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AN UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL
Working The Doors Security Study reveals frontline security staff facing unacceptable levels of physical and verbal abuse with the largest study ever undertaken on the subject of violence against security workers reveals PTSD and physical harm. BY WORKING THE DOORS
Working The Doors, a blog and news site
They
for workers in the frontline security
important government infrastructure as a
behavior by the public against security
industry,
the
high security priority when police are
workers is growing. The pattern of
publication of a conclusive research
unavailable. Subcontracted as “casual”
violence shows that people somehow
survey that highlights the unacceptable
personnel, security personnel meet the
believe that acting out with frustration
levels of violence faced by security
needs of all manner of facilities, private
and
industry workers. Among the reports
corporations, schools and airports that
workers is an acceptable practice.”
findings is the revelation that all levels of
need private security to fill gaps left due
security staff face mental (PTSD) and
to police budget and personnel cuts.
physical trauma as a result of their work
Security guards often substitute as
experiences.
authority figures where police used to
recently
announced
are
responsible
for
guarding
exist.
Extreme
rage
violence
against
and
destructive
Britain’s
security
All levels of security staff face mental and physical trauma as a result of their
Security personnel work as guards, door
“Violence
supervisors, retail and loss prevention
appears to be at an all-time high,” said a
security and close protection officers.
spokesperson for Working The Doors.
The
These individuals perform a necessary
“The recent murders of security guards
supervisors also act as ambassadors for
service. They are entrusted with duties
Tudor Simonov and Abu Sammour were
the brands/venues for whom they work.
such as protecting shopping areas and
not
but
Emergency responders are often attacked
transport hubs, concert and club venues
represent what is becoming the new
as they try to help people who end up
and stadiums
normal.
hurting them instead.
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against
merely
security
isolated
workers
incidents,
work experiences. spokesperson
added,
“Door
