California Proprietary Security Officer (PSO) Powers to Arrest & Use of Force Refresher

New Proprietary Security Officers: The PSO is the basic security license issued by the California Bureau of Security & Investigative Services for in-house security officers. PSO training is the first step new guards must complete in order to submit their application to the State of California. 

The first 8 hours (Powers to Arrest & Use of Force) must be completed in person, in a classroom setting, with an instructor physically present, at an authorized training facility. AEGIS does not currently offer live initial Powers to Arrest & Use of Force.

Course Outline

The Powers to Arrest & Use of Force course can be used to help satisfy your ongoing requirements for the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services . It is an essential training program designed to equip security guards with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to exercise their authority effectively while understanding its limitations. This comprehensive course comprises 15 modules that cover all aspects of the power to arrest and use of force and its implications within the security guard profession and the BSIS exam that will get you compliant!

This course will include the following modules:

• Role/Responsibility of Security 
•  Authority to Question
• Personal  and Civil Liability
• Factors to Consider Before making an Arrest
• Making an Arrest
• Terrorism Awareness
• Report Writing 
• Legal Standards for Use of Force
• Communications & Use of Force
• The Use of Objectively Reasonable Force
• Use of Force Review and Analysis
• Use of Force Supervisor Responsibilities
• Use of Force Bias
• Use of Force Scenario Training
• Active Shooter Response

By the completion of this course, security guards will have refreshed a solid foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to exercise their authority within the boundaries of the law and act as responsible professionals in their role.

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Role & Responsibility of Security

$10.00 Value

Authority to Question

$10.00 Value

Personal and Civil Liability

Factors to Consider Before making an Arrest

$10.00 Value

Making an Arrest

$10.00 Value

Terrorism Awareness

Report Writing  

$10.00 Value

Legal Standards for Use of Force

$10.00 Value

Comm.  & Use of Force

Objectively Reasonable Use of Force

 

$10.00 Value

Use of Force Supervisor Responsibilities

$10.00 Value

Use of Force Bias

Use of Force Scenario Training

 

$10.00 Value

Active Shooter Response

$10.00 Value