BASIC SECURITY TRAINING BST JIBC EXAM
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 24-hour clock. Answer: A manner of expressing time in which a day
runs from midnight to midnight and each hour is referred to by a number
from 0 to 24. For example, 9:00 a.m. is expressed as 0900 hours, 1:00
p.m. is 1300 hours, 4:00 p.m. is 1600 hours, and so on.
◉ Access control. Answer: Controlling the movement of people,
material, and vehicles into and out of a location.
◉ Accessibility. Answer: In the context of human rights legislation, this
term refers to a way of levelling the playing field for people with
disabilities and other members of society. Today, many public spaces
and services strive toward universal accessibility. Designated parking
spaces, ramps, elevators, widened corridors, and designated washroom
stalls are all examples of incorporating accessibility standards into the
design and construction of facilities.
◉ Accommodation. Answer: This means striving to build inclusive
environments that respect differences and rights. Seeks to eliminate
barriers, standards, requirements, practices, policies, and rules that
,adversely affect people on the basis of disability, gender, religious belief,
etc.
◉ Active resistant. Answer: A type of demonstrated subject behaviour.
The subject does not physically assault the SP but actively resists in a
way that will not allow the SP to gain control. This type of resistance is
often accompanied by verbal non-compliance (refusing a lawful order or
direction).
◉ Actus reus. Answer: The overt action performed by the accused
person. Without this act, there can be no crime. The actus reus is also
referred to as the "guilty act."
◉ Administrative report. Answer: A report that deals with the routine
functioning of the security organization (e.g., requests for equipment,
resources, or holiday leave).
◉ Aggressive solicitation. Answer: Actions on the part of panhandlers
that make members of the public fear for their safety.
◉ Arrest. Answer: Occurs when a person deprives another person of his
or her liberty either temporarily or permanently.
◉ Assaultive. Answer: A type of demonstrated subject behaviour. The
subject not only resists the SP's actions but actually tries to physically
, assault him or her. This type of behaviour is sometimes preceded by
verbal non-compliance and pre-assault cues, such as facial expressions,
clenching of fists, threats, etc.
◉ Authority figure/person in authority. Answer: Anyone who has
responsibility for and/or power over others.
◉ Authorized by law. Answer: Refers to situations in which a person is
empowered to do certain things but the choice to do those things lies
with the person.
◉ BC Human Rights Code. Answer: The provincial anti-discrimination
law that provides protection against discrimination in public areas
regulated by provincial legislation and government. The prohibited
grounds are: race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital
status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex or sexual
orientation. Effective January 1, 2008, age is a prohibited ground of
discrimination in public services.
◉ Bias. Answer: Derived from stereotypes that a person holds about
others based on their perceived membership in a group and in the
absence of accurate information about them as individuals. Whether
positive or negative, biases can get in the way of objective judgement. A
particular bias will cease to exist when the underlying stereotypes are
challenged and dispelled.
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ 24-hour clock. Answer: A manner of expressing time in which a day
runs from midnight to midnight and each hour is referred to by a number
from 0 to 24. For example, 9:00 a.m. is expressed as 0900 hours, 1:00
p.m. is 1300 hours, 4:00 p.m. is 1600 hours, and so on.
◉ Access control. Answer: Controlling the movement of people,
material, and vehicles into and out of a location.
◉ Accessibility. Answer: In the context of human rights legislation, this
term refers to a way of levelling the playing field for people with
disabilities and other members of society. Today, many public spaces
and services strive toward universal accessibility. Designated parking
spaces, ramps, elevators, widened corridors, and designated washroom
stalls are all examples of incorporating accessibility standards into the
design and construction of facilities.
◉ Accommodation. Answer: This means striving to build inclusive
environments that respect differences and rights. Seeks to eliminate
barriers, standards, requirements, practices, policies, and rules that
,adversely affect people on the basis of disability, gender, religious belief,
etc.
◉ Active resistant. Answer: A type of demonstrated subject behaviour.
The subject does not physically assault the SP but actively resists in a
way that will not allow the SP to gain control. This type of resistance is
often accompanied by verbal non-compliance (refusing a lawful order or
direction).
◉ Actus reus. Answer: The overt action performed by the accused
person. Without this act, there can be no crime. The actus reus is also
referred to as the "guilty act."
◉ Administrative report. Answer: A report that deals with the routine
functioning of the security organization (e.g., requests for equipment,
resources, or holiday leave).
◉ Aggressive solicitation. Answer: Actions on the part of panhandlers
that make members of the public fear for their safety.
◉ Arrest. Answer: Occurs when a person deprives another person of his
or her liberty either temporarily or permanently.
◉ Assaultive. Answer: A type of demonstrated subject behaviour. The
subject not only resists the SP's actions but actually tries to physically
, assault him or her. This type of behaviour is sometimes preceded by
verbal non-compliance and pre-assault cues, such as facial expressions,
clenching of fists, threats, etc.
◉ Authority figure/person in authority. Answer: Anyone who has
responsibility for and/or power over others.
◉ Authorized by law. Answer: Refers to situations in which a person is
empowered to do certain things but the choice to do those things lies
with the person.
◉ BC Human Rights Code. Answer: The provincial anti-discrimination
law that provides protection against discrimination in public areas
regulated by provincial legislation and government. The prohibited
grounds are: race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, marital
status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex or sexual
orientation. Effective January 1, 2008, age is a prohibited ground of
discrimination in public services.
◉ Bias. Answer: Derived from stereotypes that a person holds about
others based on their perceived membership in a group and in the
absence of accurate information about them as individuals. Whether
positive or negative, biases can get in the way of objective judgement. A
particular bias will cease to exist when the underlying stereotypes are
challenged and dispelled.
