Chpt. 6 Flashcards

1
Q

A major security problem for most retail businesses is?

A

Shoplifting.

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2
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What methods do the NACS recommend to maintain security and reduce crime?

A

Cash control, visibility, eliminate escape routes, training.

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3
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One of the major methods recommended to maintain security and reduce crime by the NACS is?

A

Cash control.

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4
Q

Architectural design is most commonly used to help minimize the likelihood of shopping center and mall crime where?

A

In parking lots.

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5
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Which of the following steps should restaurants take to protect themselves from robbery?

A

Employee training, panic button.

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6
Q

Previously uncommon criminal trends have cropped up in recent years, such as?

A

Frivolous injury claims.

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7
Q

One of the major problems in industrial facilities related to theft has been what?

A

Scrap metal theft.

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8
Q

What does the NRC require every nuclear power plant to conduct at least once every three years?

A

A force-on-force exercise.

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9
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The latest report from the National Research Institute indicates that security at our nation’s dams is?

A

Lacking.

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10
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Athena Research Corporation found that security features do not always deter what?

A

Young robbers.

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11
Q

New threats have arisen that now target materials that previously would not have been considered what?

A

High-plausibility targets.

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12
Q

Temporary badging for visitors, contractors, and others temporarily visiting a building is an important factor in office-building what?

A

Security.

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13
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Most public and private utilities have a proprietary security staff supplemented by….?

A

Contract security guards.

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14
Q

Private security officers are not generally restricted by _______ provisions in their duties, as public police are?

A

U.S. Constitution.

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15
Q

Access control is very important at stadiums to ensure that only persons who have paid for a ticket are…?

A

Granted access.

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16
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“Dimebag” Darrel Abbots, a heavy-metal guitarist for the band Damageplan, was…?

A

Gunned down.

17
Q

The first responder at pools and beaches is likely to be…?

A

A lifeguard.

18
Q

McGoey suggests that hotel and motel rooms be equipped with what?

A

Solid core/metal doors.

19
Q

Crimes committed at sea on a cruise ship often fall into what?

A

A jurisdictional no-man’s-land.

20
Q

Casino gaming areas are usually monitored from the casino’s…?

A

Control center.

21
Q

The Comcast Center executives posted security jobs under what heading?

A

Customer service.

22
Q

What product has been an attractive item for shoplifters, who sell it on the black market at a reduced price or use it to cut drugs?

A

Baby formula.

23
Q

What process involves using and designing the space inside and outside of buildings, entrances, exits, landscaping, and lighting to present the smallest opportunity for a criminal to avoid detection?

A

Crime prevention through environmental design.

24
Q

There are over 120 ________ in the United States that could expose people to serious health issues if a chemical release were to ocurr.

A

Chemical facilities.

25
Loss prevention is not one of the major concerns of the retail business in the United States.
False.
26
Cash control includes keeping as much cash as possible in the register and putting all other change in a secure drop box.
False.
27
Plainclothes floor detectives alone are not enough of a deterrent because they are visible to customers.
False.
28
Video surveillance systems with text insertion are very useful to prevent insider or employee theft.
True.
29
During the last few years, police departments have assigned officers to shopping malls.
True.
30
Architectural design, including lighting, security cameras and roving security patrols are ineffective for most shopping centers.
False.
31
External shrinkage has consistently been reported as more serious of a problem to companies than internal shrinkage.
False.
32
Research has discovered that many shopping-center managers are placing local law enforcement substations or offices on the premises.
True.
33
One automatic identification method is electronic article surveillance.
True.
34
Although it requires no electronics, CPTED is another functional area that should not be part of a totally automated building.
False.