Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Generally the public police officer’s role in the community is reactive, consisting of arrests and investigation of past crimes. Private security in contrast is:

A. Proactive – preventing crime

B. Reactive – respond to situations

C. Reactive – preventing crimes

D. Proactive – respond to situations

2. Public police are involved in enforcing criminal statutes and arresting criminals, but private security personnel are involved in all of the following except:

A. Protecting assets

B. Carrying out organizational procedures

C. Maintaining company policies

D. Ensuring use of force directives

3. The Task Force on Private Security of the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals observed that a large percentage of criminal violators known to private security personnel are:

A. Referred to the criminal justice system

B. Not referred to the criminal justice system

C. referred for federal prosecution

D. Punished by injunctions and torts

4. The need for private security rose in the 20 ^th century because of:

A. Increased immigration

B. The inability of the police to effectively deal with crime, terrorism and gangs.

C. Lack of tax incentives

D. Increased community based policing needs