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For each of the police activities listed below, identify the type of role/function that the police are fulfilling when they perform that activity. When the activities overlap roles/functions, choose the one that is most appropriate.

1
Officer Phil attends King City Secondary School to do a presentation on the perils of drinking and driving.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
2
Vancouver police service officers walk up and down the street while students protest a tuition hike.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
3
Sgt. Smith interviews a witness to a homicide.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
4
Constable Blake stops a driver who did not stop at a four-way stop sign.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
5
Constable Leslie parks his marked police vehicle at the well-known site where drug users and drug dealers meet, hoping they will track down a wanted suspect.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
6
Constables Smith and Jones drop in to a local Boys and Girls club to play basketball with the youth every Friday evening.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
7
Constable Cagney responds to a radio call to learn it is a domestic violence situation. Once she has ensured the safety of all concerned, she refers the victim to a shelter.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
8
Sgt. Smith meets with the crime analyst to examine the details of a rash of recent bank robberies in the city.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
9
Sgt. Lacey and her partner respond to a radio call to find a robbery in a busy gas station in progress. They arrest a suspect at the scene.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
10
Sgt. Briggs stands outside a shopping centre to prevent people from entering the doors as there has been a bomb threat within.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
11
Constable Kenney is on the scene of a fire in a busy mall where there is chaos among the patrons. She directs customers and staff to safety.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
12
During Hurricane Katrina, Officer Charles travelled from house to house to ensure that the residents who had remained were not in peril, and he arranged for transport and medical attention when required.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
13
Mrs. Smith calls Crime Stoppers to report a tip related to a recent break-in, the tip is passed along to Officer Myers who analyzed the reliability of the tip.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
14
Constable Vella provides reporters with an update on the progress of a high profile police investigation.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response
15
Constable Blake is directing traffic at a busy intersection during a city-wide power disruption.
A)Provide assistance and information to victims and citizens
B)Criminal Investigation
C)Crime Prevention
D)Law Enforcement
E)Maintenance of Public Order
F)Emergency Response







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