Associate Protection Professional ASIS-APP Exam Guides

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The Associate Protection Professional (ASIS-APP) certification is a professional credential offered by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) International. It is designed for security professionals who are new to the field and are seeking to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the areas of security management and protection.

To prepare for the ASIS-APP exam, you may consider studying Associate Protection Professional ASIS-APP Exam Guides which cover the exam content in detail and provide study materials and practice questions to help you review and practice your knowledge.You can also find sample questions and practice exams online to help you get a feel for the types of questions that will be on the actual exam. This ca n help you identify any areas where you need to focus your study efforts.

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1. What is the ‘broken windows’ theory?

The theory proposed by Kelling and Wilson that leaving broken windows or other markers of decay, such as graffiti and trash, unattended or unrepaired can lead to the impression of abandonment and increase crime opportunity because no capable guardian (i.e. security presence) is observed.

The theory proposed by Kelling and Wilson that leaving broken windows or other markers of decay, such as graffiti and trash, unattended or unrepaired can lead to a reduction of Law Enforcement patrolling and response to a location

2. How often should an emergency operations plan be audited?

At least annually. Evaluations should occur after drills, emergencies, personnel changes, facility design changes and policy changes.

At least quarterly. Evaluations should occur after drills, emergencies, personnel changes, facility design changes and policy changes.

On demand. Evaluations should occur after drills, emergencies, personnel changes, facility design changes and policy changes.

Periodically. Evaluations should occur after drills, emergencies, personnel changes, facility design changes and policy changes.

3. Why should colour be used sparingly in graphical alarm displays?

Because 10 percent of the population has some form of colour blindness

Because 5 percent of the population has some form of colour blindness

Because 15 percent of the population has some form of colour blindness

Because 13 percent of the population has some form of colour blindness

4. What is the process by which an employer verifies the experience and qualifications presented by a job candidate?

Credentialing

Background Check

Screening

Verification

5. How does the progression of interviews differ between regular investigations and undercover investigations?

In regular investigations, the interview process closes in on the perpetrators over time. Undercover investigations begin with those most involved and work towards those less involved

Undercover investigations are not legally covered outside the company

Undercover investigations cannot be used to reclaim company assets

In regular investigations LE assistance may be necessary. In undercover investigations LE assistance is prohibited unless approved by Legal

6. What are the three standard financial reports?

Income statement Balance sheet Statement of cash flows

Income statement Bank statement Statement of cash flows

Income statement Balance sheet Statement of assets

Income statement Balance sheet Share value

7. The three basic types of glass are

Tinted, reflective, and insulated

Heavy duty, medium duty and light duty

Tempered, reinforced and coated

Sheet, plate, and float

8. What are the elements of a systems approach to developing a physical protection system (PPS)?

Assessment of needs Implementation of countermeasures Evaluation of effectiveness

Assessment of vulnerability Implementation of countermeasures Evaluation of effectiveness

Assessment of vulnerability Evaluation of effectiveness and Defence in Depth

Assessment of needs Implementation of countermeasures Evaluation of effectiveness

9. What are the five phases of an undercover operation?

Planning and preparation Information gathering C operative placed Verification and analysis C operative removed Discipline and corrective action Prevention and education

Law Enforcement Engagement Information gathering C operative placed Verification and analysis C operative removed Discipline and corrective action Prevention and education

Planning and preparation Information gathering C operative placed Verification and analysis C operative removed Legal Action Prevention and education

Planning and preparation Information gathering C operative placed Verification and analysis C operative removed Discipline and corrective action Law Enforcement engagement

10. What are the four approaches to terrorism analysis?

Multicausal Political Organisational Psychological

Geopolitical Political Organisational Psychological

Historical Political Organisational Psychological

Financial Political Organisational Psychological

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11. What is a Trademark

Legal protection for words, names, symbols, devices, or images applied to products or used in connection with goods or services to identify their source.

Legal protection for a property right granted to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention for a limited time.

Legal protection of the expression of ideas in corporate law and policy.

