Deck 2: Threats to Safety and Security

Question 1

Substance abuse among young people, especially 12- to 17-year-olds, is apparently:

A) Declining.
B) Static (unchanging).
C) Increasing.
D) About the same from year to year.

Answer 1

Increasing.

Question 2

Symptoms of substance abuse include all but which of the following?

A) Significant change in personal appearance.
B) Dilated pupils.
C) Sudden changes in job performance.
D) Financial stability.

Answer 2

Financial stability.

Question 3

The three major components of the fire triangle include:

A) Heat, fuel, and carbon dioxide.
B) Flame, smoke, and toxic gases.
C) Fuel, heat, and oxygen.
D) Heat, fuel, and flame.

Answer 3

Fuel, heat, and oxygen.

Question 4

During a fire, ________ displace oxygen.

A) Toxic gases
B) Smoke particles
C) Flames
D) Heat sources
E) All of the above.

Question 5

Natural disasters include:

A) Medical emergencies.
B) Power failures.
C) Any sudden, extraordinary misfortune in nature.
D) Water main breaks and sewage problems.
E) All of the above.

Question 6

Employers may be held ________ liable for the actions of their employees.

A) Strictly
B) Vicariously
C) Negligently
D) All of the above.

Question 7

OSHA enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Act may include inspections and citations for:

A) Breach of duty in providing general health and safety requirements.
B) Breach of specific safety and health standards.
C) Failure to document incidents.
D) Failure to maintain records and post required notices.
E) All of the above.

Question 8

________ are designed to compensate a lawsuit petitioner for actual losses.

A) Punitive damages.
B) Damage assessments.
C) Punishment damages.
D) Compensatory damages.
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Choose the correct statement.

A) Civil liability is a concern for private organizations but not public agencies.
B) Civil liability can arise only through the intentional actions or inactions of another.
C) Civil liability may arise from the lawful use of reasonable force.
D) Civil liability may arise from a failure to exercise a reasonable standard of care.
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 10

Reducing or mitigating liability may be accomplished by:

A) Prevention of incidents that create liability.
B) Actions to limit liability if an unfortunate incident occurs.
C) Adequate security measures.
D) Implementation of a comprehensive human resource management plan.
E) All of the above.

Question 11

Appropriate employer responses to substance abuse in the workplace include:

A) Written reprimands.
B) Enforcement of a written, well-communicated policy.
C) Drug testing of employees suspected of chemical abuse.
D) Drug testing of all employees.
E) All of the above.

Question 12

Labor disputes that lead to a civil disturbance can be managed through appropriate:

A) Liaison with public law enforcement.
B) Security personnel.
C) Vulnerability assessments.
D) Intelligence and media relations.
E) All of the above.

Question 13

In the criminal arena, security personnel spend most time preventing and detecting:

A) Murder.
B) Domestic violence.
C) Obstruction of justice crimes.
D) Theft, fraud, and economic crime.
E) All of the above.

Question 14

Factors often credited with the late 20th century reduction in the crime rate include:

A) Tougher sentences.
B) Community policing.
C) A decline in the number of people in the index crime-prone age group.
D) All of the above.

Question 15

The ________ substitutes Part I and Part II offenses with Group A and Group B, requires more detailed information, and widens criminological interest to include economic crime.

A) NCVS
B) URC
C) NCIC
D) NIBRS
E) All of the above.

Question 16

Economic crime involves:

A) Theft of intellectual property.
B) Theft of proprietary information.
C) Theft of technology.
D) Various forms of fraud.
E) All of the above.

Question 17

A leading type of Internet-based identity theft is called:

A) Digital assault.
B) Phishing
C) Scamming
D) Internet theft.
E) None of the above.

Question 18

Public law enforcement may be ill-equipped to combat most:

A) Economic/white-collar crime.
B) Armed robberies.
C) Organized crime.
D) Street crime.
E) All of the above.

Question 19

The ________ are the primary source of statistical data on crime today.

A) Uniform Crime Reports
B) National Crime Network Studies
C) National Crime Information Center Statistics
D) State criminal justice surveys
E) All of the above.

Question 20

White-collar crime includes all but which of the following?

A) Illicit business practices
B) Political corruption
C) Prostitution
D) Cheating on an income tax return
E) Fraudulent schemes

Question 21

The FBI Index Crimes include but are not limited to:

A) Murder, automobile theft, burglary, robbery, and rape.
B) Automobile theft, public intoxication, burglary, rape, and robbery.
C) Aggravated assault, rape, murder, robbery, auto theft, and perjury.
D) Murder, rape, robbery, burglary, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
E) Murder, rape, robbery, burglary, auto theft, and drug offenses.

