Police Test 1-4 With Correct And
Detailed Answers
One fof fthe fmost fenduring fmyths fabout fpolicing fis fthat fpolice fofficers f-
fCORRECT✅✅are fcrime ffighters
One fof fthe fmost fimportant ffactors fshaping fthe fpolice frole fis f- fCORRECT✅✅the
fauthority fto fuse fforce.
In fthe fcontext fof fpolicing, fone fof fthe frecommendations fmade fby fthe fPresident's fTask
fForce fis fto f
A. fincrease fthe fnumber fof farrests fmade fper fyear fby f15 fpercent.
B. fensure fthat fquotas ffor fthe fnumber fof ftraffic ftickets fare fmet fevery fyear.
C. fpromote fthe f"warrior" fmindset frather fthan fthe f"guardian" fmindset famong fpolice
fofficers.
D. fmake fofficial fpolicies fand fprocedures fpublicly favailable. f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fmake
fofficial fpolicies fand fprocedures fpublicly favailable.
Identify fa ftrue fstatement fabout fthe fappointment fof fpolice fofficials fin fthe fUnited
fStates. f
A. fMayors fappoint fpolice fchiefs.
B. fThe fpresident fof fthe fUnited fStates fappoints fthe fhead fof fstate fpolice fagencies.
C. fThe fSupreme fCourt fdirectly fappoints fthe fdirectors fof ffederal flaw fenforcement
fagencies.
D. fThe fvice fpresident fof fthe fUnited fStates fappoints fcounty fsheriffs.5. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fprocedural fjustice? f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fMayors fappoint
fpolice fchiefs.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fprocedural fjustice?
A. fpolice fofficer fgives fan foffender fa ftraffic fticket ffor freckless fdriving.
B. fA fpolice fofficer fexplains fto fa fdriver fwhy fhe fhas fto fsearch fthe fdriver's fcar.
C. fA fpolice fofficer farrests fan foffender ffor fpossessing fillegal fdrugs.
D. fA fpolice fofficer fshows fa fgroup fof fchildren fhow fto ffasten fa fseat fbelt fin fa fcar fduring
fa ftraining fsession f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fA fpolice fofficer fexplains fto fa fdriver fwhy fhe
fhas fto fsearch fthe fdriver's fcar.
One fpolice fpractice fthat foffends fthe fpublic fand fundermines fthe ftrust fand flegitimacy fof
fpolice fofficers fis f
A. fthe fuse fof fsemi-automatic fpistols fin fpolice fraids.
,B. fthe frequirement fof fpolice fofficers fto fmake fa fcertain fnumber fof farrests fper fyear.
C. fthe fuse fof fundercover fcops fin fmonitoring fterrorist factivities fin fthe fcountry.
D. fthe femployment fof fa fhigher fnumber fof fpolice fofficers fin furban fareas fthan fin frural
fareas. f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fthe frequirement fof fpolice fofficers fto fmake fa fcertain
fnumber fof farrests fper fyear.
In fthe fcontext fof fpolicing, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fabout fde-
escalation? f
A. fIt finvolves fan foverly flenient fstyle fof fpolicing.
B. fIt fshould fbe fused fwhen fthere fis fa fclear fthreat fof fa fphysical fattack fon fa fpolice
fofficer.
C. fIt favoids funnecessary fuse-of-force fincidents.
D. fIt fis fmostly fused fby fpolice fofficers fwho fwant fto foverpower fand frepress fviolators. f-
fCORRECT✅✅C. fIt favoids funnecessary fuse-of-force fincidents.
