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Law Enforcement Operational Planning Guide

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Law Enforcement Operational Planning Guide

The document outlines various aspects of law enforcement operations and planning, focusing on crime mapping and the necessary procedures for effective police planning. It includes questions and answers related to police recruitment, operational plans, and the importance of strategic planning in law enforcement. Additionally, it discusses the characteristics of effective plans, the planning process, and specific procedures related to police operations.
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  • Operational Planning
  • Law Enforcement Operations
  • Crime Mapping Techniques

LAW ENFORECEMENT OPERATIONS AND PLANNING WITH CRIME MAPPING

1. One of the operative functions of the police personnel which is directly related to
the study of the labor supply of jobs, which are composed of the demands for
employees in the organization to determine future personnel requirement’s which
either to increase or decrease.
a. Police recruitment
b. police personnel planning
c. police placement
d. police compensation
2. Which of the following criteria is necessary in obtaining an EFFECTIVE
operational plan?
A. Identification of unseen scenarios that are possible to happen
B. Need for an increased logistics
C. More available space for conference
D. More man power
3. What PLAN prepares what to accomplish by special divisions of the PNP of each
of the police rank?
A. Tactical
B. Procedural
C. Operational
D. Extra office
4. It is the formal process of choosing the organizational mission and overall
objective for both the short and long term as well as the divisional and individual
objectives based on the organizational objectives.
a. Directing
b. Planning
c. Organizing
d. Managerial decision-making
5. What plan is designed to take future possible event into consideration?
A. Synoptic
B. Strategic
C. Tactical
D. Contingency
6. What type of PLAN is a series of preliminary decisions on framework which in turn
guides subsequent decisions that generate the nature and direction of an
organization?
A. Procedural
B. Operational
C. Strategic
D. Police
7. It is the formal process of choosing the organizational mission and overall
objective for both the short and long term as well as the divisional and individual
objectives based on the organizational objectives.
a. Directing
b. Planning
c. Organizing
d. Managerial decision-making
8. As much as possible, the preparation of over all development plan of the police
organization should be participated in by the head of all staff service and
operational/administrative support units. This policy is:
a. Desirable; offices can be properly trained in planning
b. Undesirable; the presence of too many officers will create confusion
c. Undesirable; there will be problems of credit grabbing after plan is formulated
d. Desirable; the officers will know the organization better and a sense of
ownership of the plan is promoted
9. This model is especially appreciated for police agencies as it based on problem
oriented approach to planning. It relies heavily on the problem identification and
analysis of the planning process and can assist police administrator in formulating
goals and priorities is called;
A. Long range planning
B. Synoptic planning
C. Transactive planning
D. Problem oriented planning
10. Planning is essential in every police organization because _____.
