Police Sergeant Test Q&A 2024
Answered Correctly!!!
Which of the following constitutional amendments is violated if counsel's performance is
so inadequate that the defendant is denied a fair trial? CORRECT ANSWERS Sixth.
The Court has recently ruled that a dog sniff of luggage is not a search under the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution. Which of the following is required before a dog is
allowed to sniff someone's luggage on an airport carousel? CORRECT ANSWERS
Nothing.
With regard to a Terry frisk, which one of the following statements is least accurate?
CORRECT ANSWERS In determining whether or not the officer acted reasonably in
such circumstances, due weight must be given to vague but strong suspicions that
something is wrong.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants
shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. CORRECT
ANSWERS Fourth Amendment.
The courts have held that evidence or contraband found because of an unconstitutional
search may be inadmissible in any court proceedings against the possessor of the
material. This is known as the CORRECT ANSWERS exclusionary rule.
If a state treats a class of indigent defendants differently for purposes of offering them
the opportunity to appeal, which of the following is most seriously violated? CORRECT
ANSWERS The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
According to the Constitution, no search warrant shall be issued except on a showing of
CORRECT ANSWERS probable cause.
A provision in the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) that empowered agents
to search, without a warrant, the work area of any employment facility within OSHA's
jurisdiction for safety hazard was CORRECT ANSWERS illegal since a warrant is
required under these circumstances.
Read the following very closely and choose the best answer. Which of the following
most certainly requires Miranda warnings? CORRECT ANSWERS A motorist being
arrested for bank robbery and asked about the crime.
In the landmark case of Terry v. Ohio, the Supreme Court applied which of the following
tests? CORRECT ANSWERS Balancing test.
, According to the Supreme Court, which of the following may not issue an arrest
warrant? CORRECT ANSWERS Prosecutors.
Sergeant Vitry is at the scene of a homicide in the residence of Mrs. Coulvillion. The
body of Mr. Coulvillion was taken out of the house by the medical examiner. Sergeant
Vitry tells Mrs. Coulvillion that other officers will be coming to set up a crime scene. Mrs.
Coulvillion tells Sergeant Vitry that she does not want the officers in her home anymore
and that they are not allowed in unless they have a warrant. Sergeant Vitry should
CORRECT ANSWERS secure the scene and get a warrant.
Which of the following is an example of a search within the meaning of the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution? CORRECT ANSWERS Use of a magnetometer to
detect weapons at an international airport.
Of the following, select the one that a defendant may choose to represent him or her at
his or her criminal trail? CORRECT ANSWERS The defendant him-or herself.
Police officers undertook a decoy operation in a high-crime area where young gang
members were thought to have been snatching purses from passerby. An officer posing
as an inebriated indigent smelling of alcohol and pretending to drink wine from a bottle
plainly displayed $150 in currency. Two suspects then stole the money from the officer.
The courts ruled that the decoy operation was CORRECT ANSWERS illegal, since the
decoy situation did not match the method of operation used by the perpetrators of the
unsolved crimes in the area, making it entrapment.
The standard of proof required for conviction at a criminal trial is CORRECT ANSWERS
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Which one of the following is considered to be "evanescent evidence"? CORRECT
ANSWERS Dried blood under a person's fingernails.
The primary legal advisor to the gran jury is CORRECT ANSWERS the prosecutor.
The touchstone of reasonableness under the Fourth Amendment is sufficient
CORRECT ANSWERS probability.
The Sergeant in charge of the detective squad had an eyewitness view two separate
lineups. The witness was told that the suspects might or might not appear in the room
being viewed. The suspect was not in the first lineup but was in the second. The
Sergeant wanted to guard against the possibility of the eyewitness simply being inclined
to accuse someone, whether the eyewitness really recognized him or her or not. The
lineup the Sergeant used is referred to as a(n) CORRECT ANSWERS blank lineup.
This United States Constitutional Amendment grants the accused the right to a speedy
and public trial. CORRECT ANSWERS Sixth Amendment.
Answered Correctly!!!
