Legal Aspects of Security Work
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A guard protects people and property, but a guard is not a police officer. Your powers are limited, and the law expects you to act carefully, fairly, and in proportion. This lesson explains the main legal ideas that shape a guard's work: use of force, stopping a person, privacy, negligence, protecting vulnerable people, and keeping good records.
Focus: know the limits of your powers, so you protect others and protect yourself from legal trouble.
Learning objectives
- Explain why a guard must know the law that applies to their work.
- Describe the rule of **proportionate** force and when force must stop.
- Explain, in general terms, the limits on stopping or holding a person.
- Explain the basics of privacy, negligence, and the duty to protect vulnerable people.
- Explain why accurate records and reports matter.
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