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Potpourri
100

This level of government is responsible for defense and national security

What is the Federal Government

100

Any location where 9-1-1 calls are answered (has an acronym of 4 letters)

What is Public Safety Answering Point or PSAP

100

This level of government exists to provide a specific service within a jurisdiction like schools, transit, or water.

What is a Special District

100

Provide one example of a federal law enforcement agency

Acceptable answer

(FBI, DEA, HSI, DHS, CBP, USBP, etc.)

100

Name four of the Six Pillars of Character

What are....

Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship

200

This level of government has a Sheriff who is elected by the people

What is County goverment

200

Under California law, public safety dispatchers are considered this.

What are First Responders

200

This level of government is responsible for handling foreign policy and treaties with other countries.

What is the Federal govenment

200

Every county in California has this type of law enforcement agency headed by an elected official.

What is a Sheriff's Office.

200

This word refers to the expert characteristic of a person having or showing great skill or knowledge

What is Professionalism

300

This level of government has a governor at the head of it's executive branch

What is State government

300

This kind of PSAP only answers or receives 9-1-1 calls transferred from other PSAPs.

What is a Secondary PSAP

300

This word refers to the official authority or power to make decisions and govern over a specific area.

What is Jurisdiction

300

Other than San Diego city, provide an example of a city that has a police department in our county.

Acceptable answer

(Carlsbad, Oceanside, Escondido, La Mesa, El Cajon, National City, Coronado, Chula Vista)

300

This word refers to the overall perception others have of you, based on your actions, behavior, and performance.

What is Reputation

400

This level of government is run by mayor and city council that is elected by the people.

What is Local or City government.

400

This state agency regulates law enforcement standards for the recruitment, selection, and training of peace officers and dispatchers.

POST (California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training)

400

This level of government in responsible for public health.

What is County government.

400

These are persons under California law acting as a representative of government that have the authority to make arrests for public offenses and enforce court orders.

What are Peace Officers.

400

This word refers to a set of principles of right conduct.

What are Ethics

500

This level of government is responsible for providing services within their incorporated area (or jurisdiction) such as law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, streets maintenance, trash collection, water service, etc.

What is City government

500

This is a computer system used by public safety dispatchers at law enforcement and fire communications centers to document and manage calls for service. (hint: commonly referred to as a three letter acronym)

Computer Aided Dispatch or CAD

500

Name any 5 of the 18 incorporated cities in the County of San Diego

Acceptable answers

(Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Escondido, National City, Oceanside, Poway, Vista, Santee, San Diego, San Marcos, Solana Beach)

500

Provide one example of a California state law enforcement agency

Acceptable answers

(CHP, State Parks, Dept of Justice, Fish and Wildlife, Alcoholic Beverage Control)

500

This is a system used in 9-1-1 that automatically shows the caller’s location to the dispatcher when an 9-1-1 call is received. (Hint: commonly referred to with a three letter acronym)

Automatic Location Identification or ALI