What are the three types of patrol?

• A. Preventative, Selective and Random
• B. Preventive, Selective and Random
• C. Proactive, Selective and Random
• D. Preventative, Strategic and Random

Answer: (A)

Patrol effectiveness comes from combining deterrence, targeted deployment, and unpredictability. The standard trio is Preventative patrol, which keeps a visible presence to deter crime and reassure the public; Selective patrol, which uses data to focus resources on hot spots or high-risk times; and Random patrol, which moves in non-patterned ways to prevent criminals from predicting police activity. This mix ensures crime is deterred through visibility, resources are concentrated where they matter most, and criminals cannot rely on routine to evade capture. The other options replace Preventative with Proactive or Strategic, or use a different spelling, which doesn’t align with the common framework used on this exam.