Private Security: Window Dressing or Real Protection? A Roadmap for Securing Sacred Spaces

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  • Private Security: Window Dressing or Real Protection?

    This white paper, published in April 2022, was developed by a panel of recognized law enforcement and security professionals convened by SCN to assist organizations in making educated decisions about the role of private security officers as part of the security strategy of Jewish institutions. The report was designed to support established security programs and assist in creating new ones at synagogues, community centers, schools, and other centers of Jewish life.

  • Private Security: Appendices

    The appendices to the white paper "Private Security: Window Dressing or Real Protection?" include a menu of potential trainings, a sample request for proposal for security services, security physical readiness testing protocol, and sample post orders.

Private Security Webinar

The authors of SCN's "Private Security: Window Dressing or Real Protection?" discuss its content.