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

Question 1

To manage guard turnover rates, it is suggested that it is best to:

A) conduct exit interviews
B) conduct an anonymous survey
C) conduct a focus group
D) solicit candid opinions from current employees

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the Security Industry Association, controlling devices or identification methods that control passage of people or vehicles in or out of an area are referred to as?

A) access controls
B) guardian controls
C) man traps
D) target hardening

Answer 2

A

Question 3

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

A) security center
B) mitigation management
C) command central
D) control center

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The purpose of unionization of security guards is to:

A) fight the employer
B) secure better benefits for guards
C) enrich the union dues
D) increase union membership

Question 5

The most highly trained divisions of canine security are bomb sniffing dogs who, unlike drug, arson or tracking dogs, give what type of response when they have a "hit?"

A) aggressive response
B) passive response
C) excited and enthusiastic response
D) they back away

Question 6

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

A) positive
B) negative
C) cursory
D) exhaustive

Question 7

Generally, most security surveys will include the following, except for:

A) employee interviews
B) procedural assessments
C) risk assessment
D) past employees

Question 8

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

A) probability
B) risk
C) community survey analysis
D) vulnerability

Question 9

The concept of managing security guards is called:

A) management by proxy
B) security force management
C) guard force management
D) personnel management

Question 10

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?

A) risk assessment
B) risk analysis
C) risk management
D) risk decisions

Question 11

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

A) tactical response teams
B) CERT or SORT teams
C) crisis management teams
D) SWAT or tactical assault teams

Question 12

In the area of contracted security personnel, the majority are employed in what type of workplaces?

A) schools and hospitals
B) office buildings and retail environments
C) manufacturing and industry
D) nuclear plants and manufacturing

Question 13

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

A) computerized patrol system
B) computerized electronic surveillance system
C) computerized guard tour system
D) computerized security patrol system

Question 14

What term is used to describe a comprehensive physical examination of the premise and a thorough inspection of all security systems?

A) facility analysis
B) security coverage
C) mitigation analysis
D) security survey

Question 15

When questioned, what do many security personnel state as the major reason they resign?

A) inadequate training
B) limited advancement
C) unsatisfactory compensation
D) poor managers

Question 16

The essential tools involved with risk management are:

A) risk analysis and security survey
B) security analysis and risk survey
C) risk determination and security details
D) security procedures and risk analysis

Question 17

The process involved in the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a risk and the initiation of action to eliminate the risk entirely or reduce the threat of harm to an acceptable level, is referred to as:

A) risk management
B) loss prevention
C) training and compliance
D) legislative lobbyists

Question 18

The paramount concern of the owner of a building or a local government is the:

A) mitigation of an attack
B) analysis and study of risks
C) implementation of community survey feedback
D) employment of case law analysis

Question 19

Proprietary security personnel are regular employees of the:

A) U.S.Government
B) firm that paid for them
C) firm that insured them
D) firm that contracted them

Question 20

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

A) lack of teamwork
B) stress
C) lack of training
D) conflicts with supervisors

Question 21

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

Question 22

Despite the fastest growing industry of bomb sniffing dogs, there are no governmental regulations for this industry.

Question 23

Many sporting arenas use video surveillance to add a sense of security for the patrons attending the events.

Question 24

Despite the importance of risk management, often managers must make decisions based solely on cost-benefit analysis.

Question 25

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

A) increasing cost of technology
B) lack of response by police
C) false alarms
D) untrained responders

Question 26

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

Question 27

The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), a major professional and trade organization for retail managers and others interested in the retail business, recommends that convenience-store employees not be?

A) educated beyond a high school diploma
B) able to physically restrain a suspect
C) armed
D) allowed to work after midnight

Question 28

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

Optical turnstiles are used to control access in many buildings, but what is it called when an individual attempts to use an unauthorized card or otherwise attempts to get through the lane without an appropriate card?

A) line jumping
B) turnstile jumping
C) turnstile rush
D) tailgating

Question 31

In electronic access control systems, it is important to have the _______________ tied into the human resources department so security can be notified of terminations or other staffing changes.

Question 32

Convenience stores have historically not utilized risk analysis to improve their safety because of the lack of money to conduct these types of analyses.

Question 33

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

Question 34

Identification cards with chips that enable the card to be used for numerous purposes are called:

A) identification cards
B) smart cards
C) access control cards
D) microprocessor cards

Question 35

Risk assessment is the major tool in the risk management process and is used to identify areas of security problems.

Question 36

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

A) biometric access control system
B) fingerprint identification system
C) electronic access control system
D) DNA access control system

Question 37

___________ limits admittance to people who have authorization to enter selected points and determines who goes where and when.

Question 38

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.

Question 39

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

Question 40

The majority of today's alarm systems rely on ___________ as their method of signal transmission, despite their unreliability.

Question 41

_________________________ are teams of corporate executives and specialists that are prepared to immediately deal with threats and actual emergencies.

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

An effective risk assessment involves four elements.List and describe these major elements.

Question 45

Explain the concept of NIMS and how it applies to private security.

Question 46

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

Question 47

The concept of managing security guards is called guard force management.Explain the concept of guard force management.

Question 48

The latest state-of-the-art ___________________________ is used in the electronic video surveillance systems.

Question 49

__________________, 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.