CALEA Vocabulary Quiz

Question or Hint Answer or Word

An occurrence or event, natural or human-caused, which requires an emergency response to protect life or property. Critical Incident (wrong answers: Terrorism, Active Threat)
any deliberate incident that poses an immediate or imminent danger to others. Although these events often involve the use of firearms by perpetrators, they may also involve the use of other types of weapons or implements with the intent to cause harm. Active Threat (wrong answers: Critical Incident, Event)
A term used by some agencies to describe directives of a long standing nature concerned with policy, rules, and procedures affecting more than one organizational component. General Order (wrong answers: Memo, Policy)
An event that requires law enforcement action, documentation, or the dispatching of agency personnel in response to citizen requests for law enforcement services. Incident (wrong answers: Event, Plan)
An informal, written document that may or may not convey an order; it is generally used to clarify, inform, or inquire. Memorandum (wrong answers: Plan, Commentary)
A directive affecting only a specific segment of the organization or a statement of policy or procedure regarding a specific circumstance or event that is of a temporary nature. Special Order (wrong answers: Directive, Procedure)
Any written document used to guide or affect the performance or conduct of agency employees. Written Directive (wrong answers: Mandate, Decree)