Please answer all questions with YES or NO.

1. Is your security force proprietary (directly employed) or do you use a contract security agency for manpower?

2. Since 9-11 have you been called on to develop new procedures for dealing with terrorist attacks or other disasters/emergencies?

4. Are you responsible for fire safety and fire emergency response?

3. Does your security staff carry firearms?

4. Does your security staff carry police batons (nightsticks) or side-handle batons?

5. Does your staff carry any type of chemical, non-lethal weapon (i.e. Pepper spray, CS tear gas, etc.)?

6. Prior to working in security management, did you work for any federal, state or local police agency?

7. Does your security department have a policies and procedures manual?

8. Do you provide formal classroom training for your security staff?

9. Do you provide self-defense training for your security staff?

10. Are your security officers sworn peace officers or special officers?

11. Do you meet regularly with police commanders within the vicinity of your facility to discuss various crime and emergency response issues?

12. Have you coordinated your emergency plans with local police, fire and emergency medical personnel?

13. Is your security staff trained in CPR and other first aid techniques?

14. Do your write your own security policies and procedures?

15. Does your employer write your security policies and procedures?

16. Have you had a serious violent crime in your workplace within the last year?

17. Do you have a written policy on workplace crime?

18. Do you use Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance at your facility?

19. Do you use a burglar alarm system at your facility?

20. Do you use high-tech access control systems at your facility?

21. Do you believe membership in professional organizations assists you in your job as a security supervisor or manager, as well as personal career growth?

22. Does your security department have a written policy on racial profiling?

23. Do you consider your security staff well trained?

24. Do you have input in the budgeting process for your department each fiscal year?

25. Have you attended a security/police seminar, workshop or college class within that last year?

26. Have you ever taken a security/police-related correspondence or internet course?

27. Do you believe terrorism is the most pressing security issue of our time?

28. Do you have any type of employee training program for members of other departments at your place of business?

29. Are you called upon to conduct investigations of crimes and incidents occurring at your facility?

30. Have you ever contracted an outside firm for investigative services (i.e. undercover)?

31. Do you believe the security industry should be regulated by the federal government?

32. Do you believe the UniJim -

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Jim Kouri

Please answer all questions with YES or NO.

1. Is your security force proprietary (directly employed) or do you use a contract security agency for manpower?

2. Since 9-11 have you been called on to develop new procedures for dealing with terrorist attacks or other disasters/emergencies?

4. Are you responsible for fire safety and fire emergency response?

3. Does your security staff carry firearms?

4. Does your security staff carry police batons (nightsticks) or side-handle batons?

5. Does your staff carry any type of chemical, non-lethal weapon (i.e. Pepper spray, CS tear gas, etc.)?

6. Prior to working in security management, did you work for any federal, state or local police agency?

7. Does your security department have a policies and procedures manual?

8. Do you provide formal classroom training for your security staff?

9. Do you provide self-defense training for your security staff?

10. Are your security officers sworn peace officers or special officers?

11. Do you meet regularly with police commanders within the vicinity of your facility to discuss various crime and emergency response issues?

12. Have you coordinated your emergency plans with local police, fire and emergency medical personnel?

13. Is your security staff trained in CPR and other first aid techniques?

14. Do your write your own security policies and procedures?

15. Does your employer write your security policies and procedures?

16. Have you had a serious violent crime in your workplace within the last year?

17. Do you have a written policy on workplace crime?

18. Do you use Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance at your facility?

19. Do you use a burglar alarm system at your facility?

20. Do you use high-tech access control systems at your facility?

21. Do you believe membership in professional organizations assists you in your job as a security supervisor or manager, as well as personal career growth?

22. Does your security department have a written policy on racial profiling?

23. Do you consider your security staff well trained?

24. Do you have input in the budgeting process for your department each fiscal year?

25. Have you attended a security/police seminar, workshop or college class within that last year?

26. Have you ever taken a security/police-related correspondence or internet course?

27. Do you believe terrorism is the most pressing security issue of our time?

28. Do you have any type of employee training program for members of other departments at your place of business?

29. Are you called upon to conduct investigations of crimes and incidents occurring at your facility?

30. Have you ever contracted an outside firm for investigative services (i.e. undercover)?

31. Do you believe the security industry should be regulated by the federal government?

32. Do you believe the United States will experience a terrorist attack within the next year?

33. Yes.

ted States will experience a terrorist attack within the next year?

33. Yes.

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