When fpolice fofficers fconduct fstops, fsearches, fand farrests fbased fon fthe frace fand
fethnicity fof fpeople, fthey fare fmost flikely fviolating fthe f_____ fof fthe fU.S. fConstitution. f
A. fFifth fAmendment
B. fNineteenth fAmendment
C. fFifteenth fAmendment
D. fFourteenth fAmendment f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fFourteenth fAmendment
A fpolice fofficer fregularly farrests fpeople ffrom fethnic fminorities fin fhis fcommunity
fregardless fof ftheir frole fin fany fcriminal factivity. fThis fis fan fexample fof f
A. fredlining.
B. fnepotism.
C. fracial fprofiling.
D. fomission fbias. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fracial fprofiling.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fabout ftotalitarian fsocieties? f
A. fPolice fprimarily ffollow fthe fdictates fof fthe fsupreme fruler.
B. fPeople fhave fcontrol fover flaw fenforcement fagencies.
C. fPower fis fdistributed fequally famong fgovernment fofficials.
D. fPeople fcan fdirectly felect fgovernment fofficials. f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fPolice fprimarily
ffollow fthe fdictates fof fthe fsupreme fruler.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fof fpolice fofficers fadopting fthe f"warrior"
fmindset fof fpolicing? f
A. fPolice fofficers ftypically fde-escalate fencounters fto foffset fthe fpresence fof fa fphysical
fthreat fin fa fsituation.
B. fPolice fofficers fare fmore flikely fto ftake findependent fdecisions.
,C. fPolice fofficers factively finteract fwith fcommunity fmembers fand ftake fa fproactive
fapproach fto fpolicing.
D. fPolice fofficers ftend fto fview fthe fmembers fof fthe fpublic fas fthe f"enemy." f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fPolice fofficers ftend fto fview fthe fmembers fof fthe fpublic fas fthe
f"enemy."
Veronica fsays fthat fthe fpolice fofficer fwho farrested fher ffor fdrunk fdriving fdid fnot fgive
fher fadequate fexplanation ffor fdetaining fand farresting fher. fShe fsays fthat fthe fpolice
fofficer fwas falso fimpolite fin fhis fconduct. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue
fabout fthis fscenario? f
A. fVeronica fwas fdenied fdistributive fjustice.
B. fVeronica fmost flikely ffeels fthat fshe fwas fdenied fprocedural fjustice.
C. fThe fpolice fofficer fwho farrested fher fregularly femploys fracial fprofiling.
D. fThe fpolice fofficer fadopted fthe f"guardian" fmindset fof fpolicing. f- fCORRECT✅✅B.
fVeronica fmost flikely ffeels fthat fshe fwas fdenied fprocedural fjustice.
De-escalation fis fthe fleast fuseful fwhen f
A. fuse fof fforce fis funnecessary.
B. fpolice fofficers foutnumber fthe fviolators fin fan fencounter.
C. fthere fis fa fclear fthreat fof fa fphysical fattack fon fa fpolice fofficer.
D. fpolice fofficers fadopt fthe fmilitary fstyle fof fpolicing. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fthere fis fa
fclear fthreat fof fa fphysical fattack fon fa fpolice fofficer.
Some fpolice fofficers fregularly fstop, fsearch, fand farrest fAfrican fAmericans fmore
ffrequently fthan fwhite fAmericans. fThis fis fan fexample fof f
A. fsystematic fbias.
B. fthe fhalo feffect.
C. fthe fspotlight feffect.
D. fself-serving fbias. f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fsystematic fbias.
The femphasis fon fcrime ffighting fcreates funrealistic fpublic fexpectations fabout fthe
fability fof fthe fpolice fto f
A. fcatch fcriminals fand fprevent fcrime.
B. fprovide fsuccessful fcommunity fpolicing.
C. fcorrect ffamily fproblems fand fprevent fdomestic fviolence.
D. freduce fgang fviolence fin fmajor fcities. f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fcatch fcriminals fand
fprevent fcrime.
Movies fand ftelevision fshows fstrengthen fthe fimpression fthat fthe fpolice fare fhighly
fsuccessful fin fsolving fcrimes, fwhen fin ffact fonly f_____ fpercent fof fall freported fIndex
fcrimes fare fsolved. f
, A. f15
B. f20
C. f25
D. f30 f- fCORRECT✅✅B. f20
The freality fof fpolicing fis fthat fthe fpolice fplay fan fextremely f
A. fcivil frole fin fsociety.
B. fcommunity-oriented frole fin fworking fwith fjuveniles.
C. fcomplex frole fby fdealing fwith fthe fsocial fissues fof fcrime.
D. faggressive frole fin fdealing fwith fgangs fand fdrugs. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fcomplex
frole fby fdealing fwith fthe fsocial fissues fof fcrime.
