Queen Essays

MIDTERM SCC3311 | FALL 2023

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1. How have the changes in security affected your daily life? Have you recently used air transportation? If so, how were you screened at the airport?

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2. Under what circumstances can a law enforcement officer be held criminally responsible for the death of an individual?

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3. What is the meaning of vicarious liability and what must be shown to impose it on an employer?

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4. Select a major agency or organization in your community that has a security service to protect human and material assets. Define their client area as discussed in Chapter 3.

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5. What is the purpose of a fusion center and how does it assist in interagency law enforcement efforts?

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6. What is negligence and how can it be mitigated by businesses?

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7. What is a strict liability crime? Please provide examples, which can be found within Florida State Statutes.

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8. Describe what a SWOT analysis is and provide an example related to the security profession.

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9. Describe the four major planning phases to address risk.

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10. Describe the term “cost benefit analysis” and provide an example found within the security profession.

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11. Describe the term “enterprise security risk management” and provide an example found within the security profession.

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12. Describe the term “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design” and provide an example found within the security profession.

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13. Describe the term “layering” and provide an example found within the security profession.

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14. Describe the information assets possessed by security service agencies and methods that could be used to secure those assets.

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15. What countermeasures could be employed to curtail the incidents of identity fraud resulting from the theft of identification information from databases of online merchants, third-party consultants, or affiliated companies?

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16. Should spyware be able to detect whether law enforcement agents are monitoring the use of your computer? Please explain.

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17. Why is it important that casinos have a viable security services program?

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18. Describe the Clery Act and its importance especially within the college and university communities.

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19. Describe the Hearsay Rule and provide some exceptions of the rule to include why such exceptions exist.

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20. Why is the chain of custody important when collecting and processing evidence?

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