Police Sergeant Practice Exam
questions and answers
Activities nperformed nby nofficers non npatrol nthat nare ndirected ntoward nkeeping
nviolations nof nthe nlaw nfrom nhappening nare nmost nwidely nknown nas n- nCorrect
nAnswer n- ncrime nprevention.
These npolice ntactics ninvolve nthe nuse nof nphysical nforce, nthreat nof nforce, nand
nmental nor npsychological nabuse. n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThird ndegree ntactics.
This ntype nof nevidence nwould nclear na nsuspect nfrom nblame. n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nExculpatory nevidence.
A nthe nscene nof na nhomicide, nwhat nis nthe nmedical nexaminer nor ncoroner nnormally
nresponsible nfor? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nSecuring nthe nbody nof nthe ndeceased, nas nwell
nas nall nassociated nclothing nand npersonal nproperty.
You nare nrequired nto nadminister na nsobriety ntest nto na nmotorist nto ndetermine nif nthe
nmotorist nis nintoxicated. nDuring nthe ntest, nthe nmotorist nexperiences ndifficulty
nmaintaining nequilibrium. nThis nis nknown nas n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nthe nRomberg nsign.
In norder nto nallow nfor naccurate nand ncomplete nreconstruction nof nan naccident nscene,
nit nis nimportant nfor nan nofficer nto nmeasure nskid nmarks nto n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nthe
nnearest ninch.
Foot npatrol nby npolice nofficers nis nmost neffective nin ncombating n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nrobberies nand nstreet nmuggings.
An nobject, nmeasure, nor nmodel nwith nwhich nevidence nis ncompared nto ndetermine
nwhether nboth ncame nfrom nthe nsame nsource. n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nStandard nof
ncomparison.
The nchemical ndevelopment nof nlatent nfingerprints nusing nsuper nglue nis nscientifically
nknown nas n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncyanocralyde.
You nare na nsergeant nwho nhas narrived nat nthe nscene nof nwhat nyour npatrol nofficers
noriginally nthought nwas na nrobbery-in-progress ncall. nYou nsee nthree npatrol ncars non
nthe nscene. nThe nlead nofficer ntells nyou nthat nthe nsuspects nfled nover nan nhour nago.
nWhat nshould nyou nhave nthe nother nofficers ndo? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nReport nback
nto nservice.
, The npurpose nof ncriminal ninvestigation nis nto nidentify nthe nperpetrator nof na nparticular
ncrime nby ngathering ninformation nfrom nwitnesses nand nsuspects. nWhich nof nthe
nfollowing nis nof nleast nconcern nto nthe npolice? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nWhy.
The nConstitution nand nthe nrights nexpressed nin nit nare ndirected nat nprotecting ncitizens
nagainst nthe nimproper nactions nof nwhich nof nthe nfollowing? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe
nGovernment.
Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nthe nhighest ncourt nin nour nnation? n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nThe nSupreme nCourt.
The nUnited nStates nhas ndetermined nthat nfree nspeech nis nprotected nunder nthe nFirst
nAmendment nof nthe nConstitution. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nsituations nwould nnot nbe
nprotected nunder nthe nFirst nAmendment? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nYelling n"fire" nin na
ncrowded ntheater nwhere nthere nis nno nfire.
Under nthe nConstitution, ncitizens nare nprotected nfrom ndouble njeopardy nor nbeing ntried
ntwice nfor nthe nsame ncrime. nThe nSupreme nCourt nhas nheld nthat nnone nof nthe
nfollowing nsituations namounts nto ndouble njeopardy nEXCEPT n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nwhen na ndefendant nis ntried ntwice nfor nthe nsame nact, nonce nunder nstate nstatutes
nand nonce nunder nfederal nstatutes.
A ndead nbody nwill nfloat nin nwarm nwater nafter nhow nmany ndays nof nsubmersion? n-
nCorrect nAnswer n- n8 nto n10 ndays.
The nunderstanding nof nhuman nbehavior nis nparamount nto ngood nsupervisory
npractices. nA nvariety nof nbarriers nmay nget nin nthe nway nof nthe nability nof npersonnel nto
nperform nat ntheir npeak. nWhen nthe nbarrier nis nan ninadequate nsalary, nthis nwould nbe
ncalled na n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nsituational nbarrier.
According nto nexperts nin nthe nfield nof nlaw nenforcement, nwhen nsearching nfor na nlost
nchild, nwhich nof nthese nareas nshould nbe nsearched nfirst? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe
nimmediate narea nfrom nwhere nthe nchild ndisappeared.
What nis nthe nresult nof npsychological nproblems nthat ngo nunaddressed nand nuntreated?
n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe nprogram ngrow nin nseverity nand nbecome nworse.
Under nmost nstandard nregulations nfor ndealing nwith ncomplaints, nat nwhat npoint nin nthe
nprocess ndoes na ncomplaint nofficially nbecome na ngrievance? n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nWhen nthe nsupervisor nfails nto nresolve nthe ncomplaint nand nrefers nit nto nthe nnext
nlevel nof nmanagement.
Death nby nattempting nto nsexually ngratify noneself nwith nthe nuse nof nropes nand npulleys
nand ncontraption nto nchoke noneself nis ncalled n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nauto-erotic
nasphyxiation.
questions and answers
Activities nperformed nby nofficers non npatrol nthat nare ndirected ntoward nkeeping
nviolations nof nthe nlaw nfrom nhappening nare nmost nwidely nknown nas n- nCorrect
nAnswer n- ncrime nprevention.
