The number of shopping malls, which are an important commercial center of modern city life and have emerged with the concept of bringing together many activities such as food and drink, entertainment and shopping, is increasing day by day. Such large living centers bring with them the need for private security. The mall security guard has many duties not only against theft or criminal transactions, but also as a regulator, warning, deterrent and guide. For this reason, shopping mall security has different features compared to other types of security.

How Should Shopping Mall Security Be?

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kalabalık yapıların güvenliğini sağlamak için gelişmiş AVM için güvenlik çözümlerine ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Özel güvenlik görevlileri ziyaretçilerin ya da AVM içinde çalışan personellerin sebep olabileceği her suçun önüne geçip, huzuru ve güveni sağlamakla görevlidir. AVM’lerde özel güvenlik dışında ayrıca kamera sistemleri, video analitik yazılımları, x-ray ve metal kapı detektörleri, kişi sayaç ve yoğunluk tespit sistemleri, salgın hastalık kontrol
üniteleriyle de hizmet verilmektedir.

Powers of the Mall Security Officer

Private security officer working in shopping malls; It has certain duties and powers such as stopping and asking for identity, making a search, taking a crime-bearing item into custody, catching, using force. Private security guards who set boundaries but have extensive powers:

• The private security guard may stop people or vehicles at the entrances of the shopping mall.
• The private security guard's authority to conduct searches is limited to the use of detectors and x-ray devices.
• The shopping mall security officer has the authority to take into custody when he encounters an item that may be considered a criminal element during the search. In such a case, the private security guard, who has to notify the general law enforcement authorities immediately, does not have the authority to confiscate the goods.
• The security guard may make an arrest in the mall when there is a threat to the safety or order of the community or to the life of the person.
• The mall security officer can intervene in any kind of attack by using force in the shopping mall where he works.
• The private security guard can defend himself or someone else in the mall to protect himself or someone else from a dangerous situation.

As Tepe Defense and Security, we provide private security services in 48 shopping malls in Turkey. In the field of shopping mall private security services, we are one of the most preferred companies in our country.