Chpt. 2

Question 1

Private security is concerned with what exactly?

Answer 1

Apprehension of criminals and prevention of crime.

Question 2

Which component of Private Security is involved with the protection of people and property, which includes guarding building entrances, preventing shoplifting or patrolling buildings?

Answer 2

Physical security.

Question 3

Which type of security deals with ensuring the integrity and reliability of an organization’s workforce, including recruitment, selection, background checks and drug testing?

Answer 3

Virtual security.

Question 4

Which type of security focuses on the daily operations and patterns of behavior of a corporation or organization?

Answer 4

Operational security.

Question 5

When a company has its own security department, it is which type of security system?

Answer 5

Proprietary.

Question 6

When services are leased or rented to another company, it is which type of security system?

Answer 6

Contract.

Question 7

Within organizations, which type of security has continued to increase and has involved such functions as surveillance, undercover work or counter surveillance?

Answer 7

Covert.

Question 8

The cost of private security is ultimately paid by whom?

Answer 8

Consumers.

Question 9

What was the first American security services company in the United States?

Answer 9

Pinkerton

Question 10

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…

Answer 10

Proactive-preventing crime

Question 11

The private security industry has how many more employees than the police?

Answer 11

3 times.

Question 12

Many insurance companies require that investigators have…

Answer 12

A college degree.

Question 13

Private security has been assuming law enforcement tasks because of the inability of public police to adapt to…

Answer 13

Major social or technological changes.

Question 14

Historically, the entry-level private security industry has suffered from a lack of…

Answer 14

Professional standards.

Question 15

Traditionally, there has been a lack of ___
in terms of licensing, regulations and
training within the private security industry.

Answer 15

Standards.

Question 16

The International Association of Security and Investigative Regulators attempts to enhance public safety by promoting professionalism and…

Answer 16

Consistent standards.

Question 17

For reasons of certification retention, an increasing number of states are requiring guards to complete on-going training in areas beyond security such as…

Answer 17

Report writing.

Question 18

What is one of the difficulties in requiring mandatory or minimum training hours?

Answer 18

Regulatory enforcement agencies realistically do not have enough personnel to observe and validate training by all companies engaged in it.

Question 19

To ensure national security, which federal agency gives billions of taxpayer monies to the private security industry?

Answer 19

Department of Homeland Security.

Question 20

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.

Answer 20

True.

Question 21

Information security focuses on the protection of people, property, and facilities’ security systems.

Answer 21

False.

Question 22

The status and size of the private security industry has increased exponentially since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

Answer 22

True.

Question 23

The FBI is considered the nation’s national police force.

Answer 23

False.

Question 24

It is estimated that the private security industry has about three times more employees than the police.

Answer 24

True.

Question 25

The most visible and fastest growing parts of the private security business are in areas that were the domain of public policing.

Answer 25

True.