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8/30/24, 7:31 PM2018 Cram Course Sergeant/ First-Line Supervisor &
Criminal Investigator Practice Test Questions
Jeremiah
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A lack of planning can hamper the police At every level and in every function, from the police officer at a fixed post to the Chief
profession in its management of money, of Police.
personnel and material to accomplish its job
At which level in the police department
should participation in planning be
required?
In recent years, preventive patrol Law abiding residents of the area are difficult to identify by dress and mannerisms.
procedures have been the subject of
experimental changes. One such practice
utilizes a roving task force which moves into
high crime areas without prior notice.
Intensive street stops, frisks, and searches
are conducted on subjects who might
legitimately be described as suspicious.
What is one reason that best describes why
this practice has been subjected to
considerable criticism?
The primary objective of selective The reduction of traffic accidents
enforcement is...
For the past week, you have become Quickly bring the two factions together and resolve the problems if they relate to the
increasingly aware that a spilt is occurring in job.
your department. The officers are divided
over a few minor issues that relate to a
police union election. What should be done
in this situation?
A supervisor is ordered by their superior to Pass the order on to their staff without comment on the disagreement
take a course of action which they, the
supervisor, understands but with which they
personally disagrees with. They discuss the
disagreement with their superior but is
overruled. What is appropriate for the
2018 Cram Course Sergeant/ First-Line Supervisor & Criminal Investigator Practice Test Questi...
supervisor to do in this situation?
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A controversial new policy has been given a Holding meetings for the employees of each unit to discuss the need for the new
two-month trial period by an agency. policy and how it affects their work.
Although the policy does not affect all units
to the same extent, all the employees show
considerable resentment toward it. Assuming
that management could take actions, what is
one way that would generally be helpful in
elimination the employees' hostility toward
the policy?
In an attempt to improve public opinion Present the idea in association with something familiar to most people
about a certain idea, the best course of
action for an agency to take would be...
The fundamental factor in any police The everyday actions of the officers on patrol
agencies' community relations program is...
When trying to settle a clearly unjustified The subordinate will feel they were treated fairly
grievance, the best reason for you to get the
employee to agree with you that it is not
justified is:
A supervisor's effective span of control over Clear and comprehensive policy and performance statements
subordinates can be increased by...
Employee complaints should be settled, First-line supervisor
when possible, by...
You are a police administrator who is The hourly need for services daily
planning the distribution of your patrol force.
Your first consideration should be...
One of your subordinates is a superior Rate the subordinate according to his performance, not the problem, and advise the
performer but he has a minor lateness subordinate. Ex. the evaluation
problem. You are responsible for preparing
his elevation. It would be best for you to...
Your Commanding Officer has directed that To investigate to determine why Mullins is not on post.
a certain dangerous intersection be
controlled by a uniformed police officer
during school hours. You assign P.O. Mullins
to the intersection and you impress upon
him the necessity of his presence thereat. On
one of your supervisory inspections, you
discover that Mullins is not on his post. You
investigate and find out that he is not on
meal nor did he call in for a "personal." It
would be best for you...
There are certain procedural and The performance appraisal system
administrative devices that are used within
police agencies to accomplish various
results. Which of the following systems is
utilized to inform a subordinate of his
standing so that he can improve?
A police supervisor should recognize that all When serious negative discipline is to be administered, it is best not to do it promptly
of the following are true, except... because the officer involved will feel that his case was not given full consideration.
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