REVIEW QUESTIONS

POLICE PATROL OPERATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer in each of the following
questions. Mark only one answer on each item by a putting a circle
corresponding to the letter of your choice.

1. To the laymen, it suggest little more than inspectional

activity, whether carried out on foot, mobile or some other way.
A. police operation B. police communication
C. police intelligence D. police patrol

2. It is known a doctrine of law wherein an individual is said

to be maintaining on his premises, business or residential a
condition, instrumentality that is dangerous to young children.
A. persons & things B. attractive nuisances
C. hazardous places D. none of these

3. This term is frequently used to describe a specific

condition or place that requires the patrol officer’s special
attention.
A. nuisance places B. taverns & clubs
C. patrol hazard D. al of these

4. This is a patrol activity which consists of driving around

the district, waiting for something to happen.
A. reactive patrol B. foot patrol
C. police patrol D. police visibility

5. An alternative patrol system which means the fielding of the

field units in their respective area of responsibility with
prescribed objectives and verifiable tasks schedule of the day.
A. proactive patrol B. walking beat patrol
C. undercover patrol D. air patrol

6. Crime results from the existence of the elements of crime,

EXCEPT:
A. desire B. capability
C. intent D. opportunity

7. This is the primary purpose of police patrol.

A. detect the desire B. check the capability
C. eliminate opportunity D. maintain peace & order

8. To be effective, modern police patrol must perform three (3)

major sphere of activity-often simultaneously relatively with
patrol operations, EXCEPT:
A. they must handle calls for service
B. they must participate in tactical responses
C. they must eliminate actual opportunity
D. they must engage in strategic-problem solving efforts

9. Patrol tagged as the __________ of the police organization.

A. heart B. mind
C. backbone D. none of these

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10. It is important because time is of the essence in most
police work.
A. constant availability B. patrol operations
C. police visibility D. patrol officers

11. The first and foremost in the police officers preparation

for patrol duty is __________.
A. behavior preparation B. general preparation
C. attitude preparation D. pre-patrol preparation

12. It is the function that most completely describes the patrol

officer’s jobs, because most of his duties depend on what he has
observed.
A. observation B. uses of senses
C. investigation D. first responders

13. This repressive police activity is accomplished by making

their presence know in such a way that, even when they are not in
a specific location, a felon will refrain from misbehavior
because, and this is actually refers to this phenomenon as:
A. police omni-presence B. elimination of desire
C. lessening of capability D. control of opportunity

14. Its method is consisting of the fixed post, line beat, and
random patrol, and it is restricted to small areas and is used to
deal with special problems of prevention and repression.
A. fixed surveillance B. beat patrol
C. bicycle patrol D. foot patrol

15. It is used as a simple and inexpensive means of

transportation to carry police officers to their districts.
A. bicycle patrol B. motorcycle patrol
C. foot patrol D. all of these

16. It is the most extensively used and the most effective means
of transportation for police patrol.
A. moving patrol B. mobile patrol
C. vehicle patrol D. jeep patrol

17. It is useful for rescue and evacuation, medical evacuation,

general patrol, criminal apprehension, crime prevention and
repression, emergency transportation, surveillance and other
activities.
A. helicopter B. air patrol
C. airplane D. eye in the sky

18. While it is true that the patrol officer cannot detect the
desire of the criminal, yet, they can destroy the opportunity to
commit a crime, in police patrol operations, this refers to the
phenomenon as:
A. psychological atmosphere of omni-presence
B. elimination of desire, capability and opportunity
C. repression of criminal activities
D. arrest of offenders and delinquents

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19. The patrol officer to be seen alert and constant patrolling
to make his presence psychologically be felt despite of his
physical absence, hereby creating, EXCEPT:
A. feeling of trust and confidence to the police
B. feeling of security on the part of the citizen

C. feeling of fear on the part of the would-be violator

D. feeling of confidence that the police are available

20. This is done by patrolling the streets within the perimeter

of the beats, not at random, but with a definite target location
where he knows his presence is necessary.
A. zigzagging B. freewheeling
C. all of the above D. none of the above

21. Its objective is for the patrol officer to survey the

situation and condition of the boundaries of his area of
responsibility.
A. crisscross B. freewheeling
C. counterclockwise D. clockwise

22. It is done at the last eight (8) of the tour of duty in

order to ensure that nothing unusual happened in his area of
responsibility.
A. clockwise B. watching clock
C. counter clockwise D. none of these

23. It is patrolling the length of a street of the beat, and

therefore, the easiest to observe the moment of the patrol
officer.
A. freewheeling B. straightway
C. zigzagging D. crisscross

24. It is more or less similar to zigzagging, and what is

important is that the moment techniques of a patrol officer must
have a purpose and objective, it is not aimless nor at random.
A. crisscross B. zigzagging
C. all of these D. none of these

