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Security Pre Exam #1

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The role of a security guard is to:

A) Protect property but not people or information
B) Provide protection to people, property, and information
C) Protect people and property, but not information
D) Enforce rules, regulations and laws that are designed to protect people and property
E) Protect people, not property or information
B
The best place for a security guard to keep his or her notebook while on duty is:

A) with the guard at all times
B) at the desk or other workspace where the guard completes his or her reports
C) in the guard's personal locker
D) in the possession of the guard's supervisor
E) in a secure location know only to the guard
A
A Class C fire involves:

A) combustible metals
B) flammable liquids
C) radioactive materials
D) a live source of electricity
E) ordinary combustibles like wood, paper, and cloth
D
In Ontario, evicting tenants from residential properties:

A) is a duty that is ordinarily carried out by security guards
B) is a duty that a security guard can only carry out if he or she is accompanied by a landlord
C) is a duty that security guards are prohibited from carrying out under provincial law
D) is a duty that can only be carried out by security guards who are also special constables
E) is a duty that can only be carried out by a security guard if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that the tenant poses a threat to the safety of other people in the building
C
Under the Criminal Code, all licensed security guards in Canada have the same legal authorities as:

A) members of the general public
B) special constables
C) municipal law enforcement officers
D) provincial law enforcement officers
E) police officers
A
Which of the following is not a circumstance under which a security guard could be legally justified in using force?

A) to arrest a person for shoplifting
B) to remove a trespasser from a public building such as a library
C) to discourage strikers from picketing at the entrances to an employer's property
D) to protect another person from an assault during a domestic dispute
E) to prevent the commission of a serious property offence
C
When access is widely permitted to most parts of a property or a building but is controlled with respect to a particular part of the property or the building, the process of controlling access to that part is referred to as:

A) area protection
B) perimeter protection
C) lockdown
D) physical security
E) standing orders
A
A security guard who has contact with a police officer while on duty should always record:

A) the name of the person being investigated
B) the name and rank and/or the badge number of the officer
C) any important environmental details observable at the time of the contact
D) the section number in the Criminal Code of the offence under investigation
E) what the guard could observe about the police officer's demeanour
B
What must a security guard who is coming on duty make sure to do before the guard whom he or she is relieving leaves?

A) ask the guard to submit to a search, in order to ensure that he or she is not removing anything from the property without authorization
B) complete a thorough patrol of the property's perimeter to ensure that it is secure
C) make sure that the guard has a safe means of getting home
D) receive a briefing from the guard with respect to any unusual or particular instructions or information that the guard who is coming on duty should be aware of
E) make three photocopies of the shift report prepared by the guard
D
The acronym CPTED refers to:

A) Canadian Private Training and Education Designation
B) Corporate Practices Toward Enhanced Defence
C) Creating Protection Throughout Every Department
D) Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
E)Crime Prevention Through Everyday Decisions
D
The right of a worker to refuse to do unsafe work, as set out in provincial occupational health and safety legislation:

A) does not apply to security guards
B) applies to security guards in cases involving physical hazards but not in cases involving the threat of workplace violence
C) applies to security guards in cases involving physical hazards as well as in cases involving the threat of workplace violence
D) applies to unionized security guards but not to non-unionized security guards
E) applies to in-house security guards but not to contract security guards
C
Under the Charter of Rights and Freedom, media representatives:

A) can report on whatever they choose to without fear of having what they report controlled or censored by the government
B) are free to go wherever they want whenever they want, including private property
C) should be viewed as likely hostile to the interests of any organization whose property a security guard is protecting
D) cannot be compelled to testify in court
E) should never be given access to private property
A
A security guard arrests a person without the legal authority to do so. Which of the following would not be a possible negative consequence?

