Certified Protection Professional ASIS-CPP Exam Questions

1. Which of the following is not a legitimate purpose of an investigation for employee misconduct?

To determine whether company rules have been violated

To ascertain whether company policies have been violated

To catalog information about employees that might be derogatory for future use

To determine if state laws have been violated

To determine if federal laws have been violated

2. The investigation’s best approach to questioning relies on the following:

Most suspects will lie or circumvent the truth.

A suspect is innocent until proven guilty.

A key suspect is guilty and evidence must be found.

A signed statement in the form of a confession must be obtained.

None of the above.

3. Some facts about drug users that may assist in recognizing problem areas during a drug investigation
are set forth as follows. Indicate the one that is erroneous.

The only common characteristic is that drug abusers use drugs to a point where they feel they can no
longer manage without its support.

The adult abuser of drugs commonly has a history of social maladjustment.

Drug abuse is concentrated in but not confined to “slum area of large cities.

Those who can afford to buy drugs without resorting to crime are less likely to be arrested for drug
violations.

Chronic abuse of drugs is generally not considered a symptom of mental or emotional illness.

4. A craving for a drug is exhibited often by the following:

Water running from nose or eyes

Frequent yawning or sneezing

Continual itching of arms and legs

All of the above

None of the above

5. A narcotic addict is sometimes called:

A bingo

A geezer

A hophead

A pop

A bagman

6. One whose sexual desires are directed to both men and women is known as a:

Lesbian

Bisexual

Homosexua

Transvestite

None of the above

7. When it is necessary to question a witness about sexual deviation all of the following should be avoided
except:

Using street language

Giving the impression of being avid to develop the facts

Leaving the impression you suspect subject of being a sex deviate

Allowing the witness to frame the testimony in his or her own word

None of the above

8. In conducting gambling investigations, the security officer should

Cooperate with local, county, state, or federal law enforcement

Not use undercover operatives

Wiretap the employee’s home phone

Search the lockers of all suspects

None of the above

9. Which of the following investigative resources should not normally be used in a gambling investigation
conducted by a proprietary investigative force?

Closed-circuit TV cameras

Undercover operatives

Telephone surveillance

Fluorescent powder

Physical surveillances

10. In an investigation concerning regulations of common carriers in interstate commerce or investigation
of railroad accidents, a good source of information would be the:

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Bureau of Customs

Federal Trade Commission

Interstate Commerce Commission

General Accounting Office

11. In investigating homicide and suicide, the best source of information would probably be the:

County coroner’s office

Health office

State attorney general’s office

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Sheriff’s office

12. To obtain information concerning marriage licenses, an investigator would contact the:

Appropriate health department

Tax bureau

Bureau of Vital Statistics

Appropriate court

Social Security Office

13. In conducting a “claim” investigation where the claim is a serious one and where there is cause for
doubt in connection with the loss or claim, the type of investigation to be used is:

Telephone

Mail

Personal contact

Undercover

Clandestine

14. One of the following is not one of the desired characteristics of a statement obtained during a claim
investigation:

It should be written in ink or indelible pencil, or typed.

It must be dated.

It should be in short paragraphs with two spaces between each paragraph.

It may be signed or unsigned.

It must contain the identification of the person making it.

15. A sudden, violent, and noisy eruption, outburst, or discharge by material acted upon with force, such
as fire, shock, or electrical charge, which causes the material, either solid or liquid, to convert into gas and
violently expand or burst is the definition of:

A flash fire

An explosion

A detonation

All of the above

None of the above

16. A yellow-colored crystalline solid pertains to the following explosive:

TNT

Dynamite

Nitroglycerin

Mercury fulminate

Picric acid

17. Which of the following is not a high explosive?

Nitrocellulose

Nitroglycerin

Dynamite

Nitro starch

Picric acid

18. Which of the following could be considered a source of information?

A record

A custodian of record

A public official

All of the above

None of the above

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

Commercial building

Maliciousness

Burning

Willfulness

Of another

20. It was voluntary.

It was voluntary.

It was made subsequent to commission of a wrongful act.

It is often applied to civil transactions.

It gives no inference other than guilt.

It is an admission of guilt.

Certified Protection Professional ASIS-CPP Exam Questions

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