Deck 7: Personal Security

Question 1

The __________ of the subject must be reasonable considering the factors of physical surroundings, physical contact, and the type and level of any threats.

A) security
B) reasonableness
C) arrest
D) detention

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Retailers must have policies that are applied evenhandedly without regard to the subject's race or other personal factors.This is called:

A) un-biased arrests
B) consistency
C) reasonable
D) detention

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Integrity shoppers or mystery shoppers are usually employed by:

A) the academy of criminal justice
B) shopping services
C) undercover services
D) senior services

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Shrinkage results in numerous losses, including:

A) business growth
B) bookkeeping errors
C) a revenue shortfall
D) loss prevention technology

Question 5

Employee theft cannot be eliminated, but it can be controlled by:

A) membership in retail security organizations
B) good management techniques
C) security tracking
D) security analysis

Question 6

CPTED assumes that crime is related to daily routines and activities in the area.CPTED involves __________________ and designing space inside and outside of buildings.

A) the activities of employees
B) involving the police in planning
C) reducing special importance
D) using space

Question 7

Many loss prevention executives report that in addition to their loss prevention and security duties, they are assigned a broad scope of responsibility for dealing with:

A) employee drug abuse
B) non crime issues
C) intense media coverage
D) budgets

Question 8

According to the FBI, Organized Retail Crime gangs target:

A) small retail stores
B) high-value consumer goods
C) large retail stores
D) individual customers

Question 9

This activity may arise out of words, conduct, gestures, or threats:

A) probable cause
B) reasonable cause
C) detention
D) consistent detention

Question 10

According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, CRPD involves the integration of protective features into products in order to reduce their potential to become targets of:

A) media interference
B) political awareness
C) criminal activity
D) personal needs of employees

Question 11

Detention must be based on ______________, significant facts that would cause a reasonable person to believe that an offense has been committed.

A) unlawful detainer
B) probable cause
C) reasonable suspicion
D) quid pro quo

Question 12

LERPnet is an information sharing protocol developed with collaboration between industry associations, law enforcement and the:

A) federal government
B) Justice Department
C) retail community
D) White House

Question 13

Organized Retail Crimes legislation would assist with ease of prosecution for crimes that:

A) occur across jurisdictional lines
B) violate the Mann Act
C) violate the RICO Act
D) occur within the state

Question 14

Civil recovery or civil demand programs began in the:

A) 1890s
B) 1970s
C) 1960s
D) 1980s

Question 15

According to the Food Marketing Institute, an industry group that maintains a list of the fifty most stolen items from supermarkets, what is one of the top-ten most stolen items from supermarkets?

A) Zantac
B) Similac
C) Excedrin
D) cold medicine

Question 16

The Crime Prevention Service for Business at Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice defines shrinkage as the difference between the inventory a business should have and what the:

A) business has taken through theft
B) business actually does have
C) business has sold at a discount
D) business actually has lost

Question 17

Audits and inventories are extremely important in:

A) loss prevention efforts
B) inventory efforts
C) shrinkage equipment
D) security efforts

Question 18

OCR is causing a major problem for retailer's bottom line and costs the average retailer about ___________ yearly.

A) $450,000
B) $230,000
C) $750,000
D) $350,000

Question 19

What individuals are usually in the middle or upper management level in the corporate business structure?

A) retail business owners
B) branch managers
C) security guard
D) loss prevention or security directors

Question 20

There are several programs to assist personnel in interviewing techniques including:

A) Global Umbrella, LLC
B) Wicklander-Zulawski Associated, Inc.
C) Waterboarding Associates, Inc.
D) Telemetric Security Associates, LP, LLC

Question 21

Company officials do not necessarily need to consider the ramifications of their shoplifting and enforcement efforts.

Question 22

Women shoplift more than men.

Question 23

Studies indicate a reduction in thefts with the implementation of EAS and RFID systems in particular stores.

Question 24

Shrinkage is the most serious problem facing retail stores.

Question 25

Most retail theft is detected by audits rather than witnessed, so it is not always clear whether the theft is perpetrated by customers, staff, or suppliers.

Question 26

Retailers use the term shrinkage to describe the difference between inventory on hand at the beginning of the year and inventory on hand ________________.

Question 27

Peer reporting is one of the most effective techniques to:

A) prohibit employee carelessness
B) prevent poor training
C) prevent poor hiring
D) detect theft

Question 28

The most stolen item from supermarkets is Ephedrine.

Question 29

In the 1990s, Jun-Jei Sheu began research using microscopic fragments of _______, embedded into everyday objects, as a security and anti-counterfeiting tool.

Question 30

The US DOJ National Crime Victimization Survey reports that a large number of crimes committed against businesses are reported immediately.

Question 31

Processes and technologies are tested in a __________ that provides for confidential testing as well as superior control.

Question 32

If everyone knows that there is a camera, they may feel safe in or around the store, thus preventing potential criminals from attacking.This is called:

A) fear reduction
B) monitoring and intervention
C) deterrence
D) prosecution

Question 33

Honest people, for the most part, stay honest; dishonest people tend to stay dishonest.Employers should conduct:

A) complete background investigations
B) shortened interviews of new employees
C) internal controls
D) externally controlled interviews

Question 34

The standard means of transmitting a CCTV image is through:

A) VoIP
B) RFID
C) a wireless network
D) a coaxial cable

Question 35

Employees, who may or may not be honest, should be made to feel that they are part of the firm and their contributions are important to its future.

Question 36

CPTED assumes that crime is not related to daily routines and activities in the area, such as traffic and pedestrian flow.

Question 37

________ has been spreading through the economy for decades in applications such as automated toll collection.

Question 38

Most of the time, the anti-theft technologies deployed in retail are:

A) hidden
B) decoys
C) alarmed
D) visible

Question 39

Organized retail criminals are typically paid 50 cents on the dollar for stolen goods.

Question 40

The practical usability, durability, efficacy and __________ of current or developing efforts are tested in particular retail locations.

Question 41

_____________ automatically detects potential security breaches and other noteworthy behavior and fosters a more proactive approach to security.

Question 42

Explain the concepts CPTED and CRPD.Why are they important to crime prevention?

Question 43

__________ is an information-sharing protocol developed with collaboration between industry associations, law enforcement and the retail community.

Question 44

Natural surveillance involves designing windows, lighting, and __________ to improve the ability to observe what is going on.

Question 45

Discuss the various methods and techniques shoplifters use to commit crimes.Which is used most often?

Question 46

Discuss the US DOJ National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the Australian Institute of Criminology regarding the reporting of crimes.Explain your findings.

Question 47

The shopkeeper's privilege or merchant's privilege says shopkeepers can reasonably ___________ a person if they have a justified suspicion.

Question 48

Explain the problem of retail shrinkage.What is shrinkage, how is it determined and why is it important for a retailer?

Question 49

Under the shopkeeper's privilege or merchant's privilege a detention is proper if it is based on certain conditions.Discuss those conditions in detail and explain why it is important to have proper employee training.

Question 50

Some stores use ________ EAS tags and systems to deter shoplifting.