security patrol

Watchmen making rounds

A security patrol is a person or group that moves through an area to guard it, watching for threats, unauthorized entry, or suspicious activity.

The term covers both the act of patrolling and those who perform it: The security patrol found an unlocked door, Mall security patrols the parking lot every hour.

May be armed or unarmed, professional or volunteer.

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body camera · surveillance · guard · uniform · walkie · badge · K-9 · dog · inspection · incident report · beat · intrusion · parking lot · lookout · prowl · perimeter check · drone · motion sensor

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Opposites
mobility and coverage method

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Inspection point for safety

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protective vs. threatening intent

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Group making sudden attack

prowlers · intruders · trespassers · looters · marauders

order vs. disorder

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Coordinated mass retail theft

vandals

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G