private security- study guides exam 1 Correct Questions & SOLUTIONS
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Private security
Institution
Private Security
what is the size and scope of security companies - ANSWER 620,000 employees worldwide
what were the praetorian guard - ANSWER initially served as body guards for roman generals
what are early examples of security barriers - ANSWER fires could be lighted at entrances of caves to make caves mor...
private security- study guides exam 1
Correct Questions & SOLUTIONS
what is the size and scope of security companies - ANSWER 620,000 employees worldwide
what were the praetorian guard - ANSWER initially served as body guards for roman generals
what are early examples of security barriers - ANSWER fires could be lighted at entrances of caves to
make caves more accessible
what was the shire reeve - ANSWER administered appointed- later known as sheriff
what role did the thief takers of the mid 1600s play - ANSWER acted as a private police force paid by king
for criminal arrests
where was the first federal investigation units formed - ANSWER post office (1828)
what were the first private railroads with their own police force - ANSWER The Saint Louis, San Francisco,
Illinois center
what was the first detective agency in England - ANSWER bow street runners
what were the duties of the early U.S Marshall service - ANSWER protecting and enforcing the federal
judicial process
what was the typical private security guard in 1957 - ANSWER male, minimal employment ability and
stability.
40-55 years old, little to no education beyond the 9th grade
little experience in private security
, earned 1.60-2.75 hourly
worked 48-58 hours weekly
how were private security professionals perceived in world war 2 - ANSWER ill trained thugs hired to
break strikes, suppress labor, and spy on each other
how is motivation different form explanation of crime - ANSWER ask why the particular crime was
committed at that precise moment; only applies to specific instances of law violation. explanations apply
to all crime
what are theories designed to do - ANSWER offer perspective non why some people turn to crime whiles
other don't. they are designed to explain a significant association between an underlying cause and a
predicted effect
validity - ANSWER the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure; knowledge, logic
why do police sometimes fail to make arrests of offenders - ANSWER failure to understand the
motivations of the people who commit crimes, inability for those responsible for security to protect
people and property, missed opportunities to prevent or deter crimes
what does the standard decision- making process involve - ANSWER involves examining the perceived
alternatives before deciding on what the best option is.
psychodynamic theory - ANSWER criminal tendencies are a function of disturbances in early
development that lead to mental instability; its all up in your head
what is an underlying assumption of rational choice theory - ANSWER law violators are reasoning people
who make decisions by weighting the cost and benefits of a crime.
what is shays and mckays contribution - ANSWER social disorganization theory and cultural transmission
theory- the traditions of crime and delinquency have been passed through generations
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