Chpt. 6 Flashcards

1
Q

A major security problem for most retail businesses is?

A

Shoplifting.

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2
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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

A

Lacking.

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10
Q

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
Q

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
Q

“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
Q

Loss prevention is not one of the major concerns of the retail business in the United States.

A

False.

26
Q

Cash control includes keeping as much cash as possible in the register and putting all other change in a secure drop box.

A

False.

27
Q

Plainclothes floor detectives alone are not enough of a deterrent because they are visible to customers.

A

False.

28
Q

Video surveillance systems with text insertion are very useful to prevent insider or employee theft.

A

True.

29
Q

During the last few years, police departments have assigned officers to shopping malls.

A

True.

30
Q

Architectural design, including lighting, security cameras and roving security patrols are ineffective for most shopping centers.

A

False.

31
Q

External shrinkage has consistently been reported as more serious of a problem to companies than internal shrinkage.

A

False.

32
Q

Research has discovered that many shopping-center managers are placing local law enforcement substations or offices on the premises.

A

True.

33
Q

One automatic identification method is electronic article surveillance.

A

True.

34
Q

Although it requires no electronics, CPTED is another functional area that should not be part of a totally automated building.

A

False.