25. The observation of the patrol officer in patrolling their

respective beats must keenly be aimed at this, and it is the
sources of hazards.
A. material things B. dangerous persons
C. persons & things D. other police officers

26. It is locally referred to as Community Oriented Policing

System (COPS), it is now being widely applied by the law
enforcement agency particularly in highly urbanized places in the
country.
A. participative law enforcement
B. establishment of Community-Police Assistance Center
C. maintenance of Police-Community Precinct
D. community-mobilization in crime prevention

27. It includes the objectives of protecting lives and

properties and providing all the other services which are
required or expected from police officers.
A. maintain peace & order B. enforce the law

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 C. ensuring public safety D. serve & protect

28. This type of assignment is particularly effective for

“saturation coverage” of high crime area.
A. low visibility patrol B. specific patrol
C. high visibility patrol D. undercover patrol

29. If it is effectively implemented, it is the most

recognizable form of police activity, furthering the community as
well as being in perception.
A. patrol function B. mobile function
C. law enforcement function D. police function

30. It is generally accomplished whether having officers present

at specific locations maintaining a highly visible profile or by
publicizing highly active undercover operations.
A. omni-presence B. repression of crime
C. law enforcement D. crime prevention

31. It is primary used for traffic control and enforcement, their

speed and maneuverability make them indispensable police vehicle.
A. motorcycle patrol B. bicycle patrol
C. tricycle patrol D. mobile patrol

32. Its objective was to use the watercraft in the anti-smuggling

operation along rivers and bays, as well as against robberies
committed on bonded warehouse located along the river bank.
A. bay & river patrol B. sea patrol
C. air patrol D. coastal patrol

33. The bicycle patrol has the combined advantage of __________

because the bicycle can be operated very quietly and without
attracting attention.
A. speed & mobility B. mobility & stealth
C. speed & maneuverability D. speed & flexibility

34. Where __________ are needed such as in large area that must
be covered by few foot patrol officer, the speed of a mobile car
allows them to service the whole area and do so efficiently.
A. speed & stealth B. speed & safety
C. speed & mobility D. speed & maneuverability

35. It has been used for parade and crowd control for centuries;
its height and size has a strong psychological advantage in
dealing with unruly mobs.
A. horses B. mobile
C. bicycle D. foot

36. It is really nothing new, and in today’s parlance, one can

say that it is simply the “Koban of Japan”, the “Neighborhood
Watch of Singapore,” etc.
A. police patrol operation B. detective beat system
C. New COPS on the Block D. police beat system

37. It is one of the basic pieces of equipment which a number of

policemen nowadays fail to appreciate and utilize.
A. log book B. notebook
C. police blotter D. tickler

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38. It is a new policing concept that combines the familiarity,
thrust and sense of belongingness characterized by the “beat cop”
with the expertise of the professional policing model.
A. community-oriented policing system
B. problem-oriented policing system
C. New COPS on the Block
D. police beat system

39. It is police officers who are patrolling the streets or

locality around the clock by maintaining direct contact with
local residence to prevent crime.
A. foot patrol B. patrol officer
C. beat cop D. beat patrol

40. This is the NCOBs center of command and control of its

activities and as the police base from which citizens may seek
police assistance whether in person, by radio or telephone.
A. block box B. community-precincts
C. police box D. kababayan centers

41. This project concerns a wide variety of activities such as

physical fitness and sports development, clean and green, values
formation and livelihood projects.
A. public relations B. police social services
C. public social services D. community-relations

42. Police officers on patrol may interview within the bounds of

the law as deterrent to persons who intend to commit crime, and
that is.
A. street interrogation B. street interview
C. street investigation D. street questioning

43 Police officers on patrol have to observe this particular

undertaking to offer crime prevention advises and organized anti-
crime groups.
A. neighborhood visitation B. office visitation
C. house visitation D. barangay visitation

44. New COPS on the Block will provide __________ to keep watch
over the assigned area.
A. twenty-four hours patrolling

B. constant availability and mobility

C. twenty-four hours service
D. round the clock patrolling

45. The policeman will be the role model player for the
community to emulate, and he will perform public safety services
through the following, EXCEPT:
A. elimination of actual opportunity

B. control and management of traffic

C. information relative to public safety
D. quick response to emergencies

46. It is the backbone of the police tactics.

A. police patrol operations

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 B. police communication systems
C. police intelligence analysts
D. police-community relations
47. It is necessary to get the desired information to the
receiving party without having the message later re-checked over
the air for possible errors.
A. clarity B. specificity
C. brevity D. accuracy

