ProgramCIP 43.0120

Protective Services Operations

A program focusing on the principles and techniques of providing physical security protection to clients in various environments and situations. Includes instruction in security intelligence and information resources, operations planning and surveying, operations security, weapons and explosives, defense and offense techniques, security and surveillance systems, communications systems, perimeter and access control, weapons of mass destruction, contingency planning, crowd control, cover and evacuation, combat and vehicle techniques, and applicable legal and administrative responsibilities.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Land Transportation Security, Physical Security, Protective Operations, Evasive and Defensive Driving.