Question 22

Street crimes are committed mostly by:

A) Males
B) Teenagers and young adults
C) Repeat offenders
D) All of the above.

Question 23

Organized crime activities focus on all but which of the following?

A) Gambling
B) Illegal drugs
C) Domestic violence
D) Computer crime
E) International criminal activity

Question 24

National Prohibition (1919-1933) was:

A) An accident that came into existence because people could not foresee its implications.
B) Successful in curbing the drinking habits of the lower class.
C) A period that laid the foundations for the organized crime network.
D) Ended because of the public outrage over the "St. Valentine's Day Massacre."
E) All of the above.

Question 25

________ theories of crime causation explore and evaluate the impact of external forces on the individual.

A) Psychological
B) Sociological
C) Physiological
D) Economic
E) All of the above.

Question 26

Crime prevention strategies include:

A) Arrest and conviction of criminal offenders.
B) The use of the criminal justice system.
C) Apprehension of criminal offenders.
D) Deterrence through law enforcement and security.
E) All of the above.

Question 27

It appears that workplace injuries and deaths are ________.

A) Rising.
B) Declining.
C) Remaining the same.
D) Increasing dramatically.
E) None of the above.

Question 28

One study conducted to determine human error on the job discovered that over ________ percent of employees do not understand at least one critical aspect of their job.

A) 20
B) 40
C) 60
D) 80
E) None of the above.

Question 29

In the recent past, tsunamis in the Indian Ocean and Japan have claimed nearly ________ lives.

A) 100,000
B) 200,000
C) 300,000
D) 400,000
E) None of the above.

Question 30

Substance abuse in the United States appears to be ________.

A) Decreasing.
B) Remaining the same.
C) Unchanged.
D) Increasing.
E) None of the above.

Question 31

Overall, the crime rate in the United States appears to be ________.

A) Decreasing.
B) Remaining the same.
C) Unchanged.
D) Increasing.
E) None of the above.

Question 32

One U.S. government assessment determined that criminal gangs are migrating from cities to ________.

A) Places outside of cities.
B) Rural areas.
C) Suburban areas.
D) Most regions of the country.
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 33

Drug law enforcement and interdiction have greatly reduced illicit substance use in the United States.

Question 34

Currently, the impact of law enforcement is about the same as treatment of the substance abuser.

Question 35

Private employers have no legal right to intervene with an employee's illegal substance abuse unless the abuse affects job performance and safety on the job.

Question 36

Products of combustion during a fire include flame, heat, smoke, and oxygen.

Question 37

Losses due to human error may be intentional or unintentional.

Question 38

Environmental disasters are sometimes referred to as technological or human-caused disasters.

Question 39

Civil disturbances are always illegal and may include non-violent as well as violent behavior.

Question 40

Compensatory damages are designed to punish a respondent in a lawsuit while punitive damages are designed to compensate the petitioner.

Question 41

Crime is a complex concept and an inclusive definition of crime is often difficult due to competing theories about what causes it.

Question 42

The most prevalent economic crimes involve some form of assault.

Question 43

Behavior associated with victimless crime activity does not pose unique challenges to security professionals and business organizations.

Question 44

Workplace violence is a term commonly used to describe any violence upon a person in the workplace.

Question 45

The exact causes of crime are generally known and can be prevented and treated through security and criminal justice mechanisms.

Question 46

Crime statistics are extremely accurate indicators of the nature and extent of crime.

Question 47

Crime prevention strategies include education, treatment, diversion, rehabilitation, and deterrence through law enforcement and security.

Question 48

Murder, robbery, battery, and burglary are examples of economic crimes.

Question 49

The majority of crimes occurring in the United States are committed by 30-40 year old males.

Question 50

A major criticism of the UCR is that unreported crimes are not included.

Question 51

Victimization studies (surveys) are more reliable indicators of the nature and extent of crime than the UCR.

Question 52

The crime rate refers to the number of reported crimes that have been solved and cleared by arrest.

Question 53

The crime rate in the United States has been declining since the early 1960s.

Question 54

Most security manager time is spent dealing with criminal matters.

Question 55

List and describe the types of criminal and noncriminal hazards that threaten individuals, organizations, and nations.

Question 56

What factors tend to create liability for an organization? How might these factors be minimized?