Patrol officers typically work in three environmental settings, urban, suburban and rural. Working in different settings can produce different performance demands and characteristics. This book sought to determine what the general competencies were for all patrol officers. In addition, this book sought to learn the influence performance environment had on patrol officer orientations. The core tasks and duties of the patrol officer have essentially remained the same since the early nineteenth century. In the United States with the passage of the homeland security act in 2002 the role of the...