POWER TO ARREST FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

POWER TO ARREST FINAL EXAM PRACTICE

QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Prevention CORRECT ANSWER The security guard's role BEFORE a violation has been committed

is to:

Observe and report CORRECT ANSWER What is the security guard's role AFTER a violation has

been committed?

Illegal and should never be done CORRECT ANSWER Acting in such a way as to make someone

think that you are a peace officer is:

Politely ask what they are doing CORRECT ANSWER You are patrolling a company parking lot

and see two people trespassing near a car on the lot. You should first:

private persons (citizens) CORRECT ANSWER Security officers have the same power to arrest as:

A peace officer, A security guard, Other private persons CORRECT ANSWER Who can make a

felony arrest?

True CORRECT ANSWER If a guard uses too much force to make an arrest, hey may be sued

and/or have criminal charges filed against him.

"I am making a citizen's arrest." "You are under arrest for suspicion of burglary." CORRECT

ANSWER When arresting a suspect for suspicion of burglary, you should say:

Observe and report and not detain or arrest CORRECT ANSWER When you are not sure whether

to detain or arrest, you should:

Yes CORRECT ANSWER If the suspect looks bigger and stronger, would that be a good reason for

a security guard not to make an arrest by himself?

No CORRECT ANSWER Can you search people before arresting them?

No CORRECT ANSWER You are working as a security guard at a factory. The owner thinks that

some employees are stealing tools. He asks you to search their cars on the parking lot. Are you

legally allowed to search their cars?

No CORRECT ANSWER Are you allowed to reach in through an open car window to take out

tools that may have been stolen?

Without delay or as soon as possible. CORRECT ANSWER When you make an arrest, you should

call the police:

No CORRECT ANSWER As a security guard, are your duties the same as a peace officer's?

Yes CORRECT ANSWER In our legal system, innocence or guilt is decided only by a court.

No CORRECT ANSWER Are you, or any private persons, legally required to arrest a suspect once

you have seen him commit a crime?

No CORRECT ANSWER Can you search a person to try to find enough evidence to arrest him?

They take the suspect to the station. They write a citation on the spot and then let him go. They

submit reports to the district attorney for handling. CORRECT ANSWER What police procedure

is followed when a suspect is taken into custody?

Yes CORRECT ANSWER If you make a legal arrest, are the police required by low to take custody

of the suspect?