Sergeant Practice Exam 1/ 100 Questions with
Definitive Solutions.
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution
protects - Answer: people
A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the offender into society is called -
Answer: rehabilitation
Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from another city. They wore
badges and insignia, and one of them was holding a zipper pouch containing a
pistol. Although they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the officers picked out
the defendant and asked to inspect his ticket and identification, which he gave to
them. These items were immediately returned to the defendant as unremarkable.
However, the two police officers then explained that they were narcotics agents
on the lookout for illegal drugs and asked the defendant's consent to search his
luggage. They specifically advised the defendant that he had the right to refuse
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,consent. The search uncovered a quantity of cocaine in one of the defendant's
suitcases. The defendant was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine. The
Supreme Court held that - Answer: the actions of the two officers were lawful and
no reasonable suspicion was required because the defendant gave his consent to
the search
Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of the Fourth Amendment
search warrant requirement? - Answer: Terry type search for drugs
A field interview by a police officer does not involve detention in the
constitutional sens so long as the officer does not deny the individual the right to
move. What else is true of this scenario? - Answer: The person approached may
not be detained even momentarily unless the officer has reasonable objective
grounds for detaining the person. If the police officer is not armed with
reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the person approached need not answer
any question put to him or her; indeed, he or she may decline to listen to the
questions at all and leave. When the officer has reasonable suspicion that a
particular person committed a crime, he or she may lawfully stop that person and
detain him or her long enough to dispel or build on the suspicion, but the suspect
does not have to answer any questions put to him or her by the police.
A sentencing philosophy seeking to remove the offender from society is called -
Answer: Incapacitation
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, Which of the following is an exception to the exclusionary rule? - Answer: good
faith, public safety, and inevitable discovery
In modern police management, it is generally accepted that the punishment and
admonishing of an officer should not be carried out in front of the public or fellow
officers. When would it be appropriate for a supervisor to violate this practice? -
Answer: When the officer conducted an overt act of misconduct
An order will most often be better accepted and carried out if it is given as a -
Answer: request
What is the process of locating on a map where crimes occur in a specific
geographic location? - Answer: crime mapping
In emergency situations when immediate action is called for, the most appropriate
type of order is a(n) - Answer: direct command
Uncertainty in the language a supervisor uses is problematic primarily because it
is often interpreted as - Answer: indecision
You are a newly appointed sergeant and you are put in charge of a group of
people who are your friends, some of whom joined the police department with
you. Under the circumstances, what is the best course for you to take? - Answer:
Maintain your friendships, but don't allow them to influence your actions
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Definitive Solutions.
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution
protects - Answer: people
A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the offender into society is called -
Answer: rehabilitation
Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from another city. They wore
badges and insignia, and one of them was holding a zipper pouch containing a
pistol. Although they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the officers picked out
the defendant and asked to inspect his ticket and identification, which he gave to
them. These items were immediately returned to the defendant as unremarkable.
However, the two police officers then explained that they were narcotics agents
on the lookout for illegal drugs and asked the defendant's consent to search his
luggage. They specifically advised the defendant that he had the right to refuse
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,consent. The search uncovered a quantity of cocaine in one of the defendant's
suitcases. The defendant was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine. The
Supreme Court held that - Answer: the actions of the two officers were lawful and
no reasonable suspicion was required because the defendant gave his consent to
the search
Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of the Fourth Amendment
search warrant requirement? - Answer: Terry type search for drugs
A field interview by a police officer does not involve detention in the
constitutional sens so long as the officer does not deny the individual the right to
move. What else is true of this scenario? - Answer: The person approached may
not be detained even momentarily unless the officer has reasonable objective
grounds for detaining the person. If the police officer is not armed with
reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, the person approached need not answer
any question put to him or her; indeed, he or she may decline to listen to the
questions at all and leave. When the officer has reasonable suspicion that a
particular person committed a crime, he or she may lawfully stop that person and
detain him or her long enough to dispel or build on the suspicion, but the suspect
does not have to answer any questions put to him or her by the police.
A sentencing philosophy seeking to remove the offender from society is called -
Answer: Incapacitation
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, Which of the following is an exception to the exclusionary rule? - Answer: good
faith, public safety, and inevitable discovery
In modern police management, it is generally accepted that the punishment and
admonishing of an officer should not be carried out in front of the public or fellow
officers. When would it be appropriate for a supervisor to violate this practice? -
Answer: When the officer conducted an overt act of misconduct
An order will most often be better accepted and carried out if it is given as a -
Answer: request
What is the process of locating on a map where crimes occur in a specific
geographic location? - Answer: crime mapping
In emergency situations when immediate action is called for, the most appropriate
type of order is a(n) - Answer: direct command
Uncertainty in the language a supervisor uses is problematic primarily because it
is often interpreted as - Answer: indecision
You are a newly appointed sergeant and you are put in charge of a group of
people who are your friends, some of whom joined the police department with
you. Under the circumstances, what is the best course for you to take? - Answer:
Maintain your friendships, but don't allow them to influence your actions
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