Deck 6: Retail Security and Loss Prevention

Question 1

The NACS recommends the following methods to maintain security and reduce crime:

A) cash control, visibility, eliminate escape routes, training
B) undercover operatives, eliminate escape routes, visibility, cash control
C) concealed weapons, bullet-resistant barriers, multiple clerks, security guards
D) cash control, concealed weapons, visibility, security guards

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Most public and private utilities have a proprietary security staff supplemented by:

A) EPS
B) AED's
C) contract security guards
D) personnel

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Previously uncommon criminal trends have cropped up in recent years, such as:

A) frivolous injury claims
B) too many people loitering in your store
C) dressing rooms full of customers
D) too many teenagers in your high priced store

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The latest report from the national Research Institute indicated that security at our nation's dams is:

A) lacking
B) up to standard
C) adequate
D) best industry practice

Question 5

McGoey suggests that hotel and motel rooms be equipped with:

A) metal detectors
B) fire alarms
C) electronic locks
D) solid core/metal doors

Question 6

Private security officers are not generally restricted by ____________ provisions in their duties, as public police are.

A) criminal procedure
B) U.S.Constitution
C) civil law
D) criminal law

Question 7

The latest report from the National Research Institute indicates that security at our nation's dams is:

A) sufficient
B) adequate
C) lacking
D) excellent

Question 8

Crimes committed at sea on a cruise ship often fall into:

A) the law of the sea
B) the jurisdiction of the ships registry
C) a jurisdictional no-man's-land
D) the jurisdiction of maritime law

Question 9

A major security problem for most retail businesses is:

A) point-of-sale mistakes
B) shoplifting
C) lost time
D) lost merchandise

Question 10

"Dimebag" Darrel Abbots, a heavy-metal guitarist for the band Damageplan, was:

A) robbed at gunpoint
B) beat up
C) gunned down
D) awarded a Grammy

Question 11

The first responder at pools and beaches is likely to be:

A) a lifeguard
B) a police officer
C) the coast guard
D) a paramedic

Question 12

Athena Research Corporation found that security features do not always deter:

A) smugglers
B) young robbers
C) boosters
D) hackers

Question 13

Temporary badging for visitors, contractors, and others temporarily visiting a building is an important factor in office-building:

A) protection
B) security
C) control
D) access

Question 14

One of the major methods recommended to maintain security and reduce crime by the NACS is:

A) cash control
B) contractor theft
C) reduce damaged inventory
D) find misplaced inventory

Question 15

Access control is very important at stadiums to ensure that only persons who have paid for a ticket are:

A) included in the game attendance count
B) reader codes
C) granted access
D) commerative gifts

Question 16

Which of the following steps should restaurants take to protect themselves from robbery?

A) cash register hidden, minimum signage
B) employee training, panic button
C) talk to the robber, try to distract them
D) allow the customers to leave immediately to ensure their safety

Question 17

New threats have arisen that now target materials that previously would not have been considered:

A) valuable
B) high-plausibility targets
C) easily attainable
D) inventory shortages

Question 18

One of the major problems in industrial facilities related to theft has been:

A) scrap metal theft
B) employees not working their entire shift
C) unlimited budgets to protect from theft
D) lack of internal controls

Question 19

What does the NRC require every nuclear power plant to conduct at least once every three years?

A) a comprehensive internal audit
B) a security video surveillance audit
C) a force-on-force exercise
D) to rebuild inadequate fencing

Question 20

Architectural design is most commonly used to help minimize the likelihood of shopping center and mall crime:

A) in the mall
B) in parking lots
C) in the offices of employees
D) in the stairwells

Question 21

What process involves using and designing the space inside and outside of buildings, entrances, exits, landscaping, and lighting to present the smallest opportunity for a criminal to avoid detection?

A) crime avoidance through urban planning
B) crime prevention through environmental design
C) crime prevention through special awareness
D) zero-tolerance programs

Question 22

Video surveillance systems with text insertion are very useful to prevent insider or employee theft.

Question 23

The oil and gas industry assets are ____________ and distinctly _____________ in today's complex geopolitical environment.

Question 24

During the last few years, police departments have assigned officers to shopping malls.

Question 25

This product has been an attractive item for shoplifters, who sell it on the black market at a reduced price or use it to cut drugs.

A) cough medicine
B) baby formula
C) hair spray
D) toothpaste

Question 26

Casino gaming areas are usually monitored from the casino's:

A) floor security
B) pit bosses
C) control center
D) hidden cameras

Question 27

Architectural design, including lighting, security cameras and roving security patrols are ineffective for most shopping centers.

Question 28

The Comcast Center executives posted security jobs under the heading:

A) security
B) industrial
C) customer service
D) hotel employment

Question 29

In 2002, the NRC ordered all ___________________ to develop strategies to mitigate the effects of large fires and explosions.

Question 30

Although it requires no electronics, CPTED is another functional area that should not be part of a totally automated building.

Question 31

Plainclothes floor detectives alone are not enough of a deterrent because they are visible to customers.

Question 32

The implementation of CPTED strategies can be highly effective in reducing the ______________ of robbery.

Question 33

The purpose of security, promoters say, is to stop trouble before it ____________.

Question 34

There are over 120 _________________ in the United States that could expose people to serious health issues if a chemical release were to ocurr.

A) refineries
B) nuclear power plants
C) chemical facilities
D) hospitals

Question 35

Research has discovered that many shopping-center managers are placing local law enforcement substations or offices on the premises.

Question 36

One automatic identification method is electronic article surveillance.

Question 37

External shrinkage has consistently been reported as more serious of a problem to companies than internal shrinkage.

Question 38

Loss prevention is not one of the major concerns of the retail business in the United States.

Question 39

_________________ refers to the methods used to safeguard cash in commercial business and institutions.

Question 40

Cash control includes keeping as much cash as possible in the register and putting all other change in a secure drop box.

Question 41

Banks place strict limits on the amount of ________ permitted in vault safes and individual teller stations.

Question 42

Police officers first started coming into malls informally after several highly _____________ in shopping malls.

Question 43

Discuss the use of video surveillance systems to combat employee theft.What technologies are available to enhance this tool? How is it used?

Question 44

You are the Director of Security at a nuclear plant.The NRC has ordered that you conduct a "force-on-force" exercise to test the security of your plant.Design an exercise and discuss the various options you may have to repel a hostile force.

Question 45

You have just been given the responsibility as the manager of a restaurant.What measures would you take to protect the store, employees and patrons?

Question 46

You are the director of security at a casino.Describe what methods you will take to reduce theft and shrinkage at the casino.

Question 47

List and discuss the recommendations by the NACS to maintain and reduce crime.

Question 48

In 2000, one shopping mall was completely rewired to install a new ____________ system.

Question 49

Security officers at casinos are trained to constantly look for possible victims while ___________ the casino floor.