These npolice ntactics ninvolve nthe nuse nof nphysical nforce, nthreat nof nforce, nand
nmental nor npsychological nabuse. n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThird ndegree ntactics.
This ntype nof nevidence nwould nclear na nsuspect nfrom nblame. n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nExculpatory nevidence.
A nthe nscene nof na nhomicide, nwhat nis nthe nmedical nexaminer nor ncoroner nnormally
nresponsible nfor? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nSecuring nthe nbody nof nthe ndeceased, nas nwell
nas nall nassociated nclothing nand npersonal nproperty.
You nare nrequired nto nadminister na nsobriety ntest nto na nmotorist nto ndetermine nif nthe
nmotorist nis nintoxicated. nDuring nthe ntest, nthe nmotorist nexperiences ndifficulty
nmaintaining nequilibrium. nThis nis nknown nas n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nthe nRomberg nsign.
In norder nto nallow nfor naccurate nand ncomplete nreconstruction nof nan naccident nscene,
nit nis nimportant nfor nan nofficer nto nmeasure nskid nmarks nto n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nthe
nnearest ninch.
Foot npatrol nby npolice nofficers nis nmost neffective nin ncombating n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nrobberies nand nstreet nmuggings.
An nobject, nmeasure, nor nmodel nwith nwhich nevidence nis ncompared nto ndetermine
nwhether nboth ncame nfrom nthe nsame nsource. n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nStandard nof
ncomparison.
The nchemical ndevelopment nof nlatent nfingerprints nusing nsuper nglue nis nscientifically
nknown nas n- nCorrect nAnswer n- ncyanocralyde.
You nare na nsergeant nwho nhas narrived nat nthe nscene nof nwhat nyour npatrol nofficers
noriginally nthought nwas na nrobbery-in-progress ncall. nYou nsee nthree npatrol ncars non
nthe nscene. nThe nlead nofficer ntells nyou nthat nthe nsuspects nfled nover nan nhour nago.
nWhat nshould nyou nhave nthe nother nofficers ndo? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nReport nback
nto nservice.
, The npurpose nof ncriminal ninvestigation nis nto nidentify nthe nperpetrator nof na nparticular
ncrime nby ngathering ninformation nfrom nwitnesses nand nsuspects. nWhich nof nthe
nfollowing nis nof nleast nconcern nto nthe npolice? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nWhy.
The nConstitution nand nthe nrights nexpressed nin nit nare ndirected nat nprotecting ncitizens
nagainst nthe nimproper nactions nof nwhich nof nthe nfollowing? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe
nGovernment.
Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nthe nhighest ncourt nin nour nnation? n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nThe nSupreme nCourt.
The nUnited nStates nhas ndetermined nthat nfree nspeech nis nprotected nunder nthe nFirst
nAmendment nof nthe nConstitution. nWhich nof nthe nfollowing nsituations nwould nnot nbe
nprotected nunder nthe nFirst nAmendment? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nYelling n"fire" nin na
ncrowded ntheater nwhere nthere nis nno nfire.
Under nthe nConstitution, ncitizens nare nprotected nfrom ndouble njeopardy nor nbeing ntried
ntwice nfor nthe nsame ncrime. nThe nSupreme nCourt nhas nheld nthat nnone nof nthe
nfollowing nsituations namounts nto ndouble njeopardy nEXCEPT n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nwhen na ndefendant nis ntried ntwice nfor nthe nsame nact, nonce nunder nstate nstatutes
nand nonce nunder nfederal nstatutes.
A ndead nbody nwill nfloat nin nwarm nwater nafter nhow nmany ndays nof nsubmersion? n-
nCorrect nAnswer n- n8 nto n10 ndays.
The nunderstanding nof nhuman nbehavior nis nparamount nto ngood nsupervisory
npractices. nA nvariety nof nbarriers nmay nget nin nthe nway nof nthe nability nof npersonnel nto
nperform nat ntheir npeak. nWhen nthe nbarrier nis nan ninadequate nsalary, nthis nwould nbe
ncalled na n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nsituational nbarrier.
According nto nexperts nin nthe nfield nof nlaw nenforcement, nwhen nsearching nfor na nlost
nchild, nwhich nof nthese nareas nshould nbe nsearched nfirst? n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe
nimmediate narea nfrom nwhere nthe nchild ndisappeared.
What nis nthe nresult nof npsychological nproblems nthat ngo nunaddressed nand nuntreated?
n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nThe nprogram ngrow nin nseverity nand nbecome nworse.
Under nmost nstandard nregulations nfor ndealing nwith ncomplaints, nat nwhat npoint nin nthe
nprocess ndoes na ncomplaint nofficially nbecome na ngrievance? n- nCorrect nAnswer n-
nWhen nthe nsupervisor nfails nto nresolve nthe ncomplaint nand nrefers nit nto nthe nnext
nlevel nof nmanagement.
Death nby nattempting nto nsexually ngratify noneself nwith nthe nuse nof nropes nand npulleys
nand ncontraption nto nchoke noneself nis ncalled n- nCorrect nAnswer n- nauto-erotic
nasphyxiation.
