Private Security Quiz 1

Security Officers have the ability to arrest for felony crimes.

• True
• False

Constructive detainment, or arrest, is when a subject submits to arrest without physical force.

• True
• False

PC. 9.51 Arrest and Search states that you may use any amount of force necessary needed to make a lawful arrest.

• True
• False

For conflict resolution, you should communicate to all people in the same manner to have them comply with your orders.

• True
• False

At around 2:38am, George, a security guard, sees a burglary in progress across from his assigned location. What should he do?

• Shine his flashlight at the building to ward off the intruders
• Run across the street to get involved
• Call the police
• Contact his supervisor to ask what he should do

Rachel, a security officer, noticed a theft at a construction site while she was making her rounds in her patrol car. What should she do?

• Note the theft on her notebook
• Contact her supervisor
• Report it to the police
• Report it to the owner of the site
• All of the above

A security patch with the Texas State Seal and/or the Texas Flag is an acceptable emblem for a security company.

• True
• False

Security officers may issue citations for vehicle parked in fire lanes.

• True
• False

A police officer is investigating a crime in a nearby area where a subject is on the loose. He asks you to leave you post. What should you do?

• Leave with no questions asked
• Clear it with you supervisor first
• Ask to assist the police
• Stay at your location in case you see the suspect

What is the security officers main goal with an unruly person?

• Observe and report
• Detain the person
• Gain voluntary compliance
• Repeatedly ask the person to leave