A. it identifies activities and determines task of everyone.
B. it combines all aspects of police works for efficient and effective performance.
C. It utilizes the easiest method of crime prevention and control.
D. All of these
11. Which of the following is a characteristic of effective plan?
A. Give police department a clear direction
B. Increase personnel involvement
C. Clearly define objectives and goals
D. Contain a degree of flexibility for the unforeseen
12. The planning process generally consists of five (5) steps in sequential order.
Which is the first step?
a. Formulation of the details of the plan
b. Gathering and analysis of the data
c. Setting up planning objectives
d. Recognition of the need to plan
13. The first step in the planning process is to recognize the need to plan. Which of
the following is NOT a way of discovering the need to plan?
a. Conduct of research
b. Conduct of training
c. Conduct of inspection
d. Conduct of management audit
14. This particular procedure calls for the recognition of the predicament and
comprehending all the history and record then seek for possible solutions for the
dilemma. This statement is pertaining to what step of planning:
A. collecting of facts
B. analyzing facts
C. clarifying the problem
D. developing alternative plan
15. What is the next planning step after the need to plan is recognized?
a. Evaluate alternatives
b. Execute the plan
c. Formulate the objectives
d. Gather and analyze data
16. Procedures that relate to reporting, raids, arrest, stopping suspicious persons,
touring beats and investigation of crimes are example of;
a. Field procedure
b. Headquarters procedure
c. Special operation procedure
d. Standing operating procedure
17. Line units such as the patrol section or investigation section in police stations
prepare their work programs which are called;
a. Budgets
b. Management plan
c. Operational plan
d. Tactical plan
18. These are work programs of line divisions which relate to the nature and extent
of the workload and the availability of resources.
a. Administrative plan
b. Operational plan
c. Strategic plan
d. Tactical plan
19. What police plans refer to actions to be taken at designated location and under
specific circumstances?
a. Management plans
b. Operating plans
c. Procedural plans
d. Tactical plans
20. It is the process of developing methods or procedure or an arrangement of parts
intended to facilitate the accomplishment of an objective.
a. Management
b. Budgeting
c. Functioning
d. Planning
21. This planning includes a face to face interactions with the people who are to be
affected, it also include field surveys and interpersonal dialogue marked by a
process of mutual learning is called;
A. Incremental planning
b. Transactive planning
c. Sypnoptic planning
d. Strategic planning
22. This type of plan is intended to guide PNP members on routine and field
operations and some special operations.
A. Extra Departmental plan
B. Tactical Plan
C. Operational Plan
D. Policy or procedural plan
23. During the confrontational stage, truncheon or baton may
be utilized to ________ demonstrators.
A. push back
B. deter
C. strike
D. disable
24. They are concerned with the specific purpose and conclude when an objective is
accomplished or a problem is solved..
A Standing Plan
B. Functional Plan
C. Time Specific Plan
D. Procedural Plan
25. Who shall be responsible in determining whether there is a permit for the holding of
the public assembly?
A. The Ground Commander
B. The District Director
C. The Chief PNP
D. The Chief of Police

