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IAHSS ADVANCED OFFICER
CERTIFICATION BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. What options and benefits does "bicycle patrol" provide to the
hospital security department?
a) Crime prevention tool
b) Public relations tool
c) Economically efficient patrol tool
d) All of the above - correct answer -d) All of the above
2. When dealing with a disruptive person the officer should:
a) Give the person an adequate amount of personal space
b) Have a general plan in place before interacting with the
person
c) Utilize verbal de-escalation skills
d) All of the above - correct answer -d) All of the above
3. An example of an internal defensive control is:
a) Chain link fence
b) Skylights
c) Lighting
d) A safe - correct answer -d) A safe
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4. One of the first steps in generating employee involvement and
support in a security & safety program begins with:
a) Post incident debriefing
b) Can be "coach" on the benefits in new employee
orientation
c) Sending home mailers
d) Conducting a good investigation and writing a good SIR
- correct answer -b) Can be "coach" on the benefits in
new employee orientation
5. Chain of custody means the following:
a) How the evidence was collected from the very
beginning up to and including its final presentation in a
courtroom.
b) Documentation showing every person who came into
contact with the evidence.
c) Details relating to the packaging, handling, storage and
processing.
d) All of the above. - correct answer -d) All of the above.
6. Tagging is an activity that gangs ________ participate in.
a) Always
b) Never
c) May or may not - correct answer -c) May or may not
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7. Gang members ____________ wear similar color clothing to
show their gang affiliation.
a) Always
b) Never
c) May - correct answer -c) May
8. A "Professional Patient" is someone who is seeking:
a) Attention
b) Controlled substances
c) A hiding place
d) Housing
e) All of the above - correct answer -e) All of the above
9. When dealing with the media after a critical incident, an officer
should:
a) Provide no comments
b) Direct all inquiries to the designated media contact
person
c) Engage in scene control
d) All of the above
e) A & C only - correct answer -d) All of the above
10. Typical crimes committed by the homeless in Healthcare
facilities include:
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a) Homicide, assault, kidnapping or panhandling
b) Homicide, assault, suicide or panhandling
c) Homicide, assault, theft or disorderly conduct
d) Homicide, assault, browsing or panhandling - correct
answer -c) Homicide, assault, theft or disorderly
conduct
11. "Munchausen Syndrome" is characterized by:
a) Hypochondriacs
b) Patients who feign illness and subject themselves to
potentially harmful medical procedures
c) Professional patients seeking drugs
d) Homeless patients seeking shelter - correct answer -b)
Patients who feign illness and subject themselves to
potentially harmful medical
12. The duty to protect persons on property against the criminal
acts of a third party does not normally arise until the criminal
acts become:
a) Planned
b) Foreseeable
c) Unavoidable
d) None of the above - correct answer -b) Foreseeable
IAHSS ADVANCED OFFICER
CERTIFICATION BRAND NEW ACTUAL
EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. What options and benefits does "bicycle patrol" provide to the
hospital security department?
a) Crime prevention tool
b) Public relations tool
c) Economically efficient patrol tool
d) All of the above - correct answer -d) All of the above
2. When dealing with a disruptive person the officer should:
a) Give the person an adequate amount of personal space
b) Have a general plan in place before interacting with the
person
c) Utilize verbal de-escalation skills
d) All of the above - correct answer -d) All of the above
3. An example of an internal defensive control is:
a) Chain link fence
b) Skylights
c) Lighting
d) A safe - correct answer -d) A safe
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4. One of the first steps in generating employee involvement and
support in a security & safety program begins with:
a) Post incident debriefing
b) Can be "coach" on the benefits in new employee
orientation
c) Sending home mailers
d) Conducting a good investigation and writing a good SIR
- correct answer -b) Can be "coach" on the benefits in
new employee orientation
5. Chain of custody means the following:
a) How the evidence was collected from the very
beginning up to and including its final presentation in a
courtroom.
b) Documentation showing every person who came into
contact with the evidence.
c) Details relating to the packaging, handling, storage and
processing.
d) All of the above. - correct answer -d) All of the above.
6. Tagging is an activity that gangs ________ participate in.
a) Always
b) Never
c) May or may not - correct answer -c) May or may not
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7. Gang members ____________ wear similar color clothing to
show their gang affiliation.
a) Always
b) Never
c) May - correct answer -c) May
8. A "Professional Patient" is someone who is seeking:
a) Attention
b) Controlled substances
c) A hiding place
d) Housing
e) All of the above - correct answer -e) All of the above
9. When dealing with the media after a critical incident, an officer
should:
a) Provide no comments
b) Direct all inquiries to the designated media contact
person
c) Engage in scene control
d) All of the above
e) A & C only - correct answer -d) All of the above
10. Typical crimes committed by the homeless in Healthcare
facilities include:
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a) Homicide, assault, kidnapping or panhandling
b) Homicide, assault, suicide or panhandling
c) Homicide, assault, theft or disorderly conduct
d) Homicide, assault, browsing or panhandling - correct
answer -c) Homicide, assault, theft or disorderly
conduct
11. "Munchausen Syndrome" is characterized by:
a) Hypochondriacs
b) Patients who feign illness and subject themselves to
potentially harmful medical procedures
c) Professional patients seeking drugs
d) Homeless patients seeking shelter - correct answer -b)
Patients who feign illness and subject themselves to
potentially harmful medical
12. The duty to protect persons on property against the criminal
acts of a third party does not normally arise until the criminal
acts become:
a) Planned
b) Foreseeable
c) Unavoidable
d) None of the above - correct answer -b) Foreseeable
