Private Security Chapter 1 Test, 2026 – Security Studies Study
and Review Material
In 2005 there were __,____ state, local, and country law enforcement agencies in the United
States, and they employed a total of 677, 933 sworn officers - ANS✔✔ 16,661
There may be as many as __,____ private security agencies employing slightly less than 2 million
private security officers in the United States - ANS✔✔ 10,000
What is the first category of private security? - ANS✔✔ Proprietary or corporate security
What is the second category of private security? - ANS✔✔ Contract or private security firms
Private Security evolved from a ___________ __________ desire on the part of individuals to
provide protection for people and their property - ANS✔✔ Natural Desire
The __________ ________ ____ _______, which extends for thousands of miles, was a
government- built wall designed to protect the Chinese people - ANS✔✔ Great Wall of China
A study of the development of private security in ________ is also a study of the development
of English policing - ANS✔✔ England
The statute of ______________ was issued by King Edward 1 in 1285 - ANS✔✔ Westminster
The Statute of Westminster placed a duty on the English people to drop all work when the
"_________________" was raised and to join immediately in pursuit of anyone in the process of
committing a crime - ANS✔✔ Hue and Cry
and Review Material
In 2005 there were __,____ state, local, and country law enforcement agencies in the United
States, and they employed a total of 677, 933 sworn officers - ANS✔✔ 16,661
There may be as many as __,____ private security agencies employing slightly less than 2 million
private security officers in the United States - ANS✔✔ 10,000
What is the first category of private security? - ANS✔✔ Proprietary or corporate security
What is the second category of private security? - ANS✔✔ Contract or private security firms
Private Security evolved from a ___________ __________ desire on the part of individuals to
provide protection for people and their property - ANS✔✔ Natural Desire
The __________ ________ ____ _______, which extends for thousands of miles, was a
government- built wall designed to protect the Chinese people - ANS✔✔ Great Wall of China
A study of the development of private security in ________ is also a study of the development
of English policing - ANS✔✔ England
The statute of ______________ was issued by King Edward 1 in 1285 - ANS✔✔ Westminster
The Statute of Westminster placed a duty on the English people to drop all work when the
"_________________" was raised and to join immediately in pursuit of anyone in the process of
committing a crime - ANS✔✔ Hue and Cry
