Private Security Test 1, 2026 – Security Studies Study
and Review Material
The History of Security - correct answer ✔✔ Security predates law enforcement
Guards protected empires
People need personal and property protection
Shepherds/herdsman
Dealing with Demographics - correct answer ✔✔ -20-24 year olds in workforce expected to
drop to 67% in 2022.- bc theyre getting a higher education
-Many will be looking for career opportunities in security with higher education.
Ancient History of Security - correct answer ✔✔ -Pharoah (Ramses II) had guards.
--Nubians, Libyans, Syrians
-Wealthy citizens had bodyguards.
--Personal and family security
--Protect personal property
-Praetorian Guard
--Roman generals
--City-wide protection
Security in European History - correct answer ✔✔ -Middle Ages:
--Moats dug around property
--Tens and Hundreds(neighborhood watch): Tithings(ten families) and Tuns(towns)
-King William I divided England into shires.
-Shires/shire reeve in charge of law and order (led to Sheriff title)
, Security 1200s-1800s-Bow Street Runners - correct answer ✔✔ -The Bow Street Runners
prevented crime by patrolling the streets and chasing down criminals.
-Consolidation of modern police:
--Sir Robert Peel-Modern police model
Private Security - correct answer ✔✔ -Railway police for security: Steamships, banks, mines
-U.S. Marshal's Service: Protect Federal judicial process, Conduct census
-Federal Investigations unit: First formed by Post Office in 1828
Security in North America - correct answer ✔✔ -Watch System: Security in U.S. before police-
citizens providing community safety
-Industrial Revolution:
--Manufacturing in the cities
--Urbanization
--Substandard living conditions
The study of security- blended multi-disciplinary analysis - correct answer ✔✔ criminal justice,
public administration, law, business management, sociology, disaster preparedness, computer
technology, psychology, physical security, human resources, and contingency planning
Watch and Ward - correct answer ✔✔ a program in which individual citizens were required to
contribute to community safety
Thief Takers - correct answer ✔✔ Paid by the King to protect travelers
Rewarded with bounty of criminals
Maritime security - correct answer ✔✔ Protection against intentional damage
and Review Material
The History of Security - correct answer ✔✔ Security predates law enforcement
Guards protected empires
People need personal and property protection
Shepherds/herdsman
Dealing with Demographics - correct answer ✔✔ -20-24 year olds in workforce expected to
drop to 67% in 2022.- bc theyre getting a higher education
-Many will be looking for career opportunities in security with higher education.
Ancient History of Security - correct answer ✔✔ -Pharoah (Ramses II) had guards.
--Nubians, Libyans, Syrians
-Wealthy citizens had bodyguards.
--Personal and family security
--Protect personal property
-Praetorian Guard
--Roman generals
--City-wide protection
Security in European History - correct answer ✔✔ -Middle Ages:
--Moats dug around property
--Tens and Hundreds(neighborhood watch): Tithings(ten families) and Tuns(towns)
-King William I divided England into shires.
-Shires/shire reeve in charge of law and order (led to Sheriff title)
, Security 1200s-1800s-Bow Street Runners - correct answer ✔✔ -The Bow Street Runners
prevented crime by patrolling the streets and chasing down criminals.
-Consolidation of modern police:
--Sir Robert Peel-Modern police model
Private Security - correct answer ✔✔ -Railway police for security: Steamships, banks, mines
-U.S. Marshal's Service: Protect Federal judicial process, Conduct census
-Federal Investigations unit: First formed by Post Office in 1828
Security in North America - correct answer ✔✔ -Watch System: Security in U.S. before police-
citizens providing community safety
-Industrial Revolution:
--Manufacturing in the cities
--Urbanization
--Substandard living conditions
The study of security- blended multi-disciplinary analysis - correct answer ✔✔ criminal justice,
public administration, law, business management, sociology, disaster preparedness, computer
technology, psychology, physical security, human resources, and contingency planning
Watch and Ward - correct answer ✔✔ a program in which individual citizens were required to
contribute to community safety
Thief Takers - correct answer ✔✔ Paid by the King to protect travelers
Rewarded with bounty of criminals
Maritime security - correct answer ✔✔ Protection against intentional damage
