MINNESOTA POST TEST COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ MSS 626.8455- Community Policing Techniques. Answer:
philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the
systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to
proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public
safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime.
◉ community partnerships. Answer: collaborative partnerships between
the law enforcement agency and the individuals and organizations they
serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust in police
◉ organizational transformation. Answer: the alignment of
organizational management, structure, personnel, and information
systems to support community partnerships and proactive problem
solving.
◉ problem solving. Answer: the process of engaging in the proactive
and systematic examination of identified problems to develop and
evaluate effective responses.
,◉ Different types of policing. Answer: proactive, responsive, problem-
oriented, problem targeting
◉ proactive policing. Answer: the theory and practice of employing
criminals before they commit a crime, thereby preventing crime from
taking place in the first place.
◉ Problem oriented policing. Answer: diagnosing and solving problems
that are increasing crime risks, usually in areas that are seeing
comparatively high levels of crime
◉ implicit bias. Answer: attitudes, prejudices, and judgments that we
unconsciously hold about people or groups
◉ Practice question: during a building search in a warehouse on a
possible burglary in progress call, you see another officer examine a new
pack of golf balls and then put them into his cargo pocket before
continuing his search. Your best action is to:. Answer: A. Ask the officer
why he took the golf balls and attempt to handle the situation there
B. It's not an issue because there was no ethics violation or crime
committed
C. Continue with your search and take no action because you are not a
supervisor
D. Contact your supervisor and explain what happened
,◉ Practice Question: While working an afternoon shift, you are on the
scene of a missing child call in a residential neighborhood in your city.
While walking through a yard, you are stopped by a neighbor. He asks if
you can conduct a brief premise survey to see if his house is reasonably
protected against burglary. The best way to handle this situation is to:.
Answer: A. Stop by your search for the child because there are other
officers on the call and the resident is asking for assistance
B. Ignore the resident because the missing child call is a higher priority
C. Explain to the resident that you are involved in a call and that you
will follow-up with them later in the day
D. Call a supervisor to handle the request
◉ Practice Question: Community policing links police effectiveness to
what?. Answer: A. Productive interaction with the community being
served
B. Interrelationships between cooperative police agencies
C. Efficient utilization of existing personnel
D. Optimized usage of advanced technology
◉ Practice Question: Which of the following best describes the
difference between extortion and briber?. Answer: A. Extortion involves
networks of officers
B. Extortion is initiated by the officer
C. Extortion involves only high-ranking officers
D. Extortion is initiated by the citizen
, ◉ Crime. Answer: Conduct prohibited by statute for which the actor
may be sentenced to imprisonment
◉ Bodily Harm. Answer: Physical pain or injury, illness or any
impairment of physical condition
◉ Substantial bodily harm. Answer: bodily injury which involves a
temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary
but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member
or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member
◉ Great Bodily Harm. Answer: Bodily injury which creates a high
probability of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement,
or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the
function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily harm
◉ Dangerous weapon. Answer: - any firearm, whether loaded or
unloaded
- any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or
great bodily harm
- any combustible or flammable liquid
-other device or instrumentality that, in the manner it is used or is
intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great
bodily harm
EXAM 2026 STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ MSS 626.8455- Community Policing Techniques. Answer:
philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the
systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to
proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public
safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime.
◉ community partnerships. Answer: collaborative partnerships between
the law enforcement agency and the individuals and organizations they
serve to develop solutions to problems and increase trust in police
◉ organizational transformation. Answer: the alignment of
organizational management, structure, personnel, and information
systems to support community partnerships and proactive problem
solving.
◉ problem solving. Answer: the process of engaging in the proactive
and systematic examination of identified problems to develop and
evaluate effective responses.
,◉ Different types of policing. Answer: proactive, responsive, problem-
oriented, problem targeting
◉ proactive policing. Answer: the theory and practice of employing
criminals before they commit a crime, thereby preventing crime from
taking place in the first place.
◉ Problem oriented policing. Answer: diagnosing and solving problems
that are increasing crime risks, usually in areas that are seeing
comparatively high levels of crime
◉ implicit bias. Answer: attitudes, prejudices, and judgments that we
unconsciously hold about people or groups
◉ Practice question: during a building search in a warehouse on a
possible burglary in progress call, you see another officer examine a new
pack of golf balls and then put them into his cargo pocket before
continuing his search. Your best action is to:. Answer: A. Ask the officer
why he took the golf balls and attempt to handle the situation there
B. It's not an issue because there was no ethics violation or crime
committed
C. Continue with your search and take no action because you are not a
supervisor
D. Contact your supervisor and explain what happened
,◉ Practice Question: While working an afternoon shift, you are on the
scene of a missing child call in a residential neighborhood in your city.
While walking through a yard, you are stopped by a neighbor. He asks if
you can conduct a brief premise survey to see if his house is reasonably
protected against burglary. The best way to handle this situation is to:.
Answer: A. Stop by your search for the child because there are other
officers on the call and the resident is asking for assistance
B. Ignore the resident because the missing child call is a higher priority
C. Explain to the resident that you are involved in a call and that you
will follow-up with them later in the day
D. Call a supervisor to handle the request
◉ Practice Question: Community policing links police effectiveness to
what?. Answer: A. Productive interaction with the community being
served
B. Interrelationships between cooperative police agencies
C. Efficient utilization of existing personnel
D. Optimized usage of advanced technology
◉ Practice Question: Which of the following best describes the
difference between extortion and briber?. Answer: A. Extortion involves
networks of officers
B. Extortion is initiated by the officer
C. Extortion involves only high-ranking officers
D. Extortion is initiated by the citizen
, ◉ Crime. Answer: Conduct prohibited by statute for which the actor
may be sentenced to imprisonment
◉ Bodily Harm. Answer: Physical pain or injury, illness or any
impairment of physical condition
◉ Substantial bodily harm. Answer: bodily injury which involves a
temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary
but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member
or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member
◉ Great Bodily Harm. Answer: Bodily injury which creates a high
probability of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement,
or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the
function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily harm
◉ Dangerous weapon. Answer: - any firearm, whether loaded or
unloaded
- any device designed as a weapon and capable of producing death or
great bodily harm
- any combustible or flammable liquid
-other device or instrumentality that, in the manner it is used or is
intended to be used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great
bodily harm
