APCO POLICE 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the information that should be issued to the public during an AMBER alert? -
✔✔- Description of the missing child
- Description of the suspect
-Any further information that can identify the child and/ or the suspect.
- Description of the suspect's vehicle
✔✔Mutual aid and mutual response agreements do not apply to law enforcement
agencies. - ✔✔False
✔✔Domestic disturbance incidents usually involve crimes of passion between persons
who know each other; the disputes most often relate to personal issues. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are all the factors that might suggest a major active shooter incident in when a
report is received about "shots fired"? - ✔✔- Multiple calls reporting the same shooting
incident.
- Incident occurring in a shopping mall or school
- Reports of multiple victims, apparently hit at random
- Incident in-progress at time of call
- Shooter reported to be committing a robbery
✔✔What factors must be considered and kept in mind for a report of a domestic
violence? - ✔✔- Abuse often happens in a recurring cycle of violence
- Domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous to responders.
- An order of protection may be in force.
- Other people, including children, may be involved in the incident.
✔✔What factors that must be considered when a telecommunicator gets a report of a
homicide? - ✔✔- The suspect may remain at the scene, possibly posing a threat to
others.
- The crime scene should not be disturbed.
- If suspect left the scene, direction and mode of travel are important.
- The caller may be in danger.
✔✔Which most monitored burglar alarm systems can relay to a PSAP? - ✔✔- Address
of the alarm subscriber
- Detail information about the premises
- Notification of hazardous materials that may be stored on-site
-Specific location within the premises of the triggered alarm
✔✔Which may be part of the immediate response to an officer down incident? - ✔✔-
Sounding an alert tone to indicate high-priority incident
, -Relaying information to/from the chain of command
- Alerting neighboring jurisdictions, if needed
- Coordinating response with EMS
✔✔To improve coordination between public and private entities in a variety of incident
management activities, national standards for incident operations and communications,
resources and information management, personnel qualifications and supporting
technology were established by: - ✔✔NIMS
✔✔What are four of the eight primary elements of ICS? - ✔✔- Common terminology
- Modular organization
-Incident action plans
-Comprehensive resources management
✔✔Suspicious activity reports should focus on observable behavior reasonably
indicative of pre-operational planning for a terrorist or other criminal act. What are all the
behaviors which may be deemed suspicious? - ✔✔- Entering into restricted areas
-Using false identification, insignias or uniforms for misrepresentation
-Testing security systems to gauge response time
✔✔Methods which may be used to carry out a terrorist incidents can include? -
✔✔Explosive, Biological, Technological, Radiological, and Chemical
✔✔Which is the following is an important role telecommunicatiors play in terrorism
incidents? - ✔✔Connecting the dots from information gathered from various phone calls
✔✔ What branch is Law Enforcement most associated with? - ✔✔Executive Branch
✔✔What time period were modern municipal police was established in the U.S? -
✔✔1838-1880
✔✔Which one of the following choices is NOT among the oldest form of
communications? - ✔✔Hand-held radios
✔✔Law enforcement agencies in U.S primarily include: - ✔✔Local forces, city, county,
state and tribal jurisdictions
✔✔Which of these choices is an example of an law enforcement rank? - ✔✔Deputy
Inspector/Chief
✔✔Criminology has many theories include classical rational choice, individual, and
social disorganization. - ✔✔True
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is the information that should be issued to the public during an AMBER alert? -
✔✔- Description of the missing child
- Description of the suspect
-Any further information that can identify the child and/ or the suspect.
- Description of the suspect's vehicle
✔✔Mutual aid and mutual response agreements do not apply to law enforcement
agencies. - ✔✔False
✔✔Domestic disturbance incidents usually involve crimes of passion between persons
who know each other; the disputes most often relate to personal issues. - ✔✔True
✔✔What are all the factors that might suggest a major active shooter incident in when a
report is received about "shots fired"? - ✔✔- Multiple calls reporting the same shooting
incident.
- Incident occurring in a shopping mall or school
- Reports of multiple victims, apparently hit at random
- Incident in-progress at time of call
- Shooter reported to be committing a robbery
✔✔What factors must be considered and kept in mind for a report of a domestic
violence? - ✔✔- Abuse often happens in a recurring cycle of violence
- Domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous to responders.
- An order of protection may be in force.
- Other people, including children, may be involved in the incident.
✔✔What factors that must be considered when a telecommunicator gets a report of a
homicide? - ✔✔- The suspect may remain at the scene, possibly posing a threat to
others.
- The crime scene should not be disturbed.
- If suspect left the scene, direction and mode of travel are important.
- The caller may be in danger.
✔✔Which most monitored burglar alarm systems can relay to a PSAP? - ✔✔- Address
of the alarm subscriber
- Detail information about the premises
- Notification of hazardous materials that may be stored on-site
-Specific location within the premises of the triggered alarm
✔✔Which may be part of the immediate response to an officer down incident? - ✔✔-
Sounding an alert tone to indicate high-priority incident
, -Relaying information to/from the chain of command
- Alerting neighboring jurisdictions, if needed
- Coordinating response with EMS
✔✔To improve coordination between public and private entities in a variety of incident
management activities, national standards for incident operations and communications,
resources and information management, personnel qualifications and supporting
technology were established by: - ✔✔NIMS
✔✔What are four of the eight primary elements of ICS? - ✔✔- Common terminology
- Modular organization
-Incident action plans
-Comprehensive resources management
✔✔Suspicious activity reports should focus on observable behavior reasonably
indicative of pre-operational planning for a terrorist or other criminal act. What are all the
behaviors which may be deemed suspicious? - ✔✔- Entering into restricted areas
-Using false identification, insignias or uniforms for misrepresentation
-Testing security systems to gauge response time
✔✔Methods which may be used to carry out a terrorist incidents can include? -
✔✔Explosive, Biological, Technological, Radiological, and Chemical
✔✔Which is the following is an important role telecommunicatiors play in terrorism
incidents? - ✔✔Connecting the dots from information gathered from various phone calls
✔✔ What branch is Law Enforcement most associated with? - ✔✔Executive Branch
✔✔What time period were modern municipal police was established in the U.S? -
✔✔1838-1880
✔✔Which one of the following choices is NOT among the oldest form of
communications? - ✔✔Hand-held radios
✔✔Law enforcement agencies in U.S primarily include: - ✔✔Local forces, city, county,
state and tribal jurisdictions
✔✔Which of these choices is an example of an law enforcement rank? - ✔✔Deputy
Inspector/Chief
✔✔Criminology has many theories include classical rational choice, individual, and
social disorganization. - ✔✔True
