Chpt. 2 Flashcards
Private security is concerned with what exactly?
Apprehension of criminals and prevention of crime.
Which component of Private Security is involved with the protection of people and property, which includes guarding building entrances, preventing shoplifting or patrolling buildings?
Physical security.
Which type of security deals with ensuring the integrity and reliability of an organization’s workforce, including recruitment, selection, background checks and drug testing?
Virtual security.
Which type of security focuses on the daily operations and patterns of behavior of a corporation or organization?
Operational security.
When a company has its own security department, it is which type of security system?
Proprietary.
When services are leased or rented to another company, it is which type of security system?
Contract.
Within organizations, which type of security has continued to increase and has involved such functions as surveillance, undercover work or counter surveillance?
Covert.
The cost of private security is ultimately paid by whom?
Consumers.
What was the first American security services company in the United States?
Pinkerton
Generally, the public police officer’s role in the community is reactive, consisting of arrests and investigation of past crimes. In contrast, private security is…
Proactive-preventing crime
The private security industry has how many more employees than the police?
3 times.
Many insurance companies require that investigators have…
A college degree.
Private security has been assuming law enforcement tasks because of the inability of public police to adapt to…
Major social or technological changes.
Historically, the entry-level private security industry has suffered from a lack of…
Professional standards.
Traditionally, there has been a lack of ___
in terms of licensing, regulations and
training within the private security industry.
Standards.
The International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators attempts to enhance public safety by promoting professionalism and…
Consistent standards.
For reasons of certification retention, an increasing number of states are requiring guards to complete on-going training in areas beyond security such as…
Report writing.
What is one of the difficulties in requiring mandatory or minimum training hours?
Regulatory enforcement agencies realistically do not have enough personnel to observe and validate training by all companies engaged in it.
To ensure national security, which federal agency gives billions of taxpayer monies to the private security industry?
Department of Homeland Security.
Police personnel are generally paid by public (tax) funds, whereas private security personnel are generally paid by the private sector - either private corporations or private persons.
True.
Information security focuses on the protection of people, property, and facilities’ security systems.
False.
The status and size of the private security industry has increased exponentially since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
True.
The FBI is considered the nation’s national police force.
False.
It is estimated that the private security industry has about three times more employees than the police.
True.
