Finals pt. 1

Question 1

Security managers and administrators must considerate multitude of legal issues that _______, ________ or _______ the performance of security functions

Answer 1

define
mandate
control

Question 2

The conduct of security personnel can result in the imposition of criminal and/or civil liability on the _________ as well as ____________

Answer 2

employee

management

Question 3

The conduct of security personnel can result in the imposition of ________ and/or _____ _______ on the employee as well as management

Answer 3

criminal

civil liability

Question 4

Security professionals must develop and maintain an appreciation for legal issues that impact _____ and engage policies that ensure _____ __________

Answer 4

risk

risk avoidance

Question 5

What is the difference between common law and civil law?

Answer 5

Common law- adherence to customs and traditions of the people (unwritten rules) and court decisions
Civil Law- criminal law and liabilities for each

Question 6

Are good samaritan laws, common law or civil law?

Answer 6

common law

Question 7

What are some examples of statues that could apply to security?

Answer 7

1) firearms
2) detain and arrest
3) summons in Lieu of Arrest (SILA)
4) Investigate
5) Executive, Warrants
6) Offer and Pay Rewards for Information
7) Right of privacy

Question 8

The _____ ________ ____________, must ensure the successful mission of protection, loss recovery, and safety

Answer 8

Chief Security Administrator

Question 9

The Chief Security Administrator, must ensure the successful mission of __________, ____ ________, and ______

Answer 9

protection
loss recovery
safety

Question 10

What is a social contract?

Answer 10

the right you give up as a person, in exchange for protection

Question 11

Probable cause is a stronger standard of evidence than a ___________ _________, but weaker than what is required to secure a _________ ____________.

Answer 11

reasonable suspicion

criminal conviction

Question 12

True or False: Even hearsay can supply probable cause

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What are ethics?

Answer 13

what’s right or wrong

Question 14

______ are rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad

Answer 14

ethics

Question 15

True or False: Most companies have a written code of ethics

Answer 15

True

Question 16

_______- a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgement of what’s important in life

Answer 16

values

Question 17

_______- conformity to a standard of right

Answer 17

virtues

Question 18

__________- being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness

Answer 18

integrity

Question 19

List the security based Code of Conduct.

Answer 19

1) Adherence to rules and regulations
2) Insubordination
3) Threatening or insulting language or actions Intolerance
4) Confidentiality/Discretion
5) False reporting/Withholding info/ Lack of candor
6) Inability to do what’s right or expected

Question 20

________- understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing our individual differences

Answer 20

diversity

Question 21

What is invisible diversity?

Answer 21

Attributes that aren’t readily seen

Question 22

What are some examples of invisible diversity?

Answer 22

1) work experience
2) marital status
3) educational background
4) parental status
5) income
6) religious beliefs and affiliations
7) geographic location
8) economic status

Question 23

What is personal diversity?

Answer 23

combo of diversity attributes, both visible and invisible

Question 24

True or False: No one’s personal diversity is exactly like another

Answer 24

true

Question 25

When was the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 enacted?

Answer 25

1990

Question 26

What does the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 state?

Answer 26

it prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public-accommodation, communications, and governmental activities

Question 27

What is the Sarbanes Oxley Act?

Answer 27

Environmental health and safety issues can have substantial impact on a company’s financial performance

Question 28

What is employee at will?

Answer 28

Is there a legally binding relationship between a company and its workers

Question 29

True or False: Employment-at-will cannot be changed

Answer 29

False; Employment-at-will can be changed

Question 30

What are the different types of contracts?

Answer 30

1) Implied Contract
2) Oned Expressed Contract
3) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
4) Management Contract

Question 31

Which type of contract is this:

most result from statements made by management or language found in employee hand book

Answer 31

Implied Contract

Question 32

Which type of contract is this:

need witnesses to contractual commitments; usually a matter for the courts

Answer 32

Oned Expressed Contract

Question 33

Which type of contract is this:

most wrongful discharges vs employment-at-will

Answer 33

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

Question 34

Which type of contract is this:

statutory remedy or claiming violation of “public policy”

Answer 34

Management Contract

Question 35

Federal laws dealing with employment discrimination are regulated by the ______ __________ __________ _________ (______)

Answer 35

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Question 36

What are some of the laws and issues regulated by the EEOC?

Answer 36

1) civil rights act of 1994 as amended
2) age discrimination
3) Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
4) Equal Pay
5) Pregnancy
6) Sexual Harassment

Question 37

What is discipline?

Answer 37

a positive managerial step used to correct a work-related deficiency, educated, modify behavior, never used to punish or show people who the boss is