Deck 1: The Evolution of Private Security

Question 1

The practice of hiring private police to guard establishments resulted from personal satisfaction with the protection provided by England's system.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

__________ was/were the first professional detective agency.

A)The Wackenhut Agency
B)Holmes Security
C)The Bow Street Runners
D)The Pinkertons

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The newest creation of the Federal government is the Department of Homeland Security.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The "backbone" of any public police force is/are

A)detectives.
B)patrol.
C)SWAT.
D)special units.

Question 5

One of the first electric burglar alarms to be put in service was patented by Edwin Holmes.

Question 6

The philosophy of private security is ______________.

A)prevention
B)punishment
C)rehabilitation
D)all of the above

Question 7

The best laws people devise can be useless, and rulers and governments are powerless, if the laws are not obeyed.

Question 8

In the evolution of the quest for security, the search for ___________ security was important.

A)individual
B)collective
C)corporate
D)juvenile

Question 9

Who said "The art of crime, if it may be so called, has increased faster than the art of detection?"

A)Robert Peel
B)Henry Fielding
C)Allan Pinkerton
D)George Wackenhut

Question 10

Top-level positions in private security include private investigators and detectives, armed couriers, central alarm respondents and consultants.

Question 11

In the United States, ____________ developed contract security forces.

A)Allan Pinkerton
B)Henry Fielding
C)George Wackenhut
D)Robert Peel

Question 12

Private security meets the needs of individuals, businesses, institutions and organizations that require more protection than is afforded by public police officers.

Question 13

The Bow Street Runners were established as a result of Robert Peel's four principles of law enforcement.

Question 14

The Statute of Westminster was issued by King George in 1825 and formalized criminal justice practices in England.

Question 15

The primary means of security in the United States in the 1900s included

A)constables.
B)night town watchmen.
C)only a and b
D)none of the above

Question 16

Hybrid services combine proprietary and contract services to provide security services.

Question 17

During the Middle Ages, ______ were responsible for keeping watch on behalf of the community.

A)single men
B)all men under the age of 40
C)all men
D)all members of the community, regardless of gender

Question 18

____________ specialize in cases involving the courts and are not normally employed by law firms or lawyers.

A)Corporate investigators
B)Private investigators
C)Legal investigators
D)Financial investigators

Question 19

The backbone of a public police force is the investigative arm, to prevent or detect criminal activity.

Question 20

The Statute of Westminster established three practical measures the watch and ward, the hue and cry and the _______________.

A)assize of arms
B)right to bear arms
C)test of loyalty
D)general responsibility

Question 21

Henry Fielding was one of the earliest and most articulate advocates of: _____________.

Question 22

The Chief Magistrate of Bow Street in policeless London was: _______________.

Question 23

In many parts of the country the ______________________ provided the only protective services.

Question 24

During the eighteenth century private citizens carried arms for ______________.

Question 25

Private security evolved from the human desire to additional _________ protection for themselves and their property.

Question 26

In only twenty years _____________ established itself as the third-largest contract guard and investigative agency in the country.

Question 27

The Statute of Westminster established three practical measures: ________, ________, and ___________.

Question 28

The __________________________ created the London Metropolitan Police.

Question 29

The most common entry-level positions are the ____________ and the ___________.

Question 30

The first law enforcement officer hired to protect the railroads was: ______________.