FDLE Chapter 5: Fundamentals Of Patrol
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1. Patrolling: is the main activity that you will perform daily.
2. maintain public presence, enforce laws and ordinances, and deter crime: The
primary purposes of patrolling are to....
3. Reactive patrolling: ________________________ is about responding to or dealing with a crime after it
occurs. It requires responding immediately to an incident to increase the likelihood of catching a subject.
4. Proactive Patroling: _________________________ discourages criminal activity by having an officer
regularly present in the area. To make your presence known, you must continuously travel through the patrol area and
speak to people for short periods.
5. Community-oriented policing: is a concept that encourages the community to work with law enforce-
ment and addresses what causes crime and other issues affecting the community.
6. Roll call: is a brief operational meeting that officers attend before starting a shift.
7. community partnerships & problem solving: What are the two main parts of community
oriented policing
8. layout of your assigned area, district, or jurisdiction: What is the first thing you will learn
as a patrol officer?
9. suspicious activity: this is any activity that is abnormal for a specific time of day in a particular area.
10. motor vehicle, foot, and bicycle: Three most common types of patrol are done by........
11. marine, mounted, air, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), motorcycle, and personal
transporters: Forms of specialized patrol include.....
12. Safety: is an important aspect of your job as a law enforcement officer. To properly protect the public, you must
also keep yourself safe.
13. Observation: is the act of recognizing an occurrence using your senses by noticing people, things, or
circumstances.
14. immediately identify cover and concealment: When you arrive at a scene, what are the first
things you should look for?
15. Cover: is anything that creates a bullet-resistant barrier between an officer and a threat, and it protects you from
incoming gunfire.
16. Concealment: is an object or group of objects that creates a visual barrier between an officer and a threat
but may not stop a projectile.
17. Sight: is often the starting point for observation.
18. Hearing: this can be affected by background noises, such as traffic, noises from residences, or environmental
sounds, may prevent you from recognizing specific sounds that indicate a crime or incident is in progress.
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19. Smell: can help you identify dangerous or illegal substances.
20. Touch: can help you identify items during a search or identify clues that can be used in an investigation.
21. Taste: While this trait is an important sense, it should never be used to identify an unknown substance.
22. situational awareness: which is the ability to pay attention to what is going on around you.
23. tunnel vision: sometimes referred to as funnel vision, which is the narrowing of the field of view during a
stressful event, such as a vehicle pursuit.
24. immediately get away from the area, roll up the windows, and turn off air
conditioning to prevent chemicals from getting into the vehicle: While in a patrol
vehicle you may face an attack from gunfire, firebombs, rocks, or other projectiles. If this happens, you should......
25. call for backup units and use appropriate tactics to contact, control, and
disarm the suspect.: If you believe the suspect is armed you should......
26. seek immediate cover, call for assistance, and determine a safe approach for
responding officers.: If you are on foot and come under gunfire you should....
27. firearms, intermediate weapons, ballistic vests, flashlights, electronic de-
vices, and handcuffs.: Officers have a variety of equipment including....
28. Check all equipment, and keep it clean and in good working order.: At the start
of each shift you should do what?
29. non-verbal cues: When interacting with someone what should you pay attention to when speaking with
them?
30. Never assume that a call is routine.: When responding to a call you should never assume what?
31. radios, laptops, tablets, and smartphones: Law enforcement relies heavily on mobile commu-
nication devices such as....
32. radio: The _________ is the most common communication device that officers use.
33. dispatch console or base station, vehicle-mounted radio, portable or hand-
held radio: Basic police radio communication depends on three types of equipment:
34. primary dispatch, talk around, and specialized: Most agency radio systems consist of
multiple channels such as.....
35. Dispatchers: transmit calls, receive calls for assistance from officers, broadcast information about wanted and
missing persons, check records, and perform many other tasks daily to assist patrol officers. Generally are non-sworn
personnel who operate the radio and telecommunications systems.
36. dispatch law enforcement officers, dispatch fire, rescue, and emergency
medical services (EMS), dispatch other public safety services to the scene of an
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1. Patrolling: is the main activity that you will perform daily.
