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APCO Police Communications Final
Exam Study Questions and Answers
Updated 2024
In what year was the British Columbia Provincial Police absorbed by the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police? - Ans:✔✔-1950
The English system was imposed on French areas of Lower Canada after 1859. - Ans:✔✔-False
Which of the following choices best describes the typical sequence of a law enforcement
response? - Ans:✔✔-Dispatch, arriving on scene, making reasonable inquiries, and determining
enforcement action.
During the colonial., law enforcement in cities like Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and New York
was influenced by models based on institutions from: - Ans:✔✔-Great Britain
Which police organization was established to police western territories relinquished by the
Hudson Bay Company? - Ans:✔✔-Northwest Mounted Police
Data from the UCR survey provide key information for all of the following except: - Ans:✔✔-
Crime initiation design
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Which city was the first to have a system of police Telegraph boxes that allowed officers to
report specific crimes back to the station? - Ans:✔✔-Chicago
Which of the following is used to designate the rank of deputy chief in Ontario? - Ans:✔✔-
Crown and to Maple Leafs
Who believed that genetic inheritance and or abnormality led to a higher risk of crime? -
Ans:✔✔-Lombroso
Municipal and provincial governments use UCR data to make decisions about the distribution Of
police resources, definitions of provincial standards and for comparisons with other
departments and provinces. - Ans:✔✔-True
These callers may be lonely individuals seeking attention. often, telecommunicators report
success in dealing with these types of Colors by listening to the colour and providing
reassurance that someone will respond, if needed. - Ans:✔✔-Chronic Callers
The call takers quick attention to proper information-gathering is only relevant if the dispatcher
passes the relevant information quickly and accurately to the responding officer. - Ans:✔✔-True
What system keeps track of the location of active incidents and which units have been assigned
to respond, therefore helping telecommunicators to better manage their resources? - Ans:✔✔-
CAD system
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