Final Practice 2

Question 1

As a security professional, you may use reasonable force when
a) Aiding a police or peace officer to stop the flight of a suspected criminal, to settle a disturbance, or at an officer’s request
b) Protecting yourself or others from harm or injury (self-defense)
c) Stopping an individual from committing a criminal act
d) All of the above

Answer 1

d) All of the above

Question 2

When is an SP making a citizen’s arrest, required to turn the arrested person over to the police?
a) Within in 24 hours
b) Forthwith
c) Within two hours
d) If the offence committed was a dual offence

Answer 2

b) Forthwith

Question 3

Security professionals protect persons, property, and information.
a) True
b) False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

You should perform a __________________ scan of an area when looking for unusual items to ensure all possible locations are checked.

Answer 4

a) Systematic

Question 5

You should never raise your voice, or use an angry or excited tone of voice.
a) True
b) False

Answer 5

a) True

Question 6

Section 20 of the SSIA states a licence can be suspended or revoked if the licensee fails to return or to provide the Registrar any information required under the Act or the regulations.
True or false?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

A rare medical condition which causes individuals to behave in a manner that is very disorderly and violent is known as __________________.
a) Excited delirium
b) Paranoia
c) Excited anxiety
d) Intoxication

Answer 7

a) Excited delirium

Question 8

Trespassing at night is an example of a(n) _______________ offence.
a) Hybrid (dual)
b) Indictable
c) Summary
d) None of the above

Answer 8

c) Summary

Question 9

If a witness tells you they think a specific individual committed a crime, you should
a) Call the police to handle it
b) You should not state the individual committed the crime, only write down that they have reason to believe the crime was committed by the named individual
c) Tell the witness he or she has to arrest the individual because you did not see it committed
d) Not write anything in your notebook because it is based on mere suspicion
e) Arrest the individual believed to have committed the crime

Answer 9

b) You should not state the individual committed the crime, only write down that they have reason to believe the crime was committed by the named individual

Question 10

If you see something suspicious, remember:
a) Do not touch it
b) Give it to your supervisor
c) Kick it to the curb
d) None of the above

Answer 10

a) Do not touch it

Question 11

An open-ended question ________________________.
a) Requires a “yes” or “no” answer
b) Must be answered by several people
c) Cannot be answered until the police arrive
d) May have several answers

Answer 11

d) May have several answers

Question 12

Even if you don’t belong to a union, your workplace should have a (representative, shop steward) that you can talk to about safety problems.
a) representative
b) shop steward

Answer 12

a) representative

Question 13

All of the following are signs an individual may be escalating to hostile or violent behaviour except:
a) Increasing volume of conversation
b) Non-verbal body language suggesting individual is becoming agitated or angry
c) Complying with your request
d) Inappropriate behaviour, such as pounding on a door or trying to remove a barrier

Answer 13

c) Complying with your request

Question 14

Contact with a fallen power line is an example of
a) Chemical energy
b) Electrical energy
c) Kinetic energy
d) Pressure
e) Gravitational energy

Answer 14

b) Electrical energy

Question 15

You do not use your sense of taste to test unknown substances.
a) True
b) False

Answer 15

True

Question 16

You should conduct an interview:
a) When you require information about the incident
b) When the police will take more than five minutes to arrive
c) With your supervisor, after a crime has occurred
d) When you are sure the individual is guilty

Answer 16

a) When you require information about the incident

Question 17

If there is a fire, the SP should first attempt to put it out but only if it is safe to do so and they bring someone else with them.
a) True
b) False

Answer 17

b) False

Question 18

Which of the following are challenges to communication?
a) Disabilities
b) The language skills of the parties involved
c) Your attitudes
d) All of the above

Answer 18

d) All of the above

Question 19

Security professionals are tasked with protection of persons, property, and _________________.
a) Employee belongings
b) Information
c) Military locations
d) Government buildings

Answer 19

b) Information

Question 20

The alarm system needed a new (part).
a) component
b) surveillance
c) vibration

Answer 20

a) component

Question 21

The goals of this course are to help you gain confidence in your abilities and to prepare you to meet the challenges of working in security.
a) True
b) False

Answer 21

a) True

Question 22

Being an active listener means you are standing up as the other person is talking.
a) False
b) True

Answer 22

a) False

Question 23

If you are overtired or ill while on shift, you are a _____________ to yourself.
a) Hazard
b) Physician
c) Victim
d) Contagious person

Answer 23

a) Hazard

Question 24

You should begin a search immediately after receiving a bomb threat.
a) True
b) False

