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A security guard has been dispatched to an incident where a serious criminal offense has occurred. The offender has left the area. The police have been contacted but have not yet arrived. What should the security guard’s first response be?

a) Retreat to a safe location and await the arrival of the police.
b) Interview all witnesses and attempt to identify the person responsible for the criminal offense.
c) Enter the area and carefully collect physical evidence in order to assist the police.
d) Close and cordon off the area and direct people and vehicles away from the area.

2. What is the main difference between covert and overt in-person surveillance?

a) The individual conducting overt surveillance is required to comply with Ontario legislative rules, regulations, and law.
b) Overt in-person surveillance is achieved by trying to conceal one’s presence and/or identity in the environment, while covert surveillance is achieved by being clearly identified and visible.
c) Covert surveillance is achieved by concealing one’s presence and/or identity in the environment, while overt surveillance is achieved by being clearly identified and visible in the environment.
d) The individual conducting covert surveillance is not required to be licensed as a security guard.

3. In building perimeter access control, how is the defined area normally identified?

a) By the hedge line.
b) By the road network.
c) By the exterior of the building.
d) By the lighting stands.

4. A security guard is tasked with escorting a terminated employee out of a facility. What is the primary responsibility of the security guard?

a) To make sure the employee leaves the building.
b) To prevent the employee from creating a scene.
c) To stop other staff from conversing with the terminated employee.
d) To retrieve all of the company’s private items.

5. What are the most common types of alarm systems found on commercial properties?

a) Smoke, ionizing, and carbon monoxide alarms.
b) Proximity, point, and area alarms.
c) Intrusion, fire, and mechanical alarms.
d) Temperature, humidity, and tremor alarms.

6. Under the power of a citizen to arrest, what must the arresting security guard do?

a) Give the "Powers of Arrest" forthwith.
b) Search the person to establish personal safety.
c) Restrain the person to establish personal safety.
d) Turn the arrested person over to a peace officer.

7. What are the three techniques used to assist in the retention of information?

a) Attention, connection, and conjunction.
b) Concentration, association, and repetition.
c) Reverberation, juxtaposition, and conjunction.

8. A witness gives a security guard a handwritten statement written with pencil. Which of the following best describes the statement?

a) It is a valid legal document and should be appended to the report.
b) It is a valid legal document and should be discarded.
c) It is not a valid legal document when transcribed electronically and kept with case notes.
d) It is not a valid legal document unless it is rewritten using ink.

9. What should a security guard do when an intrusion alarm signal is received?

a) Call the police.
b) Follow the instructions contained in site orders.
c) Call for assistance before investigating.
d) Investigate the cause.

10. Which of the following codes should be used by a security guard when asking someone to repeat his/her message over the radio?

a) 10-7
b) 10-1
c) 10-1
d) 10-9

11. A security guard observes a person breaking into a building that he/she is monitoring on Closed Circuit Television cameras. What information should the security guard record to provide to emergency responders?

a) Number of available security officers who could respond.
b) Weather conditions and visibility at the time.
c) Place, date, time, description of suspect, and method of entry.
d) Location of the nearest intersection to the building.

12. What should a security guard do immediately following the legal detention of an individual?

a) Contact the security guard’s supervisor to notify him/her of the situation.
b) Issue a trespass notice, explain the notice to the individual, and release him/her.
c) Have the individual write down a statement and then release him/her.
d) Contact law enforcement to report the incident and release the individual into the custody of the responding peace officer.

13. What should a security guard do upon discovering a fire?

a) Open all doors and windows.
b) Activate the alarm system.
c) Wait for the fire systems to activate.
d) Continue to patrol the area to find the origin of the fire.

14. With regard to labor relations, what is an injunction?

a) A term used by management to appoint a representative during a labor dispute.
b) An illegal walkout, also known as a "wildcat" strike.
c) The residue of management's pre-existing functions that remain after negotiations.
d) A judicial order which may limit the number of pickets at a site and/or require the employees to return to work.

15. What kind of evidence can be accepted in criminal provincial court?

a) Indirect
b) Statements from a third party.
c) Relevant
d) Circumstantial

16. A security guard is on bicycle patrol when he/she notices a man breaking the window of a van. What should a security guard do next?

a) Yell out to the person to stop, cautiously approach the person, and apprehend him if it is safe to do so.
b) Call dispatch using a phone or portable radio, giving the location, incident type, and suspect description, and remain at a safe distance until backup arrives.
c) Approach the person, apprehend him, and call dispatch using a phone or portable radio giving the location, incident details, and suspect description.

17. What should a security guard do when a noisy crowd gathers at the entrance of a site?

a) Observe the actions of the crowd and request help from the security guard’s supervisor or the police.
b) Observe the actions of the crowd but do nothing as every Canadian citizen is authorized to demonstrate.
c) Find the person in charge of the crowd and tell him/her to disperse the crowd.
d) Inform the crowd that they must disperse.

18. While working as a security guard at the exit door of a bar or beer hall, the security guard notices a patron who is apparently under the influence of alcohol leaving the premises. How should the security guard respond?

a) Direct the patron to a safe way to get home.
b) Take the patron’s car keys away.
c) Remind the bartender not to over-serve patrons.
d) Advise the local police.

19. When speaking to a firefighter after a routine fire call, what information should a security guard collect?

a) The name of the firefighter and the last name of the fire chief.
b) The firefighter’s truck number and the type of hose he/she was using.
c) The name of any firefighter who requested assistance from the fire station.
d) The firefighter's captain’s name and truck number.

20. If a security guard makes a mistake in his/her notebook, what should he/she do?

a) Draw a line through the error so one can see it.
b) Draw a line through the error and start over.
c) Erase the mistake and correct it.
d) Put a line through the error and initial it.

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