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Private security chapter 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The newest creation of the Federal government is the Department of Homeland Security.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Private security meets the needs of individuals, businesses, institutions and organizations that require more protection than is afforded by public police officers.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

  The best laws people devise can be useless, and rulers and governments are powerless, if the laws are not obeyed.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

  The best laws people devise can be useless, and rulers and governments are powerless, if the laws are not obeyed.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

  The practice of hiring private police to guard establishments resulted from personal satisfaction with the protection provided by England’s system.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

 The bow Street Runners were established as a result of Robert Peel’s four principles of law enforcement.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

 One of the first electric burglar alarms to be put in service was patented by Edwin Holmes.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

 The backbone of a public police force is the investigative arm, to prevent or detect criminal activity.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

 Top-level positions in private security include private investigations and detectives, armed couriers, central alarm responders and consultants.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

 Hybrid services combine proprietary and contract services to provide security services.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The Statute of Westminister established three practical measures the watch and ward, the hue and cry and  the __________.

a)

assize of arms

b)

right to bear arms

c)

test of loyalty

d)

general responsibility

12.

 In the evolution of the quest for security, the search for __________security was important.

a)

individual

b)

collective

c)

corporate

d)

juvenile

13.

 __________ was/were the first professional detective agency.

a)

The Wackenhut Agency

b)

Holmes Security

c)

The Bow Street Runners

d)

The Pinkertons

14.

 In the United States __________ developed contract security forces.

a)

Allan Pinkerton

b)

Henry Fielding

c)

George Wackenhut

d)

Robert Peel

15.

The “backbone” of any public force is/are

a.  detectives.

b.  patrol.

c.  SWAT.

d.  Special units.

a)

detectives.

b)

patrol.

c)

SWAT.

d)

Special units.

16.

 _________ specializes in cases involving the courts and are not normally

                        employed by law firms or lawyers.

a)

Corporate investigators

     

b)

Private investigators

c)

Legal investigators

d)

Financial investigators

17.

Who said “The art of crime, if it may be so called, has increased faster than the art of detection?”

a)

Robert Peel

b)

Henry Fielding

c)

Allan Pinkerton

d)

George Wackenhut

18.

During the Middle Ages __________ were responsible for keeping watch on behalf of the community.

a)

 single men

b)

all men under the age of 40

c)

all men

d)

all members of the community, regardless of gender

19.

The philosophy of private security is __________.

a)

prevention

b)

punishment

c)

rehabilitation

d)

all of the above

20.

The primary means of security in the United States in the 1900s included

a)

constables.

b)

night town watchmen

c)

only a and b

d)

none of the above