Which of the following constitutional amendments is violated if counsel's performance is
so inadequate that the defendant is denied a fair trial? CORRECT ANSWERS Sixth.
The Court has recently ruled that a dog sniff of luggage is not a search under the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution. Which of the following is required before a dog is
allowed to sniff someone's luggage on an airport carousel? CORRECT ANSWERS
Nothing.
With regard to a Terry frisk, which one of the following statements is least accurate?
CORRECT ANSWERS In determining whether or not the officer acted reasonably in
such circumstances, due weight must be given to vague but strong suspicions that
something is wrong.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no warrants
shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly
describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. CORRECT
ANSWERS Fourth Amendment.
The courts have held that evidence or contraband found because of an unconstitutional
search may be inadmissible in any court proceedings against the possessor of the
material. This is known as the CORRECT ANSWERS exclusionary rule.
If a state treats a class of indigent defendants differently for purposes of offering them
the opportunity to appeal, which of the following is most seriously violated? CORRECT
ANSWERS The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
According to the Constitution, no search warrant shall be issued except on a showing of
CORRECT ANSWERS probable cause.
A provision in the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) that empowered agents
to search, without a warrant, the work area of any employment facility within OSHA's
jurisdiction for safety hazard was CORRECT ANSWERS illegal since a warrant is
required under these circumstances.
Read the following very closely and choose the best answer. Which of the following
most certainly requires Miranda warnings? CORRECT ANSWERS A motorist being
arrested for bank robbery and asked about the crime.
In the landmark case of Terry v. Ohio, the Supreme Court applied which of the following
tests? CORRECT ANSWERS Balancing test.
, According to the Supreme Court, which of the following may not issue an arrest
warrant? CORRECT ANSWERS Prosecutors.
Sergeant Vitry is at the scene of a homicide in the residence of Mrs. Coulvillion. The
body of Mr. Coulvillion was taken out of the house by the medical examiner. Sergeant
Vitry tells Mrs. Coulvillion that other officers will be coming to set up a crime scene. Mrs.
Coulvillion tells Sergeant Vitry that she does not want the officers in her home anymore
and that they are not allowed in unless they have a warrant. Sergeant Vitry should
CORRECT ANSWERS secure the scene and get a warrant.
Which of the following is an example of a search within the meaning of the Fourth
Amendment to the Constitution? CORRECT ANSWERS Use of a magnetometer to
detect weapons at an international airport.
Of the following, select the one that a defendant may choose to represent him or her at
his or her criminal trail? CORRECT ANSWERS The defendant him-or herself.
Police officers undertook a decoy operation in a high-crime area where young gang
members were thought to have been snatching purses from passerby. An officer posing
as an inebriated indigent smelling of alcohol and pretending to drink wine from a bottle
plainly displayed $150 in currency. Two suspects then stole the money from the officer.
The courts ruled that the decoy operation was CORRECT ANSWERS illegal, since the
decoy situation did not match the method of operation used by the perpetrators of the
unsolved crimes in the area, making it entrapment.
The standard of proof required for conviction at a criminal trial is CORRECT ANSWERS
beyond a reasonable doubt.
Which one of the following is considered to be "evanescent evidence"? CORRECT
ANSWERS Dried blood under a person's fingernails.
The primary legal advisor to the gran jury is CORRECT ANSWERS the prosecutor.
The touchstone of reasonableness under the Fourth Amendment is sufficient
CORRECT ANSWERS probability.
The Sergeant in charge of the detective squad had an eyewitness view two separate
lineups. The witness was told that the suspects might or might not appear in the room
being viewed. The suspect was not in the first lineup but was in the second. The
Sergeant wanted to guard against the possibility of the eyewitness simply being inclined
to accuse someone, whether the eyewitness really recognized him or her or not. The
lineup the Sergeant used is referred to as a(n) CORRECT ANSWERS blank lineup.
This United States Constitutional Amendment grants the accused the right to a speedy
and public trial. CORRECT ANSWERS Sixth Amendment.