26. Concludes that long range and comprehensive planning are not only too difficult, but
inherently bad. This refers to:
a. Synoptic planning
b. incremental planning
c. transactive planning
d. advocacy planning
27. Beneficial aspects of this approach include a greater sensitivity to the unintended
and negative side effects of plans.
a. Synoptic planning
b. incremental planning
c. transactive planning
d. advocacy planning
28. It is the systematic and orderly determination of facts and events as basis for policy
formulation and decision affecting law enforcement management.
a. Plan
b. Planning
c. Police planning
d. Calendar
29. Broad design or method; or a plan to attain a stated goal or objectives.
a. Tactics
b. Strategy
c. Procedure
d. Guidelines
30. It relates to plans, which determine quantity and quality efforts and
accomplishments. It refers to the process of determining the contribution on efforts
that can make or provide with allocated resources.
a. Strategic planning
b. Intermediate or medium planning
c. Operational planning
d. Police planning
31. In police parlance, “S.O.P.” stands for?
A. STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES
B. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
C. SPECIAL OPERATION PROCEDURES
D. SPECIAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
32. It refers to the Anti – Crime Master Plan of PNP.
A. Master Plan Sandigan Milenyo
B. Master Plan Sandugo
C. Master Plan Banat
D. Master Plan Saklolo
33. In SWOT analysis, “W” means: STRENGTH, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES
AND THREATS
A. Vulnerabilities
B. Threats
C. Intelligence
D. Win
34. In simple sense, it is an act of deciding in advance on what is to be done and how it
is to be accomplished; it is in essence, preparations for action.
A. Operations
B. management
C. planning
D. administration
35. Standard operating procedures, that is includes the procedures and the duties of
dispatcher, jailer, matron and other personnel concerned which may be reflected in the
duty manual.
A. headquarters procedures
B. special operating procedures
C. field procedures
D. operational plans
36. A type of plans, that considers plans for the operations of special divisions like,
patrol, traffic, vice, and juvenile delinquency control.
A. Policies or procedures
B. Tactical plans
C. Operational plans
D. extra-office plans
37. Refers to the production of plans, which determine the schedule of special
activity and are applicable from one week or less than year duration. Plan that
addresses immediate need which are specific and how it can be accomplished on
time with available allocated resources.
a. Strategic or long range planning
b. Intermediate or medium planning
c. Operational or short range planning
d. Police planning
38. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Strategic Plan against
Organized Crime Groups.
a. Oplan Salikop
b. Oplan Jumbo
c. LOI Pagpapala
d. Oplan Bantay Dalampasigan
39. Anti-Illegal Drugs Master Plan
a. Master Plan Sandigan-Milenyo
b. Master Plan Sandugo
c. Master Plan Banat
d. Master Plan Sang-ingat
40. Essential statements that identify the role of the police in the community and a
future condition or state to which the department can aspire. It may also include a
statement of values to be used to guide the decision making process in the
department.
a. Reactive plans
b. Proactive plans
c. Visionary plans
d. Operational plans
41. Developed in anticipation of problems. Although not all police problems are
predictable, many are, and it is possible for a police department to prepare a
response in advance.
a. Reactive plans
b. Proactive plans
c. Visionary plans
d. Operational plans
42. Designed to meet the long-range, overall goals of the organization. Such plans
allow the department to adapt to anticipated changes or develop a new philosophy
or model of policing (community policing).
a. Reactive plans
b. Proactive plans
c. Visionary plans
d. Strategic plans
43. 4A doctrine that provides guidance for specialized activities of the PNP in the
broad field of interest such as personnel, intelligence operation, logistics, planning
etc.
A. Operational
B. Functional
C. Ethical
D. Fundamental
44. 4These are procedures in coping with specific situations at known locations and
plans for dealing with an attack against buildings, special community events and
other street affairs is called;
A. policy plan
B. tactical plan
C. operational plan
D. extra office plan
45. These are basic principles in planning, organization and management of the
PNP in support of the overall pursuits of the PNP vision, mission, and strategic
action plan of the attainment of the national objectives,
a. Fundamental Doctrine
b. Operational Doctrine
c. Functional Doctrine
d. Complimentary Doctrine
46. Formulated jointly by two or more bureaus in order to effect a certain operation
with regard to public safety and peace and order.
a. Fundamental Doctrine
b. Operational Doctrine
c. Functional Doctrine
d. Complimentary Doctrine
47. Police personnel cannot not interfere with the holding of a public assembly.
However, to ensure public safety and to maintain peace and order during the assembly,
the police contingent under the command of a Police Captain may be detailed and
stationed in a place at least _________ away from the area of activity.
A. 100 meters
B. 10 meters
C. 100 feet
D. 50 yards

