bsis guard card pre-test for robs class
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1.The security guard/proprietary private security officer's role BEFORE a violation has been
committed is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - prevention
2.What is the security guard/proprietary private security officer's role AFTER a violation has
been committed? - CORRECT ANSWER - apprehend and detain
3. Acting in such a way as to make someone think that you are a peace officer is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - illegal and should never be done
4. You are patrolling a company parking lot and see two people trespassing near a car on the lot.
you should first: - CORRECT ANSWER - politely ask what they are doing
5. Security officers have the same power to arrest as: - CORRECT ANSWER - private
persons (citizens)
6. Who can make a felony arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER - a peace officer
a security guard/proprietary private security officer
other private persons
any of the above
7.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. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
8. When arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say - CORRECT
ANSWER - "I am making an arrest"
, "You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary."
both a and b
9.When you are not sure whether to detain or arrest, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER -
observe and report and not detain or arrest
10.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 him/herself? - CORRECT
ANSWER - yes
11.Can you search people before arresting them? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
12. 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
13. Are you allowed to reach in through an open car window to take out tools that may have been
stolen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes
14. When you make an arrest, you should call the police: - CORRECT ANSWER - without
delay or as soon as possible
15. As a security guard/proprietary private security officer, are your duties the same as a peace
officers - CORRECT ANSWER - No
16. In our legal system, innocence or guilt is decided only by a court - CORRECT ANSWER -
Yes
17. Are you, or any private person, legally required to arrest a suspect once you have seen them
commit a crime? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1.The security guard/proprietary private security officer's role BEFORE a violation has been
committed is to: - CORRECT ANSWER - prevention
2.What is the security guard/proprietary private security officer's role AFTER a violation has
been committed? - CORRECT ANSWER - apprehend and detain
3. Acting in such a way as to make someone think that you are a peace officer is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - illegal and should never be done
4. You are patrolling a company parking lot and see two people trespassing near a car on the lot.
you should first: - CORRECT ANSWER - politely ask what they are doing
5. Security officers have the same power to arrest as: - CORRECT ANSWER - private
persons (citizens)
6. Who can make a felony arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER - a peace officer
a security guard/proprietary private security officer
other private persons
any of the above
7.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. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
8. When arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say - CORRECT
ANSWER - "I am making an arrest"
, "You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary."
both a and b
9.When you are not sure whether to detain or arrest, you should: - CORRECT ANSWER -
observe and report and not detain or arrest
10.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 him/herself? - CORRECT
ANSWER - yes
11.Can you search people before arresting them? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
12. 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
13. Are you allowed to reach in through an open car window to take out tools that may have been
stolen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes
14. When you make an arrest, you should call the police: - CORRECT ANSWER - without
delay or as soon as possible
15. As a security guard/proprietary private security officer, are your duties the same as a peace
officers - CORRECT ANSWER - No
16. In our legal system, innocence or guilt is decided only by a court - CORRECT ANSWER -
Yes
17. Are you, or any private person, legally required to arrest a suspect once you have seen them
commit a crime? - CORRECT ANSWER - No
