Colorado Security Officer Jurisprudence Practice Exam

When you make a mistake in your notebook how should you correct it?

1. Tear the page out and start over

2. Use a pen and scribble out the error until it can’t be seen

3. Draw one line through the mistake and initial it

4. Get a new notebook from the company

The correct answer is: Draw one line through the mistake and initial it

In maintaining notebooks for security guard duties, it is important to be as transparent and accurate as possible. When a mistake is made, the appropriate way to correct it is to draw one single line through the mistake and initial it. This way, the original entry remains visible (upholding transparency and indicating that there was no intention to deceive or hide information), and the initials provide an indication of who acknowledged and corrected the error. The other methods -- tearing the page out, scribbling out the error, or getting a new notebook -- all cause loss of original information and do not reflect common practices of maintaining such professional logs. Hence, the answer of drawing one line through the mistake and initialing it is the correct procedure to follow.