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Patrol Principles Flashcards

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“Patrol” is thought to be derived from the French word patrouiller, which originally meant ?

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“to tramp in the mud”

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The function of security is?

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prevent and control loss

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Defined as the act of moving about an area to provide protection and to conduct observation

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Patrol

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Contingent upon organizations’ needs, this could include trespassing, noise violations, safety violations, lease violations by tenants, alcohol violations, parking violations, and so on.

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Detection of criminal or unauthorized activity

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This includes projecting a security presence onto the environment. Making the security program visible will at least temporarily suppress criminal/unauthorized activity.

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Prevention and deterrence of crime and unauthorized activity

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Officers may help ensure compliance with administrative agency regulations such as OSHA, EPA, or U.S. Labor Department mandates

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Ensure compliance and organizational policy

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This could include any type of fire, safety, or health hazard, such as chemical spills, overcrowding of rooms/area, radiation leaks, coffee pots left on, leaking pipes, unsanitary conditions, congested areas, mechanical failures, and so on.

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Assess, report, and record loss-causing situations or circumstances.

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There are a host of possible lines of inquiry that can be requested of the patrol officer by management.

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Investigate as directed by the central alarm station(CAS), dispatch, or supervisor in charge.

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This includes alarms, locks, lights, CCTV, access points, and physical barriers such as fence lines. While assuming greater importance in high-security installations, this is a function of patrols in all environments to some degree.

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Test and inspect the physical security system.

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Should there be an outage or malfunction of a physical security system component, the patrolling officer will stand by and assume a fixed post at the affected point/area until the situation is remedied. This may simply involve calling maintenance and standing by until a lock is fixed, or it may require continuous posting out in a high-security facility with an alarm or power outage.

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Act as a compensatory measure during system outages

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This is where security patrol has traditionally varied from police patrol; while security emphasizes prevention, law enforcement emphasizes response to problems. Unfortunately, security departments must be able to respond professionally to accidents, fights, fires, intrusions, assaults, thefts, HAZMAT problems, or other reasonably foreseeable emergencies. Staffing levels, response times, training, and equipment must all support the requirement for emergency response.

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Respond to emergencies

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This can include opening up areas and making them ready for visitors. It could also include dispensing literature, conduction of formal or informal surveys of visitors, testing equipment, finding lost children, or acting as an escort.

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Performance of other services required by management

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The provision of security services is a ?

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Business necessity

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Two basic types of patrol

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Foot and mobile

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Include the use of automobiles, bicycles, mopeds , and golf carts.

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Mobile patrols

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Normally conducted by one officer “walking a beat”. Areas to be patrolled are both indoors and outdoors.

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Foot patrols

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What can a foot patrolman learn when doing patrols?

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  1. Will learn what doors and windows are normally locked or unlocked
  2. what lights are normally left on at night
  3. what personnel are authorized in certain areas
  4. where emergency equipment is located
  5. what potential hazards exist
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Another advantage of foot patrol

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An officer could place himself or herself at or near high security risk areas on a frequent and random basis

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Major drawbacks to foot patrols (List 6)

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  1. small size of the area that can be patrolled effectively
  2. the amount of time taken to conduct one round while carefully checking everything
  3. getting from one part of the area to another
  4. access to emergency equipment if needed
  5. personnel costs involved
  6. Inclement weather conditions
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Advantages of mobile patrol (List 4)

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  1. It is mobile
  2. Can patrol a much larger area
  3. Has access to emergency equipment
  4. Can carry different amounts and types of equipments
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First factor to consider in selecting what type of mobile patrol to use

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Initial cost of purchase

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Second factor to consider in selecting what type of mobile patrol to use

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Ongoing maintenance costs

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Third factor to consider in selecting what type of mobile patrol to use

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Size of the area to be patrolled

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Fourth factor to consider in selecting what type of mobile patrol to use

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Need to access emergency and other equipment, such as first-aid kits, traffic control equipment, extra rain ponchos, additional radios, and so on

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Fifth factor to consider in selecting what type of mobile patrol to use

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Type of facility being protected, and the organizational image and culture of the facility

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Last factor to consider in selecting what type of mobile patrol to use

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The threat model and degree of vulnerability of the facility

27
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Enable the officer to search a large and/or complex environment very quickly with minimal manpower

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Dogs

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Preparation for going on patrol duty is not only the physical act of putting on a uniform; it also requires ?

