Question

Ken is a patrol officer in Orlando. As part of his routine patrolling activities, he spends the first half of the day responding to citizen complaints and emergencies on 911 on a daily basis. In the context of general categories of patrol activitie as classified by William Gay, Theodore Schell, and Stephen Schack, which of the following categories does this scenario illustrate?A. Preventive patrol.
B. Calls for service.
C. Administrative duties.
D. Officer-initiated activities.

Answer 1

Answer:

Calls for service

Explanation:

The scenario illustrates officers call for service. Call for service involves officers being dispatched to respond to calls regardless of the purpose of the call. These calls can range from complaints to emergency calls. Call for service is under the active patrol classification.