Private Security Lisence

Which of these is your primary function?

A. Enforce the Law

B. Protect client’s property

C. Preserve the peace

D. Arrest lawbreakers

B. Protect client’s property

Which of these best describes your responsibility before a crime has been committed?

A. Detain and punish

B. Observe and report

C. Prevention

D. Seizure

C. Prevention

If you have the authority to detain and apprehend a suspect, you have a Class ______ license

A or B

Class A

Name the three positions that make up a Class B license

Guard, Armed Courier and Propriety Private Investigator

If you are in a position in which you carry a firearm you have the authority to apprehend, detain, and arrest

False

You are standing guard inside a store and you observe two men come out of a bar across the street and start fighting. What is your authority in this situation?

You should not get involved. You were hired to protect the store. You only have authority on the property you are hired to protect. You should call the police and report the information with physical descriptions and any vehicle information but do not leave your assigned post.

You are hired for an event to check I.D.’s and to generally maintain order at the event. Two men get into a fight on the dance floor. What should you do?

You are hired to maintain order at the event therefore part of your job is to keep the peace. If you don’t think you can handle it alone, call the police.

You are having dinner on your day off at a restaurant where you provide parking lot security. A couple, several tables away, leave without paying their bill. Do you have any authority to get involved?

You have no authority to get involved on your day off. You should call the police and report the offense and give the physical description and any vehicle information. If you act, your actions could result in a civil suit, and you could be liable.

You are providing security as an armed licensee in an apartment building. You hear a women scream and see a man running out of the front entrance. You rush toward the screams and observe a man entering a vehicle and drive away. What should you do?

You have no proof that the man committed a crime, and he has left the property you are hired to protect in a vehicle. You should contact the screaming women and determine if a crime occurred, and if so, notify the police with the information you attained.

What is your role before an offense has occured?

Prevention

What do you do after an offense has occurred?

Observe and report

While on duty you surprise two men breaking into a vehicle across the street from your patrol area. When they see you they turn and run. What should you do?

Observe and report

It is 7:00 p.m. and while making your rounds at the plant, you notice two strangers cars parked just outside gate 3. It is almost dark and the lights haven’t been turned on yet. What do you do?

Turn on the lights. You are not trying to trap suspects you are trying to prevent crime. You may also want to walk over to the gate to let them see that the plant is well protected. Also observe closely and write down the physical description and license numbers in your notebook just in case.

On the client’s property, your powers to question are given to you by?

The owner

Employees are told they may not enter the factory without their badges. An employee shows up without his badge and tries to enter. You can":

A. Block the entrance

B. Arrest him

C. Fire him

D. Do nothing

A. Block the entrance

Your employer asks you to inspect personal belongings of employees leaving the plant. He has announced this to all employees. What are the two key rules to remember about inspections?

1. Never touch the person

2. Never touch the person’s belongings

An employee leaving work walks up to you and hands you his lunch box for inspection. What should you do?

Ask him to open the lunch box so you can look in

You are walking through the parking lot and observe company equipment on the rear seat of a car. Are you legally allowed to look into vehicle windows in the company parking lot?

Yes. You can look anywhere as long as you don’t touch personal property. You can look all day long but you cannot legally open doors and look inside vehicles in the parking lot to see if anyone has stolen anything.

Immediately upon contact with a police officer you should:

A. Show them your private security license

B. Identify yourself and whom you work for

C. Write the name of the officers on the call

D. A and B

D. A and B

Suspects and witnesses should be kept in an area away from the public view

True

What items should you carry with you to help you in your duties?

A. Flashlight

B. Pen/Pencil

C. Paper

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

You should rely on your memory to remember the facts of a crime

False

What do the letters “CYMBOL” stand for?

Color, Year, Make, Body, Occupants and License

List two things that are key to your safety

1. Awareness

2. Alertness

In most emergencies your FIRST responsibility is to:

A. Call for help

B. Contact your company

C. Phone home

D. Make written notes

A. Call for help

While conducting your duties you may be called upon to":

A. Help control a suspect

B. Assist victims in medical emergencies

C. Help evacuate victims

D. All of the above

D. All of the above

Two women get into an argument over a parking space. Once woman keeps poking her fingers into the shoulder of the other woman while shes yelling at her. The second woman is offended by this action.