A) discipline or dismissal by his or her employer
B) suspension or revocation of his or her security licence
C) being charged with an offence under criminal law
D) being charged with an offence under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
E) being personally sued under tort law
D
Effective security patrols:

A) should always be reactive rather than proactive
B) should always be proactive rather than reactive
C) can be either proactive or reactive
D) should always be random
E) should always follow a prescribed patrol route
C
The best way for a security guard to know what people are thinking and feeling in a conversation is to:

A) ignore their body language but pay close attention to the words they use
B) listen to what they are saying but devote the most attention to their body language
C) ask them to write down what they are thinking and feeling
D) pay attention to what they say, how they say it, and what their body language says
E) ignore what they say, but pay careful attention to how they say it (tone, volume, pace, and pitch)
D
A security guard sees a person faint and does not suspect a head/neck and/or spinal injury. After performing the scene and primary assessments, the guard discovers that the person is still unconscious but breathing. The next thing the guard should do is:

A) place the person in the recovery position
B) wait for a minute before taking any action, because most people regain consciousness after that length of time
C) shake the person so that he will regain consciousness more quickly
D) look through the person's belongings in order to find out what medications he is taking
E) begin chest compressions
A
A purpose for taking a statement from a person who has been a witness to an event is to:

A) eliminate that witness as a potential suspect
B) discourage the witness from changing his or her story later
C) comply with the reporting requirements under provincial security licensing legislation
D) create a record of what the person saw, did, and experienced
E) record the person's attitudes and opinions about what happened and why
D
In Canada, federal policing is carried out by:

A) provincial police (OPP, QPP, etc.)
B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
C) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
D) the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS)
E) the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
C
During a labour dispute, the authority of security guards to act to protect people and property from harm or loss, and to control access to the property involved, comes from:
Correct answer: A)
You chose: A)


A) their status as representatives of the employer/property owner
B) their status as independent third-party observers of the labour dispute
C) the Labour Relations Act
D) their authority to make citizen's arrest under the Criminal Code
E) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
A
Improvised explosive devices:

A) are never left out in the open where they can easily be spotted
B) can look like any ordinary object or container that might be found in a building or on a property
C) always have some sort of visible wires attached to them
D) should be viewed as safe as long as no one touches them
E) are easy to find once you know how to identify them
B
The duty of a security guard during a building evacuation is to:

A) exit the building first, to ensure that there is a safe place for building occupants to evacuate to
B) make sure that all internal building doors are shut
C) follow the instructions for carrying out building evacuations as set out in the emergency measures plan for that site
D) determine the order in which to evacuate people
E) turn off all critical building operation systems
C
A security guard who has achieved effective communication:

A) manages to take in more information than he or she give out
B) gets his or her ideas across using the fewest possible words
C) gets his or her ideas across clearly and accurately, and clearly and accurately understands what others are communicating
D) has to answer the fewest questions in order to be understood
E) gets people to comply with his or her instructions
C
A security guard who prohibits a person from entering a premises that is ordinarily open to the public because of that person's ethnic or racial identity:

A) is committing an offence under the Criminal Code
B) is acting in violation of human rights law
C) is legally authorized to do so as long as the property is privately owned
D) is legally authorized to do so if he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a threat to security
E) must provide the person with a letter setting out the reasons for the prohibition
B
The licensing requirements for the most security guards are found in _______________ legislation

A) federal
B) provincial
C) municipal
D) common law
E) unwritten
B
A security guard who comes upon a crime scene should note and record anything observable about the scene that may no longer be observable by the time the police arrive. Such things are called:

A) conditional circumstances
B) transient conditions
C) hearsay evidence
D) best evidence
E) circumstantial evidence
B
According to the Liquor Licence Act, the legal drinking age in Ontario is:

A) 16
B) 18
C) 19
D) 21
E) 25
C
In preparing to communicate with individuals from different cultural backgrounds, a security guard should:

