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US Security Guard License Exams (Florida Class D, New York, California, Texas)

Role of the security officer: practice questions

Our US Security Guard bank has 12 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

Who decides how a guard should react to a given situation, within the law?

  1. The guard alone, based on personal judgment and experience
  2. The nearest police department, through its patrol supervisor
  3. Any member of the public who asks the guard for help
  4. The employer, through its policies and the client contract
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D. The employer, through its policies and the client contract — How proactive a guard should be is at the employer's discretion, within what the law allows. Guards must know their employer's and client's policies.

Question 2

During or after an incident that a guard could not prevent, the guard should normally:

  1. Chase the suspect off the property to recover what was taken
  2. Leave the area so that the guard is not called as a witness
  3. Detain everyone present until the supervisor decides what to do
  4. Observe carefully and report to police and the supervisor
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D. Observe carefully and report to police and the supervisor — If an incident cannot be prevented, the proper action is to observe and report: note the facts and notify law enforcement and the supervisor, following company policy.

Question 3

What is the main job of a private security officer on duty?

  1. Enforcing all state and local laws in the area around the post
  2. Investigating crimes and building cases for the prosecutor
  3. Protecting the people and property they were hired to protect
  4. Issuing citations to people who break the client's rules
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C. Protecting the people and property they were hired to protect — Guards protect the specific people and property their employer or client assigns. Enforcing the law in general is the job of peace officers.

Question 4

Written instructions that tell a guard the specific duties at one site are called:

  1. Post orders
  2. Standing warrants
  3. Use of force reports
  4. Mutual aid agreements
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A. Post orders — Post orders set out the duties, procedures and contacts for a specific post. Guards should read them at the start of an assignment and follow them.

Question 5

A security officer employed directly by the business they protect, rather than by a guard company, is usually called a:

  1. Contract security officer
  2. Special deputy security officer
  3. Proprietary (in-house) security officer
  4. Commissioned peace officer (reserve)
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C. Proprietary (in-house) security officer — Proprietary or in-house security works only for its own employer. Contract security is supplied by a security company to a client.

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