CPP 2012 Domain 4: Personnel Security Flashcards
According to Oatman, what are the six principles that should guide thinking about executive protection?
Prevent and avoid danger,
Realize that anyone can protect anyone,
Don’t stop to think,
Keep clients out of trouble,
Understand the security vs. convenience continuum,
Rely on brains, not on technology.
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.5, page 271
What are the three levels of assessment for violent risk among known subjects
Initial,
Threshold,
Comprehensive.
Source: POA: Security Management, 122.7.2, page 367
What questions does an executive protection risk analysis answer?
Who would want to harm the executive?
How are adversaries gaining information about the executive?
What is the current likelihood of the various identified threats?
When does the executive desire, require, and accept protection?
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.6, page 275
Where are executives most vulnerable to attack?
At home.
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.8, pages 277-278
In executive protection (EP), what is an advance?
The process of researching a destination before the principal arrives.
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.9, page 278
During a trip with a principal, what are the three key concepts for an executive protection (EP) specialist to remember?
Keep a low profile,
Stay away from problem areas and situations,
Know what to do if trouble arises.
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.9, page 281
What is “working the principal”?
The choreography used by an executive protection specialist to physically move about with the principal.
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.10, page 282
What is the chain of action that must occur if a principal is attacked?
Arm’s reach (immobilize attacker if within arm’s reach, otherwise cover the principal),
Sound off (shout the weapon displayed and the direction, in relation to the principal, from which it is coming),
Cover,
Evacuate.
Source: POA: Security Management, 9.10, page 284
What are Schedule I drugs, and what are the specific types?
Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use in the United States. Types include marijuana, hashish, heroin, and LSD.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.1, page 313
What are some effects of depressants in large doses?
Impaired reflexes,
Slurred speech,
Uncontrollable drowsiness.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.2, page 314
What are the four symptoms of alcohol dependence?
Craving, Loss of control, Physical dependence, Tolerance. Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.2, page 314
What are the immediate effects of cocaine use?
Dilated pupils, Elevated blood pressure, Increased heart rate, Euphoria. Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.4, page 316
What are the effects of large doses of cocaine?
Bizarre behavior, Tremors, Vertigo, Muscle twitches, Paranoia, Toxic reaction. Source: POA: Security Management,11.6.4, page 317
What is “ice”?
“Ice” is a smokable form of methamphetamine. It is a large, usually clear crystal of high quality that produces effects that can last for 12 hours or more.
Source: POA: Security Management,11.6.4, page 317
What are the most commonly abused hallucinogens?
LSD, MDA, MDMA (ecstasy) PCP (angel dust), Mescaline, Mushrooms. Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.5, page 318
What are the two most commonly abused drugs in the workplace?
#1 Alcohol, #2 Marijuana. Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.6, page 320
What is flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)?
A date rape drug, sometimes placed in drinks to incapacitate victims, widely known as roofies.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.6.8, page 321
What are the three basic stages of addiction?
Increased tolerance to the drug,
Increased rationalization and lying,
Obsession with the substance.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.7.1, page 322
What should every job offer be based on?
Satisfactory completion of preemployment background checks.
Source: Preemployment Background Screening Guideline, 10.1, page 42
What is the most commonly used preliminary drug test?
Thin-layer chromatography (TLC).
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.9.1, page 335
What is the most accurate preliminary drug test?
Radioimmunoassay (RIA).
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.9.1, page 335
What type of specimen is analyzed most often in drug tests?
Urine.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.9.1, page 335
What is the most accurate confirmatory drug test?
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.9.1, pages 335-336
On what occasions may drug testing be performed?
Before a job offer is made,
Upon reasonable suspicion,
After an incident or injury,
Randomly (safety-sensitive workers),
After return to duty following a violation,
As a follow-up to treatment.
Source: POA: Security Management, 11.9.3, 337