1. The word security comes from the Latin word that literally means without care, free from

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TEST BANK

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• The word security comes from the Latin word that literally means “without care,” “free from

care,” “free from danger,” or “safe. The Latin word was:

• veritas
• securus
• habeas corpus
• certiorari

ANS: B REF: p 2 OBJ: 1

• Pinkerton advanced the cause of international police cooperation by sharing information with

the:

• French Surete
• KGB
• FBI
• RCMP

ANS: A REF: p 8 OBJ: 1

• In Early England, which individuals served as a type of private police force and were paid a

bounty, essentially, for every criminal they arrested?

• thief-protectors
• thief-guards
• thief-takers
• thief-citizens

ANS: C REF: p 4 OBJ: 1

• Henry Fielding, an English Magistrate, is credited with developing the first private

investigative agency, which was called the:

• Bow Street Runners
• Bow Street Investigators
• Bow Street Police
• Bow Street Detectives

ANS: A REF: p 4 OBJ: 1

• In 1828, the Metropolitan Police Act, which created the now famous “Bobbies,” was passed

by:

• Henry Fielding
• John Fielding
• Sir Robert Peel
• Daniel McNaghten

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10 ANS: C REF: p 6 OBJ: 1

• Even though there was enough crime to justify forming a civil police force, most people did

not want a formal, professional force because it was a threat to their freedom and:

• it was too formal
• it was too costly
• it was too much like France
• it could not be done quickly

ANS: B REF: p 6 OBJ: 2

• What city developed the first colonial “night watch” in 1631?
• New York
• Jacksonville
• Boston
• San Francisco

ANS: C REF: p 7 OBJ: 2

• The development of private security in the United States can be traced back to which

individual?

• Allan Pinkerton
• William Fargo
• Oliver Wendell Holmes
• William J. Burns

ANS: A REF: p 8 OBJ: 2, 3

• Which individuals formed an agency that was responsible for the formation of American

Express, a company which was responsible for transporting bank documents and is still in business today?

• Pinkerton and Brinks
• Smith and Wesson
• Wells and Fargo
• Smith and Jones

ANS: C REF: p 9 OBJ: 2, 3

• The first comprehensive studies of the U.S. private security industry were known collectively

as:

• The Hoover Commission Summary
• The Guardian Chronicles
• The Hallcrest Report
• The Private Security Reports

ANS: C REF: p 14 OBJ: 2, 3 2 / 4

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• Which individual is responsible for the development of the armored car used to carry money

and valuables, which led to the world’s largest armored car company?

• William Burns
• Washington Perry Brinks
• William Fargo
• Henry Wells

ANS: B REF: p 10 OBJ: 2, 3

• What did the Railway Police Act actually do?
• established AMTRAC
• allowed railroads to establish proprietary security forces
• armed all railway employees
• created the death penalty for train robbery

ANS: B REF: p 10 OBJ: 3

• Because of concerns related to espionage after the U.S. entered into World War II, night

watchmen and security personnel were officially designated as auxiliaries of what service?

• Army
• OSS – Office of Strategic Service
• Navy
• FEMA

ANS: A REF: p 13 OBJ: 3

• Which group was formed in the early 20

th century as a central repository of criminal information involving the theft of automobiles, and developed a theft database?

• National Automobile Theft Bureau (NATB)
• National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
• AAA – Automobile Club (AAA)
• FBI

ANS: A REF: p 13 OBJ: 3

• The two-week course designed for chief security officers and high-level security managers

was developed by:

• Wharton/NICB
• Harvard Law School/ASIS
• Georgetown/FEMA
• Wharton/ASIS

ANS: D REF: p 17 OBJ: 3 3 / 4

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• What report attributed both the fear of crime and the limits of the police to provide protection,

to the rise in employment in the area of private security and away from public policing?

• Christopher Commission
• Wickersham Commission
• The Challenge of a Free Society
• The Hallcrest Report

ANS: D REF: p 14 OBJ: 3

• Congress began investigations of private security firms as a result of the strikebreaking

debacle at the Carnegie Steel Works in 1892. The result was that many states:

• passed laws prohibiting armed mercenaries from entering their borders
• created private police forces
• decided to Federalize their police forces
• established state police forces

ANS: A REF: p 10 OBJ: 3

• Aristotle stated that “every art and every inquiry and similarly every action and choice is

thought to aim at some good”. This is quoted from:

• The Writings of Aristotle
• The Nicomachean Ethics
• The Socratic Oath
• The New Testament

ANS: B REF: p 23 OBJ: 3

• In the 1950s, five security professionals met to discuss problems that they were experiencing

that were affecting their businesses. This led to the formation of which organization?

• National Association of Security Professionals (NASP)
• National Consortium of Private Security Professionals (NCPSP)
• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
• American Society for Crime and Loss Prevention (ASCLP)

ANS: C REF: p 26 OBJ: 3, 4

• Which professional association initiated the certification process for “Certified Protection

Professionals”, also called the CPP, to increase the professionalism in their organization?

• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
• National Association of Security Professionals (NASP)
• National Consortium of Private Security Professionals (NCPSP)
• American Society for Crime and Loss Prevention (ASCLP)

ANS: A REF: p 13 OBJ: 3, 4, 5

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