EXAM- Police Sergeant Practice; Questions and Answers
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Activities performed by officers on patrol that are directed toward keeping violations of the
law from happening are most widely known as ANSWER-crime prevention.
These police tactics involve the use of physical force, threat of force, and mental or
psychological abuse. ANSWER-Third degree tactics.
This type of evidence would clear a suspect from blame. ANSWER-Exculpatory
evidence.
A the scene of a homicide, what is the medical examiner or coroner normally responsible for?
ANSWER-Securing the body of the deceased, as well as all associated clothing and
personal property.
You are required to administer a sobriety test to a motorist to determine if the motorist is
intoxicated. During the test, the motorist experiences difficulty maintaining equilibrium. This
is known as ANSWER-the Romberg sign.
,EXAM- Police Sergeant Practice; Questions and Answers
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In order to allow for accurate and complete reconstruction of an accident scene, it is
important for an officer to measure skid marks to ANSWER-the nearest inch.
Foot patrol by police officers is most effective in combating ANSWER-robberies and
street muggings.
An object, measure, or model with which evidence is compared to determine whether both
came from the same source. ANSWER-Standard of comparison.
The chemical development of latent fingerprints using super glue is scientifically known as
ANSWER-cyanocralyde.
You are a sergeant who has arrived at the scene of what your patrol officers originally thought
was a robbery-in-progress call. You see three patrol cars on the scene. The lead officer tells
you that the suspects fled over an hour ago. What should you have the other officers do?
ANSWER-Report back to service.
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The purpose of criminal investigation is to identify the perpetrator of a particular crime by
gathering information from witnesses and suspects. Which of the following is of least concern
to the police? ANSWER-Why.
The Constitution and the rights expressed in it are directed at protecting citizens against the
improper actions of which of the following? ANSWER-The Government.
Which of the following is the highest court in our nation? ANSWER-The Supreme Court.
The United States has determined that free speech is protected under the First Amendment of
the Constitution. Which of the following situations would not be protected under the First
Amendment? ANSWER-Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater where there is no fire.
Under the Constitution, citizens are protected from double jeopardy or being tried twice for
the same crime. The Supreme Court has held that none of the following situations amounts to
double jeopardy EXCEPT ANSWER-when a defendant is tried twice for the same act,
once under state statutes and once under federal statutes.
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