Police Sergeant Practice Exam/ 100 Q&A
The Constitution and the rights expressed in it are directed at protecting citizens
against the improper actions of which of the following? - Answer: The
Government.
Which of the following is the highest court in our nation? - Answer: The Supreme
Court.
The United States has determined that free speech is protected under the First
Amendment of the Constitution. Which of the following situations would not be
protected under the First Amendment? - Answer: Yelling "fire" in a crowded
theater where there is no fire.
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,Under the Constitution, citizens are protected from double jeopardy or being tried
twice for the same crime. The Supreme Court has held that none of the following
situations amounts to double jeopardy EXCEPT - Answer: when a defendant is
tried twice for the same act, once under state statutes and once under federal
statutes.
A dead body will float in warm water after how many days of submersion? -
Answer: 8 to 10 days.
An object, measure, or model with which evidence is compared to determine
whether both came from the same source. - Answer: Standard of comparison.
The chemical development of latent fingerprints using super glue is scientifically
known as - Answer: cyanocralyde.
You are a sergeant who has arrived at the scene of what your patrol officers
originally thought was a robbery-in-progress call. You see three patrol cars on the
scene. The lead officer tells you that the suspects fled over an hour ago. What
should you have the other officers do? - Answer: Report back to service.
The purpose of criminal investigation is to identify the perpetrator of a particular
crime by gathering information from witnesses and suspects. Which of the
following is of least concern to the police? - Answer: Why.
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, The understanding of human behavior is paramount to good supervisory
practices. A variety of barriers may get in the way of the ability of personnel to
perform at their peak. When the barrier is an inadequate salary, this would be
called a - Answer: situational barrier.
According to experts in the field of law enforcement, when searching for a lost
child, which of these areas should be searched first? - Answer: The immediate
area from where the child disappeared.
What is the result of psychological problems that go unaddressed and untreated?
- Answer: The program grow in severity and become worse.
Under most standard regulations for dealing with complaints, at what point in the
process does a complaint officially become a grievance? - Answer: When the
supervisor fails to resolve the complaint and refers it to the next level of
management.
Death by attempting to sexually gratify oneself with the use of ropes and pulleys
and contraption to choke oneself is called - Answer: auto-erotic asphyxiation.
It is agreed among present-day industrial psychologists that there are several
steps in the teaching process. These include the "introduction step," the
"presentation step," the "application step," and the "test step." problem solving or
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The Constitution and the rights expressed in it are directed at protecting citizens
against the improper actions of which of the following? - Answer: The
Government.
Which of the following is the highest court in our nation? - Answer: The Supreme
Court.
The United States has determined that free speech is protected under the First
Amendment of the Constitution. Which of the following situations would not be
protected under the First Amendment? - Answer: Yelling "fire" in a crowded
theater where there is no fire.
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,Under the Constitution, citizens are protected from double jeopardy or being tried
twice for the same crime. The Supreme Court has held that none of the following
situations amounts to double jeopardy EXCEPT - Answer: when a defendant is
tried twice for the same act, once under state statutes and once under federal
statutes.
A dead body will float in warm water after how many days of submersion? -
Answer: 8 to 10 days.
An object, measure, or model with which evidence is compared to determine
whether both came from the same source. - Answer: Standard of comparison.
The chemical development of latent fingerprints using super glue is scientifically
known as - Answer: cyanocralyde.
You are a sergeant who has arrived at the scene of what your patrol officers
originally thought was a robbery-in-progress call. You see three patrol cars on the
scene. The lead officer tells you that the suspects fled over an hour ago. What
should you have the other officers do? - Answer: Report back to service.
The purpose of criminal investigation is to identify the perpetrator of a particular
crime by gathering information from witnesses and suspects. Which of the
following is of least concern to the police? - Answer: Why.
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, The understanding of human behavior is paramount to good supervisory
practices. A variety of barriers may get in the way of the ability of personnel to
perform at their peak. When the barrier is an inadequate salary, this would be
called a - Answer: situational barrier.
According to experts in the field of law enforcement, when searching for a lost
child, which of these areas should be searched first? - Answer: The immediate
area from where the child disappeared.
What is the result of psychological problems that go unaddressed and untreated?
- Answer: The program grow in severity and become worse.
Under most standard regulations for dealing with complaints, at what point in the
process does a complaint officially become a grievance? - Answer: When the
supervisor fails to resolve the complaint and refers it to the next level of
management.
Death by attempting to sexually gratify oneself with the use of ropes and pulleys
and contraption to choke oneself is called - Answer: auto-erotic asphyxiation.
It is agreed among present-day industrial psychologists that there are several
steps in the teaching process. These include the "introduction step," the
"presentation step," the "application step," and the "test step." problem solving or
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