Powers to Arrest Final Exam

In our legal system, innocence or guilt is decided only by a court.

You should not arrest a person for a misdemeanor unless that person has committed the offense in your presence.

Are you, or any private person, legally required to arrest a suspect once you have seen them commit a crime?

Your wrongful acts as a security guard/proprietary private security officer may result in a liability lawsuit to include which of the following parties?

The security guard/proprietary private security officer’s role BEFORE a violation has been committed is to:

Can you search a person to try to find enough evidence to arrest him/her?

Terrorism is a use of force or violence against persons or property for the purpose of intimidation or coercion.

What is the security guard/proprietary private security officer’s role AFTER a violation has been committed?

What police procedure is followed when a suspect is taken into custody?

Are all acts of terrorism crimes?

Acting in such a way as to make someone think that you are a peace officer is:

If you make a legal citizen’s arrest, are the police required by law to take custody of the suspect?

What are the four counter terrorist techniques of physical security?

You are patrolling a company parking lot and see two people trespassing near a car on the lot. You should first:

A FELONY crime is generally considered to be:

What are the two types of terrorism?

Security officers have the same power to arrest as:

A MISDEMEANOR crime is generally considered to be:

What are the characteristics of a terrorist?

Who can make a felony arrest?

As a security guard/proprietary private security officer, you are meeting a primary responsibility when you:

Appearance and cleanliness are not as important as showing up on time for work.

If a security guard/proprietary private security officer uses too much force to make an arrest, he/she may be sued and/or have criminal charges filed against them.

A security guard/proprietary private security officer’s authority to question people on private property owned by his employer is:

The general public judges a security guard/proprietary private security officer by:

When arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say:

You witness a woman setting fire to a building. The offense she may have committed is:

A security guard/proprietary private security officer’s ability to fulfill their duties is dependent upon securing and maintaining public respect and approval.

When you are not sure whether to detain or arrest, you should:

A person breaks into a drug store late at night and takes several bottles of pills. What offense may have been committed?

Accepting gratuity is acceptable at certain times.

If the suspect looks bigger and stronger, would that be a good reason for a security guard/proprietary private security officer not to make an arrest by himself/herself?

An employee’s husband waits in the parking lot by her car. When she arrives he hits her. What offense may have been committed?

Can you search people before arresting them?

Is a person with only a security guard registration allowed to carry a deadly weapon?

Are you allowed to reach in through an open car window to take out tools that may have been stolen?

When searching a suspect, you may search for the following:

When you make an arrest, you should call the police:

A woman tells you, “The suspect tried to kill the bus driver with a metal pipe.” This statement is:

As a security guard/proprietary private security officer, are your duties the same as a peace officer’s?

A person who has been arrested for robbery should be referred to as: