Security Professionals Podcast

Case Study: Chicago Nightclub: We review a case study of the 2003 E2 nightclub stampede and determine what contributed to the disaster. (c) 2015 Security Training Center, LLC. Link...

Kevlar Vests with Doc Wesson, Part 3: Doc Wesson returns for a third installment on Kevlar vests. In this episode we answer listener questions. (c) 2015 Security Training Center, L...

Kevlar Vests with Doc Wesson, Part 2: We continue our discussion with Doc Wesson on the subject of Kevlar vests. In Part 2 we discuss the vest manufacturing process and the care an...

Kevlar Vests with Doc Wesson, Part 1: Doc Wesson drops by to share his years of experience developing applications of Kevlar for civilians and the military. In Part 1 we discuss th...

Cover versus Concealment: When looking for someplace to protect oneself or others from small arms fire, know and understand the difference between cover and concealment. (c) 2015 S...

Binary Nature of Firearms: We discuss firearms and their power. Firearms are a lethal force defensive tool only. There is no gradient. They are binary: on or off. There is no slidi...

Secondary Defensive Tools: We peek into regulations covering the carry and use of secondary defensive tools. Just because a person can carry a tool while off-duty does not mean it ...

Criminal Predators with Dr. X: We replay a 2007 interview with Dr. X, a psychiatrist who worked with the criminally insane for nearly 20 years. (c) 2015 Security Training Center, L...

Don't Talk to the Media: The media and news outlets are not your friends. We spend the episode explaining why you should not speak with them and give examples. (c) 2015 Security Tr...

Workplace Violence: We delve into workplace violence, review a classic escalating event, discuss physiological responses to conflict and event debriefing. (c) 2015 Security Trainin...

Training Records: We discuss the importance of maintaining a good, thorough, detailed training log. Keeping a detailed training record can help shield against false claims by helpi...

Command Presence: A detailed analysis of developing a Command Presence. We review the three primary components to a good Command Presence: a clean, crisp uniform; confident, unhurr...