Crime:________

Assult

Two persons approach a man leaving a bar and stand in front of him saying, “Hand over your wallet and you won’t get hurt.”

Crime:_________

Robbery

An ex-employee of a supermarket waits in her car until the manager closes up the building and walks towards his car. She steps out of her car, points a gun at him and fires three shots, and kills the manager.'

Crime:_________

Murder

Two secretaries get into an argument over pay raises. One of them leaves the argument to go to the restroom. The remaining secretary, still angry, hides behind a large bookcase and as the first secretary returns, attempts to push the bookcase over on top of the other secretary who jumps out of the way as the bookcase comes crashing down.

Crime: _________

Assault

A man who has purchased a new lawn mower pushed it out to his car and leaves it beside the car while he goes back to get a bag of fertilizer. While he is gone, someone drives up in a van, and puts the lawn mower in the back of the van and drives off.

Crime:________

Stealing

A woman is sitting in the lobby of an automobile showroom. At 5:00 p.m. the guard starts to lock up for the night and asks the woman to leave. The woman refuses so the guard asks, “Whom are you waiting for?” The woman replies, “none of your business.” Again, the guard asks the woman to leave. She refuses.

Crime_______

Trespass

An irate employee pours lighter fluid in a trashcan in the stock room and throws in a match

Arson

You drive up to a store at 2:00 a.m. and observe two men break open a door and start loading a truck with merchandise. When they see you, they turn and run.

Crime:_______

Burglary

A teenage girl climbs over the parking lot fence and is prowling around the cars

Crime:_______

Trespass

A teenage boy is angry because the private security officer assigned to patrol his neighborhood told him to leave the area. He returned with a can of spray paint and sprayed the windows of the vehicles in the neighborhood

Crime:_______

Property damage

You are making your rounds at a shopping center and observe a truck parked at the curb. In the back of the truck are two boxed televisions. The two men in the truck look suspicious. According to the law can you arrest these men?

No. You think these men have committed an offense, but you do not know if an offense occurred. You should note all the facts you can; license number, description of the vehicle and the occupants. Then check the area businesses for any burglaries.

You are guarding a factory and you observe a man pouring what appears to be gas on the ground by storage tanks. As you approach, he begins to light a match and throw it on the ground where the liquid is. According to the law, can you arrest this man?

Yes. A crime (arson) has been committed and you observed it.

According to the law, which of the following conditions must exits before you can make an arrest?

A. A crime has been committed

B. You reasonably believe the person arrested committed the crime

C. You observed suspects running from the store

D. A and B

D; A and B

A private officers powers of arrest when not on the clients property are:

A. Greater than the ordinary citizen

B. Same as the ordinary citizen

C. Less than the ordinary citizen

D. Same as police

B. Same as ordinary citizen

Arrest

Restrict a persons freedom of movement

Probable cause

You believe, based on personal observation or other evidence, that the person you arrested committed or was about to commit a crime

Evidence

Anything, physical or spoken, which leads you to believe the suspect committed a specific crime

An ex-basketball player is damaging property at the location where you are working. He is 6’8 and 250 pounds.

Physical size of the suspect (1) and (2)

A male is sitting in a vehicle with the motor running outside a jewelry store. You notice inside his jacket, he is wearing a shoulder holster.

The subject may be armed (3)

You are working a dance and while everything is running smoothly, several doors down in the same strip mall, two males began to fight.

Is it on the property you are hired to protect during the hours you are working (5)

It’s the day before Christmas and crowds are everywhere. You observe a male cough and spit on the sidewalk. You happen to know that spitting on the sidewalk is an offense.

Is it a major or minor crime (4)

Five things to consider before making an arrest

1. Physical size of the suspect. Is the suspect larger than you?

2. Is the suspect in better physical condition?

3. Is the suspect armed? Or could the suspect be carrying a concealed weapon?

4. Is it a major offense? Someone setting a fire, assault in progress?

5. Is the offense on the property you have been hired to protect?

Two factors that justify a search

1. To protect yourself from any weapons

2. To prevent the destruction or any evidence

There are two things you look for when making a search

1. Weapons

2. Evidence