Sergeant Exam with complete solutions
What is stratified policing?
GG #503.2 - Answer -An organizational model of problem solving, analysis, and
accountability
Define immediate problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Isolated incidents that occur and are resolved within minutes and
hours, or in some cases
What categories can immediate problems be broken down into?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Incidents and Cases of Interest
Define incidents?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Individual events to which typically an officer responds to or
discovers on patrol
-Citizen and officer generated calls for service that represent the initial indicator of a
potential problem
Examples of incidents?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Crime, disorder, disturbances, robberies in progress, traffic
accidents, subject stops, traffic citations
Define cases of interest?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Individual events that arise from calls for service but are deemed
more serious by laws and policies of the police department
-Require additional investigation and/or a more extensive immediate response
Examples of cases of interest?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Homicides, sexual batteries, traffic fatalities, barricaded subjects
,Define short-term problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Those that occur over several days or weeks and typically require
short-term vs immediate responses
What categories can short-term problems be broken down in to?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Repeat incidents and Patterns
Define Repeat Incidents?
GG #503.2 - Answer -3+ criminal or quality of life incidents that have occurred at the
same place within a 28-day period
Repeat calls for service locations are defined by?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Having a frequency of 3+ calls for service in the last 28 days
Define Patterns?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Group of 2+ crimes reported or discovered by police that are
unique because they meet each of the following conditions:
- Spree/Hot Spot Current Radius: 2 incidents within a .20 mile radius
- 3 or more incidents within a .40 mile radius
What are the types of crime patterns?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Series, Spree, Hot spot, Compound problems
Define a crime series?
GG #503.2 - Answer -A group of similar crimes committed by the same individual or
group acting in concert
Define a crime spree?
GG #503.2 - Answer -A specific type of series characterized by high frequency of
criminal activity within a remarkably short time frame
Define a crime hot spot?
GG #503.2 - Answer -A group of similar crimes committed by one or more individuals at
locations within close proximity to one another
Define compound problems?
,GG #503.2 - Answer -Highest level problems that encompass various locations,
offenders, and victims and, in most cases, exist throughout an entire jurisdiction
How long is the period of systematic response to a crime pattern?
GG #503.2 - Answer -14 days
When does the 14-day period of systematic response to a crime pattern begin?
GG #503.2 - Answer -At the time of the initial dissemination of a crime pattern bulletin
and each time a crime pattern bulletin is updated with an additional incident of crime
occurring in the identified area
What is a successful resolution of a crime pattern?
GG #503.2 - Answer -No further incidents of crime reported within a 14-day period of
the problem being identified and responded to
Define long-term problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Those that occur over several months, seasons, or years and
stem from systematic opportunities created by everyday behavior and environment
Examples of long-term problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Loud parties, speeding in residential neighborhoods, armed
robberies, residential burglaries
What categories can long-term problems be broken into?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Problem locations, problem areas, compound problems
Define problem areas?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Hot spots
-Relatively small areas with a disproportionate amount of crime or disorder activity that
is related
What is the purpose of evidence-based crime reduction strategies?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Crime patterns require immediate responses primarily at the time
when the crimes in the pattern are occurring
Examples of evidence-based crime reduction strategies?
, GG #503.2 - Answer -Patrol, crime prevention, criminal investigation
Who in NPB is the crime pattern bulletin assigned to?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Road patrol sergeant
What are the ways a road patrol sergeant can respond to a crime pattern bulletin?
GG #503.2 - Answer -1.) Quality investigations conducted during the initial investigation
2.) Directed marked patrol in pattern area
3.) Unmarked patrol in pattern area
4.) Specialized unit patrol in pattern area
What is the purpose of daily staff meetings/ roll call briefings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Facilitate action-oriented accountability for strategies
implemented for immediate and short-term problems
What does C.O.A.R. stand for?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Collaborative Operational Analysis and Response
How often are C.O.A.R. meetings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Weekly
What is the purpose of weekly C.O.A.R. meetings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Facilitate action-oriented accountability within and/or among
divisions, so that employees can come together to develop, coordinate, and assess
strategies implemented for short-term problems
What does S.T.A.R.C.O.M. stand for?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Statistical Tracking Accountability and Response through
Computer Oriented Mapping
How frequent are S.T.A.R.C.O.M. meetings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Monthly
What is the purpose of S.T.A.R.C.O.M. meetings?
