Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 R's of policing?

• A. Rapid response
• B. Reactive investigation
• C. Random patrol
• D. Community engagement

Answer: (D)

The question tests your understanding of what the 3 Rs in policing refer to. Those three actions describe how officers respond to incidents: rapidly arriving at scenes to provide help or arrest, conducting investigations after an incident to determine what happened and identify perpetrators, and patrolling in a way that keeps the presence unpredictable to deter crime. Community engagement, while essential in modern policing for building trust and solving problems with residents, is not one of these incident-response actions. It’s a broader practice focused on relationships and collaboration rather than a specific response to a single incident. That’s why it’s not part of the 3 Rs.