2. maintain public presence, enforce laws and ordinances, and deter crime: The
primary purposes of patrolling are to....
3. Reactive patrolling: ________________________ is about responding to or dealing with a crime after it
occurs. It requires responding immediately to an incident to increase the likelihood of catching a subject.
4. Proactive Patroling: _________________________ discourages criminal activity by having an officer
regularly present in the area. To make your presence known, you must continuously travel through the patrol area and
speak to people for short periods.
5. Community-oriented policing: is a concept that encourages the community to work with law enforce-
ment and addresses what causes crime and other issues affecting the community.
6. Roll call: is a brief operational meeting that officers attend before starting a shift.
7. community partnerships & problem solving: What are the two main parts of community
oriented policing
8. layout of your assigned area, district, or jurisdiction: What is the first thing you will learn
as a patrol officer?
9. suspicious activity: this is any activity that is abnormal for a specific time of day in a particular area.
10. motor vehicle, foot, and bicycle: Three most common types of patrol are done by........
11. marine, mounted, air, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), motorcycle, and personal
transporters: Forms of specialized patrol include.....
12. Safety: is an important aspect of your job as a law enforcement officer. To properly protect the public, you must
also keep yourself safe.
13. Observation: is the act of recognizing an occurrence using your senses by noticing people, things, or
circumstances.
14. immediately identify cover and concealment: When you arrive at a scene, what are the first
things you should look for?
15. Cover: is anything that creates a bullet-resistant barrier between an officer and a threat, and it protects you from
incoming gunfire.
16. Concealment: is an object or group of objects that creates a visual barrier between an officer and a threat
but may not stop a projectile.
17. Sight: is often the starting point for observation.
18. Hearing: this can be affected by background noises, such as traffic, noises from residences, or environmental
sounds, may prevent you from recognizing specific sounds that indicate a crime or incident is in progress.
, FDLE Chapter 5: Fundamentals Of Patrol
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fpqh5m
19. Smell: can help you identify dangerous or illegal substances.
20. Touch: can help you identify items during a search or identify clues that can be used in an investigation.
21. Taste: While this trait is an important sense, it should never be used to identify an unknown substance.
22. situational awareness: which is the ability to pay attention to what is going on around you.
23. tunnel vision: sometimes referred to as funnel vision, which is the narrowing of the field of view during a
stressful event, such as a vehicle pursuit.
24. immediately get away from the area, roll up the windows, and turn off air
conditioning to prevent chemicals from getting into the vehicle: While in a patrol
vehicle you may face an attack from gunfire, firebombs, rocks, or other projectiles. If this happens, you should......
25. call for backup units and use appropriate tactics to contact, control, and
disarm the suspect.: If you believe the suspect is armed you should......
26. seek immediate cover, call for assistance, and determine a safe approach for
responding officers.: If you are on foot and come under gunfire you should....
27. firearms, intermediate weapons, ballistic vests, flashlights, electronic de-
vices, and handcuffs.: Officers have a variety of equipment including....
28. Check all equipment, and keep it clean and in good working order.: At the start
of each shift you should do what?
29. non-verbal cues: When interacting with someone what should you pay attention to when speaking with
them?
30. Never assume that a call is routine.: When responding to a call you should never assume what?
31. radios, laptops, tablets, and smartphones: Law enforcement relies heavily on mobile commu-
nication devices such as....
32. radio: The _________ is the most common communication device that officers use.
33. dispatch console or base station, vehicle-mounted radio, portable or hand-
held radio: Basic police radio communication depends on three types of equipment:
34. primary dispatch, talk around, and specialized: Most agency radio systems consist of
multiple channels such as.....
35. Dispatchers: transmit calls, receive calls for assistance from officers, broadcast information about wanted and
missing persons, check records, and perform many other tasks daily to assist patrol officers. Generally are non-sworn
personnel who operate the radio and telecommunications systems.
36. dispatch law enforcement officers, dispatch fire, rescue, and emergency
medical services (EMS), dispatch other public safety services to the scene of an
