Roles of Private Security, 2026 – Security Studies Study and Review Material

Roles of Private Security, 2026 – Security Studies Study and
Review Material

Only A and B - ANS✔✔ Which of the following are true about the private security industry?



a. The U.S. Department of Labor predicts employment of private security personnel

will grow in the next 10 years

b. Many diverse opportunities exist within private security

c. Becoming a private security professional requires meeting widely accepted,

formal requirements

d. Only a and b



Include security technicians, protective specialist, surveillance officers, and patrol officers -
ANS✔✔ Careers in private security



a. Could include being an investigator but not a loss prevention specialist

b. Include security technicians, protective specialists, surveillance officers, and

patrol officers

c. Are hard to find because the market is saturated

d. None of the above



Has been around from the beginning of the nation, and was the only means of protection for
many years - ANS✔✔ Private security in the U.S.



a. Was nonexistent when the nation first started

b. Grew out of unsuccessful attempts to create police forces