Class Enrollment

I. A. Powers to Arrest and I. B. Appropriate Use of Force
Date/Time:	Wed 8/27/2025 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location:	Armed Guard Security Training Academy, Inc.
Class Price:	See Options

Requirements for Licensure

Security guards are employed by licensed Private Patrol Operators or private security employers to protect persons or property or prevent theft as defined in Business and Professions Code (BPC) Section 7582.1. To be eligible to apply for a security guard registration through the Bureau of Security and Investigative Service (BSIS or Bureau), you must:

• Be at least 18 years old (BPC Section 7582.8)
• Undergo a criminal history background check through the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (BPC Sections 7581 and 7583.9) and
• Complete the Power to Arrest training (see "Training Requirements" below)

I. Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force Course Outline

The Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force Course consists of a total of eight (8) hours of training in the following two (2) subjects:

A. Power to Arrest -- 3 Hours

Objective: To familiarize and instruct the individual on the training topics delineated at Business and Professions Code section 7583.7, including, without limitation, legal aspects, techniques, liability, and company requirements relating to the arrest of an individual. The training will utilize the Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force Training Manual, dated July 2023, and may include lecture, discussion, exercises and role-playing.

1. Overview of Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force Training Manual and subject matter.
2. Responsibilities and ethics in citizen arrest and types of encounters.
3. Relationship between security personnel and a peace officer in making an arrest.
4. Limitations on security personnel power to arrest, and security personnel's role including:
5. Background on private security industry
6. Contractual obligations
7. Company policies
8. Restrictions on searches and seizures.
9. Criminal and civil liabilities, including both of the following:
10. Personal liability
11. Employer liability
12. Trespass law.
13. Ethics and communications.
14. Emergency situation response, including response to medical emergencies.
15. Security officer safety.

B. Appropriate Use of Force -- 5 Hours

For the purposes of this section, “in-person” means training conducted through traditional classroom instruction as defined in Section 7583.7 of the Business and Professions Code. 

Objective: To introduce, instruct, and familiarize the individual on the appropriate use of force topics listed in section 7583.7 of the Business and Professions Code.

1. Legal standards for use of force
2. Statutes
3. Licensee and client contractual obligations
4. Civil and criminal liability
5. The use of objectively reasonable force -- (In-person)
6. Objectively reasonable standard
7. Restraint techniques and their implications
8. Force options
9. Real-life scenarios
10. Duty to intercede
11. Supervisory responsibilities
12. Incident reporting requirements pursuant to 7583.2, 7583.4 and 7574.37 of the Business and Professions Code as applicable
13. Use of force review and analysis -- (In-person)
14. Real-life scenarios
15. De-escalation and interpersonal communication training, including tactical methods that use time, distance, cover, and concealment, to avoid escalating situations that lead to violence -- (In-person)
16. Common misconceptions and benefits of de-escalation
17. Four concepts of de-escalation
18. Self-control
19. Effective communication
20. Scene assessment and management
21. Force options
22. Real-life scenarios
23. Implicit and explicit bias and cultural competency as defined in Section 631
24. Define and explain:
25. Implicit bias
26. Explicit bias
27. Cultural competency
28. Strategies for effective communication within a diverse community
29. Real-life scenarios
30. Skills, including de-escalation techniques, to effectively, safely, and respectfully interact with people with disabilities or behavioral health issues
31. Strategies for identifying and effectively communicating and de-escalating a situation with an individual with a disability or behavioral health issues
32. Real-life scenarios
33. Use of force scenarios, including simulations of low-frequency, high-risk situations and calls for service, shoot-or-don't-shoot situations, and real time force option decision making -- (In-person)
34. Factors that can affect an individual's response when threatened with danger
35. Factors to consider before using force
36. Real-life scenarios
37. Mental health and policing, including bias and stigma
38. Categories of mental illness as defined in Section 631
39. Biases and stigmas surrounding mental illness
40. Real-life scenarios
41. Active shooter situations -- (In-person)
42. Recognizing an active shooter situation
43. Roles and responsibilities of security personnel
44. Real-life scenarios
45. Examination

Individuals required to take the Power to Arrest and Appropriate Use of Force Training shall take and pass an examination as provided in the Manual with a score of 100% in order to have successfully completed said training.