A) assume that most people will not understand what he or she is saying
B) plan to be assertive and take control of each situation as quickly as possible
C) remember to speak more loudly than usual
D) seek to gain as much knowledge and understanding as possible about the expectations and ways of communicating of people from different cultures
E) remember to say things in exactly the same way to everyone, so that no one person or group is treated
D
If an audible alarm sounds, all of the elevators stop working and return to the main floor, and all of the doors between different parts of a building that usually stay open automatically close, it is likely that:

A) a fire alarm has gone off
B) an intrusion alarm has gone off
C) a carbon monoxide detector alarm has gone off
D) there has been a hazardous gas spill
E) a building lockdown has been initiated in response to an active shooter
A
To treat a nosebleed, for how long should a person's nostrils be pinched?

A) thirty seconds
B) about a minute
C) five minutes
D) ten minutes
E) twenty minutes
D
Even if a security guard does not find the person in the process of committing an offence, a guard may arrest a person if the guard has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a criminal offence and has reasonable grounds to believe that:

A) the person has a criminal record
B) the person is attempting to leave the premises
C) the offence involved the theft of an amount exceeding $5,000
D) the police are on the way
E) the person is being chased by someone who has the authority to arrest him or her
E
Good record keeping is important to the work that security guards do because:

A) report writing creates a permanent record of events that have occurred and serves to communicate information about the occurrence of these events to others
B) security guards may not always be busy during their shifts, and report writing helps pass the time
C) written reports allow security guards to describe events in a manner that is most favourable to them
D) most security guards are very poor at explaining things verbally
E) most security guards are evaluated by their employers primarily on the basis of how many different reports they write
A
Under section 41(1) of the Criminal Code, a person acting under the authority of the owner or occupier of a property:

Missed correct answer A) has the authority to use force if necessary either to remove a trespasser or to keep a person from trespassing
B) has no authority to use force to remove a trespasser or keep a person from trespassing
C) has the authority to use force if necessary to remove a trespasser but not to use force to keep a person from trespassing
D) has the authority to use force if necessary to keep a person from trespassing but not to use force to remove a trespasser once the trespasser is on the property
E) cannot use force to remove a trespasser unless the trespasser is placed under arrest first
A
Which of the following is not something a security guard should do after providing first aid to an injured and/or sick person while waiting for the emergency services(s) to arrive?

A) provide reassurance to the person and bystanders
B) monitor and make note of any changes to the person's condition
C) immediately attempt to locate the person's health card in order to be ready to present it to emergency services personnel
D) cover the person
E) if known, inform the person and the bystanders of the estimated time arrival of the emergency services
C
A security guard who has the authority to arrest a person for the offence of trespassing under provincial trespass to property legislation:

A) is not authorized to use force to effect the arrest
B) is only authorized to use force in self-defence
C) is authorized to use force to effect the arrest, but only if use of force is necessary
D) can use force, but must stop using force if the person offers to leave
E) can only use force if the person who is being arrested has a weapon
C
An oral report delivered by a security guard to a person in authority:

A) should always be as short as possible
B) is an informal communication, and therefore does not have to be as carefully thought out as a written report
C) should always be delivered by the guard while he or she is standing
D) should be delivered just as professionally as a written report
E) should always be followed up by a written report
D
The best place for a security guard to have his or her hands while talking to a potentially aggressive person is:

A) hanging straight down at his or her sides, in order to look natural
B) behind his or her back, in order to appear less threatening
C) in his or her pockets, so that the person cannot be sure what is in them
D) in front of him or her at waist height or higher, in order to be prepared to react quickly
E) held up at shoulder height with palms open, in order to demonstrate that they are empty
D
The Charter of rights and Freedoms gives a person who has been arrested the right to know:

A) the reason that he or she is being arrested
B) the name of the arresting officer
C) the badge or license number of the arresting officer
D) the specific offence with which he or she is going to be charged
E) whether or not the offence was caught on video
A
The role of a security guard in responding to an emergency is determined by:

