Private Security Quiz, 2026 – Security Studies Study and
Review Material
The four main responsibilities that security is required to protect are: - correct answer ✔✔
People, property, information, and reputation
Important management technique : MBWA - correct answer ✔✔ Management by walking
around
Characteristics/traits of a successful security officer - correct answer ✔✔ Assertiveness,
empathy, problem solving, confidence
Contract security (out house) - correct answer ✔✔ Company hired guard company on
contractual basis
Proprietary security (in house) - correct answer ✔✔ Employees of the company - security staff is
hired by actual company
Hybrid model (combo of both) - correct answer ✔✔ Usually find when there's in house
management staff (supervisors, investigators) and they supervise contract guards
Effective security force - correct answer ✔✔ Recruitment, selection, diversity of staff,
compensation, motivation and officer discipline all interact to form an effective security force
Supervision - correct answer ✔✔ The person in the middle; represents security administration
to the officers; represents the officer to security administration
, Four main principles of CPTED: - correct answer ✔✔ Natural surveillance, natural access
control, territorial reinforcement, maintenance
the security manual - correct answer ✔✔ a document that outlines directives, emergency
procedures, post orders, and other memorandum pertaining to the security function.
why is the development of a reporting system necessary? - correct answer ✔✔ it helps to
efficiently monitor the performance of guards and management of the contract.
other types of reports include: - correct answer ✔✔ lights out reports, fire extinguisher reports,
parking violations, and incident trending.
the two main methods that security use to remotely supervise their guards are - correct answer
✔✔ Field supervisors and guard tour tracking systems
field supervisors - correct answer ✔✔ provide limited supervision of the day-to-day security
operations for several sites; tasked with conducting inspects of client sites.
guard tour tracking systems - correct answer ✔✔ purpose is to monitor the time and patrol
activity of the guards while on duty; designed to help ensure that officers are making their
rounds by giving the ability to generate reports that show exactly when, where, and what your
officers inspected while on patrol
Lethal Weapons Training Act 235 - correct answer ✔✔ covers requirements for armed security
officers; an armed guard will need to complete training mandated by this act.
SORA - correct answer ✔✔ security officer registration act
Review Material
The four main responsibilities that security is required to protect are: - correct answer ✔✔
People, property, information, and reputation
Important management technique : MBWA - correct answer ✔✔ Management by walking
around
Characteristics/traits of a successful security officer - correct answer ✔✔ Assertiveness,
empathy, problem solving, confidence
Contract security (out house) - correct answer ✔✔ Company hired guard company on
contractual basis
Proprietary security (in house) - correct answer ✔✔ Employees of the company - security staff is
hired by actual company
Hybrid model (combo of both) - correct answer ✔✔ Usually find when there's in house
management staff (supervisors, investigators) and they supervise contract guards
Effective security force - correct answer ✔✔ Recruitment, selection, diversity of staff,
compensation, motivation and officer discipline all interact to form an effective security force
Supervision - correct answer ✔✔ The person in the middle; represents security administration
to the officers; represents the officer to security administration
, Four main principles of CPTED: - correct answer ✔✔ Natural surveillance, natural access
control, territorial reinforcement, maintenance
the security manual - correct answer ✔✔ a document that outlines directives, emergency
procedures, post orders, and other memorandum pertaining to the security function.
why is the development of a reporting system necessary? - correct answer ✔✔ it helps to
efficiently monitor the performance of guards and management of the contract.
other types of reports include: - correct answer ✔✔ lights out reports, fire extinguisher reports,
parking violations, and incident trending.
the two main methods that security use to remotely supervise their guards are - correct answer
✔✔ Field supervisors and guard tour tracking systems
field supervisors - correct answer ✔✔ provide limited supervision of the day-to-day security
operations for several sites; tasked with conducting inspects of client sites.
guard tour tracking systems - correct answer ✔✔ purpose is to monitor the time and patrol
activity of the guards while on duty; designed to help ensure that officers are making their
rounds by giving the ability to generate reports that show exactly when, where, and what your
officers inspected while on patrol
Lethal Weapons Training Act 235 - correct answer ✔✔ covers requirements for armed security
officers; an armed guard will need to complete training mandated by this act.
SORA - correct answer ✔✔ security officer registration act
