Police Sergeant Practice Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
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.
With Correct Answers
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.
