Arizona Department of
Public Safety Arizona
Security Officer Exam Plan
,QUESTIONS
Question 1
Select the area that best accounts for “Escalation and De-escalation
Techniques”.
A. Orientation and Industry Overview
B. Criminal Law and Legal Authority
C. Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation
D. Patrol and General Security Procedures
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation: Escalation and De-escalation
Techniques. A: That focus concerns “Role and Responsibilities of a Security Officer”, not the
activity being assigned. B: That focus concerns “Liability, Negligence, and Tort Law Considerations
for Security Officers”, not the activity being assigned. D: That focus concerns “Fundamentals of
Surveillance and Observation”, not the activity being assigned.
Question 2
Four notes compare “Patrol and General Security Procedures”, “Armed Security
Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules)”, “Crime Scene
Preservation and First Response”, “Fundamentals of Marksmanship”. Which
note misassigns its focus and needs correction? Pay particular attention to the
role of “Access Control Systems and Identification Procedures”.
A. Fundamentals of Marksmanship — Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control
B. Crime Scene Preservation and First Response — Interaction and Cooperation with Local Law
Enforcement Agencies
C. Patrol and General Security Procedures — Interaction and Cooperation with Local Law
Enforcement Agencies
D. Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules) — Firearm Safety
Principles and Universal Rules of Safe Handling
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Patrol and General Security Procedures: Access Control Systems and Identification
Procedures. Crime Scene Preservation and First Response: Interaction and Cooperation with Local
Law Enforcement Agencies. A: This association is consistent: Fundamentals of Marksmanship:
Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control. B: This association is consistent: Crime Scene
Preservation and First Response: Interaction and Cooperation with Local Law Enforcement
Agencies. D: This association is consistent: Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program
(Applicable Modules): Firearm Safety Principles and Universal Rules of Safe Handling.
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Question 3
The focus changes from “Patrol and General Security Procedures” to “Criminal
Law and Legal Authority”. Which replacement for “Property Inspections and
Hazard Identification” fits the new focus?
A. Property Inspections and Hazard Identification
B. Access Control Systems and Identification Procedures
C. Liability, Negligence, and Tort Law Considerations for Security Officers
D. Fundamentals of Marksmanship (Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control)
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Criminal Law and Legal Authority: Liability, Negligence, and Tort Law
Considerations for Security Officers. Patrol and General Security Procedures: Property Inspections
and Hazard Identification. A: This describes “Patrol and General Security Procedures”, rather than
the requested focus. B: This describes “Patrol and General Security Procedures”, rather than the
requested focus. D: This describes “Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable
Modules)”, rather than the requested focus.
Question 4
A handover distinguishes “Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation”,
“Criminal Law and Legal Authority”, “Orientation and Industry Overview”,
“Communication and Documentation”. Which entry gives a mismatched
association? Pay particular attention to the role of “Radio Procedures and
Emergency Communication Protocol”.
A. Orientation and Industry Overview — Code of Ethics for Security Professionals
B. Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation — Principles of Use of Force Spectrum
C. Criminal Law and Legal Authority — Citizen’s Arrest and Detention Powers
D. Communication and Documentation — Code of Ethics for Security Professionals
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Communication and Documentation: Radio Procedures and Emergency Communication
Protocol. Orientation and Industry Overview: Code of Ethics for Security Professionals. A: This
association is consistent: Orientation and Industry Overview: Code of Ethics for Security
Professionals. B: This association is consistent: Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation:
Principles of Use of Force Spectrum. C: This association is consistent: Criminal Law and Legal
Authority: Citizen’s Arrest and Detention Powers.
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Question 5
After finishing “Shotgun Operation and Specialized Safe Handling (When
Applicable)”, a practitioner moves from “Armed Security Officer Firearms
Training Program (Applicable Modules)” to “Orientation and Industry
Overview”. Which task matches the new focus?
A. Role and Responsibilities of a Security Officer
B. Fundamentals of Surveillance and Observation
C. Fundamentals of Marksmanship (Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control)
D. Shotgun Operation and Specialized Safe Handling (When Applicable)
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Orientation and Industry Overview: Role and Responsibilities of a Security
Officer. Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules): Shotgun Operation
and Specialized Safe Handling (When Applicable). B: This describes “Patrol and General Security
Procedures”, rather than the requested focus. C: This describes “Armed Security Officer Firearms
Training Program (Applicable Modules)”, rather than the requested focus. D: This describes
“Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules)”, rather than the
requested focus.
Question 6
The first review concerns “Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program
(Applicable Modules)”; the second concerns “Emergency Response and Life
Safety Procedures”. Which ordered pair of tasks fits the two reviews?
A. First: Safe Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns; second: Natural
Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols
B. First: Safe Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns; second: Safe
Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns
C. First: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols; second: Natural Disasters and Severe
Weather Protocols
D. First: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols; second: Safe Storage, Transport, and
Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules): Safe
Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns. Emergency Response and Life
Safety Procedures: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols. B: Repeating the first
assignment leaves the second requirement without its own matching focus. C: Repeating the
second assignment does not address the first requirement. D: The two roles are reversed: the first
assignment belongs with the second focus, and vice versa.
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Public Safety Arizona
Security Officer Exam Plan
,QUESTIONS
Question 1
Select the area that best accounts for “Escalation and De-escalation
Techniques”.
