While onsite security guards provide a significant level of security, response teams can handle most after-hours security needs. Response teams remain on alert from remote locations and have nearly as much visibility as an on-site officer. In fact, because response teams are groups of people working together, frequently they offer more coverage than an easily distracted on-site individual. Response teams are the human piece of an overall security plan that generally includes lighting schemes, motion detection, closed circuit television, and entry alarms. Technology is the tool used by a team of security personnel responsible for executing security protocols. When a response team arrives on the site of a security breach, the team retains the help of the personnel monitoring the problem from the remote site. With constant communication any dispatched team remains aware of any ongoing issues during their onsite investigation. In other words, the off-site team can alert the onsite personnel when someone tries to escape through the back door. Remote teams and dispatched investigators are at less risk of violent crime. With a single, onsite security guard, a one-on-one confrontation can turn brutal or fatal. Because dispatch teams work in pairs there are fewer unequal confrontations. In fact, because off-site personnel maintain contact with local police authorities, response teams generally have the immediate support of police for any security issues. Onsite security guards are an important piece of many security plans. However, response teams are a safe and effective way to protect your business at night and on weekends.