Legal protection of the expression of ideas in literary, artistic, and musical works.

12. What is a mutual aid association?

A mutual aid association is an arrangement by which businesses and other organisations agree to assist each other by providing materials, equipment, and personnel for disaster control during emergencies.

13. In setting up a proprietary investigative unit, the most important aspect to consider is the:

Number of personnel

Budgeting for staff

Selection of professional personnel

Specialized training of the applicant

14. What two ratios show how an organisation has done in making money during a reporting period?

Return on assets = net income/total assets Return on equity = net income/shareholder equity

Return on assets = net income/total shares Return on equity = net income/shareholder equity

Return on assets = net shares/total shares Return on equity = net income/shareholder equity

Return on assets = net income/total assets Return on equity = net outcomes/shareholder equity

15. What elements constitute the Investigation lifecycle?

Initiation Investigation Reporting & Results

Incident Report Investigation Reporting & Results

Analysis Investigation Reporting & Results

Initiation Investigation Determination

16. What are the three main limitations of financial statement analysis?

It doesn’t consider changes in market conditions All organisations operate in similar markets Financial reports must be accurate for financial ratios to have meaning

It doesn’t consider changes in market conditions All organisations operate differently and target different markets Financial reports must be accurate for financial ratios to have meaning

It considers changes in market conditions All organisations operate differently and target different markets Financial reports must be accurate for financial ratios to have meaning

It considers changes in market conditions All organisations operate in similar markets Financial reports must be accurate for financial ratios to have meaning

17. Why might lower-level managers more readily accept a bottom-up budget?

To allow for future operational increases

Because it is a CFO direction

Because they had a role in developing it

To ensure alignment

18. Why might companies keep secret the existence of kidnap, ransom, and extortion policies from their personnel?

To avoid being targeted

To prevent negative press

To comply with company legislation

To ensure alignment

19. What are the four main strategies of second generation CPTED (the four C’s) ?

Cohesion Capacity threshold (tipping point) Creativity Connectivity

Cohesion Capacity threshold (tipping point) Communication Connectivity

Cohesion Capacity threshold (tipping point) Community culture Connectivity

Cohesion Capacity threshold (tipping point) Collaboration Connectivity

20. What are the two general types of insurance?

Personal Accidental

Property Liability

Property Travel

Property Accidental

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21. What is generally the most practical approach to budget development?

A combination of top down and bottom up processes and mutual forecasting

A top down approach

A bottom up approach

A combination of top down and bottom up processes

22. During a trip with a principle, what are the three key concepts for an executive protection (EP) specialist to remember?

Keep a low profile Stay away from problem areas and situations Know what to do if trouble arises

Keep a low profile Stay away from problem areas and situations Contact Law Enforcement

Keep a low profile Stay away from problem areas and situations Secure transport

Keep a low profile Define scope of ops Know what to do if trouble arises

23. What are the immediate effects of cocaine use?

Dilated pupils Elevated blood pressure Increased heart rate Euphoria

Impaired reflexes Slurred speech Uncontrollable drowsiness

Impaired reflexes Anger Uncontrollable drowsiness

Impaired reflexes Slurred speech Detached interest

24. What is the design C basis threat?

The cost incurred for the utility being protected. It is used to help design and evaluate a physical protection system (PPS)

The adversary against which the utility must be insured against. It is used to help design and evaluate a physical protection system (PPS) by the CISO

The cost incurred for the person being protected.

