Illinois Security Contractor Licensing Actual Exam
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What is the primary role of a security officer in crime prevention?
a. Reduce the desire for a person to committ a crime.
b. Patrol all assigned areas dilligently.
c. Reduce the opportunity for a person to committ a crime.
d. None of these c. Reduce the opportunity for a person to committ a crime.
Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk. It also involves
what?
a. Initiating some action to remove or reduce the risk.
b. Reporting the risk to law enforcement authorities.
c. Documenting the risk to the administration.
d. Each of the above. a. Initiating some action to remove or reduce the risk.
What must be done about life safety deficiencies found in the hazzard surveillance tour?
a. Report them to the nearest medical personnel.
b. Correct them before the next safety committee meeting.
c. Report them to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
d. Correct them immediately. d. Correct them immediately.
What is the purpose of crime analysis?
a. Identify problems and develop strategies to reduce problems.
b. Assist law enforcement in identifying known criminals.
c. Solve crimes and make arrests.
d. None of the above. a. Identify problems and develop strategies to reduce problems.
Which of the following is easier and more cost effective for an institution?
a. Allowing outside organizations to conduct safety training.
b. Installing access controls only on exterior doors.
c. Using off-duty law enforcement officers instead of security officers.
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,d. Building in security systems during building design. d. Building in security systems
during building design.
The Triangle of Crime consists of:
a. Opportunity, Unattended Items, Desire
b. Ability, Opportunity, Randon Access
c. Opportunity, Desire, Ability
d. Access, Desire, Opportunity c. Opportunity, Desire, Ability
What are the layers of protection through physical security planning? * Perimeter Barrior:
line or outside perimeter of the site
* Building's Exterior: top, sides, bottom of building
* Interior Controls: lock/key systems, access control systems,
alarms, camera, policies/procedures, training
How can employee awareness programs improve safety in a healthcare facility? * Generates
employee involvement
* Improves trust/credibility in the security program and it's
personnel
What are the two most important aspects of a successful security program?
a. Assist law enforcement and identifying known criminals
b. Patrol and crime prevention
c. Crime prevention and risk assessment
d. Security awareness and crime prevention d. Security awareness and crime prevention
Why is crime analysis important? It helps security monitor the level and types of crime and
seasonal fluctuations.
How does environmental design promote a safer environment? Design areas with:
CPTED
Clear sight lines
Appropriate lighting
Unambiguous sinage
Sprinkler heads must not have any obstruction or storage within _____ inches of the sprinkler
head:
a. 12
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,b. 16
c. 18
d. 20 c. 18
Bicycle patrol is which one of these?
a. Faster than foot patrol and a vehicle in heavy traffic
b. Faster than foot patrol, but slower than a vehicle in heavy traffic
c. The safest method of patrol
d. The slowest method of patrol a. Faster than foot patrol and a vehicle in heavy traffic
_______ patrol contributes, more than any other method of patrol, to excessive socialization.
a. Bicycle
b. Foot
c. K-9
d. Vehicle b. Foot
Security Officers should have a valid driver's license if they are going to do what?
a. Operate motorized vehicles
b. Conduct vehicle patrols on client property
c. Transport authorized personnel
d. All of the above a. Operate motorized vehicles
What are the common methods of patrol? Foot
K-9
Bicycle
Motorized
A dog's sense of smell is _______ times better and hearing is _______ times better than a
human's.
a.
b.
c.
d. c.
A security officer responding to a crime scene should do what?
a. Disregard his safety and arrive as soon as possible
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, b. Respond as quickly as possible, observing all safety practices
c. Wait for at lease one officer to provide backup
d. None of the above b. Respond as quickly as possible, observing all safety practices
After arriving at a crime scene, what should the security officer do first?
a. Protect the scene from contamination
b. Protect his personal safety
c. Render aid to those injured
d. Question any suspects or witnesses b. Protect his personal safety
Which if these is an example of factual evidence?
a. Eyewitness testimony
b. Circumstantial evidence
c. Physical evidence
d. None of the above c. Physical evidence
Which of these should an officer follow to be able to testify that the evidence presented has
merit?
a. Proper medical staff direction
b. Proper safety procedures
c. Proper confidentiality procedures
d. Proper chain of custody d. Proper chain of custody
Why are initial information gathering and proper note-taking key to a successful investigation?
a. They memorialize information gathered at the scene from those involved
b. They refresh your memory for later report writing purposes
c. They are subject to discovery by the defense in a criminal case and thus can be supoenaed
d. All of the above d. All of the above
When dealing with a personal-gain informant, what should the officer do?
a. Document the officer's interaction with the informant
b. Let the informant run the show
c. Become personally involved with the informant
d. Make promises to the informant that cannot be kept a. Document the officer's interaction
with the informant
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What is the primary role of a security officer in crime prevention?
a. Reduce the desire for a person to committ a crime.
b. Patrol all assigned areas dilligently.
c. Reduce the opportunity for a person to committ a crime.
d. None of these c. Reduce the opportunity for a person to committ a crime.
Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk. It also involves
what?
a. Initiating some action to remove or reduce the risk.
b. Reporting the risk to law enforcement authorities.
c. Documenting the risk to the administration.
d. Each of the above. a. Initiating some action to remove or reduce the risk.
What must be done about life safety deficiencies found in the hazzard surveillance tour?
a. Report them to the nearest medical personnel.
b. Correct them before the next safety committee meeting.
c. Report them to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
d. Correct them immediately. d. Correct them immediately.
What is the purpose of crime analysis?
a. Identify problems and develop strategies to reduce problems.
b. Assist law enforcement in identifying known criminals.
c. Solve crimes and make arrests.
d. None of the above. a. Identify problems and develop strategies to reduce problems.
Which of the following is easier and more cost effective for an institution?
a. Allowing outside organizations to conduct safety training.
b. Installing access controls only on exterior doors.
c. Using off-duty law enforcement officers instead of security officers.
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,d. Building in security systems during building design. d. Building in security systems
during building design.
The Triangle of Crime consists of:
a. Opportunity, Unattended Items, Desire
b. Ability, Opportunity, Randon Access
c. Opportunity, Desire, Ability
d. Access, Desire, Opportunity c. Opportunity, Desire, Ability
What are the layers of protection through physical security planning? * Perimeter Barrior:
line or outside perimeter of the site
* Building's Exterior: top, sides, bottom of building
* Interior Controls: lock/key systems, access control systems,
alarms, camera, policies/procedures, training
How can employee awareness programs improve safety in a healthcare facility? * Generates
employee involvement
* Improves trust/credibility in the security program and it's
personnel
What are the two most important aspects of a successful security program?
a. Assist law enforcement and identifying known criminals
b. Patrol and crime prevention
c. Crime prevention and risk assessment
d. Security awareness and crime prevention d. Security awareness and crime prevention
Why is crime analysis important? It helps security monitor the level and types of crime and
seasonal fluctuations.
How does environmental design promote a safer environment? Design areas with:
CPTED
Clear sight lines
Appropriate lighting
Unambiguous sinage
Sprinkler heads must not have any obstruction or storage within _____ inches of the sprinkler
head:
a. 12
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,b. 16
c. 18
d. 20 c. 18
Bicycle patrol is which one of these?
a. Faster than foot patrol and a vehicle in heavy traffic
b. Faster than foot patrol, but slower than a vehicle in heavy traffic
c. The safest method of patrol
d. The slowest method of patrol a. Faster than foot patrol and a vehicle in heavy traffic
_______ patrol contributes, more than any other method of patrol, to excessive socialization.
a. Bicycle
b. Foot
c. K-9
d. Vehicle b. Foot
Security Officers should have a valid driver's license if they are going to do what?
a. Operate motorized vehicles
b. Conduct vehicle patrols on client property
c. Transport authorized personnel
d. All of the above a. Operate motorized vehicles
What are the common methods of patrol? Foot
K-9
Bicycle
Motorized
A dog's sense of smell is _______ times better and hearing is _______ times better than a
human's.
a.
b.
c.
d. c.
A security officer responding to a crime scene should do what?
a. Disregard his safety and arrive as soon as possible
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, b. Respond as quickly as possible, observing all safety practices
c. Wait for at lease one officer to provide backup
d. None of the above b. Respond as quickly as possible, observing all safety practices
After arriving at a crime scene, what should the security officer do first?
a. Protect the scene from contamination
b. Protect his personal safety
c. Render aid to those injured
d. Question any suspects or witnesses b. Protect his personal safety
Which if these is an example of factual evidence?
a. Eyewitness testimony
b. Circumstantial evidence
c. Physical evidence
d. None of the above c. Physical evidence
Which of these should an officer follow to be able to testify that the evidence presented has
merit?
a. Proper medical staff direction
b. Proper safety procedures
c. Proper confidentiality procedures
d. Proper chain of custody d. Proper chain of custody
Why are initial information gathering and proper note-taking key to a successful investigation?
a. They memorialize information gathered at the scene from those involved
b. They refresh your memory for later report writing purposes
c. They are subject to discovery by the defense in a criminal case and thus can be supoenaed
d. All of the above d. All of the above
When dealing with a personal-gain informant, what should the officer do?
a. Document the officer's interaction with the informant
b. Let the informant run the show
c. Become personally involved with the informant
d. Make promises to the informant that cannot be kept a. Document the officer's interaction
with the informant
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