Republic of the Philippines

JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY

The Premier University in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
Dipolog Campus Dipolog City

POLICE PATROL

Name:_______________________________________________________________Date:_________________Score:____________

I- MULTIPLE CHOICES: Instructions. Analyze and comprehend the following questions and select and encircle the letter of your best
answer. No ERASURE, erasure means wrong.

1. Different needs call for different approaches to patrol. However, among experts in the field, it is generally agreed that the most
expensive method of patrol is:
a. Radio motor patrol
b. Foot patrol
c. Horse patrol
d. Helicopter patrol
2. Many experts agreed that police officers who are recently graduated from a police academy and newly assigned to a patrol
precinct should be assigned to which of the following shifts?
a. The 8 A.M to 4 P.M shifts
b. The 4 P.M to midnight shifts
c. The midnight to 8 A.M shifts
d. The shifts that gives them the greatest exposure to the public
3. Faced with a series of precinct conditions that must dealt with, a patrol sergeant must decide which would be deterred most
effectively by the assignment of uninformed police officers. Which of the following would assignment of uninformed officers on patrol
most effectively control?
a. Rash of family disputes in a certain area where unemployment is high
b. Dramatic increase of bad check passing in a commercial section
c. Rise in the number of purse snatchings in a n area around a housing project
d. Series of confidence swindles by two men posing as bank examiners in the banking area
4. Which of the following is not generally considered a line unit of a typical police department?
a. Patrol division
b. Detective division
c. Traffic division
d. Communications division
5. Sergeant Hooper decides to utilize some police officers in his squad in a high-visibility capacity. Which of the following
assignments would be least representatives of patrol in a high-visibility capacity?
a. A uniform police officer on routine patrol on the beat
b. Two police officers in a conspicuously marked patrol car patrolling their sector or post
c. A police officer assigned to a school crossing
d. A detective conducting a canvass for witnesses after a shooting incident
6. Proper distribution of patrol officers is an obvious task of any police department. In performing this task, determining which of
the following should be done first?
a. How many police officers are available for assignment?
b. What areas of the city have the greatest need for police service?
c. During what periods of time does the greatest need for police service exist?
d. How many supervisors are available for assignment?
7. The canine and its handler have established a place in police patrol operations. However, their use would be least appropriate in
which of the following situations?
a. Area where a fight between gangs of youths is rumoured to take place
b. Professionals sporting event where purse snatchings have occurred
c. Demonstration by community residents, which has always been peaceful in the past
d. Busy through fare where shoppers are making last-minute purchases before Christmas
8. A crime has moved indoors and vertically upward into high-rise apartments, the police have recommended the use of closed-
circuit television as a way to combat this type of criminal conduct. Which of the following is a drawback to closed-circuit television?
a. Residents object to this invasion of property
b. The use of closed-circuit television is more expensive than patrol by police officers
c. Closed-circuit televisions are often the object of vandalism
d. The use of closed-circuit televisions is a drain on personnel since someone is required to constantly monitor the transmissions
9. The functions the police perform in any given just jurisdiction determine to a large extent how the police approach their job.
Most police officers emphasize the law enforcement component of their job, but it is generally agreed that the amount of time of the
police spend performing functions of a service nature is appropriately:
a. 33 1/3%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 80%
10. In performing the patrol function, there must be awareness that certain hazards are intangible. Which of the following methods is
best when dealing with intangible hazards?
a. Routine patrol
b. Inspectional duties
c. Responding to call for service
d. Anticrime patrol
11. Regarding the geographic layout of foot posts and radio motor patrol sectors, it would be most correct to state which of the
following?
a. They should be mutually exclusive to fix responsibility for the areas concerned
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 b. They should not be mutually exclusive so that coverage can be intensified
c. They should mutually exclusive so that the necessity for either foot or radio motor patrol can be clearly identified
d. They should not be mutually exclusive because supervision would be made more difficult
12. Police departments have long debated over and experimented with the issue of one-person versus two-person motorized patrol.