48. It is increasingly important to the expanding volume of

radio traffic, and this makes it essential that there be no
unnecessary or repetitious words in the transmission.
A. specificity B. brevity
C. clarity D. accuracy

49. It is necessary for rapid and efficient service, and it is

more a form of respect that flowery words, in fact it demands
that, it must not be expressed in words.
A. courtesy B. discipline
C. loyalty D. respect

50. It is often mentioned in report writing and note taking, but

it is also an essential in police communications.
A. accuracy B. specificity
C. clarity D. brevity

51. Webster lists it as the science of meaning.

A. phonetics B. semantic
C. all of these D. none of these

52. It is the science of sounds, and it is the understanding of

a communication through the proper sounding of words.
A. ten codes B. abbreviations
C. semantic D. phonetics

53. These are the ways that helps improve semantics.

A. learn thru experience B. think before talking
C. all of these D. none of these

54. It is consisting of many contiguous inhabited area defined

by identifiable boundaries of a police block by which a policeman
can effectively patrol during his tour of duty.
A. mobile patrol system B. beat patrol system
C. foot patrol system D. police beat system

55. Improving the __________ of the police is the concern of

every policeman and not just those assigned in police-community
relations offices.
A. service B. effectiveness
C. image D. competency

56. This is a radio with an antenna and a battery pact in a

single package and sometimes called the portable radio.
A. handheld B. mobile radio
C. base radio D. all of these

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57. A 25 watts radio transceiver usually installed at the
tactical operation center of the police station. The message is
transmitted done by pressing the push-to-talk button.
A. handheld radio B. mobile radio
C. base radio D. none of these
58. This is a routine call, and it is to be answered by
observing all the traffic laws, the red lights and siren will not
be used in this type of code.
A. Code 2 B. Code 1
C. Code 3 D. Code 0

59. This means urgent, and it is to be answered immediately an

in a manner that will enable the unit to get to the scene as
quickly as possible with safety, by observing all traffic laws,
and without the use of siren.
A. Code 2 B. Code 4
C. Code 3 D. Code 1

60. This means emergency, and is to be answered immediately by

driving to the scene as quickly and safely as possible, the red
lights and the siren are to be used to obtain the right of way.
A. Code 4 B. Code 5
C. Code 3 D. Code 6

61. It should be used whenever possible and the employment of a

standardized set of its use is important if clarity and brevity
is to be achieved.
A. punctuations B. spellings
C. grammar D. abbreviations

62. All things being equal, __________ has the supreme authority
and priority on police communications.
A. radio control B. ground commander
C. radio operator D. desk officer

63. It is usually picking some papers or information that is not

too important.
A. Code 5 B. Code 15
C. Code 10 D. Code 0

64. They are expected to provide voluntary manpower services

through the organization of neighborhood watch program, patrol
system, etc.
A. people B. citizens
C. community D. barangay tanod

65. While the people need the police, the police are more in
need of the full support from the people, for __________ to
succeed.
A. policing activities B. police functions
C. investigative functions D. law enforcement

66. It should be established in an area bigger from the police

beat system area, and it could be designated as sectors or area
by geographical directions.
A. police beat system B. police patrol operations
C. detective policing D. detective beat patrol

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67. It is a simple activity whereby policemen who have just
finished, as well as those due to start of their tour of duty are
made to stand in formation at the police unit or office.
A. announcements of duties B. de-briefing
C. roll call training D. guard mounting
68. This is principal duty of every officer and members of the
police organization.
A. observance of human rights at all times
B. to serve and protect the community-members
C. proactive and reactive policing activities
D. protection of life, liberty and property

69. Its need cannot be over emphasized, owing to the fact that
the police cannot single-handedly solve the problem of
criminality in the country considering its deficiencies in
organic manpower and resources.
A. police-community relations
B. citizen-police partnership
C. effective patrol operations

D. neighborhood anti-crime watch

70. In addition to the basic police uniform, including the

prescribe headgear, these items should be prominently displayed
or worn.
A. firearm, baton, whistle & flashlights
B. individual items of equipment
C. notebook, ball-pen & sketchpad
D. all of the above

71. This is the art of using and solving codes and ciphers, and
it came from the Greek kryptos, meaning hidden, and graphia,
meaning writing.
A. cryptography B. cryptanalysis
C. encoding D. deciphering

72. It is the breaking of a code or a cipher.

A. cryptography B. deciphering
C. decoding D. cryptanalysis

73. The radio operators, however, overcome most of them, most of

the time by preparing to communicate before doing so and by
employing the basic techniques of expression which have been
proven successful.
A. communication barrier B. communication obstacle

C. communication failure D. communication hindrance

74. Such acts will be interpreted as impatience, disinterest,

and discourtesy and will contribute greatly to communication
failures.
A. making deductions B. jumping to conclusion
C. formulating findings D. arriving recommendations

75. This is a principal obstacle to good communications, and

this may result from any causes; mostly, however, results purely
from a lack of effort to engage actively in this process.