A. Orientation and Industry Overview
B. Criminal Law and Legal Authority
C. Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation
D. Patrol and General Security Procedures
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation: Escalation and De-escalation
Techniques. A: That focus concerns “Role and Responsibilities of a Security Officer”, not the
activity being assigned. B: That focus concerns “Liability, Negligence, and Tort Law Considerations
for Security Officers”, not the activity being assigned. D: That focus concerns “Fundamentals of
Surveillance and Observation”, not the activity being assigned.
Question 2
Four notes compare “Patrol and General Security Procedures”, “Armed Security
Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules)”, “Crime Scene
Preservation and First Response”, “Fundamentals of Marksmanship”. Which
note misassigns its focus and needs correction? Pay particular attention to the
role of “Access Control Systems and Identification Procedures”.
A. Fundamentals of Marksmanship — Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control
B. Crime Scene Preservation and First Response — Interaction and Cooperation with Local Law
Enforcement Agencies
C. Patrol and General Security Procedures — Interaction and Cooperation with Local Law
Enforcement Agencies
D. Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules) — Firearm Safety
Principles and Universal Rules of Safe Handling
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Patrol and General Security Procedures: Access Control Systems and Identification
Procedures. Crime Scene Preservation and First Response: Interaction and Cooperation with Local
Law Enforcement Agencies. A: This association is consistent: Fundamentals of Marksmanship:
Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control. B: This association is consistent: Crime Scene
Preservation and First Response: Interaction and Cooperation with Local Law Enforcement
Agencies. D: This association is consistent: Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program
(Applicable Modules): Firearm Safety Principles and Universal Rules of Safe Handling.
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Question 3
The focus changes from “Patrol and General Security Procedures” to “Criminal
Law and Legal Authority”. Which replacement for “Property Inspections and
Hazard Identification” fits the new focus?
A. Property Inspections and Hazard Identification
B. Access Control Systems and Identification Procedures
C. Liability, Negligence, and Tort Law Considerations for Security Officers
D. Fundamentals of Marksmanship (Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control)
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Criminal Law and Legal Authority: Liability, Negligence, and Tort Law
Considerations for Security Officers. Patrol and General Security Procedures: Property Inspections
and Hazard Identification. A: This describes “Patrol and General Security Procedures”, rather than
the requested focus. B: This describes “Patrol and General Security Procedures”, rather than the
requested focus. D: This describes “Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable
Modules)”, rather than the requested focus.
Question 4
A handover distinguishes “Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation”,
“Criminal Law and Legal Authority”, “Orientation and Industry Overview”,
“Communication and Documentation”. Which entry gives a mismatched
association? Pay particular attention to the role of “Radio Procedures and
Emergency Communication Protocol”.
A. Orientation and Industry Overview — Code of Ethics for Security Professionals
B. Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation — Principles of Use of Force Spectrum
C. Criminal Law and Legal Authority — Citizen’s Arrest and Detention Powers
D. Communication and Documentation — Code of Ethics for Security Professionals
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Communication and Documentation: Radio Procedures and Emergency Communication
Protocol. Orientation and Industry Overview: Code of Ethics for Security Professionals. A: This
association is consistent: Orientation and Industry Overview: Code of Ethics for Security
Professionals. B: This association is consistent: Use of Force and Escalation/De-escalation:
Principles of Use of Force Spectrum. C: This association is consistent: Criminal Law and Legal
Authority: Citizen’s Arrest and Detention Powers.
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Question 5
After finishing “Shotgun Operation and Specialized Safe Handling (When
Applicable)”, a practitioner moves from “Armed Security Officer Firearms
Training Program (Applicable Modules)” to “Orientation and Industry
Overview”. Which task matches the new focus?
A. Role and Responsibilities of a Security Officer
B. Fundamentals of Surveillance and Observation
C. Fundamentals of Marksmanship (Stance, Grip, Sight Alignment, Trigger Control)
D. Shotgun Operation and Specialized Safe Handling (When Applicable)
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Orientation and Industry Overview: Role and Responsibilities of a Security
Officer. Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules): Shotgun Operation
and Specialized Safe Handling (When Applicable). B: This describes “Patrol and General Security
Procedures”, rather than the requested focus. C: This describes “Armed Security Officer Firearms
Training Program (Applicable Modules)”, rather than the requested focus. D: This describes
“Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules)”, rather than the
requested focus.
Question 6
The first review concerns “Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program
(Applicable Modules)”; the second concerns “Emergency Response and Life
Safety Procedures”. Which ordered pair of tasks fits the two reviews?
A. First: Safe Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns; second: Natural
Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols
B. First: Safe Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns; second: Safe
Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns
C. First: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols; second: Natural Disasters and Severe
Weather Protocols
D. First: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols; second: Safe Storage, Transport, and
Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Armed Security Officer Firearms Training Program (Applicable Modules): Safe
Storage, Transport, and Maintenance of Handguns and Shotguns. Emergency Response and Life
Safety Procedures: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather Protocols. B: Repeating the first
assignment leaves the second requirement without its own matching focus. C: Repeating the
second assignment does not address the first requirement. D: The two roles are reversed: the first
assignment belongs with the second focus, and vice versa.
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