Private Security Exam 1, 2026 – Security Studies Study
and Review Material
Security comes from the Latin word? - correct answer ✔✔ -Securus
These people were paid by the king for every criminal arrested (corrupt)? - correct answer ✔✔ -
Thief-takers
Who founded the first modern private investigative agency called the Bow Street Runners? -
correct answer ✔✔ -Henry Fielding
Who formed the first large-scale uniformed, organized, paid, civil police force in London? -
correct answer ✔✔ -Sir Robert Peel
Law enforcement was mainly the responsibility of who and it led to what? - correct answer ✔✔
-individual citizens
-vigilantism
Who does the private security industry owes much of its origins to? - correct answer ✔✔ -Allan
Pinkerton
What company introduced armored cars to carry money and valuables? - correct answer ✔✔ -
Brinks
What did the National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals publish? -
correct answer ✔✔ Report of the Task Force on Private Security
Rapidly increasing industrialization created a growing need to what? - correct answer ✔✔ -
address labor and management problems
, ASIS - correct answer ✔✔ -American Society for Industrial Security
What are the Hallcrest Reports? - correct answer ✔✔ -demonstrated the growing & superior
role of private security vs public law enforcement
Hallcrest believed there were 4 factors lead to greater employment & expenditure shift from
public police to private security? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. increase in crime in the workplace
2. increase in fear (real or perceived) of crime
3. limitations of public protection by the budgetary restrict
4. increased public & business awareness & use of the more cost-effective private security
products & services
Codes of Conduct - correct answer ✔✔ -formal statement defines how the organization expects
and requires employees to resolve ethical questions
What are the 4 major segments of private security? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Physical security
2. Information security
3. Personnel security
4. Information systems security
4 Broad Categories of private security functions? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Guarding
2. Risk Management
3. Investigation & Detection
4. Control in Criminal Justice System
Private Security is really about what? - correct answer ✔✔ -risk management (proactive)
and Review Material
Security comes from the Latin word? - correct answer ✔✔ -Securus
These people were paid by the king for every criminal arrested (corrupt)? - correct answer ✔✔ -
Thief-takers
Who founded the first modern private investigative agency called the Bow Street Runners? -
correct answer ✔✔ -Henry Fielding
Who formed the first large-scale uniformed, organized, paid, civil police force in London? -
correct answer ✔✔ -Sir Robert Peel
Law enforcement was mainly the responsibility of who and it led to what? - correct answer ✔✔
-individual citizens
-vigilantism
Who does the private security industry owes much of its origins to? - correct answer ✔✔ -Allan
Pinkerton
What company introduced armored cars to carry money and valuables? - correct answer ✔✔ -
Brinks
What did the National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals publish? -
correct answer ✔✔ Report of the Task Force on Private Security
Rapidly increasing industrialization created a growing need to what? - correct answer ✔✔ -
address labor and management problems
, ASIS - correct answer ✔✔ -American Society for Industrial Security
What are the Hallcrest Reports? - correct answer ✔✔ -demonstrated the growing & superior
role of private security vs public law enforcement
Hallcrest believed there were 4 factors lead to greater employment & expenditure shift from
public police to private security? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. increase in crime in the workplace
2. increase in fear (real or perceived) of crime
3. limitations of public protection by the budgetary restrict
4. increased public & business awareness & use of the more cost-effective private security
products & services
Codes of Conduct - correct answer ✔✔ -formal statement defines how the organization expects
and requires employees to resolve ethical questions
What are the 4 major segments of private security? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Physical security
2. Information security
3. Personnel security
4. Information systems security
4 Broad Categories of private security functions? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Guarding
2. Risk Management
3. Investigation & Detection
4. Control in Criminal Justice System
Private Security is really about what? - correct answer ✔✔ -risk management (proactive)
