IAHSS ADVANCED TEST TIPS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔General rules for K-9 Teams - ✔✔K-9 teams should supplement security officer not
replace them. Training should be equal to or greater than local Police Officer Standard
Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements. Keep and maintain an up to date health certificate for
the dog (including immunization shots). Keep a copy of the canine and handler's training
certification on file. For contract teams, the contractor must provide a copy of its liability
insurance binder and any state, local license, or registration required.
✔✔Advantages of K-9 Patrol - ✔✔Increases officer safety. Can detect the presence of a
person hiding when an officer cannot (dog's sense of smell is 400 times better than a
human and hearing is 20 time better). Can detect and prevent escape of wrong-doers.
Can detect fires. Efficient in reducing crime in parking areas; reduces the need for
additional staff. Can disperse a crowd and is especially efficient in reducing
confrontations, including those with gangs. Provides great public relations with patients,
especially on children's units.
✔✔Disadvantages of K-9 Patrol - ✔✔Some limitations in internal building patrol( e.g.
operating room, behavior health areas, food preparation). increased liability exposure,
as the dog may bite or injure someone. Current health certificate must be maintained.
Providing appropriate training area. Retiring the dog after its useful patrol life (usually 5-
7 years). A proprietary team typically incurs ,ore operational responsibility and expenses
than a contract team. Contract services may lack the ability to provide a team on short
notice, may not consistently have a team available due to turnover, or may lack loyalty
to the organization.
✔✔Failure to conduct routine patrol can ultimately result in what? - ✔✔An increase in
the organization's revenue and a liability exposure.
✔✔K-9 Patrol teams can be particularly effective in dealing with which situation? -
✔✔Emergency Department violence.
✔✔Bicycle Patrol is - ✔✔Faster than foot patrol and a vehicle in heavy traffic.
, ✔✔___ Patrol contributes, more than any other method of patrol to excessive
socialization. - ✔✔Foot.
✔✔Security officers should have a valid driver's license if they are going to do what? -
✔✔Operate motorized vehicles, conduct vehicle patrols on client property, and transport
authorized personnel.
✔✔A security officer responding to a crime scene should what? - ✔✔Respond quickly
as possible, observing all safety practices.
✔✔After arriving at a crime scene, what should the security officer do first? - ✔✔Protect
his or her safety.
✔✔Which of these should an officer follow to be able to testify that the evidence
presented has merit? - ✔✔Proper chain of custody.
✔✔Why are initial information gathering and proper note-taking key to a successful
investigation? - ✔✔They memorialize information gathered at a scene from those
involved. They refresh your memory for later report writing purposes. They are subject
to discovery by the defense in a criminal case and thus can be subpoenaed.
✔✔When dealing with a personal-gain informant, what should the officer do? -
✔✔Document the officer's interaction with the informant.
✔✔Which of the following is not a recommended guideline when an outside conducts
an undercover investigation? - ✔✔Insist that all security department staff receive
operation information.
✔✔Before using any covert monitoring devices the officer should do what? - ✔✔Review
applicable state and federal laws.
✔✔Which of the following is not a characteristic of a covert or undercover operations
protocol? - ✔✔Formulated as an ongoing process.
✔✔Arriving at a crime scene: Issues to address
Protect yourself. - ✔✔Protect yourself- Be aware of your surroundings, and the people
involved. Take time to assess the situation and ask yourself 3 questions: Is the
perpetrator if violent still n the scene? Are physical hazards present that pose an
immediate danger to you or another? Does the environment pose a threat (e.g. unsafe
building, location, weather hazard)?
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔General rules for K-9 Teams - ✔✔K-9 teams should supplement security officer not
replace them. Training should be equal to or greater than local Police Officer Standard
Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements. Keep and maintain an up to date health certificate for
the dog (including immunization shots). Keep a copy of the canine and handler's training
certification on file. For contract teams, the contractor must provide a copy of its liability
insurance binder and any state, local license, or registration required.
✔✔Advantages of K-9 Patrol - ✔✔Increases officer safety. Can detect the presence of a
person hiding when an officer cannot (dog's sense of smell is 400 times better than a
human and hearing is 20 time better). Can detect and prevent escape of wrong-doers.
Can detect fires. Efficient in reducing crime in parking areas; reduces the need for
additional staff. Can disperse a crowd and is especially efficient in reducing
confrontations, including those with gangs. Provides great public relations with patients,
especially on children's units.
✔✔Disadvantages of K-9 Patrol - ✔✔Some limitations in internal building patrol( e.g.
operating room, behavior health areas, food preparation). increased liability exposure,
as the dog may bite or injure someone. Current health certificate must be maintained.
Providing appropriate training area. Retiring the dog after its useful patrol life (usually 5-
7 years). A proprietary team typically incurs ,ore operational responsibility and expenses
than a contract team. Contract services may lack the ability to provide a team on short
notice, may not consistently have a team available due to turnover, or may lack loyalty
to the organization.
✔✔Failure to conduct routine patrol can ultimately result in what? - ✔✔An increase in
the organization's revenue and a liability exposure.
✔✔K-9 Patrol teams can be particularly effective in dealing with which situation? -
✔✔Emergency Department violence.
✔✔Bicycle Patrol is - ✔✔Faster than foot patrol and a vehicle in heavy traffic.
, ✔✔___ Patrol contributes, more than any other method of patrol to excessive
socialization. - ✔✔Foot.
✔✔Security officers should have a valid driver's license if they are going to do what? -
✔✔Operate motorized vehicles, conduct vehicle patrols on client property, and transport
authorized personnel.
✔✔A security officer responding to a crime scene should what? - ✔✔Respond quickly
as possible, observing all safety practices.
✔✔After arriving at a crime scene, what should the security officer do first? - ✔✔Protect
his or her safety.
✔✔Which of these should an officer follow to be able to testify that the evidence
presented has merit? - ✔✔Proper chain of custody.
✔✔Why are initial information gathering and proper note-taking key to a successful
investigation? - ✔✔They memorialize information gathered at a scene from those
involved. They refresh your memory for later report writing purposes. They are subject
to discovery by the defense in a criminal case and thus can be subpoenaed.
✔✔When dealing with a personal-gain informant, what should the officer do? -
✔✔Document the officer's interaction with the informant.
✔✔Which of the following is not a recommended guideline when an outside conducts
an undercover investigation? - ✔✔Insist that all security department staff receive
operation information.
✔✔Before using any covert monitoring devices the officer should do what? - ✔✔Review
applicable state and federal laws.
✔✔Which of the following is not a characteristic of a covert or undercover operations
protocol? - ✔✔Formulated as an ongoing process.
✔✔Arriving at a crime scene: Issues to address
Protect yourself. - ✔✔Protect yourself- Be aware of your surroundings, and the people
involved. Take time to assess the situation and ask yourself 3 questions: Is the
perpetrator if violent still n the scene? Are physical hazards present that pose an
immediate danger to you or another? Does the environment pose a threat (e.g. unsafe
building, location, weather hazard)?