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Mental and psychological preparation

29
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There should be absolutely no ingestion of alcoholic beverages or other psychoactive substances at least?

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8 hours before going on duty

30
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All personal and company equipment issued or used while on duty should be checked to ensure that it is?

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in working order

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Maintain a professional—not personal—relationship with them. Have some idea what their jobs and/or functions are. Most people will gladly elaborate on what they do if asked in a tactful manner.

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Get to know people in the patrol environment

32
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Get in the habit of checking maintenance tags on equipment. Know what the equipment does.

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Inspect equipment

33
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Consider taking an orientation tour with the maintenance department.

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Get to know maintenance personnel and procedures

34
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Become familiar with the alarms and CCTV in each protected point and area.

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Visit the central alarm station, if possible.

35
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The majority of patrol activity is focused on the prevention of?

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Criminal behavior

36
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A crime cannot occur unless three elements are present.

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Opportunity, desire, tools

37
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An effective patrol officer, by following accepted patrol procedures, can and will hinder the first element.

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Opportunity to commit a criminal act

38
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First principle of patrol

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It should always be done in a random fashion

39
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Second principle of patrol

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Frequency of patrol should be random

40
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Another principle of patrol

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Communication

41
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First proper radio procedure

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Listening before speaking into the radio

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Second proper radio procedure

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Depressing the microphone a split second before and after speaking

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Third proper radio procedure

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Speaking clearly and a little more slowly than normal

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Fourth proper radio procedure

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Not broadcasting when not necessary

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Fifth proper radio procedure

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Avoiding the use of profanity, horseplay, or confidential information

46
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Last proper radio procedure

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Scanners abound

47
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This game is played as an officer patrol his or her area by thinking of any possible incident, remote as it might be, that could at any place or time.

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“What if” game

48
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Patrol officers check scraps being thrown away, look for lights, heat, and water turned on needlessly.

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Waste

49
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Officers look for spills and other slippery walking conditions. Always observe all around patrol points for fire hazards, materials stacked too high, and so on. “Look up, down, and all around.”

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Accident

50
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Patrol officers should be thoroughly briefed prior to their shift as to what activities are occurring in their patrol environment. They should check and doublecheck schedules of building openings and shipments of personnel arrivals.

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Error

51
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Become familiar with criminal behaviors in the local area. Also, keepup-to-date on criminal trends within the industry. Speaking with local police and reading industry-specific management literature are good ways to maintain one’s professional education. Also, patrol in a random manner and develop professional relationships with people in the patrol area so that you are approachable. If people observe something that doesn’t quite seem right, and they are comfortable talking with a security officer about it, they will.

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Crime

52
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Patrol officers should be wary of fraternizing with employees (“Familiarity breeds contempt”).

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Unethical/unprofessional practices

53
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Feeling tired or worn out can affect the way an officer perceives things (with the use of all five senses).

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Fatigue

54
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The more often a task is performed, the more it becomes routine and boring.

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Boredom

55
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Preoccupation with __________ distracts from keeping one’s mind on the job and should not be brought to work with the officer.

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Personal problems

56
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Officers with security or law enforcement experience will recognize things such as burglary tool marks or the smell of marijuana more quickly than an inexperienced officer.

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Known facts

57
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Officers do many various things, many of which don’t even appear to be connected, and things can happen very quickly.

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Variety of activities

58
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Age or illness affects an officer’s senses; the older or sicker he or she becomes, the less quickly the body is able to respond to stimuli.

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Failing senses

59
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These can be weather, highway traffic conditions or lighting (day patrol vs. night patrol, interior patrol and exterior patrol).

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Environmental conditions

60
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Things that are closer to us are easier to perceive, and things more distant are harder to identify clearly.

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Distance

61
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The more intense a person’s involvement in an activity, the faster time seems to go.

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Time

62
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The longer a stimulus is received, the more accurate the interpretation will be.

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Duration of the input

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