Ontario Security Guard: Canadian legal system and evidence

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1. In Ontario, under which Act are provincial offences prosecuted?

   1. The Criminal Code
   2. The PSISA
   3. The Provincial Offences Act
   4. The Canada Evidence Act

2. Which court in the study guide's chart is a specialized federal trial court?

   1. The Tax Court of Canada
   2. The Supreme Court of Canada
   3. A provincial court of appeal
   4. The Court Martial Appeal Court

3. When might a guard need to collect and preserve evidence themselves?

   1. Only after the trial has ended
   2. When police are not immediately available
   3. Whenever the client asks for a copy
   4. Never, guards may not touch evidence

4. What do the Ontario Evidence Act and Canada Evidence Act mainly identify?

   1. Who may become a guard
   2. Which courts hear appeals
   3. How guards must collect evidence
   4. Which types of evidence are admissible

5. You place a knife found at a scene into an evidence bag. What should you mark on the bag?

   1. The suspect's name only
   2. Your initials and the time and date
   3. The client's company logo
   4. Nothing until the police arrive at the scene

6. Which court-related task might a security guard be asked to do, according to the study guide?

   1. Set the sentence for an offender
   2. Choose the members of the jury
   3. Rule on whether evidence is admissible
   4. Prepare witnesses for testimony

7. Which is the first of the six core steps listed for containing evidence?

   1. Identify
   2. Log
   3. Continuity
   4. Collect

8. Which list matches the six core steps for containing evidence?

   1. Collect, secure, preserve, identify, continuity, log
   2. Secure, interview, arrest, charge, log, release
   3. Find, photograph, bag, label, store, destroy
   4. Collect, clean, label, test, store, return

9. Which municipal by-laws are guards expected to know, according to the syllabus?

   1. Every by-law in every Ontario city
   2. None, since police enforce by-laws
   3. Only by-laws about parking fines
   4. Those that relate to their role

10. Why should a guard keep evidence from becoming contaminated?

    1. So it can be admitted in court
    2. So the guard can return it sooner
    3. So the owner can reclaim it faster
    4. So fewer reports need to be written

11. In what two ways can a court be satisfied that an accused person is guilty?

    1. A guilty plea or a finding of guilt after trial
    2. A witness statement or a photo
    3. A police report or a guard's written incident report
    4. A confession to a guard or a fine

12. Why do guards need to understand the Ontario and Canada Evidence Acts?

    1. So they can act as prosecutors at the trial
    2. So information they obtain is admissible
    3. So they can choose the judge
    4. So they can avoid testifying

13. What is the main purpose of criminal law, according to the study guide?

    1. To settle disputes between neighbours
    2. To collect taxes from local businesses
    3. To protect citizens and keep communities safe
    4. To set the rules for workplace pay rates

14. The syllabus asks guards to learn how to collect, handle and seal which kind of evidence?

    1. Audio and video recordings
    2. Fingerprints lifted from glass
    3. DNA samples for lab testing
    4. Blood alcohol test results

15. In the study guide's court chart, which kind of court sits on the level just below the Supreme Court of Canada?

    1. The Tax Court of Canada
    2. The provincial courts of appeal
    3. Provincial administrative tribunals
    4. The provincial (lowest) courts

16. Where do administrative boards and tribunals appear in the study guide's court hierarchy?

    1. At the bottom, below the courts
    2. Between appeal and superior courts
    3. Beside the Supreme Court of Canada
    4. At the top, above the Supreme Court

17. Which level of government creates criminal law in Canada?

    1. The Supreme Court of Canada
    2. Each provincial government
    3. The federal government
    4. Each municipal council

18. How should a guard conduct every investigation, according to the study guide?

    1. As quickly as possible
    2. Without taking any notes
    3. Only as far as the client asks
    4. As if the case could go to trial

19. How should a guard treat all evidence from an incident?

    1. As unimportant unless police ask
    2. As the client's private property
    3. As though it could be used at a trial
    4. As something to return to the owner

20. How are Ontario provincial offences, such as trespass, processed?

    1. Only through civil lawsuits
    2. Exactly like indictable offences
    3. Only by municipal by-law officers
    4. Much like summary conviction offences

21. Which is a typical subject of a municipal by-law?

    1. Theft
    2. Noise limits
    3. Citizen's arrest
    4. Assault

22. How many people should handle a piece of evidence?

    1. Any number, as long as gloves are worn
    2. Everyone on shift, so all can identify it
    3. As few as possible, with each transfer documented
    4. Only the client and the suspect

23. Which kind of law deals with private disputes between people, rather than offences against society as a whole?

    1. Civil law
    2. Municipal by-laws
    3. Criminal law
    4. Provincial offences law

24. Where are most of Canada's criminal offences found?

    1. The Trespass to Property Act
    2. Municipal by-laws
    3. The Criminal Code
    4. The Provincial Offences Act

25. Besides an unbroken chain of custody, what else must be true of physical evidence presented at trial?

    1. It is properly identified and relevant
    2. It was collected by a police officer
    3. It was photographed by the media
    4. It was stored at the guard's home

26. Which court is at the top of Canada's court system?

    1. The Federal Court
    2. The Ontario Court of Appeal
    3. The Ontario Superior Court
    4. The Supreme Court of Canada

27. What must be clearly shown when physical evidence is presented at trial?

    1. The guard's licence history
    2. An unbroken chain of custody
    3. The price of the item
    4. The client's written approval

28. You need to check your city's noise by-law for a condo site. Where can you find it?

    1. The Ontario Evidence Act
    2. The federal Department of Justice website
    3. City hall or the municipality's website
    4. The Criminal Code