48. In a pat-down search, officers are permitted to ___________ clothing of the suspect.
A. feel the outer
B. feel the outer and inner
C. search the
D. frisk the inner

49. What type of PLANNING is appropriate for police agencies based on a problem-
oriented approach?
a. Operational
b. Synoptic
c. Radical
d. Transactive
50. The team SPO1 Elda was assigned to secure the Palarong Pambasa events, peace
and order must be provided for the welfare of the participants and all the people
present, what classification of plan must be applied by the team?
a. Management
b. Operational
c. Tactical
d. Extra-departmental
51. If you are a police officer of the investigation department and you are
encountered a day-to-day operation problem, what solution do you and your
department needs?
a. None of these
b. Operation program
c. Standard operating seminar
d. Regular operating program
52. Is a linear- progressive decision-making process which displays the array of
police reasonable responses commensurate to the level of suspect/law offender’s
resistance to effect compliance, arrest and other law enforcement actions.
A. Force Continuum
B. Lethal Approach
C. Force Continum
D. Maximum Tolerance

53. A police officer who fires his/her service firearm or weapon during a
confrontation with an offender or offenders must
A. surrender his firearm
B. voluntarily surrender himself
C submit an incident report outlining the circumstances necessitating the use of
his/her firearm.

D. bring the offender to the nearest hospital

54. 5It is imposed by command or self-restraint to insure supportive behavior.


a. Discipline
b. Cooperation or Coordination
c. Authority
d. Doctrine
55. It provides for the organizations objectives. It provides the various actions.
Hence, policies, procedures, rules and regulations of the organization are based on
the statement of doctrines.
a. Discipline
b. Cooperation or Coordination
c. Authority
d. Doctrine
56. Plans that are developed as a result of crisis
a. Reactive Plans
b. Proactive Plans
c. Visionary Plans
d. Operational Plans
57. This SOP prescribes the basic procedures to be observed by all PNP Units and
mobile patrol elements in the conduct of visibility patrols.
a. SOP #01
b. SOP #02
c. SOP #03
d. SOP #4
58. A Patrol officer’s act of performing pat-down search if a person was legitimately
stopped with reasonable suspicion is known as –
A. entrapment
B. stop and frisk
C. field operation
D. Checkpoint

[Link] after conducting a spot check/accosting or pat-down search, the police officer has
no basis for making an arrest, he should _________ of such spot check/accosting or
pat-down search and forward a report to the appropriate authority.
A. draft an investigation report
B. record the facts
C. report to higher authorities
D. informed the superior officers

60. The most common method of mapping.


a. Grid method
b. Point method
c. Zone method
d. Nota
61. General statements and/or understandings which guide or channel thinking and
action of subordinate is called
A. Objectives
B. Programs
C. Policies
D. Decisions
62. Include service of warrant of arrest, implementation of search warrant,
enforcement of visitorial powers of the Chiefs of Police, and other anti-criminality
operations.
A. Law Enforcement Operations
B. Internal Security Operations
C. Public Safety Operations
D. Investigation Operations.
63. The following are basic requirements in conducting police operations, except:
a. With unmarked police vehicle;
b. Led by a Police Commissioned Officer (PCO) or the most senior Police Non-
Commissioned Officer (PNCO) in the absence or unavailability of a PCO; and
c. With personnel in prescribed police uniform except for covert operatives when serving
warrant of arrest provided personnel in uniform shall be present during the arrest
d. With the use of Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) and/or Alternative Recording Devices
(ARDs) during the conduct of searches and arrests.

64. All of the statements are correct, EXCEPT one.


A. The police officer may stop an individual for the purpose of conducting a spot
check only when he is armed with search warrant.
B. In stopping, the police officer must be able to point to specific facts that when taken
together with rational inferences, reasonably warrant the stop.
C. When approaching the individual, the police officer shall clearly identify himself as a
police officer.
D. Before approaching more than one individual, police officers should determine
whether the circumstances warrant a request for back-up.

65. The principle describing explicitly the flow of authority refers to;
A. principle of balance
B. principle of unity objective
C. scalar principle
D. unity of comman
66. That defines the fundamental principles governing the rules of conduct, attitude,
behavior and ethical norm of the PNP.
A. ETHICAL DOCTRINE
B. COMPLIMENTARY DOCTRINE
C. FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE
D. OPERATIONAL DOCTRINE
67. When responding to calls from owners of beerhouses, bars or inns or any other
similar
establishments during night time, You, the responding officer must direct the business
operator or any person in-charge thereof to ______________ before entering the
establishments.
A. show his means of identification
B. put the lights on first
C. provide the business permit granted for its operation
D. empty his pocket and be ready for body frisking

68. The body of principles officially accepted and taught about as the best way of
conducting public safety functions namely: law enforcement, crime prevention and
control, maintenance of peace and order, fire safety protection, jail management and
penology and social defense in general, is called –
A. Public Safety Doctrine
B. Police Operational Doctrine
C. Public Trust Doctrine
D. The Peel Principles

69. What is the first action that a dispatcher must take when a crime is in progress call
has been received either by telephone or by a direct alarm signal?
A. assign an investigator to investigate the witness
B. clear the air for emergency broadcast
C. call for investigators to report the crime scene
D. send augmentation force

