Exam 3: Private Security Concepts, Tools, and Systems Integration or Convergence

Outline and describe the essential components of a good risk management program.

A security survey is a/an ___________ physical examination of a business or premises and a thorough inspection of all operational systems and procedures.

A security survey is an exhaustive physical examination of a business or premises and a thorough inspection of all operational systems and procedures.

According to the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA), what is one major problem and issue regarding alarms?

The six top security firms in the United States employed 40% of all security guards.

Many organizations feel that proprietary security officers are more trustworthy than contract security officers.

In-house security personnel, who are familiar with the company personnel and facilities, are the only ones qualified to do security surveys.

Microprocessor cards that have micro-controllers built into them, called _________________, can store information and carry out individual applications.

A management and control unit that monitors all security functions is called the _______________.

What is used in many large organizations to control and monitor all security operations in the corporation?

__________________, which are linked to the hospitals' patient registration databases, are used at admitting, the emergency department, one-day surgery, and all inpatient and outpatient registration points.

Which term in security operations is the process of balancing the cost of security with the overall corporate goal of producing goods, services and profits?

What is used to record patrol activities of guards and the time and location of each visit they make?

Which of the following is not an often cited reason for security personnel to voluntarily terminate their employment?

________________ response requires alarm companies to confirm break-ins or security breaches before officers will be deployed to the scene of a ringing alarm.

What type of Access Control System utilizes some unique physical trait or physiological characteristic?

When determining an effective risk assessment, which of the following items should not be included?

What type of team coordinates all activities with organizational, emergency and governmental personnel upon initiation of an emergency?

According to a USA Today article in 2003, the majority of the one million plus security guards are unlicensed, untrained, and not subject to background checks.

System convergence is an effort to bring all systems together.Explain how this can benefit private security.