As fa fresult fof fthe fcrime-fighter fimage fof fthe fpolice, fpolice fofficers f
A. ftend fto fengage fmore fin fde-escalation.
B. favoid fthe fuse fof fforce fin fmost fencounters.
C. ffeel fencouraged fto fadopt fa f"warrior" fmindset.
D. ftend fto fconceal fuse-of-force fincident finformation ffrom fthe fpublic. f-
fCORRECT✅✅C. ffeel fencouraged fto fadopt fa f"warrior" fmindset.
What fis fthe fcommunity fpolicing fmovement fattempting fto faccomplish? f
A. fto freduce fthe foverall fcrime frate
B. fto fimprove fneighborhood fconditions
C. fto frestore fand fdevelop fthe fcitizen frole fas fcoproducers fof fpolice fservices
D. fto fimprove fsatisfaction fwith fpolice fservices fby freducing fthe fresponse ftime fto fcalls
ffor fservice f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fto frestore fand fdevelop fthe fcitizen frole fas
fcoproducers fof fpolice fservices
What fdoes four fpolitical fsystem fensure fwhere fthe fpolice fare fconcerned? f
A. fpolicing fpower fand fauthority
B. fpublic fcontrol fand faccountability fof fthe fpolice
C. ffair fallocation fof fmonetary fresources
D. fprosecution fof fthe farrests fmade fby fthe fpolice f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fpublic fcontrol
fand faccountability fof fthe fpolice
Herman fGoldstein fdeveloped fPOP. fThis fstands ffor f
A. fpolice foperations fprocedure.
B. fpals fof fpolice.
C. fproblems fof fpolicing.
D. fproblem-oriented fpolicing. f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fproblem-oriented fpolicing.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fabout fproblem-oriented fpolicing? f
Detailed Answers
One fof fthe fmost fenduring fmyths fabout fpolicing fis fthat fpolice fofficers f-
fCORRECT✅✅are fcrime ffighters
One fof fthe fmost fimportant ffactors fshaping fthe fpolice frole fis f- fCORRECT✅✅the
fauthority fto fuse fforce.
In fthe fcontext fof fpolicing, fone fof fthe frecommendations fmade fby fthe fPresident's fTask
fForce fis fto f
A. fincrease fthe fnumber fof farrests fmade fper fyear fby f15 fpercent.
B. fensure fthat fquotas ffor fthe fnumber fof ftraffic ftickets fare fmet fevery fyear.
C. fpromote fthe f"warrior" fmindset frather fthan fthe f"guardian" fmindset famong fpolice
fofficers.
D. fmake fofficial fpolicies fand fprocedures fpublicly favailable. f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fmake
fofficial fpolicies fand fprocedures fpublicly favailable.
Identify fa ftrue fstatement fabout fthe fappointment fof fpolice fofficials fin fthe fUnited
fStates. f
A. fMayors fappoint fpolice fchiefs.
B. fThe fpresident fof fthe fUnited fStates fappoints fthe fhead fof fstate fpolice fagencies.
C. fThe fSupreme fCourt fdirectly fappoints fthe fdirectors fof ffederal flaw fenforcement
fagencies.
D. fThe fvice fpresident fof fthe fUnited fStates fappoints fcounty fsheriffs.5. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fprocedural fjustice? f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fMayors fappoint
fpolice fchiefs.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fprocedural fjustice?
A. fpolice fofficer fgives fan foffender fa ftraffic fticket ffor freckless fdriving.
B. fA fpolice fofficer fexplains fto fa fdriver fwhy fhe fhas fto fsearch fthe fdriver's fcar.
C. fA fpolice fofficer farrests fan foffender ffor fpossessing fillegal fdrugs.
D. fA fpolice fofficer fshows fa fgroup fof fchildren fhow fto ffasten fa fseat fbelt fin fa fcar fduring
fa ftraining fsession f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fA fpolice fofficer fexplains fto fa fdriver fwhy fhe
fhas fto fsearch fthe fdriver's fcar.