Which of the following statements is not an accurately stated advantage of two-person patrol?
a. There is less fatigue in two-person cars since one police officer is not required to drive for eight hours straight
b. More observation can occur in a two-person car since there are two observers
c. The use of two-person cars appear to double the observable police presence in the area patrolled compared with one-person cars
d. In a two-person car, one officer can operate the radio and receive transmit messages while the other officer can concentrate on
driving
13. Sergeant Bureros is conducting a training session in accident investigation. During the session, the sergeant states that a police
officer investigating a traffic accident should form an opinion as to the cause of the accident. The sergeant’s statement is:
a. Correct, since this one of the prime responsibilities of the police in such instances
b. Incorrect, since most accidents are caused by myriad factors
c. Correct, since not to do so may indicate unethical conduct
d. Incorrect, since only the participants in the accident are totally aware of what took place
14. A certain police sergeant, after a study of speeding regulations, recommends a tolerance of 5 mph to his commanding officer.
The sergeant also recommends that the public be made aware of the tolerance. The sergeant’s complete recommendation is:
a. Good, since the motorists will know exactly where they stand
b. Bad, since the tolerance limit will become the law
c. Good, since the department’s image will be one of fairness
d. Bad, since such tolerance can only lead to unethical practices on the part of police officers enforcing speeding regulations
15. Which of the following is a criticism of decoy operations often heard by police supervisors?
a. Decoy officers, because of their disguises, are often mistaken by members of the public for criminals
b. There is no real way to measure the effectiveness of decoy officers
c. Decoy officers have no real interest in preventing crime
d. Decoy officers are a form of police entrapment
16. Sergeant Gold is conducting a training session in traffic enforcer duties. One of the trainees asks the sergeant, “Should the
unintentional violator be dealt with more leniently than the intentional violator?” According to accepted procedure the sergeant would be
most correct if he stated:
a. “No, mainly because the unintentional violator is unaware of his/her driving actions and is a serious accident threat”
b. “Yes, mainly because the intentional violator has a total disregard for the law”
c. “No, mainly because the unintentional violator will soon become the intentional violator if left unchecked”
d. “Yes. Mainly because the intentional violator has probably violated the traffic laws before”
17. The police are constantly striving to find new and better ways to patrol. Lately, police departments have used the concept of
directed patrol more and more. This kind of patrol directed officer to patrol:
a. Only a certain location
b. Only during a certain time period
c. Only to prevent certain criminal conduct
d. At a certain location, during a certain time period, primarily to prevent certain criminal conduct
18. Police officer Roe is visited on post by Sergeant Royal. The officer, who has recently completed his probationary period, asks
the sergeant to explain the meaning of the “chain of custody” as it pertains to evidence. The sergeant would be most correct if she stated
that the chain of custody of evidence means that evidence obtained by a police officer should:
a. Pass through the hands of as few officers as possible and never be outside the control of authorized persons
b. Be delivered immediately to a supervisor, who shall take control over the evidence
c. Be investigated to ascertain all of the previous owners of the evidence
d. Pass only through the hands of detective assigned to the case
19. The pivotal figure in determining whether patrol is successful is the first-line supervisor. This statement is generally:
a. True, since the first-line supervisor’s most important job is seeing that patrol is performed properly
b. False since the first-line supervisor has many duties and therefore cannot be in all places at all times
c. True, since the first-line supervisor is the one to whom the public complains
d. False, since the first-line supervisor is not better than the officers being supervised
20. A police officer who is assigned to a patrol vehicle that is conspicuously marked by clearly recognizable color combinations and
other markings and equipment usually accomplishes all of the following except:
a. Increasing the impression of police omnipresence
b. Increasing the number of traffic violations observed
c. Increasing the patrol officer’s attention to and awareness of his/her duties and responsibilities
d. Decreasing the difficulty of the task of supervision
21. Police work often involves activity at crime scenes. Regarding crime scenes, it is generally agreed that the key factor that
determines the success of a crime scene investigation is:
a. Efforts of the key factor at the scene
b. Investigation skill of the detective assigned to the case
c. Thoroughness of the supervisor who responds to the scene
d. Technology available to the laboratory technician at the scene
22. The necessity for patrol is obvious. It cannot, however, do all things. What is an example of something that cannot be
accomplished by patrol?
