The security guard/proprietary private security officer’s role BEFORE a violation has been committed is to:
Watch and wait.
Prevention.
Apprehend and detain.
Observe and report.
What is the security guard/proprietary private security officer’s role AFTER a violation has been committed?
Search and seizure.
Acting in such a way as to make someone think that you are a peace officer is:
Illegal and should never be done.
Permissible under special circumstances.
Perfectly acceptable.
Dangerous.
You are patrolling a company parking lot and see two people trespassing near a car on the lot. You should first:
Arrest them for trespassing.
Prevent them from leaving and call the police.
Politely ask what they are doing.
Ignore them.
Security officers have the same power to arrest as:
Peace officers.
Private persons (citizens).
Who can make a felony arrest?
A peace officer.
A security guard/proprietary private security officer.
Other private persons.
Any of these answers.
If a security guard/proprietary private security officer uses too much force to make an arrest, he/she may be sued and/or have criminal charges filed against them.
When arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say:
“I am making an arrest.”
“You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary.”
Both (above) of these answers are correct.
When you are not sure whether to detain or arrest, you should:
Observe and report and not detain or arrest.
Detain the suspect until the police get there.
Search the suspect to find evidence to arrest him/her.
Arrest the suspect for a misdemeanor.
If the suspect looks bigger and stronger, would that be a good reason for a security guard/proprietary private security officer not to make an arrest by himself/herself?
Can you search people before arresting them?
You are working as a security guard/proprietary private security officer at a factory. The owner thinks that some employees are stealing tools. The owner asks you to search their cars on the parking lot. Are you legally allowed to search their cars?
Are you allowed to reach in through an open car window to take out tools that may have been stolen?
When you make an arrest, you should call the police:
After everyone has left the area.
Without delay or as soon as possible.
As a security guard/proprietary private security officer, are your duties the same as a peace officer’s?
In our legal system, innocence or guilt is decided only by a court.
Are you, or any private person, legally required to arrest a suspect once you have seen them commit a crime?
Can you search a person to try to find enough evidence to arrest him/her?
What police procedure is followed when a suspect is taken into custody?
They take the suspect to the station and book him/her.
They write a citation on the spot and then let the suspect go.
They submit reports to the district attorney for handling.
Any of the these answers are correct depending on the offense.
If you make a legal citizen’s arrest, are the police required by law to take custody of the suspect?
A FELONY crime is generally considered to be:
A misdemeanor.
A major crime.
An infraction.
A mistake.
A MISDEMEANOR crime is generally considered to be:
A felony.
A minor crime.
As a security guard/proprietary private security officer, you are meeting a primary responsibility when you:
Observe safety hazards.
Observe security violations.
Report safety hazards and security violations.
Do all of these.
A security guard/proprietary private security officer’s authority to question people on private property owned by his employer is:
Greater than that of private parties.
No more than any private person.
The same as a peace officer.
The two conditions that must exist before a felony arrest can be made are: 1) that a felony crime must have been committed; and 2) you must have reason to believe the suspect actually committed the felony crime.
You witness a woman setting fire to a building. The offense she may have committed is ______.
Arson.
Burglary.
Theft.
Disturbing the peace.
A man in a bar is making obscene remarks and trying to start fights. The security guard/proprietary private security officer on duty asks the man to leave, but he refuses. The offense he may have committed is ______.
Disturbing the peace and trespassing.
A person breaks into a drug store late at night and takes several bottles of pills ______.
Robbery.
An employee’s husband waits in the parking lot by her car. When she arrives he hits her. What offense may have been committed?
Battery.
Verbal assault.
Is a person with only a security guard registration allowed to carry a deadly weapon?
When searching a suspect, you may search for the following ______.
Weapons only, when you have reasonable grounds to believe the suspect has a weapon.
Contraband (narcotics).
Personal property and identification.
Anything that is in his/her pockets.
A woman tells you, “The suspect tried to kill the bus driver with a metal pipe.” This statement is ______.
A fact.
A conclusion.
A person who has been arrested for robbery should be referred to as ______.
The criminal.
The suspect.
The robber.
All of these are correct.
You should not arrest a person for a misdemeanor unless that person has committed the offense in your presence.
Your wrongful acts as a security guard/proprietary private security officer may result in a liability lawsuit to include which of the following parties?
You, the security guard/proprietary private security officer.
Your employer.
Other people involved.
Terrorism is a use of force or violence against persons or property for the purpose of intimidation or coercion.
Are all acts of terrorism crimes?
What are the four counter terrorist techniques of physical security?
Security, weapons, deadly force and threat intelligence.
Deter, delay, deny and detect.
Deadly force, minimum force, de-escalation of force and entry searches.
None of these answers are correct.
What are the two types of terrorism?
Chemical and Biological terrorism.
Computer and Sabotage.
Coercion and Fear.
Domestic and International.
What are the characteristics of a terrorist?
They will have a specific objective in mind.
They will always conduct a surveillance of the target.
They will rehearse their operation.
All of these answers are correct.
Appearance and cleanliness are not as important as showing up on time for work.
The general public judges a security guard/proprietary private security officer by ______.
Appearance.
Speech.
Attitude.
A security guard/proprietary private security officer’s ability to fulfill their duties is dependent upon securing and maintaining public respect and approval.
Accepting gratuity is acceptable at certain times.