One fpolice fpractice fthat foffends fthe fpublic fand fundermines fthe ftrust fand flegitimacy fof
fpolice fofficers fis f
A. fthe fuse fof fsemi-automatic fpistols fin fpolice fraids.
,B. fthe frequirement fof fpolice fofficers fto fmake fa fcertain fnumber fof farrests fper fyear.
C. fthe fuse fof fundercover fcops fin fmonitoring fterrorist factivities fin fthe fcountry.
D. fthe femployment fof fa fhigher fnumber fof fpolice fofficers fin furban fareas fthan fin frural
fareas. f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fthe frequirement fof fpolice fofficers fto fmake fa fcertain
fnumber fof farrests fper fyear.
In fthe fcontext fof fpolicing, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fabout fde-
escalation? f
A. fIt finvolves fan foverly flenient fstyle fof fpolicing.
B. fIt fshould fbe fused fwhen fthere fis fa fclear fthreat fof fa fphysical fattack fon fa fpolice
fofficer.
C. fIt favoids funnecessary fuse-of-force fincidents.
D. fIt fis fmostly fused fby fpolice fofficers fwho fwant fto foverpower fand frepress fviolators. f-
fCORRECT✅✅C. fIt favoids funnecessary fuse-of-force fincidents.
When fpolice fofficers fconduct fstops, fsearches, fand farrests fbased fon fthe frace fand
fethnicity fof fpeople, fthey fare fmost flikely fviolating fthe f_____ fof fthe fU.S. fConstitution. f
A. fFifth fAmendment
B. fNineteenth fAmendment
C. fFifteenth fAmendment
D. fFourteenth fAmendment f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fFourteenth fAmendment
A fpolice fofficer fregularly farrests fpeople ffrom fethnic fminorities fin fhis fcommunity
fregardless fof ftheir frole fin fany fcriminal factivity. fThis fis fan fexample fof f
A. fredlining.
B. fnepotism.
C. fracial fprofiling.
D. fomission fbias. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fracial fprofiling.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fabout ftotalitarian fsocieties? f
A. fPolice fprimarily ffollow fthe fdictates fof fthe fsupreme fruler.
B. fPeople fhave fcontrol fover flaw fenforcement fagencies.
C. fPower fis fdistributed fequally famong fgovernment fofficials.
D. fPeople fcan fdirectly felect fgovernment fofficials. f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fPolice fprimarily
ffollow fthe fdictates fof fthe fsupreme fruler.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fof fpolice fofficers fadopting fthe f"warrior"
fmindset fof fpolicing? f
A. fPolice fofficers ftypically fde-escalate fencounters fto foffset fthe fpresence fof fa fphysical
fthreat fin fa fsituation.
B. fPolice fofficers fare fmore flikely fto ftake findependent fdecisions.
,C. fPolice fofficers factively finteract fwith fcommunity fmembers fand ftake fa fproactive
fapproach fto fpolicing.
D. fPolice fofficers ftend fto fview fthe fmembers fof fthe fpublic fas fthe f"enemy." f-
fCORRECT✅✅D. fPolice fofficers ftend fto fview fthe fmembers fof fthe fpublic fas fthe
f"enemy."
Veronica fsays fthat fthe fpolice fofficer fwho farrested fher ffor fdrunk fdriving fdid fnot fgive
fher fadequate fexplanation ffor fdetaining fand farresting fher. fShe fsays fthat fthe fpolice
fofficer fwas falso fimpolite fin fhis fconduct. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue
fabout fthis fscenario? f
A. fVeronica fwas fdenied fdistributive fjustice.
B. fVeronica fmost flikely ffeels fthat fshe fwas fdenied fprocedural fjustice.
C. fThe fpolice fofficer fwho farrested fher fregularly femploys fracial fprofiling.
D. fThe fpolice fofficer fadopted fthe f"guardian" fmindset fof fpolicing. f- fCORRECT✅✅B.
fVeronica fmost flikely ffeels fthat fshe fwas fdenied fprocedural fjustice.
