Relax I have been participating in quite a few discussions lately about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the … >>>
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Working Girl – July 2011
Working Girl I've been travelling around the UK on a CP job for the past few months but was also lucky enough to be part … >>>
Close Protection – The Softer Skills
Close Protection – The Softer Skills Golden Rules of Close Protection - In Close Protection it isn't … >>>
The Silent Witness & Hacking
The Silent Witness & Hacking With the proliferation of mobile phones in the public domain, many myths surround … >>>
Working with a VIP doesn’t make you one
One of the best things about having the opportunity to write an editorial column in the pages of The Circuit is the … >>>
Myth Busting Education
The longer I work in the education sector, the more weird fallacies I hear. As I teach forensic … >>>
Hostage Kidnap and Ransom
Hostage taking awareness info for the Security Professional travelling abroad (pre and post capture) OVERVIEW I must … >>>
Operational Planning
‘Could’ve. Should’ve. Would’ve. The raison d’être for the provision of Close Protection operations is quite … >>>
Surveillance Detection For Countering Terrorism
A key skill for security and counter-terrorism professionals History has taught us that certain kinds of activities … >>>
Mike Gillette Interview
Mike Gillette Interview Mike Gillette’s bio describes him as a “Speaker, Author, Inventor and Peak-Performance … >>>
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Medical emergencies: Acute Respiratory Emergencies
You’re out mountain biking with your client and their family when he develops a sudden shortness of breath. The … >>>
Exit Strategy
One of the most dangerous things I have had to encounter when escorting a client is when you egress a nightclub … >>>
Why A Political Soloution With The Afghan Taliban Is So Important
We've all seen over the last few years just how quickly ISIL established themselves in a fractured Iraq and Syria. At … >>>
Hands-On Protection Training
Are We As Good As We Think We Are? After finishing 5 days of intense and demanding protection training aimed at the … >>>
Do you know what you are?
Who are you? Or more specifically; What are you? Are you an employee, an independent contractor, a part-time employee, … >>>
Man, That Burns!
A brief look at MACE Pepper Gel for Protection Specialists. As a protection specialist, it is not uncommon to be … >>>
One Agents Opinion, Bodyguard Or Executive Protection Specialist?
Bodyguard Or Executive Protection Specialist… What’s In A Name? When someone asks, “what do you do for a living”? Do … >>>
The Placement Of Residential Security Systems
What To Know Legally Say that you’re planning to put up security systems on your property or install them for a client, … >>>
Essay Writing
I’m betting you thought twice (or maybe even three or four times) before finally deciding to read this article. And, … >>>
Judgement Index
Predicting Performance and Risk The Judgement Index is a value-based analysis of judgement capacity, behaviour and … >>>
Protection
Breaking the Communication Barrier
Breaking the Communication Barrier Having just returned from six months security consultancy and executive protection work in some of the darkest corners of Colombia, I thought I'd write something about the experience, specifically the advantages of speaking … >>>
Readiness and Commitment
Are you prepared to answer that call? Very early in our training and careers, we are taught that in the Executive Protection field we must subscribe to a different way of life. The understanding of this life is vital to our personal … >>>
Surveillance
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Working Girl – October 2011
Working Girl Jacquie Davis I was sitting in a side road watching an address in London for a few days when suddenly I heard the sound of breaking glass, I called up the other surveillance team members to ask if they had heard it, yes yes came the reply over the radio. I then saw […]
Hostile
Journalists Behaving Irresponsibly
Embed from Getty Images Over the past few weeks, our TV screens have been filled with images of journalists behaving like irresponsible children foolishly "braving" the raw elements while a handful of very responsible ones reported from hard-cover … >>>
Running the Gauntlet
Author Interview with Luke Duffy Luke Duffy is a former Paratrooper, and present day contractor on the circuit in Iraq. He is the newly published author of ‘Running the Gauntlet – The Private War in Iraq’, the book which recounts his … >>>
Maritime
Women in Maritime Security
A female’s perspective of being a Maritime Security Operative in the HRA. An exclusive interview with Ruth Tiik I first met Ruth several months ago on a floating platform in the Red Sea where we and many others were stuck for several days waiting for our … >>>
Working in the Maritime Security Industry
Working in the Maritime Security (MARSEC) Industry By Kevin ‘Knocker’ Whyte Maritime Security has become the new ‘Must Enter’ sector of the security industry, with long established MARSEC companies and new start-ups alike, picking up manpower intensive … >>>