Day 2 Legal Powers and Limitations

Misdemeanors are punishable by:

• Imprisonment for 5 years.

• Imprisonment for 1 year to 5 years.

• Imprisonment from 15 days to 1 year

• A fine but no imprisonment.

Which of the following will not support an arrest?

• Personal observation.

• Information from the police.

• A hunch, instinct, or suspicious act.

• A confession.

If a security guard makes a legal mistake he/she can be sued and arrested. The lawsuits are:

• Civil.

• Criminal.

• Civil rights.

• All of these

Which of the following is the most serious?

• Felony.

• Misdemeanor.

• Violations.

• Infractions.

A private individual may use physical force to:

• Only to effect an arrest

• Only to prevent an escape from custody.

• Only to o defend himself / herself or a third person.

• Effect an arrest and to prevent an escape from custody only.

• Effect an arrest, prevent an escape from custody, and to defend himself / herself or a third person.

Which of the following statements is most correct?

• If a security guard is in a position to legally arrest or use force he / she should do so, regardless of company policy.

• Security guards have a duty to act as police officers.

• Any person may arrest another person for a felony, when in fact the other person has committed a felony.

• If the security guard is in uniform, it is not necessary to inform the person being arrested of the reason for the arrest.

An armed security guard is the same as a police officer.

• True

• False

Felonies are punishable by:

• Imprisonment for 5 years.

• Imprisonment from 1 year to 10 years.

• Imprisonment from 15 days to 2 years.

• More than 1 year.

Upon arrest of a person, a security guard must:

• Inform the person of the reason for the arrest.

• Deliver the person without unnecessary delay to the local police.

• Inform the perpetrator of your authority to make the arrest.

• all of these

The security guard is given authority to arrest by:

• New York State Law.

• Common Law.

• Employers policies and procedures.

• all of these