Part 6 L& J 2 Exam

In a court of law, the appropriateness of use of force will be measured by which of the following?

• None of the above.

• An objective “reasonableness and necessity” standard.

• An “acceptable level of deliberate and wanton intent” standard.

• An “accidental and unintended use of excessiveness” standard.

Which of the following questions, if answered incorrectly, will help cause the security officer to lose a civil lawsuit?

• All the above

• Was the officer or another person in imminent jeopardy of serious injury or death based on the actions of the plaintiff?

• Did the plaintiff show a manifest intent to carry through a threat against the officer or another person?

• Did the plaintiff have the ability to harm the officer or another person?

Before using force, which of the following should be tried to avoid use of force?

• None of the above.

• Discharge your firearm.

• Threaten with a defensive weapon, not a firearm.

• Run from the scene.

The best defensive tactic is the avoidance of unnecessary conflicts. When performing protective duties, the security officer should do which of the following?

• All the above.

• Use caution at all times.

• Use lighting to your advantage.

• Call for assistance.

Keeping the focus on prevention, which of the following items of equipment should the security officer have at their disposal?

• Two-way radio or cell phone.

• All officers should be armed with firearms.

• None of the above.

• At least one buck knife with at least a 4-inch blade.

Whenever possible, the security officer in the defensive mode should identify safe areas where they can quickly escape if under attack. Which of the following would be considered an adequate safe area?

• Heavy foliage covered area.

• The front seat of a car.

• A room with a solid core door that is well fortified with both a magnetic lock and a deadbolt lock.

• None of the above.

Each environment the security officer is assigned to protect will have its own threats for which the security officer needs to be aware. Some common threats in today’s secured areas include all the following except

• radical group protesters.

• burglars.

• pick pocket thieves.

• domestic as well as foreign terrorists.

Workplace violence is a serious threat because it is unpredictable in most cases and it happens when it is least expected. Which of the following are examples of workplace violence that we must be prepared to face?

• All the above.

• Violent acts by criminals unconnected to the workplace such as robbery.

• Violence directed at management, supervisors or other employees.

• Violence from domestic relations issues.

All the following are examples of workplace violence threats, except one. Which one is not a workplace violence threat?

• Terminated employee enacting revenge on a supervisor.

• Sabotage of expensive equipment in a way that injures other employees.

• Drug dealing and gambling in the workplace.

• Theft of copper or other valuable high value items.

The following is a list of hazards clearly recognizable by a security officer and therefore should be avoided. Which of the following is not clearly observable and cannot be avoided?

• None of the above.

• The security officer slips on a tiled floor in an elevator because they have snow impacted in the tread of their boot.

• The security officer injures their back when holding up a heavy steel overhead door in a bank.

• The security officer walks into a tick infestation on two occasions while patrolling a perimeter fence line.