Security Guard Training Class
What two thing must exist for a crime to take place? - ANS -Desire and opportunity
What are the two most important considerations as a security guard? - ANS -Manage
personal safety, and observe legal obligations of a security guard.
What are the legal obligations of a security guard? - ANS -Observe, Deter, Report
What is a security guard's greatest enemy? - ANS -Complacency
What are the three functions of a security guard? - ANS -Informational, Personal, and
Physical security
Define Law. - ANS -Rules and regulations that govern society
What two types of law concern a security guard? - ANS -Criminal and Civil law
Who is the victim in a criminal law violation? - ANS -Society
Who is the victim in a civil law violation? - ANS -Individual
What are the three steps to the system of criminal justice? - ANS -Arrest, trial,
corrections
What are the 5 steps involved in the processing of a criminal offender? - ANS -Arrest,
indictment, trial, sentencing, release
What are two types of categories of crime? - ANS -misdemeanor, and felony
How can we quickly determine where a crime may be categorized? - ANS -Felony if the
action being committed will result in a prison sentence of a year, or more.
How do you know if crime against property is a felony? - ANS -damages greater than
$300
When can a person perform the act of a "citizens arrest?" - ANS -When a felony is
witnessed, but the person making the arrest MUST be the direct witness of the crime.
What are the two types of detention a security guard is allowed to use? - ANS -voluntary
and involuntary
How long is a voluntary detention legally allowed to last? - ANS -20 minutes
What two thing must exist for a crime to take place? - ANS -Desire and opportunity
What are the two most important considerations as a security guard? - ANS -Manage
personal safety, and observe legal obligations of a security guard.
What are the legal obligations of a security guard? - ANS -Observe, Deter, Report
What is a security guard's greatest enemy? - ANS -Complacency
What are the three functions of a security guard? - ANS -Informational, Personal, and
Physical security
Define Law. - ANS -Rules and regulations that govern society
What two types of law concern a security guard? - ANS -Criminal and Civil law
Who is the victim in a criminal law violation? - ANS -Society
Who is the victim in a civil law violation? - ANS -Individual
What are the three steps to the system of criminal justice? - ANS -Arrest, trial,
corrections
What are the 5 steps involved in the processing of a criminal offender? - ANS -Arrest,
indictment, trial, sentencing, release
What are two types of categories of crime? - ANS -misdemeanor, and felony
How can we quickly determine where a crime may be categorized? - ANS -Felony if the
action being committed will result in a prison sentence of a year, or more.
How do you know if crime against property is a felony? - ANS -damages greater than
$300
When can a person perform the act of a "citizens arrest?" - ANS -When a felony is
witnessed, but the person making the arrest MUST be the direct witness of the crime.
What are the two types of detention a security guard is allowed to use? - ANS -voluntary
and involuntary
How long is a voluntary detention legally allowed to last? - ANS -20 minutes
