APCO Police Communications Final Exam Study Questions
With Correct Answers (100% Verified)
In what year was the British Columbia Provincial Police absorbed by the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police? - 1950
The English system was imposed on French areas of Lower Canada after 1859. - False
Which of the following choices best describes the typical sequence of a law enforcement
response? - Dispatch, arriving on scene, making reasonable inquiries, and determining
enforcement action.
During the colonial., law enforcement in cities like Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and New
York was influenced by models based on institutions from: - Great Britain
Which police organization was established to police western territories relinquished by the
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Hudson Bay Company? - Northwest Mounted Police
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Data from the UCR survey provide key information for all of the following except: -
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Crime initiation design
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Which city was the first to have a system of police Telegraph boxes that allowed officers to re
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port specific crimes back to the station? - Chicago
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Which of the following is used to designate the rank of deputy chief in Ontario? -
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Crown and to Maple Leafs
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Who believed that genetic inheritance and or abnormality led to a higher risk of crime? -
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Lombroso
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Municipal and provincial governments use UCR data to make decisions about the distributio
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n Of police resources, definitions of provincial standards and for comparisons with other de
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partments and provinces. - True 2 2 2 2
These callers may be lonely individuals seeking attention. often, telecommunicators report s
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uccess in dealing with these types of Colors by listening to the colour and providing reassura
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nce that someone will respond, if needed. - Chronic Callers
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The call takers quick attention to proper information-
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gathering is only relevant if the dispatcher passes the relevant information quickly and accu
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rately to the responding officer. - True
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, What system keeps track of the location of active incidents and which units have been assign
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ed to respond, therefore helping telecommunicators to better manage their resources? -
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CAD system
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Most CAD systems consider the incident type and the number of available units in recomme
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nding a response. - False 2 2 2 2
Which of the following choices best describes ipaws? -
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A modernized and integrated system of the Nations alert and warning infrastructure
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How many tenets of Officer safety are listed by below 100? - 5
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This term describes calls that are dispatched by the Communication Center that received the
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call. - Direct
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which one of the following choices best describes the location within a location? -
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A room within a building in a complex of buildings.
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What are the two primary duties of the law enforcement telecommunicator? -
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Call taking and dispatching
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Being attentive to the first phrase spoken by the caller will typically provide an indication of
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the type and severity of the emergency being reported. This approach is an example of. -
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Municipal and provincial governments use UCR data to Aid decisions about the distribution
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of police resources, definitions of Provincial standards and for comparisons with other depa
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rtments and provinces. - True 2 2 2 2
In a major incident when many calls come into the PSAP about the same incident, only the fir
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st call is important because the other calls can be disregarded as redundant. - False
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According to Wade & MacPherson, Which of the following is not one of the advantages of usi
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ng specialized units -
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A reduction in patrol coverage as Personnel for specialized units are drawn from Patrol offic
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ers.
Multisite Trunked Radio Systems offer advantages over simpler systems. Which one of the fo
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llowing choices gives examples of these advantages? -
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2It offers expanded Range and more efficient frequency use
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The theory that holds that "Crime occurs when individuals perceive it is in their interest to e
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ngage in crime and see the benefits outweigh the cost," Is known as the classical rational Cho
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ice Theory. - True
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The acronym C-Y-M-B-A-L-S includes all the following except - Automatic Transmission
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With Correct Answers (100% Verified)
In what year was the British Columbia Provincial Police absorbed by the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police? - 1950
The English system was imposed on French areas of Lower Canada after 1859. - False
Which of the following choices best describes the typical sequence of a law enforcement
response? - Dispatch, arriving on scene, making reasonable inquiries, and determining
enforcement action.
During the colonial., law enforcement in cities like Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and New
York was influenced by models based on institutions from: - Great Britain
Which police organization was established to police western territories relinquished by the
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Hudson Bay Company? - Northwest Mounted Police
2 2 2 2 2 2
Data from the UCR survey provide key information for all of the following except: -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Crime initiation design
2 2 2
Which city was the first to have a system of police Telegraph boxes that allowed officers to re
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port specific crimes back to the station? - Chicago
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Which of the following is used to designate the rank of deputy chief in Ontario? -
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Crown and to Maple Leafs
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Who believed that genetic inheritance and or abnormality led to a higher risk of crime? -
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Lombroso
2
Municipal and provincial governments use UCR data to make decisions about the distributio
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n Of police resources, definitions of provincial standards and for comparisons with other de
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
partments and provinces. - True 2 2 2 2
These callers may be lonely individuals seeking attention. often, telecommunicators report s
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uccess in dealing with these types of Colors by listening to the colour and providing reassura
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nce that someone will respond, if needed. - Chronic Callers
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The call takers quick attention to proper information-
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gathering is only relevant if the dispatcher passes the relevant information quickly and accu
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rately to the responding officer. - True
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, What system keeps track of the location of active incidents and which units have been assign
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ed to respond, therefore helping telecommunicators to better manage their resources? -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
CAD system
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Most CAD systems consider the incident type and the number of available units in recomme
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nding a response. - False 2 2 2 2
Which of the following choices best describes ipaws? -
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A modernized and integrated system of the Nations alert and warning infrastructure
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
How many tenets of Officer safety are listed by below 100? - 5
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This term describes calls that are dispatched by the Communication Center that received the
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call. - Direct
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which one of the following choices best describes the location within a location? -
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A room within a building in a complex of buildings.
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
What are the two primary duties of the law enforcement telecommunicator? -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Call taking and dispatching
2 2 2 2
Being attentive to the first phrase spoken by the caller will typically provide an indication of
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
the type and severity of the emergency being reported. This approach is an example of. -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2Active listening 2
Municipal and provincial governments use UCR data to Aid decisions about the distribution
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of police resources, definitions of Provincial standards and for comparisons with other depa
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rtments and provinces. - True 2 2 2 2
In a major incident when many calls come into the PSAP about the same incident, only the fir
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st call is important because the other calls can be disregarded as redundant. - False
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According to Wade & MacPherson, Which of the following is not one of the advantages of usi
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ng specialized units -
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A reduction in patrol coverage as Personnel for specialized units are drawn from Patrol offic
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ers.
Multisite Trunked Radio Systems offer advantages over simpler systems. Which one of the fo
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llowing choices gives examples of these advantages? -
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2It offers expanded Range and more efficient frequency use
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The theory that holds that "Crime occurs when individuals perceive it is in their interest to e
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ngage in crime and see the benefits outweigh the cost," Is known as the classical rational Cho
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ice Theory. - True
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The acronym C-Y-M-B-A-L-S includes all the following except - Automatic Transmission
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