Chapter 13 Security

Actions taken to prevent crime and protect the safety of people and property.

• Housekeeping

• Engineering

• Security

• Patrol

Staff members who carry out the actions to prevent crime and protect the safety of people and property.

• Security officers

• Housekeeping department

• Plainclothes officers

• The police

Digital camera surveillance systems are used to record areas where crimes might occur.

• True

• False

One of the main ways of ensuring safety and security is to have good policies.

• True

• False

The most important quality of security staff is to be respectful.

• True

• False

The security department is the only department responsible for security.

• True

• False

The major responsibility of the security department is the protection of people and ____.

• business interests

• employees

• physical conditions

• property

Rules that employees must follow to ensure security are called security ____.

• activities

• patrols

• policies

• logs

Security activities can be divided into the following four groups: ____.

• business interests, employees, physical conditions, and surveillance

• employee training, staff schedules, emergency response plans, and guest security

• safety and security policies, employee training, preparation of staff schedules, and equipment maintenance

• structural security, security policies, surveillance, and safety and emergency procedures

Metal box that requires two keys to open.

• key card

• vault

• safe deposit box

• unsafe box