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A concise overview of key concepts and responsibilities for security guards, covering legal obligations, emergency procedures, and essential skills. It includes questions and answers related to security guard duties, legal aspects, and safety protocols. It is designed to help security personnel understand their roles, responsibilities, and the legal framework within which they operate, ensuring they are well-prepared to handle various security-related situations effectively and responsibly. Useful for training and quick reference.
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What two thing must exist for a crime to take place? - ✔✔Desire and opportunity What are the two most important considerations as a security guard? - ✔✔Manage personal safety, and observe legal obligations of a security guard. What are the legal obligations of a security guard? - ✔✔Observe, Deter, Report What is a security guard's greatest enemy? - ✔✔Complacency What are the three functions of a security guard? - ✔✔Informational, Personal, and Physical security Define Law. - ✔✔Rules and regulations that govern society What two types of law concern a security guard? - ✔✔Criminal and Civil law Who is the victim in a criminal law violation? - ✔✔Society Who is the victim in a civil law violation? - ✔✔Individual What are the three steps to the system of criminal justice? - ✔✔Arrest, trial, corrections What are the 5 steps involved in the processing of a criminal offender? - ✔✔Arrest, indictment, trial, sentencing, release What are two types of categories of crime? - ✔✔misdemeanor, and felony
How can we quickly determine where a crime may be categorized? - ✔✔Felony if the action being committed will result in a prison sentence of a year, or more. How do you know if crime against property is a felony? - ✔✔damages greater than $ When can a person perform the act of a "citizens arrest?" - ✔✔When a felony is witnessed, but the person making the arrest MUST be the direct witness of the crime. What are the two types of detention a security guard is allowed to use? - ✔✔voluntary and involuntary How long is a voluntary detention legally allowed to last? - ✔✔20 minutes When can a security guard detain somebody involuntarily? - ✔✔When the security is the direct witness of a felony. What two types of force may a security guard use? - ✔✔Reasonable and justifiable When is deadly force authorized? - ✔✔Only when life is in imminent threat of being destroyed, or greatly harmed by an aggressor. Where is a security guard's jurisdiction? - ✔✔Property line, or post What are the two types of searches? - ✔✔pat down, frisk Does a security guard ever frisk? - ✔✔No Do security guards need to give a Miranda warning? - ✔✔No, security guard's are not police
What does a class "W" license indicate? - ✔✔Concealed weapon license. If a security guard is on duty with a "G" license can he/she carry a concealed weapon? - ✔✔No True or false, reports bring value to the security guard? - ✔✔Yes What are reports? - ✔✔Formal written presentation of facts and events over a period of time that becomes a permanent record. How many essential parts are found in a report? - ✔✔7. Who, what, when, where, how, why, what action taken. What never goes into a report? - ✔✔Personal opinions, judgements, interpretations. What is burning during a class "A" fire? - ✔✔Wood, paper, anything that leaves ash What is burning during a class "B" fire? - ✔✔Liquid that is flammable, like lighter fluid. What is burning during a class "C" fire? - ✔✔Electrical fire, like a fuse box What is burning during a class "D" fire? - ✔✔flammable metal like sodium or uranium What is the symbol for class A fire? - ✔✔Green colored Triangle with "A" inside What is the symbol for a class B fire? - ✔✔Red colored Square with "B" inside What is the symbol for a class C fire? - ✔✔Blue colored Circle with "C" inside what is the symbol for a class D fire? - ✔✔Yellow colored five pointed star with "D" inside
What is the best way to fight a fire? - ✔✔Prevention What is the fire triangle? - ✔✔Heat, Fuel, Oxygen