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PATROL PROCEDURE STUDY GUIDE

NCJ Number
51296
Author(s)
G T PAYTON
Date Published
1972
Length
204 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS A COMPANION FOR THE TEXTBOOK PATROL PROCEDURE, THIS STUDY GUIDE PROVIDES QUESTIONS TO PARALLEL DISCUSSIONS IN THE TEXT, ANSWERS, AND REFERENCES TO PAGES IN THE TEXT WHICH CORRESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS.
Abstract
THE STUDY QUESTIONS DEAL WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF PATROL AND THE TECHNIQUES TO BE EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PATROL OPERATIONS. THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE TREATED: ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; THE PURPOSE OF POLICE PATROL; THE TYPES OF PATROL; PREPARATION FOR PATROL; POLICE COMMUNICATIONS; OBSERVATION AND PERCEPTION; FIELD NOTE-TAKING AND CRIME SCENE RECORDING; IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTIONS OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY; FIELD INTERROGATION; THE STOPPING OF VEHICLES AND THE CONTROL OF OCCUPANTS; THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE WEAPONS AND OFFICER SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUES AND TACTICS BY TYPE OF CALL; AND COURTROOM TESTIMONY AND DEMEANOR. THE STUDY GUIDE FORMAT COMBINES MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS, AND COMPLETION STATEMENTS. ANSWERS ARE GIVEN AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. (RCB)