a. Reducing the criminal’s opportunity to engage in criminal conduct
b. Discover conditions that may breed crime
c. Eliminate a potential offender’s desire to commit a crime
d. Arresting perpetrators of crimes in progress
23. It is accepted that the identification of an answer to many police problems lie with the patrol force. A knowledgeable police
supervisor recognizes that this fact is true mainly because of which of the following?
a. The patrol force serves as the eyes and ears of the department
b. The patrol force is the labor pool from which specialists and supervisors will be drawn
c. The patrol force has the greatest number of officers and logically should be able to offer the greatest number of solutions
d. The patrol force has the ultimate responsibility of repressing crime
24. Precinct X has many teenage gangs who engage in antisocial behaviour. These gangs consider its own individual territory or
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“turf.” Sergeant Harris directs that each officer on patrol know the exact boundaries claimed by each one of these gangs. The sergeant’s
direction is:
a. Good, mainly because the officers can keep gang in its own territory to prevent trouble
b. Bad, mainly because it tends to give too much authority and recognition to these gangs
c. Good, mainly because if one gang is seen going into an area claimed by another gang, it will alert the officers that there may be
trouble
d. Bad, mainly because it prevents free access to all streets by all citizens
25. Sergeant Sotto is instructing a group of recruits on how to conduct a preliminary investigation. As part of his instruction, he
would be most accurate if he defined a preliminary investigation as the conducting of an investigation of a recently committed crime up
until the time when:
a. A supervisor arrives on the scene
b. A detective arrives on the scene
c. A postponement of the investigation to a later time will not hinder the investigation
d. The point of arrest
26. Generally speaking, the use of hidden enforcement tactics by the police while enforcing traffic regulations is not recommended.
Having officers concealed from public view while waiting for traffic laws to be violated serves neither the public nor the police. There is,
however, one limited instance when hidden enforcement tactics would be acceptable. Which of the following illustrates that instance?
a. The suspected violation is drag racing by youths in fast cars
b. There seem to be a high number of intentional violators
c. There is a very high accident rate in the area where the hidden enforcement is being used.
d. There seem to be a high number of unintentional violators
27. It refers to those situations or conditions that may induce incidents calling for some kind of police action.
a. Physical Hazards c. Psychological Hazards
b. Environmental Hazards d. Police Hazards
28. It refers to method of assignment where personnel rotate periodically on post assignment.
a. Regular post assignment c. Job rotation
b. Rotation post assignment d. None of these
29. Refer to as the most important of all police service, it is known as the backbone of the police department and comprises the
largest unit.
a. Investigation Unit c. Traffic Unit
b. Intelligence Unit d. Patrol Unit
30. They are considered as public symbols of the police department since they are frequently the first member of the police
organization that establishes physical contact with the citizen.
a. Investigation officer c. Police officer
b. Intelligence officer d. Patrol officer
31. The following are factors that threaten the safety of a patrol officer, except-
a. Burn out c. Motivation
b. Fatigue d. Stress
32. They are regarded as the first to use police dogs on patrol.
a. Greeks c. Egyptian
b. Romans d. French
33. Which among the following is considered to be an advantage in shift rotation patrol assignment?
a. It makes it difficult to put the abilities of the members to best use.
b. It makes it difficult to cultivate sources of information or to criminal activities
c. It weakens the public rotations program and destroys public confidence
d. Rotation expands the officer’s experience
34. Ancient Egyptian civilization referred the police as __________, although they were civilians but headed by Egyptian military
officer.
