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Police Officer Selection Test (P.O.S.T. Exam) Math
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_____________ are required to notify DCFS when there is
a specific incident of abuse or neglect or a specific set of
circumstances involving suspected abuse or neglect with a
victim under 18 years of age and a qualified suspect.
A. Parents
B. Neighbors
C. Mandated reporters
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - Answer-C: Mandated reporters
Which of the following parent/guardian behaviors may
indicate an abusive relationship:
A. Takes an unusual amount of time to obtain medical care
for the child
B. Offers inadequate or inappropriate explanation for the
child's injury
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C. Offers conflicting explanations for the same injury
D. All of the above are parent/guardian behaviors that may
indicate abuse.
E. None of the above are parent/guardian behaviors that
may indicate abuse. - Answer-D. All of the above are
parent/guardian behaviors that may indicate abuse.
According to the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection
Act, a newborn infant may be relinquished (abandoned) at
hospitals, fire stations and emergency medical facilities,
and:
A. Schools
B. Bus/Train Stations
C. Police Stations
D. Churches - Answer-C. Police Stations
Occurs when a person knowingly and secretly confines
another against his will, by force or threat of force, carries
another from one place to another against his will, deceit
or enticement induces one to go from one place to another
to secretly hide them.
A. Kidnapping
B. Confinement
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C. Abduction
D. Unlawful Restraint - Answer-A. Kidnapping
During a pursuit, the pursuing officer should advise
______________ when leaving their jurisdiction.
A. Supervisor
B. Secondary Unit
C. Primary Unit
D. Dispatch - Answer-D. Dispatch
For Operation Identification, homeowners should be
instructed that when marking property for identification,
they should:
A. Use their driver's license number followed by the State.
B. Use social security numbers, since they are all unique.
C. Use name, address, and phone number.
D. Special drawing or a child's name. - Answer-A. Use
their driver's license number followed by the State.
One of the basic duties of the first responding officer is to:
A. Interview witnesses
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B. Protect the scene from himself, himself-herself,
victim(s) relatives/family, citizens, witnesses, unauthorized
persons (including police officials) and news personnel
C. Search for traces left by the criminal.
D. Search the surrounding area for footprints - Answer-B.
Protect the scene from himself, himself-herself, victim(s)
relatives/family, citizens, witnesses, unauthorized persons
(including police officials) and news personnel
A person commits __________ when that person, without
legal justification, knowingly or intentionally tortures an
animal. For purposes of this section, and subject to
subsection (b), _________ means infliction of or
subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent
to increase or prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the
animal.
A. Cruel treatment
B. Animal torture
C. Humane euthanasia
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - Answer-B: Animal torture
A person that beats, cruelly treats, torments, starves,
overworks or otherwise abuses any animal, abandons any
Police Officer Selection Test (P.O.S.T. Exam) Math
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_____________ are required to notify DCFS when there is
a specific incident of abuse or neglect or a specific set of
circumstances involving suspected abuse or neglect with a
victim under 18 years of age and a qualified suspect.
A. Parents
B. Neighbors
C. Mandated reporters
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - Answer-C: Mandated reporters
Which of the following parent/guardian behaviors may
indicate an abusive relationship:
A. Takes an unusual amount of time to obtain medical care
for the child
B. Offers inadequate or inappropriate explanation for the
child's injury
,2|Page
C. Offers conflicting explanations for the same injury
D. All of the above are parent/guardian behaviors that may
indicate abuse.
E. None of the above are parent/guardian behaviors that
may indicate abuse. - Answer-D. All of the above are
parent/guardian behaviors that may indicate abuse.
According to the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection
Act, a newborn infant may be relinquished (abandoned) at
hospitals, fire stations and emergency medical facilities,
and:
A. Schools
B. Bus/Train Stations
C. Police Stations
D. Churches - Answer-C. Police Stations
Occurs when a person knowingly and secretly confines
another against his will, by force or threat of force, carries
another from one place to another against his will, deceit
or enticement induces one to go from one place to another
to secretly hide them.
A. Kidnapping
B. Confinement
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C. Abduction
D. Unlawful Restraint - Answer-A. Kidnapping
During a pursuit, the pursuing officer should advise
______________ when leaving their jurisdiction.
A. Supervisor
B. Secondary Unit
C. Primary Unit
D. Dispatch - Answer-D. Dispatch
For Operation Identification, homeowners should be
instructed that when marking property for identification,
they should:
A. Use their driver's license number followed by the State.
B. Use social security numbers, since they are all unique.
C. Use name, address, and phone number.
D. Special drawing or a child's name. - Answer-A. Use
their driver's license number followed by the State.
One of the basic duties of the first responding officer is to:
A. Interview witnesses
, 4|Page
B. Protect the scene from himself, himself-herself,
victim(s) relatives/family, citizens, witnesses, unauthorized
persons (including police officials) and news personnel
C. Search for traces left by the criminal.
D. Search the surrounding area for footprints - Answer-B.
Protect the scene from himself, himself-herself, victim(s)
relatives/family, citizens, witnesses, unauthorized persons
(including police officials) and news personnel
A person commits __________ when that person, without
legal justification, knowingly or intentionally tortures an
animal. For purposes of this section, and subject to
subsection (b), _________ means infliction of or
subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent
to increase or prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the
animal.
A. Cruel treatment
B. Animal torture
C. Humane euthanasia
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - Answer-B: Animal torture
A person that beats, cruelly treats, torments, starves,
overworks or otherwise abuses any animal, abandons any