What is stratified policing?
GG #503.2 - Answer -An organizational model of problem solving, analysis, and
accountability
Define immediate problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Isolated incidents that occur and are resolved within minutes and
hours, or in some cases
What categories can immediate problems be broken down into?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Incidents and Cases of Interest
Define incidents?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Individual events to which typically an officer responds to or
discovers on patrol
-Citizen and officer generated calls for service that represent the initial indicator of a
potential problem
Examples of incidents?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Crime, disorder, disturbances, robberies in progress, traffic
accidents, subject stops, traffic citations
Define cases of interest?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Individual events that arise from calls for service but are deemed
more serious by laws and policies of the police department
-Require additional investigation and/or a more extensive immediate response
Examples of cases of interest?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Homicides, sexual batteries, traffic fatalities, barricaded subjects
,Define short-term problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Those that occur over several days or weeks and typically require
short-term vs immediate responses
What categories can short-term problems be broken down in to?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Repeat incidents and Patterns
Define Repeat Incidents?
GG #503.2 - Answer -3+ criminal or quality of life incidents that have occurred at the
same place within a 28-day period
Repeat calls for service locations are defined by?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Having a frequency of 3+ calls for service in the last 28 days
Define Patterns?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Group of 2+ crimes reported or discovered by police that are
unique because they meet each of the following conditions:
- Spree/Hot Spot Current Radius: 2 incidents within a .20 mile radius
- 3 or more incidents within a .40 mile radius
What are the types of crime patterns?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Series, Spree, Hot spot, Compound problems
Define a crime series?
GG #503.2 - Answer -A group of similar crimes committed by the same individual or
group acting in concert
Define a crime spree?
GG #503.2 - Answer -A specific type of series characterized by high frequency of
criminal activity within a remarkably short time frame
Define a crime hot spot?
GG #503.2 - Answer -A group of similar crimes committed by one or more individuals at
locations within close proximity to one another
Define compound problems?
,GG #503.2 - Answer -Highest level problems that encompass various locations,
offenders, and victims and, in most cases, exist throughout an entire jurisdiction
How long is the period of systematic response to a crime pattern?
GG #503.2 - Answer -14 days
When does the 14-day period of systematic response to a crime pattern begin?
GG #503.2 - Answer -At the time of the initial dissemination of a crime pattern bulletin
and each time a crime pattern bulletin is updated with an additional incident of crime
occurring in the identified area
What is a successful resolution of a crime pattern?
GG #503.2 - Answer -No further incidents of crime reported within a 14-day period of
the problem being identified and responded to
Define long-term problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Those that occur over several months, seasons, or years and
stem from systematic opportunities created by everyday behavior and environment
Examples of long-term problems?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Loud parties, speeding in residential neighborhoods, armed
robberies, residential burglaries
What categories can long-term problems be broken into?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Problem locations, problem areas, compound problems
Define problem areas?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Hot spots
-Relatively small areas with a disproportionate amount of crime or disorder activity that
is related
What is the purpose of evidence-based crime reduction strategies?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Crime patterns require immediate responses primarily at the time
when the crimes in the pattern are occurring
Examples of evidence-based crime reduction strategies?
, GG #503.2 - Answer -Patrol, crime prevention, criminal investigation
Who in NPB is the crime pattern bulletin assigned to?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Road patrol sergeant
What are the ways a road patrol sergeant can respond to a crime pattern bulletin?
GG #503.2 - Answer -1.) Quality investigations conducted during the initial investigation
2.) Directed marked patrol in pattern area
3.) Unmarked patrol in pattern area
4.) Specialized unit patrol in pattern area
What is the purpose of daily staff meetings/ roll call briefings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Facilitate action-oriented accountability for strategies
implemented for immediate and short-term problems
What does C.O.A.R. stand for?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Collaborative Operational Analysis and Response
How often are C.O.A.R. meetings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Weekly
What is the purpose of weekly C.O.A.R. meetings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Facilitate action-oriented accountability within and/or among
divisions, so that employees can come together to develop, coordinate, and assess
strategies implemented for short-term problems
What does S.T.A.R.C.O.M. stand for?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Statistical Tracking Accountability and Response through
Computer Oriented Mapping
How frequent are S.T.A.R.C.O.M. meetings?
GG #503.2 - Answer -Monthly
What is the purpose of S.T.A.R.C.O.M. meetings?
