PATROL PROCEDURES UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Aggressive Mob - ✔✔Riots and terrorizes as in the case of race riots, lynching,
political riots, or prison riots.
✔✔Escape Mob - ✔✔A mob in a state of panic. In their attempt to secure safety by
flight, members of an escape mob may have lost their power of reasoning.
✔✔Acquisitive Mob - ✔✔A mob motivated by a desire to acquire something, i.e., food
riots.
✔✔What are the objectives of patrol? - ✔✔To preserve the peace by mere presence
and by proper action.
To prevent crime by opportunity reduction; Duty to prevent.
To suppress crime by timely response to crimes in progress and by properly
investigating offenses.
To apprehend suspects.
, To regulate non-criminal conduct by obtaining and maintaining good officer - citizen
relationships to protect life and property
✔✔What are the elements of beat characteristics - ✔✔Area and its socio-economic and
geographic characteristics
Conditions
Crime hazards
Crimes committed in area
Knowledge of assigned area, such as location of streets, businesses, schools,
hospitals;
Increases probability of on-site arrest and officer safety
✔✔What procedures should you follow with a suspect's hands? - ✔✔Demand suspect
place hands in front of him/her and turn palms up.
Do not allow subject to put hands in pockets.
Possibly hiding contraband (evidence) in pockets, weapon, and/or identifiable marks,
scars, or tattoos.
If hands are already in pockets, do not allow removal.
Situational discretion needed - suspect to turn head away and/or kneel or lay on ground
before checking for weapon.
✔✔Circular Pattern - ✔✔Start in center and circles out, or in reverse
✔✔Double Back - ✔✔Helpful to learn your beat and good in problem areas
✔✔Random - ✔✔Used everyday
✔✔What are the advantages of one officer patrol? - ✔✔Having twice as many patrol
vehicles on the street doubles preventive enforcement.
When the officer is alone, more attention is devoted to patrol functions and duties.
An officer alone develops self-reliance, rather than depending on a partner for backup.
A lone officer in a patrol vehicle takes fewer chances.
Personality clashes are reduced.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Aggressive Mob - ✔✔Riots and terrorizes as in the case of race riots, lynching,
political riots, or prison riots.
✔✔Escape Mob - ✔✔A mob in a state of panic. In their attempt to secure safety by
flight, members of an escape mob may have lost their power of reasoning.
✔✔Acquisitive Mob - ✔✔A mob motivated by a desire to acquire something, i.e., food
riots.
✔✔What are the objectives of patrol? - ✔✔To preserve the peace by mere presence
and by proper action.
To prevent crime by opportunity reduction; Duty to prevent.
To suppress crime by timely response to crimes in progress and by properly
investigating offenses.
To apprehend suspects.
, To regulate non-criminal conduct by obtaining and maintaining good officer - citizen
relationships to protect life and property
✔✔What are the elements of beat characteristics - ✔✔Area and its socio-economic and
geographic characteristics
Conditions
Crime hazards
Crimes committed in area
Knowledge of assigned area, such as location of streets, businesses, schools,
hospitals;
Increases probability of on-site arrest and officer safety
✔✔What procedures should you follow with a suspect's hands? - ✔✔Demand suspect
place hands in front of him/her and turn palms up.
Do not allow subject to put hands in pockets.
Possibly hiding contraband (evidence) in pockets, weapon, and/or identifiable marks,
scars, or tattoos.
If hands are already in pockets, do not allow removal.
Situational discretion needed - suspect to turn head away and/or kneel or lay on ground
before checking for weapon.
✔✔Circular Pattern - ✔✔Start in center and circles out, or in reverse
✔✔Double Back - ✔✔Helpful to learn your beat and good in problem areas
✔✔Random - ✔✔Used everyday
✔✔What are the advantages of one officer patrol? - ✔✔Having twice as many patrol
vehicles on the street doubles preventive enforcement.
When the officer is alone, more attention is devoted to patrol functions and duties.
An officer alone develops self-reliance, rather than depending on a partner for backup.
A lone officer in a patrol vehicle takes fewer chances.
Personality clashes are reduced.
