SECURITY BST EXAM PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔while testifying in court as a witness, is an SP allowed to refer to his notes
a. only if the crown allows it
b. only if the SP's employer does not object
c. only if the notes are the original notes made at the same time as the incident or as
soon as practicable after it
d. all of the above - ✔✔c. only if the notes are the original notes made at the same time
as the incident or as soon as practicable after it
✔✔while testifying in court an SP can refer to his notebook if permitted by
a. defence lawyer
b. crown counsel
c. court clerk
d. none of the above - ✔✔d. none of the above
✔✔the objective report writing is to
a. document the facts
b. entertain the reader
c. impress the reader
d. (a) and (c) - ✔✔a. document the facts
✔✔the SPs have to complete what type of reports?
a. operational
b. legal
c. administrative
d. (a) and (c) - ✔✔d. (a) and (c)
✔✔an operational report is
a. a request for leave
b. a request for equipment
c. a record of incidents of a significant nature
d. an accounting of contract services provided - ✔✔c. a record of incidents of a
significant nature
✔✔every operational/occurrence report includes what information?
a. property description
b. dates and times of incident and related events
,c. identifying information for witnesses, victims and other parties involved.
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔the purpose of an operational/occurrence report is:
a. to provide a list of reasons for the occurrence of the incident
b. to give brief description of the vents that led to the main incident
c. to describe each related event in chronological order
d. to give a summary of SP's recommendations for how to prevent similar incidents from
happening in future - ✔✔c. to describe each related event in chronological order
✔✔what should an SP mention in the body of the operational/ occurrence report?
a. sequence of events in chronological order
b. a descriptive account that recreates the drama of the incident
c. only a summary of the incident
d. (a) and (b) - ✔✔a. sequence of events in chronological order
✔✔the body of an operational/occurrence report should describe only the events that
were uncovered by the SP
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔who has access to operational/occurrence reports made by SP?
a. judges
b. supervisors
c. enforcement inspectors
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔choose the false statement
a. the witness that gave a written and oral statement which is recorded in a report may
have access to that report
b. The SPs have unlimited access to other SPs reports
c. an SP can have access to report made by a fellow SP if he read and initialled the
notes on
d. (b) and (c) - ✔✔b. the SPs have unlimited access to other SPs reports
✔✔the effective management of physical danger, legal risk, and loss through
assessment, planning and appropriate action is termed as
a. ethics
b. operational policy
, c. safety
d. national use of force model - ✔✔c. safety
✔✔the SPs can launch a quick response from which balanced and protected position?
a. safe interview stance
b. known risk position
c. physical control position
d. relative positioning - ✔✔a. safe interview stance
✔✔an SP must use the safe interview stance only when getting information from a
possible suspect
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔an SP must stand as close to a subject as possible to achieve maximum control
over a potentially violent situation
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔maintaining an appropriate reactionary gap means;
a. thinking before you respond to a subject's question
b. pausing before you react to a subjects actions
c. using interview position in all encounters with a subject
d. keeping sufficient distance from the subject - ✔✔d. keeping sufficient distance from
the subject
✔✔the best position an SP can take is one in which the SP's body is at an angle with
respects to the subject with SPs weak side away from the subject
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔in a safe interview stance, an SPs hands must be clenched and at the ready, in
order to convey superior physical strength
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔in a safe interview stance an SPs legs must be tensed and ready for action
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔while testifying in court as a witness, is an SP allowed to refer to his notes
a. only if the crown allows it
b. only if the SP's employer does not object
c. only if the notes are the original notes made at the same time as the incident or as
soon as practicable after it
d. all of the above - ✔✔c. only if the notes are the original notes made at the same time
as the incident or as soon as practicable after it
✔✔while testifying in court an SP can refer to his notebook if permitted by
a. defence lawyer
b. crown counsel
c. court clerk
d. none of the above - ✔✔d. none of the above
✔✔the objective report writing is to
a. document the facts
b. entertain the reader
c. impress the reader
d. (a) and (c) - ✔✔a. document the facts
✔✔the SPs have to complete what type of reports?
a. operational
b. legal
c. administrative
d. (a) and (c) - ✔✔d. (a) and (c)
✔✔an operational report is
a. a request for leave
b. a request for equipment
c. a record of incidents of a significant nature
d. an accounting of contract services provided - ✔✔c. a record of incidents of a
significant nature
✔✔every operational/occurrence report includes what information?
a. property description
b. dates and times of incident and related events
,c. identifying information for witnesses, victims and other parties involved.
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔the purpose of an operational/occurrence report is:
a. to provide a list of reasons for the occurrence of the incident
b. to give brief description of the vents that led to the main incident
c. to describe each related event in chronological order
d. to give a summary of SP's recommendations for how to prevent similar incidents from
happening in future - ✔✔c. to describe each related event in chronological order
✔✔what should an SP mention in the body of the operational/ occurrence report?
a. sequence of events in chronological order
b. a descriptive account that recreates the drama of the incident
c. only a summary of the incident
d. (a) and (b) - ✔✔a. sequence of events in chronological order
✔✔the body of an operational/occurrence report should describe only the events that
were uncovered by the SP
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔who has access to operational/occurrence reports made by SP?
a. judges
b. supervisors
c. enforcement inspectors
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔choose the false statement
a. the witness that gave a written and oral statement which is recorded in a report may
have access to that report
b. The SPs have unlimited access to other SPs reports
c. an SP can have access to report made by a fellow SP if he read and initialled the
notes on
d. (b) and (c) - ✔✔b. the SPs have unlimited access to other SPs reports
✔✔the effective management of physical danger, legal risk, and loss through
assessment, planning and appropriate action is termed as
a. ethics
b. operational policy
, c. safety
d. national use of force model - ✔✔c. safety
✔✔the SPs can launch a quick response from which balanced and protected position?
a. safe interview stance
b. known risk position
c. physical control position
d. relative positioning - ✔✔a. safe interview stance
✔✔an SP must use the safe interview stance only when getting information from a
possible suspect
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔an SP must stand as close to a subject as possible to achieve maximum control
over a potentially violent situation
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔maintaining an appropriate reactionary gap means;
a. thinking before you respond to a subject's question
b. pausing before you react to a subjects actions
c. using interview position in all encounters with a subject
d. keeping sufficient distance from the subject - ✔✔d. keeping sufficient distance from
the subject
✔✔the best position an SP can take is one in which the SP's body is at an angle with
respects to the subject with SPs weak side away from the subject
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔in a safe interview stance, an SPs hands must be clenched and at the ready, in
order to convey superior physical strength
a. true
b. false - ✔✔b. false
✔✔in a safe interview stance an SPs legs must be tensed and ready for action
