A little Question and Answer Thread.

[The Grim Sleeper]

How do I go about being a good sec

Ah, my hopeful comrade-in-arms, whole threads have been written.
Like this one.
Or this one.
Made this one myself

And the one thing I can say for sure is that you will never be a 'good' officer. Either you let the baddy get away and people will complain that you not doing your job, or you (try to) catch them and the people think of you a 'spoilsport' and interfere/subvert/kill you, and then other people will complain you are too dead to do your job.
So yeah, being a good officer starts with being a 'good enough for me'-officer. You can get better with time, but not if you just hate the job you are doing and stop.

That said, my personal shortlist of tips:

• Start every round with a role-call on the ':g'-radio channel.
  Getting people conversing is the first step in getting people co-ordinating.
  
• Keep a PDA/say-window/chat open to call for back-up, and do so at the drop of a hat.
  
• When you are unsure, let people come to you, in Sec-HQ.
  People will look out for their own security, and when that fails they will look to you. The Security Headquarters is strong, your gear is right there, and so is the brig and the armory. These are also prime targets for a break-in. So your innocents will be at the desk asking questions, and your targets is anybody walking around in there who is not an officer.
  
• Stay calm.
  I can't help you here, this is my daemon too.
  

Finally, familiarize yourself with the tools of the trade. And that is not something for a quick thread.