Program Description:
Bank robbery is an inherent risk in the financial industry. Robberies continue to happen more often than most people realize. There are between 7500-10,000 bank robberies every year in the United States. It makes no difference to the robber(s) if you are a Bank, S&L, or Credit Union. Please don't think, "Oh, it will never happen here." It's happening everywhere; in metropolitan cities, the suburbs and small communities. Prepare yourself and your financial institution to help deter and prevent robberies. If a robbery does occur, you will learn what to do before, during and after to preserve employee and customer safety, and to minimize the exposure to monetary loss.
This two-hour course covers :
- Information on current trends in robberies
- Effective robbery training information and tools
- Types of bank robberies
- Prevention measures financial institutions can implement
- How to minimize risk in a potentially dangerous situation
- The proper use of security devices
- How to assist law enforcement
- What to look for and what to remember
- Learn what to do before, during and after a robbery
- And much more
Plus frequent question and answer sessions throughout this presentation.
Who Should Attend:
Any employee can become a victim and/or witness to a robbery. Attendees should include tellers, lobby employees, guards, branch managers, opening/closing employees, Security Officers and law enforcement. In most branches, every employee needs to know the role they and others play in proper response.
Presenter:
Jim Rechel is president of The Rechel Group, Inc., a risk-consulting firm headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. He is on the board of The Institute for Criminal Justice Education, Montgomery, Alabama and a member of numerous national organizations, and is a certified financial security officer.
Prior to working for The Rechel Group, Inc, Rechel was vice president for Fifth Third Bank headquartered in Cincinnati, where he held positions in various departments, including Retail and Lending, and Security Director.
Rechel received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati in 1982. He graduated from the FBI Academy in 1985 and was a special agent with the FBI in Selma, Alabama, for three years. Over the last 15 years, he has conducted workshops and seminars for more than 1000 professional organizations, and over 75,000 individuals.
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