WorksheetsPrivate security chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The newest creation of the Federal government is the Department of Homeland Security.
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false
Private security meets the needs of individuals, businesses, institutions and organizations that require more protection than is afforded by public police officers.
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false
The best laws people devise can be useless, and rulers and governments are powerless, if the laws are not obeyed.
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The best laws people devise can be useless, and rulers and governments are powerless, if the laws are not obeyed.
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false
The practice of hiring private police to guard establishments resulted from personal satisfaction with the protection provided by England’s system.
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The bow Street Runners were established as a result of Robert Peel’s four principles of law enforcement.
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false
One of the first electric burglar alarms to be put in service was patented by Edwin Holmes.
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The backbone of a public police force is the investigative arm, to prevent or detect criminal activity.
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false
Top-level positions in private security include private investigations and detectives, armed couriers, central alarm responders and consultants.
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false
Hybrid services combine proprietary and contract services to provide security services.
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false
The Statute of Westminister established three practical measures the watch and ward, the hue and cry and the __________.
assize of arms
right to bear arms
test of loyalty
general responsibility
In the evolution of the quest for security, the search for __________security was important.
individual
collective
corporate
juvenile
__________ was/were the first professional detective agency.
The Wackenhut Agency
Holmes Security
The Bow Street Runners
The Pinkertons
In the United States __________ developed contract security forces.
Allan Pinkerton
Henry Fielding
George Wackenhut
Robert Peel
The “backbone” of any public force is/are
a. detectives.
b. patrol.
c. SWAT.
d. Special units.
detectives.
patrol.
SWAT.
Special units.
_________ specializes in cases involving the courts and are not normally
employed by law firms or lawyers.
Corporate investigators
Private investigators
Legal investigators
Financial investigators
Who said “The art of crime, if it may be so called, has increased faster than the art of detection?”
Robert Peel
Henry Fielding
Allan Pinkerton
George Wackenhut
During the Middle Ages __________ were responsible for keeping watch on behalf of the community.
single men
all men under the age of 40
all men
all members of the community, regardless of gender
The philosophy of private security is __________.
prevention
punishment
rehabilitation
all of the above
The primary means of security in the United States in the 1900s included
constables.
night town watchmen
only a and b
none of the above
