Law Enforcement Partnerships

Question 1

True or False
One of the more significant post-911 partnerships is the Critical Incident Protocol Community Facilitation Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In _______, the Private Security Advisory Council of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, formed a standing committee to study law enforcement and private security relationships.

Answer 2

1974

Question 3

True or False
Less-formal partnerships are easier to establish and require less ongoing administration, but they may experience difficulties in managing funds and continuing operations as membership turns over. By contrast, more formal partnerships may require substantial setup efforts (such as incorporation and the hiring of staff) but often experience greater longevity.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

True or False
Partnership has long been considered a core component of community policing

Answer 4

True

Question 5

True or False
Intellectual property crime includes “the counterfeiting or pirating of goods for sale where the consent of the rights holder has not been obtained.”

Answer 5

True

Question 6

True or False
Many LE-PS partnerships offer training and have found that high-quality training is a major motivator for both law enforcement and private security to stay involved.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or False
One significant barrier to LE-PS collaboration is a lack of awareness in Law Enforcement of what private security has to offer.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

In terms of their degree of focus in addressing crime and other problems, LE-PS partnerships tend to fall into the following groups (Select all that apply): Single purpose / Multipurpose / Evolving to multipurpose / Tactical / Undercover

Answer 8

Multipurpose
Single Purpose
Evolving to Multipurpose

Question 9

True or False
Private security organizations (including security firms and the security departments of other corporations) are increasingly providing services traditionally provided by law enforcement agencies.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False
Law Enforcement / Private Security partnerships are not essential for prevention and response in areas considered especially attractive as terrorism targets- malls, ports, transportation systems, utilities, major special events, and others.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or False
Cumbersome decision-making processes and risk aversion in government, including law enforcement, can delay the positive changes that might come from LE-PS collaborations.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False
At the field level, private security has the potential to reduce the cost of public law enforcement, which is expensive for taxpayers.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False
Private security professionals protect much of the nation’s critical infrastructure and because the private sector is responsible for defending resources that are of great importance to homeland security, the federal government has opted to support its efforts.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or False
Improved capability for background screening of security practitioners is another factor that may be leading to increased LE-PS partnership.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

True or False
Policy development, development of professional standards, and advocacy for legislative or regulatory change are on the agendas of many national and international membership associations representing large segments of the private security industry and the policing profession.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or False
Many new LE-PS partnerships were established in response to the 9/11 attacks and the concerns those attacks raised.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False
Private security and Law Enforcement professionals have been forming effective person-to-person liaisons and relationships for years. But changing crime patterns and increasingly difficult problems, whether in high-crime urban areas or high-tech venues like the Internet, necessitate different approaches and group activities, not just individual efforts.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False
As early as 1981, interest in LE-PS partnerships was evidenced by two articles that appeared in the IACP’s The Police Chief magazine on the topic of police/security liaison needs and opportunities.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

True or False
Without trust, information-sharing-the key purpose of having a partnership in the first place- will not occur to any appreciable extent.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or False
LE-PS partnerships are now so common that some practitioners have begun to call them by a new, shorthand term - “P1 network,” which refers to a public-private partnership network.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or False
E-mail, text messaging, secure web sites, and secure radio networks are some of the tools various LE-PS partnerships use to convey information immediately about crimes and other threats to public safety.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False
Some partnerships were formed to address a single issue and have continued to focus on that issue alone.

Answer 22

True