PATROL ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

1. The utilization of units or elements of the PNP for the purpose of protection of lives and
properties, enforcement of laws and maintenance of peace and order.
A. Employment C. Assignment
B. Deployment D. Designation

2. A patrol objective wherein the police perform a variety of duties in which the possibility of legal
sanction usually exists but not imposed.
A. Crime prevention C. Order maintenance
B. Law enforcement D. Social service activities

3. It refers to the number of crime incidents in a given period of time for every 100,000 population
in a particular area.
A. Crime Statistics C. Index Crime
B. Crime Rate D. Crime Volume

4. The orderly and organized physical movement of elements or units of the PNP.
A. Assignment C. Employment
B. Promotion D. Deployment

5. When police personnel are not bent on waiting for something to happen and respond but
instead utilizes some other strategies to effect crime prevention, it refers to what kind of
patrolling?
A. Reactive patrol C. Proactive patrol
B. Preventive patrol D. Reconnaissance patrol

6. The best reason why patrol service is generally considered the backbone of the police
department is:
A. Patrol function of the organization is very wide in scope
B. Patrol function is largely preventive in nature
C. Patrol is the only unit that carries out the very basic police jobs
D. Patrol unit provides service to a greater number of people at all times

7. A patrol duty that prevents crime through the noticeable presence of police vehicles and
uniformed policemen is called:
A. Preventive Enforcement C. Protective Enforcement
B. Selective Enforcement D. Reactive enforcement

8. Which of the following is a known doctrine of law, which refers to a condition, instrumentality,
machine or agency dangerous to young children because of their inability to appreciate peril?
A. “Critical time” C. “Attractive nuisance”
B. “Patrol hazard” D. Police visibility
9. It refers to the wise use of police officer’s decision making especially when confronted
by a situation between life and death.
A. Police reaction C. Police reactive action
B. Police use of conscience D. Police use of discretion
10. How can the police visibility program of the PNP be best accomplished?
A. Use of elite high-tech armed police C. Increase number of policemen
B. Intensive use of tri-media D. PNP Integrated Patrol System

11. This police strategy aims to directly involve members of the community in the maintenance of
peace and order in their area of responsibility.
A. Police visibility C. Police community relations
B. Community Oriented Policing System D. Problem Solving System

12. Which of the following is not considered an appropriate action in bomb threats by the first
officer receiving the information?
A. Alert the bomb squad
B. Remain calm and courteous
C. Refer the caller to the superior for clarity
D. All calls of bomb threat should be treated as real

13. Which of the following is not included in the patrol function?

A. Routine preventive patrol
B. Inspection of identified hazards
C. Response to citizen calls for assistance
D. Investigation of crimes after this is reported to the investigation section

14. In a VIP vehicle convoy, a vehicle fronting the principal’s vehicle to neutralize possible threats is
referred to as:
A. Decoy vehicle C. Counter attack vehicle
B. Shield vehicle D. Lead vehicle

15. The PNP has a program which ensures the deployment of policemen in busy and crime prone
areas. This is called:
A. Patrol deployment program C. patrol and visibility program
B. Roving patrol program D. police patrol program

16. In busy and thickly populated commercial streets like those in Divisoria, police patrol is very
necessary. Since there are several types of patrol, which of the following will you
recommend? A. Horse patrol C. Foot patrol
A. Mobile patrol D. Bicycle patrol

17. A crew is assigned to a mobile car usually consists of the following:

A. A driver and intelligence agent C. A driver and recorder
B. A driver and traffic man D. A driver, recorder and supervisor

18. It is a police function which serves as the backbone of the police service. In all types of police
stations, there is a specific unit assigned to undertake this function in view of its importance.
A. Vice control C. Traffic enforcement
B. Criminal investigation D. Patrol
19. You are the Patrol Supervisor for the morning shift. You don’t have enough men to cover all
the patrol beats. Which of the following will you implement?
A. Assign roving mobile patrol with no foot patrol
B. Assign mobile patrols only in strategic places
C. Maintain your patrolmen at the station and just wait for calls for police assistance
D. Assign foot patrol in congested and busy patrol beats but assign a roving mobile
patrol to cover beats which are not covered by foot patrol

20. This patrol method utilizes disguise, deception and lying in wait rather than upon high-visibility
patrol techniques.
A. Low-visibility patrol C. Decoy patrol
B. Directed deterrent patrol D. Lead vehicle

21. Dogs have this sense capability thus; their utilization in tracking down lost persons, illegal drugs
and or explosives.
A. Sense of hearing C. Sense of eating
B. Sense of smell D. Sense of loyalty

22. Going east while foot patrolling and turning right after reaching the end of your beat and
turning right after reaching the other end of the road and again turning right until you
completed the cycle by reaching back to your origin of patrolling. What patrol pattern
have you applied?
A. Criss-cross C. Clockwise
B. Free-wheeling D. Counterclockwise

