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SECURITY OFFICER - INVESTIGATIONS

NCJ Number
32873
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
WHEN A SECURITY OFFICER NOTICES SOMETHING THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE USUAL ROUTINE, HE SHOULD NOTE IT AND REPORT IT, BUT NOT INTERFERE.
Abstract
THIS FILM EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT TAKING INDIVIDUAL ACTION WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. THE SECURITY OFFICER'S OBSERVATIONS AND REPORTS CAN BE AN INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS, BUT UNAUTHORIZED ACTION CAN SABOTAGE THEM ALSO. WHEN SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT START VANISHING, SECURITY OFFICERS SHOULD OBSERVE PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO THEM AS WELL AS THE POSSIBLE POINTS OF ACCESS. THE NORMAL ROUTINE THAT PEOPLE FALL INTO IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE, WHEREAS AN HONEST EMPLOYEE WILL HAVE A GOOD REASON FOR BEING WHERE HE IS, WHEN HE IS, A DISHONEST ONE WILL NOT. A DISCUSSION GUIDE IS INCLUDED. SEE ALSO NCJ-32868 THROUGH NCJ-32872 AND 32874.