POWER TO ARREST FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Prevention - (answer) The security guard's role BEFORE a violation has been committed is to:
Observe and report - (answer) What is the security guard's role AFTER a violation has been
committed?
Illegal and should never be done - (answer) Acting in such a way as to make someone think that you
are a peace officer is:
Politely ask what they are doing - (answer) You are patrolling a company parking lot and see two
people trespassing near a car on the lot. You should first:
private persons (citizens) - (answer) Security officers have the same power to arrest as:
A peace officer, A security guard, Other private persons - (answer) Who can make a felony arrest?
True - (answer) If a guard uses too much force to make an arrest, hey may be sued and/or have
criminal charges filed against him.
"I am making a citizen's arrest." "You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary." - (answer) When
arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say:
Observe and report and not detain or arrest - (answer) When you are not sure whether to detain or
arrest, you should:
Yes - (answer) If the suspect looks bigger and stronger, would that be a good reason for a security
guard not to make an arrest by himself?
No - (answer) Can you search people before arresting them?
CORRECT ANSWERS
Prevention - (answer) The security guard's role BEFORE a violation has been committed is to:
Observe and report - (answer) What is the security guard's role AFTER a violation has been
committed?
Illegal and should never be done - (answer) Acting in such a way as to make someone think that you
are a peace officer is:
Politely ask what they are doing - (answer) You are patrolling a company parking lot and see two
people trespassing near a car on the lot. You should first:
private persons (citizens) - (answer) Security officers have the same power to arrest as:
A peace officer, A security guard, Other private persons - (answer) Who can make a felony arrest?
True - (answer) If a guard uses too much force to make an arrest, hey may be sued and/or have
criminal charges filed against him.
"I am making a citizen's arrest." "You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary." - (answer) When
arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say:
Observe and report and not detain or arrest - (answer) When you are not sure whether to detain or
arrest, you should:
Yes - (answer) If the suspect looks bigger and stronger, would that be a good reason for a security
guard not to make an arrest by himself?
No - (answer) Can you search people before arresting them?
