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Low wages, poor training put security guards—and the public—at risk, study finds

Tens of thousands of private security guards in California play a critical role in public safety, but poverty-level wages and poor training put both the guards and the public at risk, according to a new study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

Low wages, poor training put security guards—and the public—at risk, study finds
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Tens of thousands of private security guards in California play a critical role in public safety, but poverty-level wages and poor training put both the guards and the public at risk, according to a new study by the UC Berkeley Labor Center.

Originally published at Phys.org

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