Sergeant Exam NFLST Latest Update 2024-2025
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"Coactive policing" - CORRECT ANSWER: Community policing approach using other
public and private entities to combat unrest or a certain, specific issue.
"Groupthink" - CORRECT ANSWER: Limited number of possible solutions presented to
a problem by group that agrees the process is more important than the results and
alternative solutions just get in the way and are ignored. Best way to defeat is to appoint
a devil's advocate to determine flaws in the plan.
"Hot stove rule" - CORRECT ANSWER: Discipline is immediate - like touching a hot
stove. The employee knew the rule - the stove is hot. Discipline is consistent - as the
burn. Discipline is impersonal - doesn't matter who touched it, its hot.
14th ammendment - CORRECT ANSWER: due process of law
3 kinds of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER: Corpus delicti evidence - evidence that is
needed to prove the commission of the crime
Associative - connects the suspect to the scene or victim/ or connects the scene or
victim to the suspect
Tracing - identification and location of the suspect such as a discarded ID at the scene.
3 Ways a leader can affect subordinates - CORRECT ANSWER: Consultative, Directive,
Participative
,42 USC 1983 - CORRECT ANSWER: Federal law holding law enforcement accountable
to upholding citizen's rights, and allows civil suits to be filed to punish officers/agencies
for violations
Active Supervisory Style - CORRECT ANSWER: Lead by example
AFIS - CORRECT ANSWER: computer database with fingerprints in system for
comparison
Algor mortis - CORRECT ANSWER: body cooling - inaccurate way of determining time
of death
Amber Alert Issuance Criterion - CORRECT ANSWER: An abduction took place, Child
under 18, Safety of child is threatened, Police have information that may help locate the
child, the suspect, or the suspect's vehicle
Ambivalent - CORRECT ANSWER: Learn important information, are bored by the daily,
distrust management, aren't interested in promotion
ARIZONA V. GANT - CORRECT ANSWER: Can search the passenger compartment of
a vehicle if arrestee is within arms reach of passenger compartment. Also can search
vehicle if reasonable suspicion exists there are fruits of the crime within.
Arizona v. Gant (2009) - CORRECT ANSWER: can search a vehicle when reasonable
to believe will find evidence of the offense. Only in passenger compartment.
Arrest warrant - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. Name of the state
, 2. Who will execute the warrant (normally any peace officer of that state)
3. Person who will be arrested
4. Offense Committed
5. Date, time, place of occurrence
6. Name of victim
7. Description of Offense
Ascendant employee - CORRECT ANSWER: High achievers, hard workers, receptive to
feedback
B L O W Concept - CORRECT ANSWER: Be part of the cause, Lend a hand, Obey the
rules, Work in partnership
Battered child syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER: Physical abuse to children. Most
common weapons are belts and electric chords.
Berghuis v. Thomkins - CORRECT ANSWER: 5th amendment case involving Miranda v.
Arizona. Suspect was advised of rights, didn't sign the form, but agreed to speak with
detectives. Confession given, and was later admissible by Supreme Court.
Bias - CORRECT ANSWER: supervisors award employees they like, or are compatible
with
Blunt force trauma - CORRECT ANSWER: Normally blamed as "fell out of bed" or off
their bike or down the stairs if victim is a child
Branding burns - CORRECT ANSWER: Much deeper than an accidental collision with
the hot object.
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