a. Watchman c. Politia
b. Leatherheads d. Medjay
35. The following are situations that by definitions are considered dangerous, except-
a. Armed robberies c. High-Speed chases
b. Intervening a family disputes d. Hostage taking
36. Japanese military police was known as –
a. Ushietaru c. Japanese Sake
b. Kempatai d. Bonzai
37. Collection of evidence during investigation of a major crimes must be entrusted to –
a. Investigator(specialist) c. Intelligence officer
b. Patrol Officer d. Chief of Police
38. It refers to the fundamental obligation of the Police Patrol which includes the element of “Peace Keeping”.
a. Law Enforcement c. Crime Prevention
b. Maintenance of Social Order d. Crime Investigation
39. Police activity which tends to cause the potential offender to believe that there is no reasonable opportunity available to violate
the law successfully.
a. Intelligence c. Patrol
b. Investigation d. Surveillance
40. Two policemen making round in order to guard or inspect property and to protect lives within the prescribed area, they are
doing?
a. Observation c. Patrol
b. Routine d. Intelligence
41. It refers to a kind of patrol activity wherein the police personnel drives around a particular area or waits at the station for any call
requiring police assistance.
a. Reactive Patrol c. Proactive Patrol
b. Strategic Patrol d. Waiting Patrol
42. Which among the following is considered to be an advantage in shift rotation patrol assignment?
a. It makes it difficult to put the abilities of the members to best use.
b. It makes it difficult to cultivate sources of information or to criminal activities
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 c. It weakens the public rotations program and destroys public confidence
d. Rotation expands the officer’s experience
43. One of the purposes of patrol distribution is to spread the patrol throughout the jurisdiction-
a. To complicate patrol distribution
b. Making supervisory much easier
c. To minimize response time to any incident
d. All of these
44. That member of the law enforcement agency to be involved in practically every incident calling for police action.
a. Traffic Officer c. Investigation Officer
b. Patrol Officer d. Police Officer
45. The best reason why patrol service is regarded as the backbone of the police department is that –
a. Patrol force is of service to a greater number of people at any time
b. Patrol function is service that carries out the basic police objectives
c. Patrol operation is very wide in scope in terms of its function
d. All of these
46. It refers to the core mission of Police Patrol Operations.
a. Crime Prevention c. Order maintenance
b. Law Enforcement d. Crime Investigation
47. During major crime scene investigation, the patrol officer has the responsibility on –
a. Conducting a thorough investigation on the crime being investigated
b. Collecting immediately the physical evidence on the crime scene
c. Conducting preliminary investigation
d. All of the above
48. Part of Police Patrol Service which has the obligation to inform the relatives of a person who died through accident or as a result
of a criminal offense
a. Emergency Service c. Delivering death services
b. Routine Calls for Service d. General Information services
49. This refers to the giving directions and information to where the social event will take place or the location of the house of a
long lost friend.
a. Emergency Service c. Delivering death services
b. Routine Calls for Service d. General Information services
50. When Police officer is not bent on waiting for something to happen and respond but instead utilizes some other means to effect
crime prevention. What kind of patrolling is applied?
a. Reactive Patrol c. Proactive Patrol
b. Strategic Patrol d. None of these
51. It is a means of stopping incident of crime before it occurred.
a. Crime Suppression c. Crime Prevention
b. Crime Investigation d. Crime Containment
52. An investigation conducted by the patrol officer who first response on the crime scene.
a. Crime investigation c. Traffic investigation
b. Preliminary investigation d. All of these
53. The following persons are considered police hazards except.
a. Drunks c. Addicts
b. Children d. Insane persons
54. The following are the objectives of patrol distribution throughout the jurisdiction, except-
a. Equalization of work load
b. Make the patrol personnel idle on their post
c. Minimize response time to any incident
d. Holding the personnel responsible for crime in his patrol jurisdiction
55. It is an arrangement and utilization of persons with a common goals and objectives in an efficient, effective, and harmonious
manner in the attainment of organizational primary objectives.