The adversary against which the utility must be protected. It is used to help design and evaluate a physical protection system (PPS)

25. When should a supervisor visit a security post?

Regularly, in an unscheduled manner

Once per hour

Twice per hour

Six times during 9 hour shift

26. What are the most common type of investigations in business settings?

Incident investigations

Harassment Investigations

Assault investigations

Theft Investigations

27. Unclassified material should be marked:

With no marking

"Unclassified" at the top of the page

"Unclassified" at the top and bottom of the page

"Unclassified" at the bottom of the page

28. In investigations, what’s the difference between an analysis diagram and a horizontal diagram?

An analysis diagram links details regarding persons, events, etc during an investigation. A horizontal diagram compares different periods of a company’s financial statement that will be beneficial during a fraud investigation

An analysis diagram links details regarding property and events A horizontal diagram compares different periods of a company’s security statement that will be beneficial during a fraud investigation

An analysis diagram links details regarding timeline, incidents and events, etc during an investigation. A horizontal diagram compares different sections of a company’s annual loss statement that will be beneficial during a fraud investigation

An analysis diagram links details the reporting chain used during an investigation, that includes the CSO and the COO A horizontal diagram compares different periods of a company’s financial statement that will be beneficial during a fraud investigation

29. What is a primary benefit of zero-based budgeting?

Zero based budgeting may force managers to consider alternative ways of getting the job done

Zero based budgeting may force managers to consider seeking alternate funding

Zero based budgeting may force managers to request additional supports

Zero based budgeting may force managers to consider streamlining the operation

30. What is the vulnerability assessments team’s primary job as it pertains to a physical protection system (PPS)?

To determine security system effectiveness.

To secure a site

To record system violations

To determine the alarm response ratio

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31. What is the goal of a vulnerability assessment?

To identify physical protection system (PPS) components in the functional areas of site security and to gather data to estimate site performance against particular threats.

To identify physical protection system (PPS) components in the functional areas of entry and access and to gather data to estimate their performance against particular threats.

To identify physical protection system (PPS) components in the functional areas of detection, delay and response and to gather data to estimate their performance against particular threats.

To identify physical protection system (PPS) components in the functional areas of emergency management and business continuity and to gather data to estimate their performance against particular threats.

32. What are the three levels of assessment for violent risk among known subjects?

Initial Threshold Comprehensive

Initial Threshold Violent

Initial Assessment Comprehensive

Immediate Threshold Comprehensive

33. What is unity of command?

An individual should only report to only one supervisor

An individual can report to more than one supervisor

An individual should not only report to only one supervisor

An individual can report to multiple leads if the operation demands

34. Who should have access to the emergency telephone numbers of key personnel?

Staff in control centres Senior personnel with plan implementation responsibilities

Security personnel in control centres Senior personnel with plan implementation responsibilities

Staff in control centres Legal personnel with plan implementation responsibilities

Staff in control centres Emergency Management personnel with plan implementation responsibilities

35. With respect to span of control, the greater the degree of sophistication of interaction between supervisors and subordinates, the

Broader the optimum span of control

More difficult it is to identify the optimum span of control

Narrower the optimum span of control

More options there are in choosing the optimum span of control

36. Which two ratios demonstrate how well a firm has done in making money for a reporting period?

Return on assets = net assets/total assets Return on equity = net income/shareholder equity

Return on assets = net income/total assets Return on equity = net income/shareholder equity

Return on assets = net income/total assets Return on equity = net outgoings/shareholder equity

Return on assets = net income/total equity Return on equity = net income/shareholder equity

37. What is an effective way of setting the value of line items in a budget?

Look at each budget expense as an investment and calculate the expected return on that investment

Look at each budget expense as an investment and reduce the expected return on that investment

Look at each budget expense as an investment and divide the expected return on that investment

Look at each budget expense on its own and calculate the expected return on projected investments

38. What are a company’s top two valuable resources?

#1 C employees #2 C assets

#1 C employees #2 C corporate knowledge

#1 C C Level Execs #2 C corporate knowledge

#1 C employees #2 C Profit & Loss statement

39. Who should make up the project management team for an undercover investigation?

Undercover investigator Project manager Client representative Corporate attorney Law enforcement representative (if necessary)

Undercover investigator HR manager Security representative Corporate attorney Law enforcement representative (if necessary)

Senior Company Rep HR manager Security representative Corporate attorney Law enforcement representative (if necessary)

Union Rep HR manager Security representative Corporate attorney Law enforcement representative (if necessary)

40. Searches made during work hours as a result of a bomb threat call should be made by

Employees familiar with the work area where the bomb is reportedly located

The fire department

The local police department

The Department of Army personnel

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41. What is a Patent?

