KCRG reports Claude Howard Jr., Mercy Medical Center’s director of security and environmental safety, who was also formerly a Marion Police Officer, said there were a lot of similarities between being an officer and a security guard. The biggest difference was the power to detain and arrest someone.
“Security is about protecting assets,” Howard said. “In a store setting, like Hy-Vee, for example, I think the guards are going to be mostly hands-off. We have to call for law enforcement assistance if the offender doesn’t come into compliance.”
Howard said security guards don’t have the power to take people to jail but can stop a person. Howard said the most important part of the job is interacting with people…..