A) the emergency measures plan for that site
B) the material safety data sheets for the site
C) occupational health and safety legislation for that province
D) the provisions under the Emergency Measures Act
E) the instructions given by the highest-ranking firefighter or police officer on site
A
Items seized by a security guard as the result of a lawful search:

A) should be treated as evidence and reported to the police
B) must be returned to their owner within 24 hours
C) should be treated the same way as unclaimed lost property
D) become the property of the security guard after 90 days
E) should always be destroyed in the presence of at least two witnesses
A
The narrative portion of an occurrence or incident report should always be written:

A) in point form
B) in 100 words or less
C) in chronological order
D) without any reference to names of particular individuals
E) in black ink
C
The term "tactical communication" refers to:

A) the use of two-way radios in an emergency situation
B) techniques used to criticize people's actions in a way that does not hurt their feelings
C) the use of specific verbal skills intended to help secure voluntary compliance on the part of a subject
D) the hand signals used by security guards or others when directing traffic
E) the use of specific language as a stalling tactic while waiting for backup
C
If a security guard is alone with an adult in cardiac arrest and an AED is available on site, the first thing the guard should do is:

A) place the person in the appropriate recovery position, then immediately contact emergency services and obtain the AED
B) perform CPR for approximately two minutes, then immediately contact emergency services and obtain the AED
C) leave the person in the position found, then immediately contact emergency services and obtain the AED
D) perform five abdominal thrusts, then immediately contact emergency services and obtain the AED
E) check the person for any signs of obvious trauma
A
When a security guard prepares an occurrence report, the notes in his or her notebook:

A) must be copied over exactly as they appear
B) should be used to aid the guard's memory of the events and how they occurred
C) should be edited so as to leave out any information that would reflect poorly on the guard's employer
D) cannot be referred to until after the report has been submitted
E) should be photocopied and attached
B
Under negligence law, a security guard who owes a duty of care to another person must meet a ___________standard of care in exercising his or her duty to protect that other person from harm or loss

A) written
B) reasonable
C) democratic
D) higher
E) guaranteed
B
A security guard's ethics are:

A) the written instructions that describe the guard's duties on a particular site
B) the moral principles that guide a guard's behaviour
C) guidelines for behaviours that a guard is free to follow or ignore depending on the circumstances of a particular situation
D) the skills and abilities that a guard brings to his or her work
E) the tactical communication techniques that a guard uses in interactions with others
B
What should a security guard who comes upon a child who is already in cardiac arrest do first?

A) leave the child in the position found and immediately contact emergency services
B) place the child in the recovery position and then immediately contact emergency services
C) provide two effective breaths before going to contact emergency services
D) perform CPR for about two minutes before going to contact emergency services
E) perform five abdominal thrusts before going to contact emergency services
D
The fire department can legally enter any property at any time without the permission of the owner:

A) as long as they enter the property between 6.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m.
B) as long as they do not do any damage to the property
C) if they have reasonable grounds to believe that a crime is in progress
D) if provincial authorities have legally declared a state of emergency
E) if it is necessary for them to do so in order to save a life or protect the safety of people and property
E
The use of casual language, slang expressions, and humour in an incident or occurrence report:

A) is recommended as a way to make reports more readable and therefore increase their usefulness
B) is a violation of the Code of Conduct Regulation under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act
C) is a violation of provincial human rights legislation
D) does not violate any laws but is unprofessional and inappropriate
E) is a matter of personal style that should be left to the guard writing the report
D
The rule of evidence that says that a court will not ordinarily accept a recorded interview with a living witness in the place of direct testimony if it is possible for the witness to come to court and give direct testimony is called:

A) the best evidence rule
B) habeas corpus
C) the common-law rule of evidence
D) the recorded evidence rule
E) the cross-examination of witnesses rule
A
The authority of a security guard to direct traffic on private property comes from:
Correct answer: E)
You chose: E)


A) the Criminal Code
B) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
C) trespass to property legislation
D) the police
E) the property owner
E
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