23. Which of the following type of patrol is most ideally suited to evacuation and search-and-
rescue duties?
A. Motorcycle C. K9
B. Patrol car D. Helicopter

24. Which theory of patrol state that police visibility increases the opportunity to apprehend
criminals by soothing them and letting them believe that their crimes will not be detected?
A. High visibility C. theory of police omnipresence
B. Low profile theory D. Reactive theory

25. Without air force capability, patrol operation that covers large park areas, grassy fields or
wooded areas requires the use of:
A. Bicycle patrol C. Horse patrol
B. Marine patrol D. Cyber patrol

26. Which of the following is the oldest type of patrol?

A. Horse patrol C. Foot patrol
B. Canine patrol D. Police patrol

27. Who is the most important officer in the police organization?

A. Traffic officer C. Investigator
B. Chief of Police D. Patrol officer
28. A police strategy which aims to directly involve members of the community in the
maintenance of peace and order by police officers
A. Community Oriented Policing System C. Comparative Police System
B. Police Pangkalawakan System D. Integrated Police System

29. Which of the following incidents is first priority in patrol response priorities?
A. Felony complaints C. Crimes in progress
B. Misdemeanor complaints D. Minor traffic accidents

30. The theory underlying this patrol strategy is increasing “the aura of police omnipresence” in
the community to reduce certain types of crimes.
A. High visibility patrol C. Reactive patrol
B. Low visibility patrol D. Proactive patrol

31. A mobile patrol component responsible for the preparation of daily assignments of his crew
and cars, and conduct of roll call of his men and giving briefing on current issues and
responsibilities.
A. Deskman C. Disposition Officer
B. Dispatcher D. Staff Supervisor

32. An element of communication system that is important not only to ensure that the system
works but to prevent sensitive information from falling into wrong hands.
A. Dependability C. Accessibility
B. Feedback D. Confidentiality

33. A police communication system must be available to all the police personnel who have need of
it, at the time and place where it is needed.
A. Accessibility C. Feedback
B. Security D. Dependability

34. The PNP Master Plan for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources.
A. OPLAN Sang-Banat C. OPLAN Sandigan
B. OPLAN Sandugo D. OPLAN Sangyaman

35. This is a dreamed future function of the police which every country should look into so as to
cope with the investigation of increasing number of electronic/computer crimes.
A. K9-Canine patrol C. Automobile Patrol
B. Aviation/Aircraft Patrol D. Cyber Patrol

36. A division of Patrol Goals that involves activities which are intended to influence the
perceptions of potential criminals as to the likelihood of apprehension.
A. Apprehension
B. Non-criminal related services
C. Deterrence and Prevention
D. Recovery of stolen property

37. The Master Plan for the Campaign Against Illegal Drugs.
A. OPLAN Sang-Banat C. OPLAN Sandigan
B. OPLAN Sandugo D. OPLAN Sangyaman
38. The acronym “SMART” as guide in planning refers to:
A. Simple, Meaningful, Accountable, Result oriented, Time bounded
B. Simple, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time bounded
C. Simple, Measurable, Accountable, Realistic, Time bounded
D. Simple, Measurable, Attainable, Result oriented, Time bounded

39. One of the police planning procedures which is based on careful view of the matters relating to
the situation for which plans are being developed.
A. Clarifying problems C. Analyzing the facts
B. Frame of reference D. Collecting all pertinent facts

40. A type of budget planning which has no capitalization on hand.

A. Performance budget C. Planning-programming budget
B. Accounting budget D. Zero based budget

41. This is the PNP Master Plan for Counter Insurgency.

A. OPLAN Sang-Banat C. OPLAN Sandigan
B. OPLAN Sandugo D. OPLAN Sangyaman

42. The Master Plan for Disaster Preparedness and Management.

A. OPLAN Sang-Banat C. OPLAN Saklolo
B. OPLAN Sangyaman D. OPLAN Sang-ingat

43. An indispensable portion of the process of planning in law enforcement agencies because it
determines the feasibility of the plan.
A. Personnel C. Authority
B. Budgeting D. Evaluation

44. The most needed and important factor to consider in determining the patrol force size is:
A. Geographical status and population
B. Size of the agency and budget available
C. Political situation of the locality like orders of the Mayor
D. Number and nature of services the patrol police is expected to provide

45. In line with the PNPs police visibility program, how many percent of the police force shall be
devoted to patrol?
A. 50 to 60 percent C. 10 to 20 percent
B. 80 to 85 percent D. 75 to 100 percent

46. In Hostage taking situations, he should be the only person talking with the hostage-taker.
A. Mayor C. Chief of Police
B. Negotiator D. Media personnel

47. In Police Operational Procedure, this shall mean an immediate, recent chase, or follow-up
without material interval for the purpose of taking into custody any person wanted by
virtue of a warrant, or one suspected to have committed a recent offense.
A. Car chase C. Immediate assault
B. Hot pursuit D. Inter-agency coordination
C. OPLAN Sandigan

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