CPP CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the 3 managerial dimensions of assets protection - ANSWER-Technical
expertise, Management ability, Ability to deal with people
What are the two general types of insurance? - ANSWER-Property and Liability
What are the 3 classifications of loss in insurance policies - ANSWER-Direct loss,
loss of use, extra-expense loss
What are the five basic coverages of a crime insurance policy - ANSWER-Employee
dishonesty bond, Money and securities coverage inside the premises, Money and
securities outside the premises, Money order nd counterfeit paper currency
coverage, Depositors' forgery coverage
For insurance against business interruption, what are the two types of valuation
methods - ANSWER-Actual loss sustained, valued loss
In Pastor's public/ private, substitute/supplement model of policing, which cell
represents the rarest scenario - ANSWER-Public/Substitute
What are the 3 factors driving the growth of private policing - ANSWER-Economic
and operational issues, (Fear of) crime and violence, Order maintenance
What is the optimal relationship between police and private security - ANSWER-
Institutionalized coordination and cooperation through structural and contractual
relationships
What was the purpose of the Hallcrest reports - ANSWER-to compare the U.S.
security industry to the public law enforcement quantitatively
what is the most most significant distinction between public and private policing -
ANSWER-cost
What are the main costs that make pubic policing more expensive than private
security - ANSWER-PO salaries and benefits, 9-1-1 calls, alarm response,
alternative services such as traffic control
What are the 4 explanations for cost savings when using private security vs public
police? - ANSWER-more flexible labor, richer incentives and penalties, more precise
allocation of accountability, less constraints on process, more focus on results
What 4 questions does risk management attempt to answer - ANSWER-What can be
done? What options are available? What are the associated trade offs in terms of
costs, benefits, and risks?
, What is the design basis threat - ANSWER-The adversary against which the utility
must be protected. It is used to help design and evaluate a PPS.
what are the 3 general measures of valuing assets - ANSWER-Cost, Consequence
criteria, Policy
What is the difference between asset protection and security - ANSWER-Assets
protection includes all security functions, as well as related functions such as
investigations, risk management, safety, compliance, and emergency management
Assets protection is increasingly based on what principle? - ANSWER-Risk
Management
What are the five avenues of addressing risk - ANSWER-Avoidance, Transfer,
Spreading, Reduction, Acceptance
what are the five Ds of Security - ANSWER-Deter, Deny, Detect, Delay, Destroy
What four major areas does assets protection cover in telecommunications sector? -
ANSWER-Information security, network/computer security, Fraud prevention,
security prevention
What are the 5 forces shaping assets protection globally - ANSWER-Technology and
touch, globalization in business, standards and regulation, Convergence of security
solutions, Homeland security and the international security environment
According to Daviow and Malone, wat is the center piece of the new global economy
- ANSWER-The virtual product, where major business functions are outsourced with
hardly any internal departmentalization
What 5 categories of distinction between public and private policing were identified
by Carlson/ - ANSWER-Philosophical (public have more moral authority),
Legal (private police have limited arrest power), Financial (Private police are less
expensive), security ( Private police give citizens more control over their safety by
augmenting public police)
Where is it common for private security to supplement police in a public environment
- ANSWER-Business improvement districts
what is likely to be the key component for alternative security providers in the future -
ANSWER-order maintenance operations (managing minor offenses and
neighborhood disorders to address community problems)
what are the types of security consultants - ANSWER-Security management (largest
group), Technical security consultants, forensic security consultants
What are the best sources for finding security consultants? - ANSWER-Colleagues,
Security associations, Industry-specific associations
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the 3 managerial dimensions of assets protection - ANSWER-Technical
expertise, Management ability, Ability to deal with people
What are the two general types of insurance? - ANSWER-Property and Liability
What are the 3 classifications of loss in insurance policies - ANSWER-Direct loss,
loss of use, extra-expense loss
What are the five basic coverages of a crime insurance policy - ANSWER-Employee
dishonesty bond, Money and securities coverage inside the premises, Money and
securities outside the premises, Money order nd counterfeit paper currency
coverage, Depositors' forgery coverage
For insurance against business interruption, what are the two types of valuation
methods - ANSWER-Actual loss sustained, valued loss
In Pastor's public/ private, substitute/supplement model of policing, which cell
represents the rarest scenario - ANSWER-Public/Substitute
What are the 3 factors driving the growth of private policing - ANSWER-Economic
and operational issues, (Fear of) crime and violence, Order maintenance
What is the optimal relationship between police and private security - ANSWER-
Institutionalized coordination and cooperation through structural and contractual
relationships
What was the purpose of the Hallcrest reports - ANSWER-to compare the U.S.
security industry to the public law enforcement quantitatively
what is the most most significant distinction between public and private policing -
ANSWER-cost
What are the main costs that make pubic policing more expensive than private
security - ANSWER-PO salaries and benefits, 9-1-1 calls, alarm response,
alternative services such as traffic control
What are the 4 explanations for cost savings when using private security vs public
police? - ANSWER-more flexible labor, richer incentives and penalties, more precise
allocation of accountability, less constraints on process, more focus on results
What 4 questions does risk management attempt to answer - ANSWER-What can be
done? What options are available? What are the associated trade offs in terms of
costs, benefits, and risks?
, What is the design basis threat - ANSWER-The adversary against which the utility
must be protected. It is used to help design and evaluate a PPS.
what are the 3 general measures of valuing assets - ANSWER-Cost, Consequence
criteria, Policy
What is the difference between asset protection and security - ANSWER-Assets
protection includes all security functions, as well as related functions such as
investigations, risk management, safety, compliance, and emergency management
Assets protection is increasingly based on what principle? - ANSWER-Risk
Management
What are the five avenues of addressing risk - ANSWER-Avoidance, Transfer,
Spreading, Reduction, Acceptance
what are the five Ds of Security - ANSWER-Deter, Deny, Detect, Delay, Destroy
What four major areas does assets protection cover in telecommunications sector? -
ANSWER-Information security, network/computer security, Fraud prevention,
security prevention
What are the 5 forces shaping assets protection globally - ANSWER-Technology and
touch, globalization in business, standards and regulation, Convergence of security
solutions, Homeland security and the international security environment
According to Daviow and Malone, wat is the center piece of the new global economy
- ANSWER-The virtual product, where major business functions are outsourced with
hardly any internal departmentalization
What 5 categories of distinction between public and private policing were identified
by Carlson/ - ANSWER-Philosophical (public have more moral authority),
Legal (private police have limited arrest power), Financial (Private police are less
expensive), security ( Private police give citizens more control over their safety by
augmenting public police)
Where is it common for private security to supplement police in a public environment
- ANSWER-Business improvement districts
what is likely to be the key component for alternative security providers in the future -
ANSWER-order maintenance operations (managing minor offenses and
neighborhood disorders to address community problems)
what are the types of security consultants - ANSWER-Security management (largest
group), Technical security consultants, forensic security consultants
What are the best sources for finding security consultants? - ANSWER-Colleagues,
Security associations, Industry-specific associations