Answer 24

b) False

Question 25

Treating an individual or group of individuals in a negative manner due to circumstances which are not related to the situation at hand is known as _________________. Is also referred to as “bullying.”
a) Challenges
b) Harassment
c) Deportment
d) Bias
e) Assault

Answer 25

b) Harassment

Question 26

On the 24-hour clock you would write 5:30 PM as:
a) 1730
b) 5:30
c) 1330
d) 530

Answer 26

a) 1730

Question 27

If you catch someone trespassing, you are ___________ to ask them to leave your site.
a) bearing
b) justified

Answer 27

b) justified

Question 28

Isolated work sites are considered a hazard.
a) True
b) False

Answer 28

a) True

Question 29

You may identify yourself as a peace officer if you hold a security licence.
a) True
b) False

Answer 29

b) False

Question 30

Security professionals may be required to _____________________.
a) Observe and report criminal activity or signs of a crime
b) Document interactions and events
c) Direct traffic
d) All of the above

Answer 30

d) All of the above

Question 31

Portable sound systems (e.g. MP3 players) may be used after hours or at night while on duty.
a) True
b) False

Answer 31

b) False

Question 32

After you called the police to assist with a hostile individual, you should:
a) Ask the individual to provide you with a statement
b) Tell the individual to leave before the police arrive
c) Continue on with your patrol duties
d) Continue to monitor the individual and situation

Answer 32

d) Continue to monitor the individual and situation

Question 33

A bloodied knife is known as ______________ evidence.
a) Documentary
b) Hearsay
c) Verbal
d) Physical

Answer 33

d) Physical

Question 34

You can be charged with excessive use of force is you use too much force when making an arrest.
a) True
b) False

Answer 34

a) True

Question 35

You may recall information by concentrating, associating, and _____________________.
a) Writing
b) Visualizing
c) Repeating
d) Memorizing

Answer 35

c) Repeating

Question 36

Observing is the skill of telling others when they are in danger.
a) True
b) False

Answer 36

b) False

Question 37

Companies must make sure that they (minimize, enforce) the safety risks for their workers.
a) minimize
b) enforce

Answer 37

a) minimize

Question 38

Emails or letters are known as ________________ evidence.
a) Hearsay
b) Verbal
c) Documentary
d) Not real

Answer 38

c) Documentary

Question 39

A person caught trying to pick a lock of a store. This is an example of break and enter.
a) True
b) False

Answer 39

b) False

Question 40

The type of hazard and potential harm for electricity is
a) Substance, smoke inhalation, death
b) Energy source, electric shock
c) Energy source, cancer
d) Electrical energy, death

Answer 40

b) Energy source, electric shock

Question 41

A security professional in the province of Alberta must be, at minimum, ___ years of age.
a) 16
b) 18
c) 19
d) 21

Answer 41

b) 18

Question 42

SSIA stands for _______________________.
a) Security Services and Investigators Act
b) Security Services and Individuals Act
c) Security Supervisors Investigators Association
d) Security Services and Intelligence Act
e) Security Supervisors International Association

Answer 42

a) Security Services and Investigators Act

Question 43

Hazard assessment should be a(n) ________________ process.
a) Legal
b) Supervisory
c) Ongoing
d) Observational

Answer 43

c) Ongoing

Question 44

Working in a parking lot during the daytime is an example of a
a) High-risk situation
b) Low-mid risk situation
c) Low-risk situation
d) Medium-risk situation

Answer 44

d) Medium-risk situation

Question 45

Working a post in a non-hazardous location (e.g. lobby of an office tower) is an example of a _________________-risk setting.
a) High
b) Medium
c) Very high
d) Low

Answer 45

d) Low

Question 46

Working a construction site or industrial site during daylight hours is an example of a _______________-risk setting.
a) Medium
b) Low
c) Very high
d) High

Answer 46

a) Medium

Question 47

If you are not provided with instructions for responding to alarms, you should:
a) Contact the client for instructions
b) Locate all alarm components and develop your own response plan
c) Do nothing; you are not responsible for monitoring alarms if they have not been explained
d) Phone your supervisor for clarification and instructions

Answer 47

d) Phone your supervisor for clarification and instructions

Question 48

Section 20 of the SSIA states a licence can be suspended or revoked if the licensee fails to comply with a term or condition of the licensee’s licence.
a) True
b) False

Answer 48

a) True

Question 48

Your employer cannot discriminate against you for your (regulation, involvement) with safety and health issues.
a) involvement
b) regulation

Answer 48

a) involvement