We believe there is great need to help Houses of Worship improve their security. We also believe security improvements must be executed through an effective, systematic approach, following the best practices in the security industry. We are inspired by reading the following references and highly recommend them as "must reads" for any House of Worship security member:
Chester L. Quarles, CPP and Paula L. Ratliff, Crime Prevention for Houses of Worship (American Society for Industrial Security, 2001)
Paul E. Engle, Series Editor, Robert H. Welch, Serving By Safeguarding Your Church, (Zondervan, 2002)
Philip P. Purpura, CPP, Securing Houses of Worship, A Community Service for ASIS Chapters (American Society for Industrial Security, 1999)
ASIS INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES COMMISSION, General Security Risk Assessment Guideline (American Society for Industrial Security 2003)
Dedicated to helping protect houses of worship, John has more than 20 years experience as a security professional. He has designed a security assessment program for houses of worship (downloadable - and free) to help improve security. He started his security career in the U.S. Marine Corps protecting Embassy personnel and property as a Marine Security Guard assigned to the US Embassies in Quito, Ecuador and Bogotá, Colombia. He has managed security operations for US Diplomatic Missions in El Salvador, Peru, and Panama and has also conducted quality control inspections and security training throughout Latin America. He has provided specialized security training and operational support to high profile security programs for diplomatic and industrial sites throughout the world. John is currently an senior executive in one of the largest publicly traded global security companies and is board certified in security management as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through The American Society for Industrial Security International (ASIS). John holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management and has been an active church member for the past 20+ years where he has participated as a group leader, head usher, security coordinator, choir member, greeter and volunteer for several different special events.
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