Undertrained, Underpaid, and Unprepared: How LA's Commercial Office Building Owners Are Failing Security Officers and Compromising Public Safety

This report details how substandard training practices, high turnover rates, and low wages in Los Angeles's security industry has left the city particularly vulnerable to natural disasters, crime, and terrorist attacks. The report uses case studies from across the city to provide recommendations for improving security, including increasing wages and benefits, enforcing of training requirements, and creating pathways for career advancement within the industry.