EPD EXAM 2025
1. A question with the Pre-Question Qualifier "(Detained)" should be asked:
a. Always
b. Only when the caller reports that the suspect is detained ✅
c. Only when it is appropriate for the caller to attempt to detain the suspect
2. Key questions must be asked in order and as written:
a. True ✅
b. False
3. DLS Links:
a. Direct the EPD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or case exit instructions ✅
b. Point out additional agencies that should be notified about an emergency
c. Provide references to books, magazines, and videos that may be of interest to the EPD
d. None of the above
4. Based on PPDS standards, it may be appropriate to read Key Question 6 on
Protocol 104 as "Will you be contacting a keyholder or owner?" instead of "Will
you be contacting a keyholder/owner?"
a. True ✅
b. False
5. When circumstances or caller statements indicate that the caller is in danger,
you should:
, a. Continue the interrogation as long as possible
b. Direct the caller to leave the scene immediately
c. Go to the Caller in Danger (CID) Protocol after initiating dispatch ✅
d. Use the urgent disconnect script from the Case Exit Protocol
6. PPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked
using:
a. Bold text
b. Italics
c. All uppercase text ✅
d. Quotation marks
7. The absence of a weapon suffix indicates that there are no weapons:
a. True
b. False ✅
8. A caller reports that the death is the result of a witnessed homicide. What
should you do next (Protocol 112)?
a. Ask Key Question 2
b. Shunt to Protocol 106 ✅
c. Initiate a 112-D-1 response and return to questioning
d. Initiate a 112-D-1 response, provide PDI-a, then return to questioning
9. Caller reports prostitution activity. No weapons were involved or mentioned.
What should you do next?
a. Ask Key Question 1a
b. Ask Key Question 2
c. Initiate a 120-C-1 response and immediately return to questioning ✅
d. Initiate a 120-C-1 response, go to PDIs, then DLS Links
1. A question with the Pre-Question Qualifier "(Detained)" should be asked:
a. Always
b. Only when the caller reports that the suspect is detained ✅
c. Only when it is appropriate for the caller to attempt to detain the suspect
2. Key questions must be asked in order and as written:
a. True ✅
b. False
3. DLS Links:
a. Direct the EPD to the appropriate Pre-Arrival or case exit instructions ✅
b. Point out additional agencies that should be notified about an emergency
c. Provide references to books, magazines, and videos that may be of interest to the EPD
d. None of the above
4. Based on PPDS standards, it may be appropriate to read Key Question 6 on
Protocol 104 as "Will you be contacting a keyholder or owner?" instead of "Will
you be contacting a keyholder/owner?"
a. True ✅
b. False
5. When circumstances or caller statements indicate that the caller is in danger,
you should:
, a. Continue the interrogation as long as possible
b. Direct the caller to leave the scene immediately
c. Go to the Caller in Danger (CID) Protocol after initiating dispatch ✅
d. Use the urgent disconnect script from the Case Exit Protocol
6. PPDS words or phrases that have a specific dispatch definition are marked
using:
a. Bold text
b. Italics
c. All uppercase text ✅
d. Quotation marks
7. The absence of a weapon suffix indicates that there are no weapons:
a. True
b. False ✅
8. A caller reports that the death is the result of a witnessed homicide. What
should you do next (Protocol 112)?
a. Ask Key Question 2
b. Shunt to Protocol 106 ✅
c. Initiate a 112-D-1 response and return to questioning
d. Initiate a 112-D-1 response, provide PDI-a, then return to questioning
9. Caller reports prostitution activity. No weapons were involved or mentioned.
What should you do next?
a. Ask Key Question 1a
b. Ask Key Question 2
c. Initiate a 120-C-1 response and immediately return to questioning ✅
d. Initiate a 120-C-1 response, go to PDIs, then DLS Links
