In the security business, success is defined by what didn't happen today. While protection in some cases means our security personnel have to take appropriate action-including the ability of many of our staff to make an arrest in extreme circumstances-we believe the best protection comes through prevention.

Monterrey Security carries this philosophy of prevention into the training of all guards. Our off-duty police officers are trained to understand local crime patterns and to watch for suspicious activity-preventing crimes before they occur. This means assessing potential crime situations and responding in a non-threatening manner to diffuse, rather than escalate, a situation. Our civilian guards are also trained in law enforcement techniques for spotting and preventing potential crime.

At Monterrey Security, our emphasis on prevention is also applied to site set-up and guard supervision. While other companies' guards sit passively at a desk, we take away the desk and install a podium-meaning our guards stand at their post attentive to their surroundings; or they move around to monitor all the areas in their charge. We also offer electronic proximity reader systems, providing precise, accurate and detailed tracking of when and where guards are present.