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 A. failure to understand B. failure to give way
C. failure to listen D. failure to hear

76. It may use a single word or a number to stand for a complete

message.
A. code system B. cipher system
C. 900 codes D. 10 codes
77. It uses a separate letter, number of other symbol for each
letter of the plaintext—ordinary language message.
A. code system B. cipher system
C. all of these D. none of these

78. This is a message in code or cipher, and the receiver must

have the key to unlock the secret information.
A. all of these B. decipher
C. cryptogram D. decode

79. It is the changing of plaintext into codes and ciphers.

A. encoding B. enciphering
C. all of these D. none of these

80. It is finding the secret information in the cryptogram.

A. decoding B. deciphering
C. all of these D. none of these

81. It involves the formal and informal transmission and

exchange of information throughout the various divisions and
subdivisions within the organization
A. intra-departmental communication
B. inter-departmental communication
C. inter-agency communication
D. intra-agency communication

82. It involves the change of information among the members of

two or more police organizations.
A. inter-departmental communication

B. intra-departmental communication
C. inter-agency communication
D. intra-agency communication

83. The public becoming ever more mobile; there is increasing

need for inter-community police communications.
A. police communication B. police television
C. police teletype D. police radios

84. In communication, it is referred to by theorists as the

static that interferes with transmission of message.
A. external factors B. barrier
C. none of these D. noise

85. As information is passed from individual to individual,

usually a distortion or dilution of content occurs.
A. selecting B. filtering
C. all of these D. channeling

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86. It is not a favorable situation for any single segment of
society, and the police officer should avoid developing an
insulated barrier between them and the other stakeholders.
A. ostrocism B. delineation
C. isolation D. integration

87. It may results from lack of discretion in separating

relevant and irrelevant information.
A. over-protecting B. over-carrying
C. over-loading D. over-acting
88. It can be made with relative ease since concurrence by those
affected is not sought, and they have the advantage of speed and
are well adapted to emergency conditions.
A. free rain communication B. democratic communication

C. vertical communication D. autocratic communication

89. It provides national teletype communications to subscribing

stations all throughout the country.
A. National Police Teletypewriter Network
B. National Police Television Network
C. Information Technology & Communication System
D. Directorate for Information & Technology

90. This file is digital magnetic tape storage and is attached

to the computer. It contains the daily log and can later provide
various types of information for research and planning.
A. computer hard disk B. computer storage file
C. computer storage disk D. computer storage disc

91. This contains two TV type screen, one is the Video Data
Terminal which shows all the information about the request for
service, including a case number, time of arrival, priority and
radio code.
A. operation center B. command operations center
C. command base operation D. command dispatch console

92. This is the coming thing in police communications systems,

and at present the factors that will determine the feasibility of
its installations are cost versus overall savings.
A. mobile tele-printer B. mobile base radio
C. mobile communications D. mobile computer

93. It is the worst enemy of law enforcement, since the longer

the elapsed after the commission of a crime, the more it costs,
not only to apprehend the criminal, but to secure a conviction in
court.
A. hour B. date
C. time D. days

94. This is quite expensive to maintain and because of this,

there has been a tendency in many places to discontinue some
these units.
A. mobile radio B. field telephones
C. mobile computer D. mobile tele-type

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95. It has been with use for some time as a medium of education,
but its use as a means of police communications system is
relatively new.
A. police communications B. police technology
C. police radios D. police television

96. The following are the procedures in receiving a call,

EXCEPT:

A. turn the radio on and adjust the volume control knob

B. select the channel by turning the frequency knob
C. listen is your call word and answer back
D. use phonetic alphabet and prowords
97. To keep the voice transmission as short a possible the radio
operator use __________, to take the place of long sentences.
A. keywords B. phonetics
C. semantics D. prowords

98. It is used by the operator to spell difficult words and

thereby prevent misunderstanding on the part of the receiving
operator.
A. semantic alphabet B. phonetic alphabet
C. prowords & keywords D. phonetic number

99. It is a diagram indicating the network of radio users with

their corresponding call signs operating within a common radio
frequency.
A. net diagram B. call signs
C. all of these D. none of these

100. This flows from top of an organizational pyramid to the

bottom-downward communication, as well as from bottom
communication, and it descends from the various levels of
authority.
A. vertical communication B. circular communication

C. diagonal communication D. horizontal communication

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Prepared By:

OSCAR G. SORIANO, Ph.D.Crim.

Faculty, CJE Dept,

Noted By:

ROBERTO N. CAYOSA
OIC, CJE Dept.

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