cee cee- IAHSS ADVANCED EXAM QUESTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE questions answered, 2025
verified graded A+ already passed!
Save
Terms in this set (150)
What do most security Crime prevention.
professionals agree that a
primary function of the
security department in a
healthcare setting should
be?
A healthcare setting is a prime target for crime,
Inherent Susceptibility:
because of how the business of healthcare works.
Healthcare institutions traditionally provide an open
access environment. This arrangement accommodates
the huge numbers of people who come onto the
Open access:
property on a daily basis. Once in a healthcare facility,
someone can easily pose as a visitor or contractor
and go through many areas without being questioned.
A healthcare facility is susceptible to crime due to the
wide variety of portable, marketable items used and
Presence of Valuable Item:
stored there. More than 3000 items purchased by
hospitals are usable in the home.
https://quizlet.com/1063346928/cee-cee-iahss-advanced-exam-questions-comprehensive-questions-answered-2025-verified-graded-a-already-passe… 1/25
,8/1/25, 7:25 AM cee cee- IAHSS ADVANCED EXAM QUESTIONS COMPREHENSIVE questions answered, 2025 verified graded A+ already passed…
Criminals know that patients and family members
often are less aware of their surroundings due to the
Distracted Patients and medical and emotional issues with which they are
Staff: dealing. Criminals also see that the fast pace of the
healthcare environment makes workers less aware as
well.
Patients: If patients are concerned for their personal
well being or the safety of their personal property
their recovery may be affected. They may decide to
get healthcare treatment elsewhere. Employees:
Whose personal safety is
employees with personal safety concerns are less
affected?
productive and less attentive to patients. Visitors:
Visitors concerned for their personal well being may
encourage their loved ones to seek medical care
elsewhere.
1. The opportunity to commit crime.
Reducing the
opportunities for Crime- 2. The desire or motivation to commit the crime.
The triangle of crime
3. The ability to commit crime.
Of the 3 components, Reducing the opportunity for crime is the key to crime
desire and ability are for prevention.
the most part, beyond the
control of the security
professional.
Crime prevention is the anticipation, recognition, and
Crime prevention appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some
action to remove or reduce it.
https://quizlet.com/1063346928/cee-cee-iahss-advanced-exam-questions-comprehensive-questions-answered-2025-verified-graded-a-already-passe… 2/25
, 8/1/25, 7:25 AM cee cee- IAHSS ADVANCED EXAM QUESTIONS COMPREHENSIVE questions answered, 2025 verified graded A+ already passed…
To adequately protect a healthcare environment and
prevent crime a comprehensive security plan must be
developed. Its scope must extend to the following:
Preventing Crime through
physical security planning
1-Protecting Personnel,
2-Protecting Information,
3-Protecting the Physical Plant.
1. The perimeter barrier.
Layers of protection: 2. Barriers at the buildings' exteriors.
3. Interior controls.
The first line of defense is a perimeter barrier. A
perimeter barrier defines the line or outside perimeter
of the site. It can be either structural or natural. An
Perimeters
example of structural perimeter barrier is a chain-link
fence. An example of a natural barrier is a row of
trees.
The second line of defense is at the buildings'
exteriors: the top, sides and bottom of each building.
Exteriors
Doors, windows, skylights, and fire escapes provide
this defense.
The third line of defense is interior controls. Included
are the internal operations of the protected site and
the security personnel who protect the environment.
Interiors Many items comprise the interior control system. Lock
and key systems, access control, systems ( card,
biometrics, etc.) alarms, cameras, good policies and
procedures, and proper training examples.
https://quizlet.com/1063346928/cee-cee-iahss-advanced-exam-questions-comprehensive-questions-answered-2025-verified-graded-a-already-passe… 3/25