ASIS-CPP Online Practice Questions and Answers

One of the following is not considered an element of the common law crime of arson:

A. Commercial building

B. Maliciousness

C. Burning

D. Willfulness

E. Of another

The process whereby communications are intercepted or recorded is known as:

A. Physical surveillance

B. Technical surveillance

C. Surreptitious surveillance

D. Black bag operations

E. None of the above

A standard barbed-wire, twisted, double-strand fence has __ point barbs spaced an equal distance apart.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

Of the following locks, which one type is generally considered to have the poorest security value?

A. An interchangeable core system

B. Conventional combination locks

C. Key locks

D. Manipulation-resistant combination locks

E. Both A and D

F. None of the above

In meeting federal specifications, insulated units must have the following fire-resistant minimum ratings:

A. Class 150: two hours

B. Class 150: four hours

C. Class 350: one hour

D. Class 350: three hours

E. Class 350: four hours

Fires fueled by such substances as gasoline, oil, grease, etc. would be classified as:

A. Class A

B. Class B

C. Class C

D. Class D

E. Class E

The ZYX Corporation is in the process of relocating its facilities after several years of planning. The president, who is well aware of the necessity for emergency planning, directs you as the security manager to draw up necessary plans to cope with natural disasters. Which of the following is not a valid assumption to be considered?

A. Some plants or facilities just are not vulnerable to natural disasters and therefore should not be involved in the planning.

B. Most disasters considered likely will arrive with very little warning.

C. Each plant and facility must be evaluated in terms of disaster, most likely to occur as well as the facility's capacity to cope with and minimize the effects of the disaster.

D. In assessing the vulnerability of individual plants and other facilities, environmental, indigenous, and economic factors must be considered.

E. Most disasters considered likely will have a rapid development and have a potential for substantial destruction.

In general, an act will not be criminal unless the person engaged in the act has:

A. Mens rea

B. The necessary motive

C. Knowledge of the criminal statute

D. Actus rea

E. None of the above

In making an arrest, the authority of a private citizen is:

A. Not as broad as a police officer's

B. The same as a police officer's

C. Nonexistent if the arrested person turns out to be innocent D. Based on the "probable cause" theory

E. All of the above

The Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1966, applies to:

A. State governments

B. State and federal governments

C. Private industry

D. The federal government only

E. None of the above