Deck 2: The Profession

Question 1

Security directors must ensure that _________ are met.

A)principles
B)quotas
C)goals
D)none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Security directors are responsible for financial programs.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

SMART objectives are all of the following except

A)Specific.
B)Immeasurable.
C)Attainable.
D)Relevant.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Security directors are responsible for procedures and daily orders.

Question 5

The ultimate goal of private security is _____________________.

A)punishment
B)loss prevention
C)rehabilitation
D)none of the above

Question 6

Security directors are not responsible for scheduling.

Question 7

Good public relations require that security personnel

A)look and act professional.
B)be able to lift twice their own weight.
C)have a college degree in public relations.
D)have a law degree.

Question 8

The roles of the security director include all of the following except

A)loss prevention specialist.
B)administrator.
C)investigator.
D)perpetrator.

Question 9

Private security should be a priority concern of the top-level management of all of the following except

A)businesses.
B)government.
C)industries.
D)institutions.

Question 10

Security directors are not responsible for conducting background checks and periodic audits.

Question 11

Security directors are responsible for the ____________ of security within the organization.

A)image
B)policy
C)role
D)none of the above

Question 12

Private security personnel must be at least 21 years of age.

Question 13

Most security directors fire employees at the first mistake.

Question 14

Security directors are responsible for supervising.

Question 15

Security directors are responsible for investigating actual occurrences of _________.

A)risk
B)loss
C)fraud
D)none of the above

Question 16

Only basic preassignment training and not ongoing training should be provided to security officers.

Question 17

Security managers should balance:

A)the public's "right to know."
B)the reporter's First Amendment right to publish what they know.
C)their employers' needs to withhold certain information and to protect their privacy.
D)all of the above

Question 18

Preassignment training should include passes.

Question 19

Private security personnel can have prior criminal records.

Question 20

Security directors are responsible for all of the following except:

A)hiring.
B)writing job descriptions.
C)training.
D)running the company.

Question 21

Security directors are responsible for conducting _____________________.

Question 22

Security directors are responsible for _______________ controls and budgets.

Question 23

Personnel can be educated about the security/safety system through ____________, signs, manuals, training sessions, drills and the suggestions and examples of security officers.

Question 24

Private security officers convey an image of their _____________ that can either promote or detract from public relations efforts.

Question 25

A security officer who looks and acts like a(n) _____________ will have greater likelihood of preventing crime, the primary purpose of being hired initially.

Question 26

Good public relations can also promote the ____________ program and its safety and protection objectives.

Question 27

________________ good public relations is a vital part of any security officer's job.

Question 28

Security managers should balance the public's "right to know" and the reporters' __________ Amendment right to publish what they know with their employers' needs to withhold certain information and to protect their privacy.

Question 29

Public relations includes all activities undertaken to enhance __________ and create goodwill.

Question 30

Security directors are responsible for ______________ goals.