As the holidays bring public events, crowd-filled festivities, and family adventures to shopping centers, it’s important to think ahead and make sure you and your kids are prepared to stay safe, and know what to do if they get lost or encounter “tricky” adults. Check out some simple suggestions that can keep your kids safe – and download BluDog’s PupSafe Program Coloring Book!

Are the officers you place with contract accounts prepared to handle difficult, bullying customers? Make sure they have the tools and support they need so they can focus on the security and wellbeing of others rather than their own survival.

Organizational silos could be limiting the performance potential of your security program. Are your security operations fully integrated into the organization’s broader operations, or is your team operating in a silo? Check out the six common causes of organizational silos and start taking steps to better integrate your operations today.

As security providers, how do we help teenagers behave in a manner that makes them a welcome and desirable patron of businesses and organizations? See BluDog’s Youth Behavior Management program approach for suggestions.

The right security program combines your organization’s objectives and organization-specific threats into its mitigation strategies. Is your security program effectively managing to your threat?

Are you officers prepared to be the star of a social media video? It only takes mere seconds of video blasted on social media to trigger destructive reactions, ruin a career or damage a brand.

Don’t wait until you are on a witness stand to make sure your security program stands up against legal liability scrutiny…

Make sure your security policies and procedures are well documented, consistently implemented, and monitored.

Consider whether your physical security measures are the right choice for managing to the threat.

Competent deployment and supervision of staff is critical to protection against general liability claims.