70. If the suspects or criminals have fled the scene before the arrival of the patrol team,
immediately relay the composition, armament, appearance, and mode and direction of
escape of the suspects to the Operations Center for the conduct of –
A. checkpoint
B. stakeout
C. arrest operations
D. dragnet operations

71. While acting as desk officer of the day, you received a telephone call from a
concerned citizen saying that a street brawl between two rival gangs was going on
in front of a popular bar joint. The FIRST thing that you should do in this situation is
to___.
A. inform the station’s roving patrol to proceed to the area to pacify the warring groups
B. ask the name of the caller and note down all available data as to the nature of
the call
C. tell the caller that police officers were already dispatched and on their way to the
area
D. inform your immediate superior officer so he can dispatched a response team to the
area

72. A good plan is good image builder. This statement connotes that?
A. Experience and training will be reflected on the plan you make
B. People know what you want to do
C. A plan establishes the basis for what you are doing
D. It is best to solve a problem before it happens

73. The plan must be Proactive not Reactive. This statement implies that?
A. Experience and training will be reflected on the plan you make
B. People know what you want to do
C. A plan establishes the basis for what you are doing
D. It is best to solve a problem before it happens

74. “Seeing ahead and making sound assumptions” refers to what skill needed in
planning?
A. Prioritizing
B. Forecasting
C. Monitoring
D. Documenting

75. PMaj Alday drafted a Patrol Plan which requires the personnel to bring poncho
(raincoat) especially during rainy days. This statement implies what?
A. Flexibility
B. Contingency
C. Interoperability
D. Documenting

76. Monitoring as one of the skills needed in planning means?


A. Identifying success indicators and follow-up
B. Know where you are going and how to get there
C. Keep a record of what is happening
D. Part of the plan, are the sets of success criteria or indicators of success.

77. PNP PATROL PLAN 2030 AND BEYOND, aims to transform the PNP personnel
to become effective and credible police by 2030, what type of plan is this?
A. Medium Term Planning
B. Tactical Planning
C. Strategic Planning
D. Operational Planning
78. The following are circumstances that constitutes valid warrantless search and
seizure, except:
A. incidental to lawful arrest
B. plain view doctrine
[Link] search
D inflagrante delicto

79. Checkpoint, roadblock and civil disturbance management operations are classified
as –
A. special police operations
B. law enforcement operations
C. police operations
D. internal security operations

80. Ocular inspection by the RTC judge of city/province shall be done within how many
hours after the confiscation of the dangerous drugs?
A. 72 hours
B. 24 hours
C.48 hours
D. 36 hours

81. This type of crime analysis looks at the long-term and an-going issues.
A. Tactical Crime Analysis
B. Strategic Crime Analysis
C. Long term crime analysis
D. Crime analysis

82. What is becoming central to policing and crime reduction in 21st century?
A. Investigation
B. Surveillance
C. Crime mapping
D. Patrol
83. In consented warrantless search, it is fundamental that to constitute a waiver, it
must first appear that:
I. the right exists;
II. the person involved had knowledge, either actual or constructive, of the existence
of this right;
[Link] person had an actual intention to relinquish the right.

A. I
B. I,II
C.I,II,III
D.I,III
84. Is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data, connects
data to a map, integrating location data with all types of descriptive information, helps
users understand the patterns, relationships and geographic context

A. Geographic System for Police


B. Geographic Information System
C. Geographic Manual for Police
D. Geographical Police System

86. Is similar to a wall map, in that the computer is used to place a point at a specific
location just as a person would put a pin on a wall map.
A. Computer Mapping
B. Crime Mapping
C. Conventional Mapping
D. All of these
87. A special- purpose, single topic, statistical mapping that focuses on the spatial
variability of a specific distribution or theme
A. Thematic Mapping Approach
B. Computer Mapping
C. Mapping
[Link]

