SOCE Practice Test 2025 Questions and
Answers A+
Which statement is most accurate?
One of the biggest problems with the MDT is the distraction it causes while an officer is
driving and trying to read or input information in the MDT.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibits person using police
radios, including communications center personnel and law enforcement officers,
from committing the following acts:
Transmitting nonessential or excessive signals, messages, or communication
Usually the primary officer on the call is the?
Contact officer
_________________is a technique in which the interviewer acts as if he or she is
looking in a mirror and seeing him-or herself as the interviewee. Thus, the
interviewer should assume the interviewee's posture and repeat what the person
is saying, using a questioning tone to obtain clarification or more detailed
response.
Mirror interview
The ________________prepares the offense-incident report.
Primary officer
Which statement is most accurate?
A person may object to taking an oath based on religious matters.
Organizing ________________means sorting information by date and time from
the first event to the last event.
Chronologically
Which statement is most accurate?
Officers should be patient because it may take extra time for a person with a disability to
say, do or show something.
A female keeps claiming to a police officer that she is hearing voices and sees
pink elephants. What thought disorder is the female suffering from?
Hallucination
Which statement is most accurate?
Baker Act and Marchman Act applies to juveniles as well.
Factors that place the elderly at risk for suicide include debilitating physical
illnesses, often accompanied by severe pain, the death of a loved one, the loss of
independence, and __________________?
Financial inadequacy
Who do you report elder abuse to?
DCF
The following apply to which type of substance: hypodermic needles, bottle caps,
razors?
Heroin
Community oriented policing has two core components?
, Community partnerships & problem solving
Herbal, Resin, and hash oil are three forms of
Cannabis
Before transport begins, the officer should call dispatch and provide?
The starting point
Where is the safest place to stand when an officer is directing traffic at an
intersection ?
Center of Intersection
Why should officers wait for backup in order to conduct a building search?
Because it is an unknown area and it's better to have a thorough and methodical
search.
Why is inventory conducted?
To protect the vehicle and contents, safeguard the agency and others from danger, and
protect officers and custodians against false claims of loss or damage.
Which statement is most accurate?
The size and organization of a crowd influences whether an officer confronts it.
Which statement is most accurate?
Many MS-13 members sport numerous tattoos on their bodies and faces wear blue and
white, the colors of the El Salvadoran Flag.
Anything that holds two or more classes of hazardous materials must display
_____________placard.
Dangerous
Facility markings have four segments in each area a number indicates the 0 has
__________and 4 indicates the_________________.
No hazard, highest hazard
If an officer sees a bomb the officer should?
The occupants should be evacuated and the officer should leave the premises
immediately.
A common policy or rule is to be out of a building at least _____________during a
bomb threat?
30 minutes
If an officer finds a device, he should also___________________.
Observe any names, labels, placards, chemical symbols or signs indicating the type of
explosive.
A general safe distance for the initial perimeter is _________________feet with
protective cover.
300 feet
Which statement is most accurate about a biological attack?
An unscheduled or unusual distribution of of sprayed material.
The officer posted at the crime scene access point must document what in the
crime scene log?
Name, Rank, Agency of each person entering or leaving the scene, date and time of the
person's entry or exit and the reason the person was at the scene.
Tire tracks are what type of evidence?
Impression Evidence
Answers A+
Which statement is most accurate?
One of the biggest problems with the MDT is the distraction it causes while an officer is
driving and trying to read or input information in the MDT.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibits person using police
radios, including communications center personnel and law enforcement officers,
from committing the following acts:
Transmitting nonessential or excessive signals, messages, or communication
Usually the primary officer on the call is the?
Contact officer
_________________is a technique in which the interviewer acts as if he or she is
looking in a mirror and seeing him-or herself as the interviewee. Thus, the
interviewer should assume the interviewee's posture and repeat what the person
is saying, using a questioning tone to obtain clarification or more detailed
response.
Mirror interview
The ________________prepares the offense-incident report.
Primary officer
Which statement is most accurate?
A person may object to taking an oath based on religious matters.
Organizing ________________means sorting information by date and time from
the first event to the last event.
Chronologically
Which statement is most accurate?
Officers should be patient because it may take extra time for a person with a disability to
say, do or show something.
A female keeps claiming to a police officer that she is hearing voices and sees
pink elephants. What thought disorder is the female suffering from?
Hallucination
Which statement is most accurate?
Baker Act and Marchman Act applies to juveniles as well.
Factors that place the elderly at risk for suicide include debilitating physical
illnesses, often accompanied by severe pain, the death of a loved one, the loss of
independence, and __________________?
Financial inadequacy
Who do you report elder abuse to?
DCF
The following apply to which type of substance: hypodermic needles, bottle caps,
razors?
Heroin
Community oriented policing has two core components?
, Community partnerships & problem solving
Herbal, Resin, and hash oil are three forms of
Cannabis
Before transport begins, the officer should call dispatch and provide?
The starting point
Where is the safest place to stand when an officer is directing traffic at an
intersection ?
Center of Intersection
Why should officers wait for backup in order to conduct a building search?
Because it is an unknown area and it's better to have a thorough and methodical
search.
Why is inventory conducted?
To protect the vehicle and contents, safeguard the agency and others from danger, and
protect officers and custodians against false claims of loss or damage.
Which statement is most accurate?
The size and organization of a crowd influences whether an officer confronts it.
Which statement is most accurate?
Many MS-13 members sport numerous tattoos on their bodies and faces wear blue and
white, the colors of the El Salvadoran Flag.
Anything that holds two or more classes of hazardous materials must display
_____________placard.
Dangerous
Facility markings have four segments in each area a number indicates the 0 has
__________and 4 indicates the_________________.
No hazard, highest hazard
If an officer sees a bomb the officer should?
The occupants should be evacuated and the officer should leave the premises
immediately.
A common policy or rule is to be out of a building at least _____________during a
bomb threat?
30 minutes
If an officer finds a device, he should also___________________.
Observe any names, labels, placards, chemical symbols or signs indicating the type of
explosive.
A general safe distance for the initial perimeter is _________________feet with
protective cover.
300 feet
Which statement is most accurate about a biological attack?
An unscheduled or unusual distribution of of sprayed material.
The officer posted at the crime scene access point must document what in the
crime scene log?
Name, Rank, Agency of each person entering or leaving the scene, date and time of the
person's entry or exit and the reason the person was at the scene.
Tire tracks are what type of evidence?
Impression Evidence
