PRIVATE SECURITY EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
BUNDLED STUDY MATERIAL COMPLETE
GUIDE
●● Pinkerton advanced the cause of international police cooperation by
sharing information with the:
Answer: French Surete
●● In Early England, which individuals served as a type of private
police force and were paid a bounty, essentially, for every criminal they
arrested
Answer: Thief Takers
●● Henry Fielding, an English Magistrate, is credited with developing
the first private investigative agency, which was called the:
Answer: Bow Street Runners
●● In 1828, the Metropolitan Police Act, which created the now famous
"Bobbies," was passed by:
Answer: Parliament
,●● Even though there was enough crime to justify forming a civil police
force, most people did not want a formal, professional force because it
was a threat to their freedom and:
Answer: It was too costly
●● What city developed the first colonial "night watch" in 1631
Answer: Boston
●● The development of private security in the United States can be
traced back to which individual?
Answer: Allan Pinkerton
●● Which individuals formed an agency that was responsible for the
formation of American Express, a company which was responsible for
transporting bank documents and is still in business today?
Answer: Wells and Fargo
●● The first comprehensive studies of the U.S. private security industry
were known collectively as:
Answer: Hallcrest Reports
●● Which individual is responsible for the development of the armored
car used to carry money and valuables, which led to the world's largest
armored car company?
, Answer: Washington Perry Brinks
●● What did the Railway Police Act actually do?
Answer: Allowed railroads to establish proprietary security forces
●● Which group was formed in the early 20th century as a central
repository of criminal information involving the theft of automobiles,
and developed a theft database
Answer: National Automobile Theft Bureau (NATB)
●● The two-week course designed for chief security officers and high-
level security managers was developed by
Answer: Wharton/ASIS
●● What report attributed both the fear of crime and the limits of the
police to provide protection, to the rise in employment in the area of
private security and away from public policing?
Answer: Hallcrest Reports
●● Congress began investigations of private security firms as a result of
the strikebreaking debacle at the Carnegie Steel Works in 1892. The
result was that many states:
Answer: passed laws prohibiting armed merchants from entering their
borders
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
BUNDLED STUDY MATERIAL COMPLETE
GUIDE
●● Pinkerton advanced the cause of international police cooperation by
sharing information with the:
Answer: French Surete
●● In Early England, which individuals served as a type of private
police force and were paid a bounty, essentially, for every criminal they
arrested
Answer: Thief Takers
●● Henry Fielding, an English Magistrate, is credited with developing
the first private investigative agency, which was called the:
Answer: Bow Street Runners
●● In 1828, the Metropolitan Police Act, which created the now famous
"Bobbies," was passed by:
Answer: Parliament
,●● Even though there was enough crime to justify forming a civil police
force, most people did not want a formal, professional force because it
was a threat to their freedom and:
Answer: It was too costly
●● What city developed the first colonial "night watch" in 1631
Answer: Boston
●● The development of private security in the United States can be
traced back to which individual?
Answer: Allan Pinkerton
●● Which individuals formed an agency that was responsible for the
formation of American Express, a company which was responsible for
transporting bank documents and is still in business today?
Answer: Wells and Fargo
●● The first comprehensive studies of the U.S. private security industry
were known collectively as:
Answer: Hallcrest Reports
●● Which individual is responsible for the development of the armored
car used to carry money and valuables, which led to the world's largest
armored car company?
, Answer: Washington Perry Brinks
●● What did the Railway Police Act actually do?
Answer: Allowed railroads to establish proprietary security forces
●● Which group was formed in the early 20th century as a central
repository of criminal information involving the theft of automobiles,
and developed a theft database
Answer: National Automobile Theft Bureau (NATB)
●● The two-week course designed for chief security officers and high-
level security managers was developed by
Answer: Wharton/ASIS
●● What report attributed both the fear of crime and the limits of the
police to provide protection, to the rise in employment in the area of
private security and away from public policing?
Answer: Hallcrest Reports
●● Congress began investigations of private security firms as a result of
the strikebreaking debacle at the Carnegie Steel Works in 1892. The
result was that many states:
Answer: passed laws prohibiting armed merchants from entering their
borders
