POLICE SERGEANT EXAMINATION TEST 2026
BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
◉ 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.
◉ 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
BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
◉ 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.
◉ 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.
◉ 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
