CHICAGO POLICE STATE EXAM # UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Schedule 5 drug
Answer:
Codeine
Question:
2. How many people does it take to be considered a gang?
Answer:
three or more
Question:
3. Cruel and unusual punishment is a violation of what amendment?
Answer:
8th amendment
Question:
4. Excessive use of force, deadly force, unreasonable searches and seizures or a violation of:
Answer:
4th amendment
Question:
5. Coerced confessions and lack of protection from selfincrimination are violations of what amendment?
Answer:
5th amendment
Question:
6. A person over 21 years old is ?
Answer:
An adult
Question:
7. When conducting community policing strategies, officers should (SARA model)?
Answer:
Scan, Analyze, Respond, Assess
Question:
8. Which case law refers to reading a subject his or her rights before an interrogation?
Answer:
Miranda vs. Arizona
Question:
9. Felony theft is stolen property valued over?
,Answer:
$500
Question:
10. If a family member strangles someone during a domestic incident causing great bodily harm the charge
should be?
Answer:
Aggravated Domestic Battery
Question:
11. True or False: Is it okay to patronize a person with mental illness?
Answer:
False
Question:
12. Reasonable cause is required for ?
Answer:
mandatory reporting
Question:
13. Animal cruelty act is:
Answer:
Torture, prolonged, ongoing, extreme pain
Question:
14. What type of bond cannot be used during a traffic stop?
Answer:
Personal check made out to the agency
Question:
15. What is not necessary for investigating a traffic crash?
Answer:
Mirandizing
Question:
16. What is the best way to verify a subject's vehicle registration?
Answer:
VIN number
Question:
17. How is the owner of a vehicle identified?
Answer:
License plate and VIN number
Question:
18. Homeland Security was founded in:
,Answer:
2002
Question:
19. What are the reasons for maintaining proper fieldnotes?
Answer:
Court statements, think, accuracy CTA 20
Question:
20. What crime is committed when a child is lured away from school by a parent family member and is
later reported missing?
Answer:
Parent/family abduction
Question:
21. If an officer arrested juvenile and recovers a gun from his waistband the officer should
Answer:
Make a reasonable attempt to notify the parents guardians
Question:
22. any object from a crime and or stolen property is called
Answer:
Fruits of a crime
Question:
23. True or False: service calls are non-criminal calls
Answer:
True
Question:
24. No vehicle can be legally driven without
Answer:
Rear brake lights
Question:
25. Illinois applies the exclusionary rule to the violation of the:
Answer:
Illinois state constitution
Question:
26. is limited to location, size and shape of the object.
Answer:
search warrant
Question:
27. The purpose of performing a search after an impound is to:
, Answer:
Protect property and contraband
Question:
28. True or False: during vehicle stops the responding unit should park offset to the left of the subject's
vehicle 3 feet to the left and 10 to 15 feet to the rear
Answer:
True
Question:
29. Who should be contacted to verify a suspended license?
Answer:
Secretary of State
Question:
30. What is not a factor when determining a citation?
Answer:
age
Question:
31. A person who is not elected but has a position due to influence?
Answer:
informal leader
Question:
32. If a victim of sexual assault pauses when giving a statement, the officer should:
Answer:
wait
Question:
33. What is an example of an expressive crowd ?
Answer:
picket line
Question:
34. An aggressive crowd can be considered a
Answer:
mob
Question:
35. A civil wrong that can be considered negligence is:
Answer:
tort
Question:
36. When can an officer frisk a subject in question ?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Schedule 5 drug
Answer:
Codeine
Question:
2. How many people does it take to be considered a gang?
Answer:
three or more
Question:
3. Cruel and unusual punishment is a violation of what amendment?
Answer:
8th amendment
Question:
4. Excessive use of force, deadly force, unreasonable searches and seizures or a violation of:
Answer:
4th amendment
Question:
5. Coerced confessions and lack of protection from selfincrimination are violations of what amendment?
Answer:
5th amendment
Question:
6. A person over 21 years old is ?
Answer:
An adult
Question:
7. When conducting community policing strategies, officers should (SARA model)?
Answer:
Scan, Analyze, Respond, Assess
Question:
8. Which case law refers to reading a subject his or her rights before an interrogation?
Answer:
Miranda vs. Arizona
Question:
9. Felony theft is stolen property valued over?
,Answer:
$500
Question:
10. If a family member strangles someone during a domestic incident causing great bodily harm the charge
should be?
Answer:
Aggravated Domestic Battery
Question:
11. True or False: Is it okay to patronize a person with mental illness?
Answer:
False
Question:
12. Reasonable cause is required for ?
Answer:
mandatory reporting
Question:
13. Animal cruelty act is:
Answer:
Torture, prolonged, ongoing, extreme pain
Question:
14. What type of bond cannot be used during a traffic stop?
Answer:
Personal check made out to the agency
Question:
15. What is not necessary for investigating a traffic crash?
Answer:
Mirandizing
Question:
16. What is the best way to verify a subject's vehicle registration?
Answer:
VIN number
Question:
17. How is the owner of a vehicle identified?
Answer:
License plate and VIN number
Question:
18. Homeland Security was founded in:
,Answer:
2002
Question:
19. What are the reasons for maintaining proper fieldnotes?
Answer:
Court statements, think, accuracy CTA 20
Question:
20. What crime is committed when a child is lured away from school by a parent family member and is
later reported missing?
Answer:
Parent/family abduction
Question:
21. If an officer arrested juvenile and recovers a gun from his waistband the officer should
Answer:
Make a reasonable attempt to notify the parents guardians
Question:
22. any object from a crime and or stolen property is called
Answer:
Fruits of a crime
Question:
23. True or False: service calls are non-criminal calls
Answer:
True
Question:
24. No vehicle can be legally driven without
Answer:
Rear brake lights
Question:
25. Illinois applies the exclusionary rule to the violation of the:
Answer:
Illinois state constitution
Question:
26. is limited to location, size and shape of the object.
Answer:
search warrant
Question:
27. The purpose of performing a search after an impound is to:
, Answer:
Protect property and contraband
Question:
28. True or False: during vehicle stops the responding unit should park offset to the left of the subject's
vehicle 3 feet to the left and 10 to 15 feet to the rear
Answer:
True
Question:
29. Who should be contacted to verify a suspended license?
Answer:
Secretary of State
Question:
30. What is not a factor when determining a citation?
Answer:
age
Question:
31. A person who is not elected but has a position due to influence?
Answer:
informal leader
Question:
32. If a victim of sexual assault pauses when giving a statement, the officer should:
Answer:
wait
Question:
33. What is an example of an expressive crowd ?
Answer:
picket line
Question:
34. An aggressive crowd can be considered a
Answer:
mob
Question:
35. A civil wrong that can be considered negligence is:
Answer:
tort
Question:
36. When can an officer frisk a subject in question ?