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Professional Standards and Ethics Flashcards

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  1. A security director learns that a vendor bidding on a guard-services contract is owned by her brother-in-law. What is the most appropriate ethical action?

    Answer: Disclose the relationship and recuse herself from the selection decision

    Conflicts of interest must be disclosed and the conflicted person should step away from the decision to protect integrity.

  2. Under the ASIS Code of Ethics, members must safeguard confidential information and exercise due care to prevent its:

    Answer: Improper disclosure

    The ASIS Code requires members to protect confidential information and use due care to prevent improper disclosure.

  3. How many continuing professional education (CPE) credits must a CPP earn per three-year recertification cycle?

    Answer: 60

    CPP holders must earn 60 CPE credits every three years to maintain certification.

  4. An investigator is asked by a client to obtain a target's bank records using pretexting. What should a CPP do?

    Answer: Refuse, because pretexting for financial records violates federal law

    The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act prohibits obtaining customer financial information through pretexting, and the Code requires lawful conduct.

  5. A security manager publicly criticizes a competitor's firm with unverified claims of incompetence to win a client. Which ethical principle is violated?

    Answer: Not maliciously injuring the professional reputation of colleagues

    The ASIS Code prohibits maliciously injuring the professional reputation or practice of colleagues, clients, or employers.

  6. Which body administers the CPP certification and handles certificant ethics complaints?

    Answer: ASIS Professional Certification Board

    The ASIS Professional Certification Board (PCB) governs the CPP, PSP, PCI, and APP certifications and their ethics enforcement.

  7. A security consultant is offered a commission by an equipment manufacturer for recommending its cameras to a client. What is the ethical course?

    Answer: Decline it or fully disclose it to the client, keeping recommendations objective

    Undisclosed vendor commissions compromise objectivity, so a consultant must decline or disclose them to the client.

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