A Patent is a property right granted to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention for a limited time.

Legal protection for words, names, symbols, devices, or images applied to products or used in connection with goods or services to identify their source.

Legal protection of the expression of ideas in literary, artistic, and musical works.

A Patent is a the hereditary right granted to an inventor to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention for a limited time.

42. According to Davidov and Malone, what is the centrepiece of the new global economy?

The relationship between economics, security and policy

Economics and Technology

Vendor Ownership and Management Process recognition

The virtual product, where major business functions are outsourced with hardly any internal departmentalization.

43. What is the overall objective of an investigation?

A successful outcome or resolution of the case

To secure a conviction

To recover stolen items

To identify those involved in a crime

44. Selection devices in the personnel selection process used by managers to reduce accept and reject errors include

Performance-simulation tests, application forms, resume, interviews

Application form, resume, pencil and paper tests, interviews

Performance-simulation tests, drug screening, applications form, resume

Application form, pencil and paper tests, performance-simulation tests, interviews

45. Who may edit officers incident entries in a database log?

CISO, CFO, HR, and Legal

Security Officers

Higher level supervisors

Nobody

46. What is the typical initiation event in a private sector incident investigation?

An incident report

Alarm activation

Law Enforcement report

Confidential Informant

47. What are the five basic coverages of crime insurance policy?

Employee dishonesty bond Money and securities coverage inside the premises Money and securities coverage outside the premises Money order and counterfeit paper currency coverage Harassment Bond

Employee Injury bond Money and securities coverage inside the premises Money and securities coverage outside the premises Money order and counterfeit paper currency coverage Depositors forgery coverage

Employee dishonesty bond Money and securities coverage inside the premises Money and securities coverage outside the premises Money order and counterfeit paper currency coverage Depositors forgery coverage

48. Who should make up the investigative team for an undercover investigation?

A corporate decision maker An HR representative A corporate security professional An attorney familiar with employment law

CISO/COO An HR representative A corporate security professional An attorney familiar with employment law

A corporate decision maker An LE representative A corporate security professional An attorney familiar with employment law

LE Rep, CISO, & CFO An HR representative A corporate security professional An attorney familiar with employment law

49. According to Peter Drucker, what is the most crucial question in defining business purpose and mission?

Who is the customer?

What is the goal?

Who is responsible?

What is the product?

50. Who should be responsible for shutting down equipment in an emergency?

Those already familiar with the process.

Senior Engineer on Duty

All Security Personnel

Chief Security Officer on duty

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51. What departments are typically involved in preemployment background screening?

Human resources Security Business units Legal

Finance Security Business units Legal

Human resources Security Vendor manager Legal

Business Continuity Security Business units Legal

52. What are the effects of large doses of cocaine?

Bizarre behaviour Tremors Vertigo Muscle twitches Paranoia Toxic reaction

Craving Loss of control Physical dependence Tolerance

Impaired reflexes Slurred speech Uncontrollable drowsiness

Impaired reflexes Anger Uncontrollable drowsiness

53. What is CPTED?

CPTED, or crime prevention through environmental design is the design or redesign of a venue to maximise access to a site

Physical Barriers on a site

Electronic, Physical and Procedural designs

CPTED, or crime prevention through environmental design is the design or redesign of a venue to reduce crime opportunity and fear of crime through natural, mechanical, or procedural means.

54. What are the three managerial dimensions of assets protection?

Technical expertise Management ability Communications

Academic Qualifications Management ability Ability to deal with people

Technical expertise Operational ability Ability to deal with people

Technical expertise Management ability Ability to deal with people

55. Which stakeholder group drives the ANSI standards development process?

Consumers

Government

Industry Experts and Academics

Standards users

56. Who should be involved in developing a standard?

A broad group of stakeholders and interested parties, working collaboratively

Industry Experts

Industry Experts and Academics

Public and Private partnership