Final Practice 2 Flashcards
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
d) All of the above
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
b) Forthwith
Security professionals protect persons, property, and information.
a) True
b) False
True
You should perform a __________________ scan of an area when looking for unusual items to ensure all possible locations are checked.
a) Systematic
You should never raise your voice, or use an angry or excited tone of voice.
a) True
b) False
a) True
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?
True
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
a) Excited delirium
Trespassing at night is an example of a(n) _______________ offence.
a) Hybrid (dual)
b) Indictable
c) Summary
d) None of the above
c) Summary
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
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
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
a) Do not touch it
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
d) May have several answers
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
a) representative
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
c) Complying with your request
Contact with a fallen power line is an example of
a) Chemical energy
b) Electrical energy
c) Kinetic energy
d) Pressure
e) Gravitational energy
b) Electrical energy
You do not use your sense of taste to test unknown substances.
a) True
b) False
True
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
a) When you require information about the incident
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
b) False
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
d) All of the above
Security professionals are tasked with protection of persons, property, and _________________.
a) Employee belongings
b) Information
c) Military locations
d) Government buildings
b) Information
The alarm system needed a new (part).
a) component
b) surveillance
c) vibration
a) component
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
a) True
Being an active listener means you are standing up as the other person is talking.
a) False
b) True
a) False
If you are overtired or ill while on shift, you are a _____________ to yourself.
a) Hazard
b) Physician
c) Victim
d) Contagious person
a) Hazard
You should begin a search immediately after receiving a bomb threat.
a) True
b) False
b) False
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
b) Harassment
On the 24-hour clock you would write 5:30 PM as:
a) 1730
b) 5:30
c) 1330
d) 530
a) 1730
If you catch someone trespassing, you are ___________ to ask them to leave your site.
a) bearing
b) justified
b) justified
Isolated work sites are considered a hazard.
a) True
b) False
a) True
You may identify yourself as a peace officer if you hold a security licence.
a) True
b) False
b) False
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
d) All of the above
Portable sound systems (e.g. MP3 players) may be used after hours or at night while on duty.
a) True
b) False
b) False
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
d) Continue to monitor the individual and situation
A bloodied knife is known as ______________ evidence.
a) Documentary
b) Hearsay
c) Verbal
d) Physical
d) Physical
You can be charged with excessive use of force is you use too much force when making an arrest.
a) True
b) False
a) True
You may recall information by concentrating, associating, and _____________________.
a) Writing
b) Visualizing
c) Repeating
d) Memorizing
c) Repeating
Observing is the skill of telling others when they are in danger.
a) True
b) False
b) False
Companies must make sure that they (minimize, enforce) the safety risks for their workers.
a) minimize
b) enforce
a) minimize
Emails or letters are known as ________________ evidence.
a) Hearsay
b) Verbal
c) Documentary
d) Not real
c) Documentary
A person caught trying to pick a lock of a store. This is an example of break and enter.
a) True
b) False
b) False
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
b) Energy source, electric shock
A security professional in the province of Alberta must be, at minimum, ___ years of age.
a) 16
b) 18
c) 19
d) 21
b) 18
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
a) Security Services and Investigators Act
Hazard assessment should be a(n) ________________ process.
a) Legal
b) Supervisory
c) Ongoing
d) Observational
c) Ongoing
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
d) Medium-risk situation
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
d) Low
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
a) Medium
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
d) Phone your supervisor for clarification and instructions
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
a) True
Your employer cannot discriminate against you for your (regulation, involvement) with safety and health issues.
a) involvement
b) regulation
a) involvement
