7276 W: www.protechcy.com/new TPT Firearms Training Bratislava , Slovakia and Rome , Italy We know from our extensive experience within the industry that it can be daunting when initially carrying a firearm and being responsible for protecting a clients life, but learning the proper techniques and having the ability to understand the weapon will make the job a lot easier and more enjoyable. Hopefully you will never have to use the weapons you carry, but should this prove necessary you will be confident and knowledgeable enough to handle the situation professionally and effectively.

T : +44 (0) 7734101910 E : info@tacticalprotectionteam.co.uk W : www.tacticalprotectionteam.co.uk Security Concierge Group SCG Special Projects Ltd, Avenida, Bartolome Vicente Ramon No 10, B16, Ibiza, 07800, ESP Security Concierge Group is a privately owned and fully independent provider of exceptional security services to an interesting and varied range of clients.

T: 00 34 600 665 275 W: www.securityconciergegroup.com E: joe.buckle@securityconciergegroup.com Americas Bodyguard Careers Bodyguard Careers is an informational site with the purpose of providing bodyguards with all the information and tools necessary to succeed in the Close Protection Industry Info@BodyguardCareers.com www.BodyguardCareers.com Canadian Use of Force Systems 7975 Yonge St. # 7124, Innisfil, ON, L9S 1L0, CANADA A professional Use of Force and Defensive.

Tactics organization teaching a full range of controlled response options for Self-Protection and Use of Force considerations in public and professional environments. BBA Associate Member.

T: + 1 705 456 4333 W: www.canadianuseofforce.com Contact Front Photography Contact Front Photography is the world’s 1st photography studio dedicated to the Close Protection Professional. Stop putting generic or pirated photos on your website; instead commission custom shots to best represent you or your agency.

T: +1 (612) 369-6134 E: Info@ContractFrontPhotography.com W: www.ContactFrontPhotography.com Decisiones Estratégicas Buenos Aires – Argentina Executive protection specialists we have experienced in all Latin America, for multinationals companies, also providing support in project throughout Latin America to consulting first the US. and UK. We have a team of specialists and psychologists in assistance and

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crisis negotiation.

T: +54(911) 6415 1941 E: jbenitez@d–estrategicas.com W: www.d–estrategicas.com Detective Lacerda P.O.BOX 25996, São Paulo, 05513-970, BRAZIL Providing the full range of security and investigation services throughout Latin America.

BBA Member.

T: + 55 (11) 3452 4388 W: www.detectivelacerda.cjb.net Giovanni Rossi South Africa Doctorates in Criminology, Vessel Security Officer, ASP Instructor, ISSPC Member, BBA Member, IAPPA Member, American Bodyguard and Protection Instructors Association - Lifetime Member E: rossi1@mweb.co.za T: +2783 415 9205 USA Global Bear Protection PO Box 11488, Jackson, Wyoming, 83002, USA Provision of British and US Ex Special forces security/medical specialists.

T: 307 413 3619 W: www.globalbearprotection.com E: bear@globalbearprotection.com Icon Services Corporation 1043 Grand Ave. #312, St. Paul, MN 55105, USA A full service security and investigative agency specializing in providing high-level security and bodyguards to international celebrities, public figures and corporations. Licensed, bonded and insured, our diverse roster of clients reads as a virtual who’s who in the corporate, motion picture, fashion and recording industry. Entering into our 10th year, Icon has been the hand picked choice to provide Executive Protection to everyone from Superintendents to Supermodels.

BBA Member.

T: + 1 651 695 8778 W: www.Industry-Icon.com Imperial Protective Service, LLC 15849 N. 71st Street, Suite 100, Scottsdale , Arizona, 85254, USA Imperial Protective Service’ (IPS) is a security consulting and services firm founded in 1978.

IPS provides both national and international corporate, executive and celebrity protective services. BBA Member.

T: + 1 480 281 1588 W: www.executiveprotect.com Panther Protection Services 3695F Cascade Road, Suite 2207, Atlanta, GA 30331 Panther Protection Services is a full service protection agency offering such services as threat assessment, executive protection, self-defense training, firearms instruction, and high risk tactical protection. Our executive protection specialists have over 75 years of experience.

Panther can handle your protection needs whether around the corner or around the world.

Member: BBA and NABA T: (404) 349-9117 W: www.pantherprotectionservices.com Rouven Rohler - Security Consultant / HSE liaison Romania I am a very fit and mentally robust Security

Specialist with quality experience gained in the security (Military, Maritime and Commercial Operational Security (Oil& Gas). I have improved the effectiveness of protection teams and significantly enhanced clients’ awareness. My career commenced in the Australian Army, which included hostile environment deployments to Iraq and the Solomon Islands and I have since been operating on various contracts throughout Afghanistan and Iraq. I am now looking to make a continued significant contribution within similar High Risk contracts.

E: rouven@y7mail.com T: +40 (0)746 642 739 SILVER STAR PROTECTION Executive protection, site and event security with global experience. Serving southern Minnesota with integrity and professionalism. Former USSS, ICON Alumni. available for domestic and international travel. Robert E. Jones Manager/ CEO W: www.silver-star-protection.com E: rejones@silver-star-protection.com TSICS (T6) Miami, Florida, USA TSICS (T6) provides the following services in Central America: Executive Protection, Individual Bodyguard, Close Protection Training, Corporate Invest.

W: www.security-professionals.org/members/ saldrix E: tsics.t6@gmail.com T: +502 6645 6822 Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute 1162 St. Georges Ave, Suite 277 , Avenel, NJ 07001, USA The first name in advanced driver training, offering our highly acclaimed Protective/Evasive Driving Programs. Designed specifically for today’s executive chauffeurs, executive protection professionals and others who are responsible for providing safe and secure transportation services.

BBA Member.

T: + 1 732 738 5221 W: www.vehicledynamics.net Vindex Personal Protection & Investigation Inc. 497 Hooksett Rd #365 Manchester NH 03104 603.289.3161 / Full service Private Investigations & Executive Protection. 10 years combined Law Enforcement, Private security, close protection work, & security contracting. NY Mayors, U.S. President’s, NFL owners, and VIP’s are some of the protection work I’ve gained experience with. ICON alumni, NABA member.

T: + 1 732 738 5221 E: vindexinc@aol.com W: www.vindexinc.com Asia Pacific Asia Protective Group Ltd Asia Protective Group (APG) is a Hong Kong based risk management company, specializing in executive protection, overseas travel security and security consultancy services. APG has an extensive network of security specialists operating throughout the Asia Pacific region.

W: www.asia-pg.com E: jim@asia-pg.com E: yvonne@asia-pg.com

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