Welcome to our first blog edition.  I felt it was important to start off with some attention to what's in the news and how we connect to the topic of security guard force performance.  Have you heard about some of the recent cases of excessive force alleged against security staff at clubs, baseball games, and even shopping centers? Check out "security fights" on A YouTube search sometime.  I hate to criticize a security officer in a stressful situation, so instead I'll comment that perhaps most of these situations could have been avoided through proper training and better procedure standards.