Communication Review

What should an officer do when responding to a bomb threat?

• stop all radio transmissions

• Attempt to handle the situation without expert assistance
• Inform everyone in the area about the threat
• Ignore the threat and continue with regular duties

When searching a building or residence a police officer should do what with his radio?

• Turn it off
• Keep it on but down low

• Leave it in the car

Police reports should be written

• Without prejudice or bias

• To entertain readers
• To share personal opinions
• To practice creative writing

Number one communication skill that individuals are lacking?

• non-verbal

• listening

• Active speaking

3 characteristics of a good police report are?

• neutrality, inaccurate, and confusing

• timeliness, biased and clear

• legible, clear, and accurate

• relevance, prejudiced and justification

An act of transmitting a message, exchange of information, to make known.

• transcription
• transference
• transposition
• communication

Case dealt with self-incrimination resulting from reading of rights?

• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Marbury v. Madison

During a domestic dispute the officer should do what?

• listen to all involved parties and remain neutral

• Ignore the situation
• Take sides with one party
• Use physical force immediately

3 types of communication

• (1) verbal (2) written (3) nonverbal

• auditory, nonlethal and dictation

• Verbal, consensual, descriptive

Supervisors may use police reports to do what?

• Use them for recreational purposes
• Gather information about incidents, track trends, assess officer performance, and make informed decisions regarding resource allocation and policy changes.
• Create fictional crime stories
• Sell them to the public