PSC Professional Standards and Ethics 4

Question 1

What is the best first step when facing an ethical dilemma with no clear policy guidance?

Accepted Answer

Identify the facts, stakeholders, and applicable laws and ethical principles

Answer

Structured ethical decision-making starts by clarifying the facts, the people affected, and the governing principles.

Question 2

A security manager discovers a former employer's confidential security plans on a personal laptop after joining a new company. What should they do?

Accepted Answer

Not use or share the plans, and return or securely destroy them as appropriate

Answer

Confidentiality obligations to former employers continue after the job ends, and misusing their information is unethical and possibly illegal.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the role of ANSI-approved ASIS standards in professional practice?

Accepted Answer

They are consensus-based benchmarks that guide good practice

Answer

ASIS develops voluntary consensus standards under ANSI accreditation to set out recognized good practice.

Question 4

An officer uses more force than necessary to detain a shoplifter who has stopped resisting. This conduct violates which principle?

Accepted Answer

Proportional and reasonable use of force

Answer

Force must be reasonable and proportional to the threat and stop once resistance ends.

Question 5

A security consultant's client asks for a report stating that its facility 'meets all industry standards' when it does not. The consultant should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse to misrepresent findings and report the actual gaps

Answer

Certifying false compliance is dishonest and may expose people to harm and the consultant to liability.

PSC - Physical Security Certification Practice Test