Security Guard Unarmed In-Service Training Program (ISTP)
The Security Guard In-Service Training Program (ISTP) is an 8-hour refresher program designed to update and reinforce the knowledge, skills, and legal understanding of certified security guards in Maryland. The course follows a blended teaching approach with PowerPoint presentations, handouts, practical exercises, quizzes, final written exam, and practical assessments.
This course covers the following:
- SG-1: Identify the requirements for receiving and maintaining a security guard certification in Maryland.
- SG-2: Identify the limitations to maintaining a security guard certification in Maryland.
- SG-3: Given various scenarios, demonstrate the ability to identify elements of a given crime using the Annotated Code of Maryland and/or the Digest of Criminal Laws.
- SG-4: Identify the legal limits of a security guard’s authority to arrest and/or detain a suspect.
- SG-5: Define what constitutes use of force.
- SG-6: Identify when use of force is authorized and prohibited under Maryland law.
- SG-7: Identify the reporting requirements a security guard must complete if force is used.
- SG-8: Identify the legal ramifications for security guards and their employer when force is used.
- SG-9: Define what constitutes de-escalation.
- SG-10: Identify how time, distance, and cover can be used to de-escalate a situation.
- SG-11: Identify the role of communication in de-escalating a situation.
- SG-12: Identify the limitations and requirements for a security guard carrying weapons.
- SG-13: Identify techniques that a security guard may employ when encountering an individual in crisis.
- SG-14: Identify techniques that a security guard may employ when encountering an individual with a disability.
- SG-15: Identify techniques that a security guard may employ when encountering a juvenile.
- SG-16: Identify techniques that a security guard may employ when encountering an individual with behavioral health concerns.
- SG-17: Identify techniques on how to seek aid for a person in need.