LawDog Security & Investigations Inc. provides comprehensive, proactive safety and security solutions designed specifically for K-12 schools, private schools, college campuses, and other educational environments. Our goal is to help schools prevent, assess, prepare for, and respond to threats — keeping students, faculty, and staff safe throughout the school day.
Armed Security & Professional Officers On Site All School Time
We deploy highly trained, armed security officers and off-duty police officers who can be on site full-time during all school hours. These officers act as a visible deterrent to threats and unauthorized intruders and are prepared to respond immediately to any critical situation. Off-duty and retired law enforcement personnel bring real-world experience and disciplined response capabilities to protect your campus.
Off-Duty Officers & Retired Officers: We staff assignments with experienced off-duty police officers and retired law enforcement professionals, ensuring a high level of skill, judgment, and familiarity with real-world scenarios.
Armed Presence: When properly trained and authorized, armed officers significantly reduce response times and provide a critical first line of defense in active threats.
School Resource Officers (SROs)
School Resource Officers serve as law enforcement representatives embedded in your school environment. SROs help with:
- Monitoring campus activities
- Building relationships with students and staff
- Enforcing laws and policies when necessary
- Supporting a safer, more secure school climate
SROs often work full-time on campus and partner with administrators to prevent incidents and foster trust. Proper training for SROs (such as the industry-recognized NASRO Basic School Resource Officer Course) prepares them for safety, law enforcement, and educational roles within schools.
Safety Consulting & Threat Assessment Services
LawDog offers security consulting and threat assessment services to help schools identify vulnerabilities and strengthen their security posture:
- Threat assessments: Evaluate potential risks and identify warning signs before they escalate.
- Security audits: On-site evaluations to highlight gaps in physical security, access control, and response protocols.
- Policy & planning: Develop or update emergency plans, lockdown procedures, and coordinated law enforcement response strategies.
- Faculty and staff consulting: Guidance for administrators and personnel on recognizing concerning behavior and reporting protocols.
Training Programs for School Personnel
We provide comprehensive safety training designed to prepare school staff and security teams for a variety of scenarios:
- Active shooter training: Practical drills and response instruction to prepare staff for active threat situations, emphasizing reaction, evacuation, and protective actions.
- Threat assessment training: Instruction on recognizing behavioral warning signs, assessing risk, and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Emergency preparedness: Scenario-based training tailored to school environments.
These training programs empower faculty and administrators with the knowledge necessary to identify early warning signs, intervene appropriately, and coordinate effectively with security personnel and law enforcement.
Why This Matters
Effective school security goes beyond guards at a door — it integrates full-time trained officers, resource officers, proactive consulting, and robust training to support prevention, preparedness, and rapid response. Coordinated efforts that include threat assessment and collaboration with school leadership significantly strengthen a school’s ability to protect students and staff from harm.
LawDog Security & Investigations Inc.
3055 W. 111th St., Suite 4N
Chicago, IL 60655
1-866-LAW-DOGS
January 10, 2013
To Whom It May Concern:
One of our greatest Presidents, Herbert Hoover, once said “Children are our most valuable resource.” That statement is as true then as it is today. However, today our most valuable resources are being stolen from us at an alarming rate. Shootings in schools are taking place at an unthinkable margin. As I am typing this letter, I am reading of another tragedy in a high school in California where two children were injured. We must protect our children in whatever manner that we have available. Unfortunately, most of our schools are not doing this.
Here at LawDog Security and Investigations Inc., we place the safety of our children above all else. We would like to help you and your school in this manner. You may not know the name Carolyn Gudger, but you should because she is a hero. A few years ago, she shot and killed an armed assailant that made his way into a high school in Tennessee with two fully loaded handguns and pointed them at several individuals. Sheriff Gudger reacted and did what she had been trained to do, protect the children. Not a single child was injured in this incident, and their parents have her to thank. Because no child was harmed, most of us have never heard this story, and that is the reason that I am writing this letter today.
Many private schools do not have the luxury of having their city or township provide them with police or sheriffs to guard their children inside the school. They only offer responses to situations. Well, as it has been shown too many times before, a response is often times too late. LawDog Security and Investigations Inc. offers Off-Duty Police Officers as well as licensed and trained Armed Guards to be a presence in your school and a deterrent to these tragic events. Without the presence of a weapon in the hands of a highly trained and capable individual within your school, there is nothing to stop an armed assailant from entering your school and doing harm to the staff and children.
LawDog Security and Investigations, Inc. is fully licensed and insured in the State of Illinois and currently holds a $5 million liability policy. We have a combined total of over 125 years of police experience on our management staff and years of qualifying experience in tactics and training.
Please, help us help you protect our most valuable resource. Call LawDog Security and Investigations Inc. today for your free initial consultation or set up an appointment for a member of our management team to come to your school and conduct a security audit at 866-LAW-DOGS.
Sincerely,
Russ Willingham, President
LawDog Security and Investigations Inc.
russ@lawdogsecurity.com