De-escalation fis fthe fleast fuseful fwhen f
A. fuse fof fforce fis funnecessary.
B. fpolice fofficers foutnumber fthe fviolators fin fan fencounter.
C. fthere fis fa fclear fthreat fof fa fphysical fattack fon fa fpolice fofficer.
D. fpolice fofficers fadopt fthe fmilitary fstyle fof fpolicing. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fthere fis fa
fclear fthreat fof fa fphysical fattack fon fa fpolice fofficer.
Some fpolice fofficers fregularly fstop, fsearch, fand farrest fAfrican fAmericans fmore
ffrequently fthan fwhite fAmericans. fThis fis fan fexample fof f
A. fsystematic fbias.
B. fthe fhalo feffect.
C. fthe fspotlight feffect.
D. fself-serving fbias. f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fsystematic fbias.
The femphasis fon fcrime ffighting fcreates funrealistic fpublic fexpectations fabout fthe
fability fof fthe fpolice fto f
A. fcatch fcriminals fand fprevent fcrime.
B. fprovide fsuccessful fcommunity fpolicing.
C. fcorrect ffamily fproblems fand fprevent fdomestic fviolence.
D. freduce fgang fviolence fin fmajor fcities. f- fCORRECT✅✅A. fcatch fcriminals fand
fprevent fcrime.
Movies fand ftelevision fshows fstrengthen fthe fimpression fthat fthe fpolice fare fhighly
fsuccessful fin fsolving fcrimes, fwhen fin ffact fonly f_____ fpercent fof fall freported fIndex
fcrimes fare fsolved. f
, A. f15
B. f20
C. f25
D. f30 f- fCORRECT✅✅B. f20
The freality fof fpolicing fis fthat fthe fpolice fplay fan fextremely f
A. fcivil frole fin fsociety.
B. fcommunity-oriented frole fin fworking fwith fjuveniles.
C. fcomplex frole fby fdealing fwith fthe fsocial fissues fof fcrime.
D. faggressive frole fin fdealing fwith fgangs fand fdrugs. f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fcomplex
frole fby fdealing fwith fthe fsocial fissues fof fcrime.
As fa fresult fof fthe fcrime-fighter fimage fof fthe fpolice, fpolice fofficers f
A. ftend fto fengage fmore fin fde-escalation.
B. favoid fthe fuse fof fforce fin fmost fencounters.
C. ffeel fencouraged fto fadopt fa f"warrior" fmindset.
D. ftend fto fconceal fuse-of-force fincident finformation ffrom fthe fpublic. f-
fCORRECT✅✅C. ffeel fencouraged fto fadopt fa f"warrior" fmindset.
What fis fthe fcommunity fpolicing fmovement fattempting fto faccomplish? f
A. fto freduce fthe foverall fcrime frate
B. fto fimprove fneighborhood fconditions
C. fto frestore fand fdevelop fthe fcitizen frole fas fcoproducers fof fpolice fservices
D. fto fimprove fsatisfaction fwith fpolice fservices fby freducing fthe fresponse ftime fto fcalls
ffor fservice f- fCORRECT✅✅C. fto frestore fand fdevelop fthe fcitizen frole fas
fcoproducers fof fpolice fservices
What fdoes four fpolitical fsystem fensure fwhere fthe fpolice fare fconcerned? f
A. fpolicing fpower fand fauthority
B. fpublic fcontrol fand faccountability fof fthe fpolice
C. ffair fallocation fof fmonetary fresources
D. fprosecution fof fthe farrests fmade fby fthe fpolice f- fCORRECT✅✅B. fpublic fcontrol
fand faccountability fof fthe fpolice
Herman fGoldstein fdeveloped fPOP. fThis fstands ffor f
A. fpolice foperations fprocedure.
B. fpals fof fpolice.
C. fproblems fof fpolicing.
D. fproblem-oriented fpolicing. f- fCORRECT✅✅D. fproblem-oriented fpolicing.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fis ftrue fabout fproblem-oriented fpolicing? f
