National Protective Security Officer Training Program Exam Study Guide

National Protective Security Officer Training Program Exam Study Guide Topic 1: Definition of a crime - Correct Answer️️ -A crime is an act, or failure to act. EPO 3: Identify the characteristics of jurisdictions governing federal property - Correct Answer️️ -Jurisdiction relates to the legal authority to act where the crime was committed. The authority of the Federal Protective Service depends on the type of jurisdiction applicable to a certain area. For federal facilities there are three basic types of applicable to a certain area. For federal facilities there are there basic types of Jurisdiction. These are exclusive jurisdiction, concurrent jurisdiction, and proprietary jurisdiction. Topic 1: Exclusive Jurisdiction - Correct Answer️️ --Exclusive Jurisdiction exists where the federal government has received all the law enforcement authority of the state with no reservations made to the state. State and local law enforcement have no jurisdiction to enforce laws in these areas. -In a case of "Fresh Pursuit" where a state or local law enforcement officer is actively pursing a suspect, they are authorized to exercise their powers of arrest in exclusive jurisdiction. TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 2/53 Topic 2: Concurrent Jurisdiction - Correct Answer️️ -Concurrent jurisdiction exists where a state has granted law enforcement authority to the United States while reserving to itself the right to exercise full law enforcement authority over the area concurrently. Topic 3: Proprietary Juridiction - Correct Answer️️ -Proprietary jurisdiction exists where the federal government has acquired some right or title to lands but has not obtained any measure of the state's authority over the area. EPO 4: Identify your authority, responsibility and liability affecting the detainment of a person - Correct Answer️️ -Topic 1: What is Detainment You will be required to deal with situations where people refuse to cooperate with access control procedures or behave in a disruptive, dangerous, or possibly life- threatening manner. In addition, if a person has committed what you believe is a crime act, you have an obligation to secure that person for investigation until law enforcement personnel can arrive. This process is called detainment. - To detain a person, you are depriving them of their constitutional right to move freely. Topic 2: Authority to Detain - Correct Answer️️ -As a PSO, you are authorized to detain people if it is necessary to ensure order and safety at your assigned facility. You should detain a person only when absolutely required and only with the necessary level TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 3/53 of force needed to control the situation. Unless granted Special Police authority, your authority to detain is derived from state law (private person/citizen arrest). EPO 5: Identify the definition of an assault upon a person, recognize who is protected under 18 U.S.C § 111 and determine where assaults are most likely to occur - Correct Answer️️ -Topic 1: Historical background on Assaultive Behavior in the Federal Government In 2011, there were an estimated 751,131 aggravated assaults in the nation. Of the aggravated assault offenses in 2011 for which law enforcement agencies provided expanded data, 26.9% were committed with personal weapons such as hands, fists, or feet. Slightly more than 21% of aggravated assaults were committed with firearms, and 19.1% were committed with knives or cutting instruments. The remaining 32.8% of aggravated assaults were committed with other weapons (clubs or blunt object) Topic 2: What is an Assault - Correct Answer️️ -An assault is any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury upon the person of another, when coupled with an apparent present ability to do so, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm. Topic 3: Who is protected - Correct Answer️️ -18 U.S.C §111 protects individuals designated in 18 U.S.C. §1114 from assault. Those designated in 18 U.S.C. §1114 for protection under 18 U.S.C. §111 include "any officer or employee of the United States TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 4/53 or of any agency in any branch of the United States government (including any member of the uniformed services) Although a PSO is not a federal employee, the statue also covers any person assisting an officer or employee in performance of official duties. PSOs are considered to fall within this category. It is a responsibility of the US Attorney's Office to determine if an assault upon a PSO is prosecutable federally or at the state level. Topic 4: Where Assaults are most likely to Occur - Correct Answer️️ -Locations with remote parking lots, proximity to high crime or neglected neighborhoods, and areas frequented by transients, etc., present a higher threat environment. EPO 6: Identify the Federal Management regulations governing federal facilities (Title 41 CFR Part 102-74, Subpart C-Conduct on Federal Property) - Correct Answer️️ - Topic 1: The regulations You Will Encounter Daily These regulations are called the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The securities you will follow as a PSO are the Federal Management Regulations. Title 41 CFR Part 102- 74, Subpart C- Conduct on Federal Property, better known as the Federal agency (s). - Narcotics and Other Drugs -Breastfeeding TITLE: EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC PERIOD OWNER: EMILLYCHARLOTTE COPYRIGHT STATEMENT: ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 2024 5/53 Breastfeeding - Correct Answer️️ -A women can breast feed her child at any publicly accessible location of federal property or at any locations that she has authorization to access. Nondiscrimination - Correct Answer️️ -Federal agencies must not discriminate or segregate against any person because of race, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, color, disability, or national origin by furnishing or refusing to furnish to any person the use of any federal facility of a public nature. EPO 7: Identify the facility rules and rules and administration process - Correct Answer️️ -Topic 1: Non-Statutory Rules The FSC/DO is comprised of federal tenant (s) with a single federal property who hold facility security meetings with FPS to discuss security functions and issues and vote on security changes to rules and regulations for their facility. If the FSC votes to enact a change to the facility rules and regulations, FPS is responsible for implementing the security changes and the PSO is the eyes and ears watching over the facility. This includes any special training (e.g. NWDTP training for screening) a