Maximizing security officer performance in the loss prevention effort.

The growth of the concept of a public safety officer to take the place of the police officer, fireman and paramedic, is producing cost savings and other benefits in the public sector The author presents a model for the private sector to enable it to utilize its human resources more cost effectively.

The utilization of learner-centered development in a proprietary security setting.

The author discusses the present role of proprietary security officers, their learning needs, and ways to train them through the application of learner-centered development.

Strategies for the successful socialization of security personnel.

By more effectively bringing officers 'into the fold'--or socializing them--security managers can reduce turnover, improve job performance, and increase productivity of their officers, says the author.