88. It is the process of using a geographic information system in combination with


crime analysis techniques to focus on the spatial context of criminal and other
law enforcement activity
a. Crime Analysis Mapping
b. Thematic Crime Mapping
c. Computer Mapping
d. GIS
89. A type of crime mapping which offers limited utility because they are difficult to
keep updated, keep accurate, make easy to read and can only display a limited
amount of data –
a. Mapping
b. Computer Mapping
c. Thematic Crime Mapping
d. Manual Pin Mapping
90. Spatial Data quality can be categorized into, EXCEPT
A. Data Completeness
B. Data Precision
C. Data Accuracy
D. Data Consistency
E. NOTA
c
91. The GIS can help you to:
I. Understand events and dynamics in the neighborhood including persons,
events and crime hazards
II. Identify risk factors including building or other location that draw crime
III. Rapidly configure beats and reallocate resources after analyzing crime trend
is over
IV. develop plans for special crime abatement teams to address regional and
seasonal hotspot location
V. Capture repeated call of service locations to apply additional help and
assistance
A. I,II,IV
B. I,II,III
C. I,II,III,IV
D. I,II,III,IV,V
92. A feature of GIS data representation which is analogous to a pin placed on a
paper wall map.
A. Point
B. Line
C. Polygon
D. Image
93. It is also known as grid data. It provides a representation of the world as a
surface divided up into a regular grid array, or cells.
A. Raster Data
B. Vector Data
C. Attribute Data
D. Point Data
94. Is any type of data that directly or indirectly references a specific geographical
area or location
A. geodata
B. spatial data
C. attribute data
D. vector data
95. Are information data sets that have a common feature or attribute placed in the
same layer of spatial data. This guide is arranged by general spatial themes.
A. Thematic Data
B. Spectral Data
C. Pictures (imagery)
D. raster data

96. Is the relation ship between the dimensions of the map and the dimensions of
the earth.

A. Scale
b. Measurement
[Link]
d. None of these
97. Kind of map that measures density across a map. Darker shades indicates
higher density areas while lighter shades shows lower density rates.
A. Heat maps
b. Isoleth map
c. Dot density map
d. Graduated symbol maps
98. The following are advantages of Crime mapping:
I. It helps reveal crime patters
II. It allows the identification of hot spot areas
III. It creates a profile of characteristic for criminals
IV. It enhances the implementation of the various policing methodology and
approaches in reducing overall criminal activities and disorders.
V. It allows to understand places that requires high allocation of preventive
resources
A. I, II, III
B.I,II,III,IV
C.I,II,IV
D.I, II, III, IV, V

99. Defined as a set of systematic analytical processes providing timely and useful
information on crime patterns and trends
A. crime analysis
B. crime data
C. crime systematic analysis
D. crime rate
100. is simply a visualization tool that is used to display raw geographic data output
from analysis, which is done through GIS
A. mapping
B. crime mapping
C. crime mapping analyis
D. computer mapping

LAW ENFORECEMENT OPERATIONS AND PLANNING WITH CRIME MAPPING
1. One of the operative functions of the police personnel which i
6. What type of PLAN is a series of preliminary decisions on framework which in turn
guides  subsequent  decisions  that  gen
B. Increase personnel involvement 
C. Clearly define objectives and goals
 D. Contain a degree of flexibility for the unfores
c. Operational plan 
d. Tactical plan
18. These are work programs of line divisions which relate to the nature and extent
of
C. strike 
D. disable 
24. They are concerned with the specific purpose and conclude when an objective is
accomplished or a p
b. Strategy 
c. Procedure 
d. Guidelines
30.  It  relates  to  plans,  which  determine  quantity  and  quality  efforts  an
C. field procedures 
D. operational plans
36.  A type of plans, that considers plans for the operations of special divisions
41.  Developed in anticipation of problems. Although not all police problems are
predictable, many are, and it is possible fo
a. Fundamental Doctrine 
b. Operational Doctrine 
c. Functional Doctrine 
d. Complimentary Doctrine
47.  Police  personnel  c
c. Standard operating seminar 
d. Regular operating program
52.  Is a linear- progressive decision-making process which  disp

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