a. Institution c. Organization
b. Management d. Association
56. A plan that deals with the procedures that have been outlined and officially adopted by all members the unit under specified
circumstances.
a. Procedural plan c. Tactical plan
b. Operational plan d. Extra-departmental plan
57. It refers to the practice of rotating the hours of work of subordinates at periodic intervals.
a. Shift rotation assignment c. Job rotation
b. Regular post assignment d. None of these
58. Plan concern methods of action to be taken at a designated location and under specific circumstances.
a. Procedural plan c. Tactical plan
b. Operational plan d. Extra-departmental plan
59. A predetermined actions to be taken in which requires actions or assistance from persons or agencies outside of the department.
a. Procedural plan c. Tactical plan
b. Operational plan d. Extra-departmental plan
60. Which among the following refers to the deployment of patrol personnel in different area of the patrol district?
a. Employment c. Patrol plans
b. Distribution d. None of these
61. In a situation where the patrol officer feels isolated and emotionally divorced from the society in which they work.
a. Psychological hazard c. Physical hazard
b. Environmental hazard d. Occupational stress
62. Officers that experience fatigue, nausea, headache, dizziness, weakness and profuse sweating are signs and symptoms of-
a. Emotional stress c. Physical stress
b. Behavioral stress d. none of these
63. It refers to an area assigned for patrol purposes whether on foot or motorized.
a. Districts c. sector
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 b. Beat d. post
64. It refers to fixed point or location to which an officer is assigned for patrol duty.
a. Post c. Districts
b. Sector d. Beat
65. It refers to the the area containing to or more beats, route or post.
a. Districts c. sector
b. Beat d. post
66. It refers to a method of patrol that may be used for certain purposes and problems in a jurisdiction such as large park area, which
other kinds of patrol method cannot operate or may be forbidden.
a. Motorcycle patrol c. foot patrol
b. Bicycle patrol d. Horse patrol
67. It refers to method of patrol that it is usually used for saturation drive coverage of high crime areas where it provides extra
coverage without alarming the occupants with an unusual number of police officers.
a. Plainclothes Patrol c. helicopter patrol
b. Automobile patrol d. foot patrol
68. Which among the following method of patrol which is used primarily for search purposes in order to detect contraband such as
prohibited drugs?
a. Automobile patrol c. Canine Patrol
b. Foot patrol d. helicopter patrol
69. Which among the following strategies in police patrol where patrol officers are involved in designing and implementing patrol
activities on the basis of an analysis of specific community problems?
a. Directed patrol c. Decoy patrol
b. Interactive patrol d. Aggressive patrol
70. It refers to a strategy in police patrol where patrol officers are deployed in specific high crime areas in disguises in an effort to
blend into their surroundings in the expectation of observing crimes in progress.
a. Aggressive patrol c. Directed patrol
b. Decoy patrol d. Interactive patrol
71. It refers to geographical subdivision of a city for patrol purposes.
a. Bureau c. Division
b. Section d. District
72. Majority of contacts between the public and police occur between the citizen and –
a. Patrolman c.Traffic officer
b. Criminal Investigator d. Police Supervisor
73. It is considered as the backbone of the police organization.
a. Traffic Division c. Criminal Investigation Division
b. Operations Division d. Patrol Division
74. It refers to a member of the law enforcement agency to be involved in practically every incident calling for police action.
a. Patrol officer c. Investigation officer
b. Traffic officer d. Police officer
75. Which among the following strategies in police patrol which is used to increase the rate of apprehension of persons engaged in
selected types of crimes?
a. High visibility patrol c. Directed patrol
b. Low visibility patrol d. split force patrol
76. It refers to a patrol activity wherein police personnel drives around a particular area or waits at the station for any call requiring
police assistance.
a. Patrol c. Proactive Patrol
b. Reactive patrol d. Police Patrol
77. Which among the following methods of patrol which has been considered as the most effective and efficient means of guarding,
in terms of increasing community support and cooperation?
