Technology in Policing

Call Boxes

100

What City had the first fully developed signal and telephone system? 

What is Cleveland

200

How many pulses or signals did an officer have to imput to have a patrol wagon sent to them? 

What is 2 pulse or signals

300

Using a call box, how did the officer know he needed to call the station or Headquarters? 

What is a flashing light (on top of the call box)

400

What decade in the 1900’s did call boxes get phased out of service? 

What is the 1970’s

500

What did the officer signal to the station or headquarters to tell them they were at their assigned post and that they were ok?

What is one pulse or signal

Cars & Radios

100

What year was the first police vehicle first deployed? 

What is 1899

200

What was the first police car’s first assignment?

What was picking up an intoxicated man

300

What year did the first police radio enter service?

What is 1928

400

What city and or state deployed two-way radios to all of their patrol cars? 

What is Dayton, Ohio

500

What year did the first police two way radio deploy? 

What is 1939

MDT’s

100

What does MDT stand for? 

What is Mobile Data Terminal

200

What does NCIC stand for? 

National Crime Information Center

300

What city and or state had the first fleet wide deployment of MDT’s?

What is Vancouver, Washington 

400

Why did Officer Kramer not have a MDC when he worked for Scottsdale PD from 2000 to 2003? 

What is Y2K or computer coding glitch 

500

What are the current police lap tops called?

What is Mobile Data Computers or MDC

Police Helicopters

100

Which city and or state deployed the first Police Helicopter?

What in New York City, New York

200

What year did Phoenix PD create their police air support unit? 

What is 1973

300

Which City had the biggest municipal police helicopter fleet in the world? 

What is Los Angeles 

400

Why are helicopters so expensive to operate? 

What is Helicopters are maintenance intensive

What is they need highly trained Mechanics, 

What is they have to train and pay for the pilots 

500

What are the average range of per flight hour costs to operate a police helicopter?

What is $509-2000 per flight hour

Misc

100

What were the first police robots used for?

What is EOD or Explosive Ordinance Disposal

200

What year was the first use of a police drone?

What is 2005

300

What does DFR stand for? 

What is Drone as a First Responder

400

What was the big event that spurred the use of BWC’s nationwide?

What was the death of George Floyd

500

What does ALPR stand for? 

What is Automatic License Plate Reader