POLICE SERGEANT EXAM SCRIPT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LEARNING RESOURCE
●● What rank must a Desk Officer be?
Answer: A Desk Officer must be a Uniformed Member of the Service
(UMOS) in the rank of Sergeant or above.
●● What must a Desk Officer do before assuming duties?
Answer: Inspect all arrest processing areas and prisoner detention areas
within command.
●● What is maintained in the Command Log by the Desk Officer?
Answer: Entries documenting the time of assuming and leaving desk
duties, as well as inspections and property inventory.
●● What is the role of a Patrol Supervisor?
Answer: To supervise all police field operations within command during
their tour of duty.
●● What should a Desk Officer do regarding property inspections?
Answer: Inspect the property locker and all areas where invoiced
property is held at the start of each tour.
,●● What is the purpose of the Medical Division Sick Reporting System?
Answer: To determine which members assigned to command are on sick
report or not on full duty status.
●● What is required if a member of service (MOS) is unaccounted for at
the start of their tour?
Answer: Conduct an immediate investigation and comply with A.G.
324-17, 'Absent Without Leave' if still unaccounted for after two hours.
●● Who is permitted behind the desk of a Desk Officer?
Answer: Only authorized personnel such as MOS, Corporation Counsel,
M.E., Comptroller, District Attorney, judicial officers, and non-local law
enforcement agency personnel under specific conditions.
●● What should a Desk Officer do regarding the Daily Vehicle
Assignment Sheet?
Answer: Prepare and maintain the Daily Vehicle Assignment Sheet for
each tour.
●● What is the role of the Training Sergeant?
Answer: To oversee training activities and ensure compliance with
training protocols.
,●● What is the responsibility of the Community Response Team
Supervisor?
Answer: To oversee the operations and effectiveness of the Community
Response Team.
●● What must be done with the Telephone Dispatch Log?
Answer: Entries must be certified by signing the log after the 4th hour
and at the end of the tour.
●● What is the function of the Crime Analysis Sergeant?
Answer: To analyze crime data and assist in strategic planning for crime
prevention.
●● What should be done with property stored in command for over 30
days?
Answer: Notify the appropriate authority about the number of Property
Clerk Invoices (PCI's) stored and expedite delivery to final storage.
●● What is the role of the Quality of Life Sergeant?
Answer: To address issues affecting the quality of life in the community
and implement solutions.
●● What is required of a Sergeant regarding the issuance of summons
books?
, Answer: To directly supervise the issuance of summons books and
ensure proper documentation.
●● What must a Desk Officer do at the start of each tour?
Answer: Query the Medical Division Sick Reporting System.
●● What is the responsibility of the Field Intelligence Sergeant?
Answer: To gather and analyze intelligence related to crime and public
safety.
●● What is the role of the Community Affairs Officer?
Answer: To engage with the community and address public concerns
related to policing.
●● What is the significance of the Rundown provided by the Sergeant?
Answer: To inform the Communications Dispatcher of the command's
resources and any changes during the tour.
●● What must be done with the entries made on the Prisoner Roster?
Answer: They must be directly supervised and verified by the Desk
Officer.
●● What is the role of the Administrative Quality of Life Officer?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LEARNING RESOURCE
●● What rank must a Desk Officer be?
Answer: A Desk Officer must be a Uniformed Member of the Service
(UMOS) in the rank of Sergeant or above.
●● What must a Desk Officer do before assuming duties?
Answer: Inspect all arrest processing areas and prisoner detention areas
within command.
●● What is maintained in the Command Log by the Desk Officer?
Answer: Entries documenting the time of assuming and leaving desk
duties, as well as inspections and property inventory.
●● What is the role of a Patrol Supervisor?
Answer: To supervise all police field operations within command during
their tour of duty.
●● What should a Desk Officer do regarding property inspections?
Answer: Inspect the property locker and all areas where invoiced
property is held at the start of each tour.
,●● What is the purpose of the Medical Division Sick Reporting System?
Answer: To determine which members assigned to command are on sick
report or not on full duty status.
●● What is required if a member of service (MOS) is unaccounted for at
the start of their tour?
Answer: Conduct an immediate investigation and comply with A.G.
324-17, 'Absent Without Leave' if still unaccounted for after two hours.
●● Who is permitted behind the desk of a Desk Officer?
Answer: Only authorized personnel such as MOS, Corporation Counsel,
M.E., Comptroller, District Attorney, judicial officers, and non-local law
enforcement agency personnel under specific conditions.
●● What should a Desk Officer do regarding the Daily Vehicle
Assignment Sheet?
Answer: Prepare and maintain the Daily Vehicle Assignment Sheet for
each tour.
●● What is the role of the Training Sergeant?
Answer: To oversee training activities and ensure compliance with
training protocols.
,●● What is the responsibility of the Community Response Team
Supervisor?
Answer: To oversee the operations and effectiveness of the Community
Response Team.
●● What must be done with the Telephone Dispatch Log?
Answer: Entries must be certified by signing the log after the 4th hour
and at the end of the tour.
●● What is the function of the Crime Analysis Sergeant?
Answer: To analyze crime data and assist in strategic planning for crime
prevention.
●● What should be done with property stored in command for over 30
days?
Answer: Notify the appropriate authority about the number of Property
Clerk Invoices (PCI's) stored and expedite delivery to final storage.
●● What is the role of the Quality of Life Sergeant?
Answer: To address issues affecting the quality of life in the community
and implement solutions.
●● What is required of a Sergeant regarding the issuance of summons
books?
, Answer: To directly supervise the issuance of summons books and
ensure proper documentation.
●● What must a Desk Officer do at the start of each tour?
Answer: Query the Medical Division Sick Reporting System.
●● What is the responsibility of the Field Intelligence Sergeant?
Answer: To gather and analyze intelligence related to crime and public
safety.
●● What is the role of the Community Affairs Officer?
Answer: To engage with the community and address public concerns
related to policing.
●● What is the significance of the Rundown provided by the Sergeant?
Answer: To inform the Communications Dispatcher of the command's
resources and any changes during the tour.
●● What must be done with the entries made on the Prisoner Roster?
Answer: They must be directly supervised and verified by the Desk
Officer.
●● What is the role of the Administrative Quality of Life Officer?