a. Foot patrol c. Automobile patrol
b. Helicopter patrol d. Motorcycle patrol
78. In areas wherein the terrain is said to be rough, what would be an appropriate means or method of patrol which may be utilized?
a. Bicycle patrol c. Automobile patrol
b. Foot patrol d. Horse patrol
79. Which method of patrol that would enable the police officers to have the advantage of stealth and at the same time the element
of surprise?
a. Motorcyle Patrol c. Bicycle Patrol
b. Automobile Patrol d. Foot Patrol
80. Small alleys can be best penetrated by the police through –
a. Motorcyle patrol c. helicopter patrol
b. Automobile patrol d. foot patrol
81. When police officers are not bent on waiting for something to happen and respond but instead utilizes some other means to
effect crime prevention, the focus is said to be a type of what kind of patrolling?
a. Reactive patrol c. Proactive Patrol
b. Patrol d. Police patrol
82. It is regarded as the most dominant method of conducting patrol.
a. Motorcycle patrol c. Bicycle patrol
b. Automobile patrol d. foot patrol
83. This patrol unit is particularly effective in hot pursuits.
a. Automobile patrol c. Foot patrol
b. Helicopter patrol d canine patrol
84. Patrol beat is commonly divided into?
a. quarters c. 3 units
b. 5 divisions d. 2 departments

85. In determining patrol beat boundaries, it is determined in terms of ___?

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 a. number of populations c. number of voters
b. number of Barangay d. natural markers
86. If people in a community are properly or gainfully employed, the tendency is that they are richer, therefore it requires _____?
a. more patrol officers c. moderate patrol needs
b. high technology surveillance d. no more police patrol
87. You are a new police chief in a new locality, in your distribution of your patrol workload, the first step you are going to do is
_______?
a. go out and observe by yourself the community
b. examine the historical record of the police activity in the community
c. apply military tactics in dealing with the community
d. just wait for recommendations
88. Status analysis of a patrol area is simply done through _______?
a. graphical, statistical presentation c. roving
b. consultation d. none of the above
89. In patrol planning, the act of eliminating non-productive task is called ____?
a. minimization c. alteration
b. maximization d. reduction
90. In patrol workload determination, it is the result of the total number of incidents divided by the number of officers; the quotient
is divided by the average time spend in handling the incident?
a. average workload per officer c. required number of workload
b. general agency workload d. impertinent
91. When somebody is hysterical in her complaint of a felony, the case is treated as ___?
a. first priority response c. third priority response
b. second priority response d. fourth priority response
92. The universally accepted response time of not more than 5 minutes is ____?
a. first priority response c. third priority response
b. second priority response d. fourth priority response
93. In all police patrol shifts, it is known that 3:00 to 9:00 PM during Sunday’s is ___?
a. staggered shift c. ordinary shift
b. peak period shift d. red alert shift
94. The most accepted reason for patrol modernization is due to _____?
a. arrogance of police officers c. rise of criminal activities
b. technological revolution d. cunning criminals
95. the universally accepted four phases of “critical time”, time interval in police patrol is _____?
a. fixed c. flexible
b. orderly d. stable
96. Otherwise known as radical police patrol system?
a. high visibility c. aggressive police patrol
b. moderate visibility patrol d. high technology police patrol
97. A system of roping wherein the process of identification of the suspect starts to the suspect himself. The investigator will
identify first the suspect before sourcing out for evidence?
a. deductive c. suggestive
b. inductive d. aggressive
98. The first electronic communication method introduced by Morse was known as Morse code electronic telegraph, it was also
known as _________ communication system?
a. alpha system c. analog
b. dot system d. binary digital
99. Communication is transfer of meaning, this means?
a. speak the same language c. gesture of approval
b. coded information d. recognition
100. The first ever most complex bridge between human being?
a. written language c. speech
b. coded language d. verbal

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