POWER TO ARREST FINA L EXAM

POWER TO ARREST FINA L EXAM

PRACTICE ACTUAL QUES TIONS

AND ANSWERS 100% COR RECT |

Question :The security guard/proprietary private security

officer's role BEFORE a violation has been committed is

to:

• Watch and wait
• Prevention
• Apprehend and detain
• Observe and report

Correct answer:b. Prevention

Question :What is the security guard/proprietary private

security officer's role AFTER a violation has been committed?

• Watch and wait
• Prevention
• Apprehend and detain
• Observe and report

Correct answer:d. Observe and report

Question :Acting in such a way as to make someone

think that you are a peace officer is:

• Illegal and should never be done

• Permissible under special circumstances
• Perfectly acceptable
• Dangerous

Correct answer:a. Illegal and should never be done

Question :You are patrolling a company parking lot and

see two people trespassing near a car on the lot. You

should first:

• Arrest them for trespassing
• Prevent them from leaving and call the police
• Politely ask what they are doing
• Ignore them

Correct answer:c. Politely ask what they are doing

Question :Security officers have the same power to arrest

as:

• Peace officers
• Private persons (citizens

Correct answer:b. Private persons (citizens

Question :Who can make a felony arrest?

• A peace officer
• A security guard/proprietary private security officer
• Other private persons
• Any of the above

Correct answer:d. Any of the above

Question :If a security guard/proprietary private security

officer uses too much force to make an arrest, he/she may be sued and/or have criminal charges filed against them.

• True
• False

Correct answer:a. True

Question :When arresting a suspect for suspicion of

burglary, you should say:

• "I am making an arrest."
• "You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary."
• Both a and b

Correct answer:c. Both a and b

Question :When you are not sure whether to detain or

arrest, you should:

• Observe and report and not detain or arrest
• Detain the suspect until the police get there
• Search the suspect to find evidence to arrest him/her
• Arrest the suspect for a misdemeanor

Correct answer:a. Observe and report and not detain or

arrest

Question :If the suspect looks bigger and stronger, would

that be a good reason for a security guard/proprietary private security officer not to make an arrest by himself/herself?

• Yes
• No

Correct answer:a. Yes

Question :Can you search people before arresting them?

• Yes
• No

Correct answer:b. No

Question :You are working as a security

guard/proprietary private security officer at a factory.The owner thinks that some employees are stealing tools.The owner asks you to search their cars on the parking lot.

Are you legally allowed to search their cars?

• Yes
• No

Correct answer:b. No

Question :Are you allowed to reach in through an open

car window to take out tools that may have been stolen?