Police Sergeant Practice Exam
questions well answered to pass
Activities performed by officers on patrol that are directed toward keeping violations of the law
from happening are most widely known as - correct answer ✔✔crime prevention.
These police tactics involve the use of physical force, threat of force, and mental or
psychological abuse. - correct answer ✔✔Third degree tactics.
This type of evidence would clear a suspect from blame. - correct answer ✔✔Exculpatory
evidence.
A the scene of a homicide, what is the medical examiner or coroner normally responsible for? -
correct answer ✔✔Securing the body of the deceased, as well as all associated clothing and
personal property.
You are required to administer a sobriety test to a motorist to determine if the motorist is
intoxicated. During the test, the motorist experiences difficulty maintaining equilibrium. This is
known as - correct answer ✔✔the Romberg sign.
In order to allow for accurate and complete reconstruction of an accident scene, it is important
for an officer to measure skid marks to - correct answer ✔✔the nearest inch.
Foot patrol by police officers is most effective in combating - correct answer ✔✔robberies and
street muggings.
An object, measure, or model with which evidence is compared to determine whether both
came from the same source. - correct answer ✔✔Standard of comparison.
, The chemical development of latent fingerprints using super glue is scientifically known as -
correct 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? - correct
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? - correct answer ✔✔Why.
The Constitution and the rights expressed in it are directed at protecting citizens against the
improper actions of which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔The Government.
Which of the following is the highest court in our nation? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater where there is no fire.
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 - correct 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? - correct answer
✔✔8 to 10 days.
questions well answered to pass
Activities performed by officers on patrol that are directed toward keeping violations of the law
from happening are most widely known as - correct answer ✔✔crime prevention.
These police tactics involve the use of physical force, threat of force, and mental or
psychological abuse. - correct answer ✔✔Third degree tactics.
This type of evidence would clear a suspect from blame. - correct answer ✔✔Exculpatory
evidence.
A the scene of a homicide, what is the medical examiner or coroner normally responsible for? -
correct answer ✔✔Securing the body of the deceased, as well as all associated clothing and
personal property.
You are required to administer a sobriety test to a motorist to determine if the motorist is
intoxicated. During the test, the motorist experiences difficulty maintaining equilibrium. This is
known as - correct answer ✔✔the Romberg sign.
In order to allow for accurate and complete reconstruction of an accident scene, it is important
for an officer to measure skid marks to - correct answer ✔✔the nearest inch.
Foot patrol by police officers is most effective in combating - correct answer ✔✔robberies and
street muggings.
An object, measure, or model with which evidence is compared to determine whether both
came from the same source. - correct answer ✔✔Standard of comparison.
, The chemical development of latent fingerprints using super glue is scientifically known as -
correct 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? - correct
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? - correct answer ✔✔Why.
The Constitution and the rights expressed in it are directed at protecting citizens against the
improper actions of which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔The Government.
Which of the following is the highest court in our nation? - correct 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? - correct answer ✔✔Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater where there is no fire.
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 - correct 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? - correct answer
✔✔8 to 10 days.
