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Introduction A security guard (or security officer) is a person who is paid to protect property, assets and people. Security guards are usually privately and formally employed personnel. Often, security officers are uniformed and act to protect property by maintaining a high visibility presence to deter illegal and inappropriate actions, observing (either directly, through patrols, or by watching alarm systems or video cameras) for signs of crime, fire or disorder, then taking action and reporting any incidents to their client and emergency services as appropriate. Since at least the Middle Ages in Europe, the term watchman was more commonly applied to this function. This term was carried over to North America where it was …show more content…

Also the security guards they not only for protecting places or people but also to provide information or guidance to anyone who ask or someone is lost and he don’t know where to go. On the other hand, they can be as the source of the needed information especially when there is no one available at the place like the holidays or late night. When a place is a having the security guards with their system it is appearing to be more professional rather than any other place which they don’t have the security guards system because we can observe that anyone can just be there without anyone can notice and that because everyone is busy with their work and there is no time to check for anything except it is an emergency then all they will stop to work. Chapter 3 The difficulties that the security guards are facing with their work can be like: • Having a small pay or salary • Ignorance • Lack of opportunities • Blaming from others • A lot of pressure In this kind of profession the security guard can work but with small salary which they receive from the companies or the places for the services that they provide, it is not all of them but most of them because in some other places

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