2025/26 POLICE SERGEANT PRACTICE EXAM |100
QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Activities performed by officers on patrol that are directed toward keeping
violations of the law from happening are most widely known as Answer - crime
prevention.
These police tactics involve the use of physical force, threat of force, and
mental or psychological abuse. Answer - Third degree tactics.
This type of evidence would clear a suspect from blame. Answer - Exculpatory
evidence.
A the scene of a homicide, what is the medical examiner or coroner normally
responsible for? 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 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 Answer - the
nearest inch.
, Foot patrol by police officers is most effective in combating Answer - robberies
and street muggings.
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.
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.
QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Activities performed by officers on patrol that are directed toward keeping
violations of the law from happening are most widely known as Answer - crime
prevention.
These police tactics involve the use of physical force, threat of force, and
mental or psychological abuse. Answer - Third degree tactics.
This type of evidence would clear a suspect from blame. Answer - Exculpatory
evidence.
A the scene of a homicide, what is the medical examiner or coroner normally
responsible for? 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 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 Answer - the
nearest inch.
, Foot patrol by police officers is most effective in combating Answer - robberies
and street muggings.
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.
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.
