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Sergeant Practice Exam 1 revision test revised version, Exams of Advanced Education

Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaAdvanced Education

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Sergeant Practice Exam 1 revision test revised
version
1. As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your officers
approach a person who she reasonably suspects to be selling packets
of cocaine. The
officer begins to question the person and then conducts a pat-down search of
the person's jacket, attempting to locate where the drugs are secreted. As a
supervisor,
you
should
tell
the
officer
that
this
type
of
search
is:
Not justifiable
because
the oflcer had only reasonable suspicion.
2.
There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent criminal acts by
mak- ing an example of persons convicted of crimes. Choose the theory of
punish- ment that asserts potential offenders will refrain from committing
crimes for
fear
of
punishment:
Deterrence. Deterrence is split in to two categories - general
and specific
3. When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a person's
constitu- tional rights, that evidence may be inadmissible in any
subsequent criminal trial against that person for which the evidence
was a key component. This is
known as: The exclusionary rule
4. What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search of a
person's
premises in the absence of exigent circumstances?: A search
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  1. As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your officers approach a person who she reasonably suspects to be selling packets of cocaine. The officer begins to question the person and then conducts a pat-down search of the person's jacket, attempting to locate where the drugs are secreted. As a supervisor, you should tell the officer that this type of search is: Not justifiable because the oflcer had only reasonable suspicion.
  2. There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent criminal acts by mak- ing an example of persons convicted of crimes. Choose the theory of punish- ment that asserts potential offenders will refrain from committing crimes for fear of punishment: Deterrence. Deterrence is split in to two categories - general and specific
  3. When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a person's constitu- tional rights, that evidence may be inadmissible in any subsequent criminal trial against that person for which the evidence was a key component. This is known as: The exclusionary rule
  4. What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search of a person's premises in the absence of exigent circumstances?: A search

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  1. The sentencing philosophy seeking to create an equal or proportionate rela- tionship between the offense and the punishment is called: Just desserts
  2. Which of the following constitutional amendments contains the due process clause?: Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
  3. A sentencing philosophy seeking satisfaction from knowing or seeing that offenders are punished. Also called vengeance. This philosophy of justice asserts that the punishment should fit the crime and the culpability of the offender: Retribution
  4. If probable cause exists to search a motor vehicle, then: if the vehicle can be readily moved, the entire vehicle can be searched
  5. According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects: people
  6. A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the offender into society is called: rehabilitation
  7. Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from another city. They wore badges and insignia, and one of them was holding a zipper pouch containing a pistol. Although they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the officers picked out the defendant and asked to inspect his ticket and identifi- cation, which he gave to them. These items were immediately returned to the defendant as unremarkable. However, the two police officers then explained that they were narcotics agents on the lookout

4 / punishment and admonishing of an officer should not be carried out in front of the public or fellow officers. When would it be appropriate for a supervisor to violate this practice?: When the oflcer conducted an overt act of misconduct

  1. An order will most often be better accepted and carried out if it is given as a: request
  2. What is the process of locating on a map where crimes occur in a specific geographic location?: crime mapping
  3. In emergency situations when immediate action is called for, the most ap- propriate type of order is a(n): direct command
  4. Uncertainty in the language a supervisor uses is problematic primarily be- cause it is often interpreted as: indecision
  5. You are a newly appointed sergeant and you are put in charge of a group of people who are your friends, some of whom joined the police department with you. Under the circumstances, what is the best course for you to take?: Maintain your friendships, but don't allow them to influence your actions
  6. One sergeant says to another, "You know I don't receive complaints from my personnel." Any sergeant who makes this statement should realize that: he or she is probably seen as unapproachable
  7. According to experts in the field of supervision and management, female police officers: react to supervision about the same way men do.
  8. As a supervisor, you should know that the evaluation of your subordinates' performance is best conducted: continuously

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  1. What technique should be used when taking crime scene photographs?: over- lapping technique
  2. The period between the end of the police academy training and the end of the probationary period is considered to be part of the: selection process
  3. Which of the following will most likely happen when the training function in a police department is poorly performed or not performed at all?: Low morale, waste, and preventable errors.
  4. Anything used in a picture to show accurate or relative size is called a: marker
  5. The number of people that a supervisor can effectively manage is known as: Span of control
  6. With regard to the process of delegation, which of the following statements is least accurate?: The supervisor can successfully avoid responsibility if he or she delegates tasks to others
  7. Assume that you as a sergeant have an important job to assign that will require three people to work on it at the same time. The three people you select to do this job are all of equal rank and seniority. You are assigned an important task from your chief, and time constraints will not enable you to supervise the job as you originally planned. What would be the best way for you to delegate authority?: Give one oflcer responsibility for seeing that the job is done and the power

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  1. Every good supervisor should know that the creation of good public relations within a community is the responsibility of: every member of the police department
  2. Fill in the blank. When two people are communicating, it is better if neither party does all the talking, since two-way conversations one-way conversations.: are more ettective than
  3. One of the most common mistakes made by supervisors in the delegation of tasks to subordinates is: not giving instructions on how to proceed with the task
  4. Which of the following supervisory functions is least expendable?: coordination of human ettort
  5. How can an administrator make maximum use of the personnel available to him or her?: assign the personnel according to the times when they are needed
  6. Although a supervisor's orders to his or her employees can be general or detailed, oral or written, it is most important that they be: clear
  7. Which of the following is a sign of a good unit supervisor?: a high level of discipline in the leader's unit
  8. A formal structure of authority for coordinating work units is most accurately referred to as a(n): organization
  9. Blank: Blank

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  1. Orders should be memorialized in writing when: strict accountability is required
  2. The type of organization that is found in all but the very smallest police agencies today is the: line and statt organization
  3. A plan that would provide police personnel with guidance and direction as to what to do in their normal routine performance is a(n): operational plan
  4. What does the following sentence describe: It denotes the process of direct- ing and controlling people and things so that organizational objectives can be accomplished.: management
  5. Which of the following statements about morale is least accurate?: If the super- visor's morale is high, the moral or his or her subordinates will also be high
  6. Which one of the following most accurately completes the statement about personnel evaluations? Personnel rating systems are: inherently subjective
  7. What is considered the most common error in personnel rating systems?: - being too lenient
  8. Sergeant Weiss comes to you and tells you that he is so busy that he cannot find time to complete his assigned duties. He is rather frustrated and wonders how you and the other sergeants can do it. Based on this information, what could you assume about Sergeant Weiss?: Sergeant Weiss is not delegating
  9. At what point is it usually appropriate for a supervisor to

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  1. With regard to a valid confession of guilt, which one of the following state- ments is most accurate?: it is seldom suflcient by itself in proving guilt
  2. Officer Moua is an average performing officer. On the day before she is scheduled to undergo a performance review, Officer Moua apprehends three armed gunmen as they are exiting a bank that they had just robbed. When completing Officer Moua's review, Sergeant Hall recalls the previous day's heroics and gives Officer Moua exceptional ratings in every category based upon her performance during the bank robbery. Sergeant Hall committed the rating error known as: overweighting
  3. When an investigator proceeds from the general to the particular, applying a general theory to a particular instance represented by the criminal occurrence, he or she is engaging in: deductive reasoning
  4. In criminal investigations, the investigator's notebook is invaluable. Among other things, it should contain the raw material from which the final report

11 / of the investigation is ultimately fashioned. Which of the following statements about investigators' notebooks is least accurate?: loose-leaf notebooks are just as suitable as bound notebooks

  1. Strip, spiral, zone and wheel are terms most accurately used for what pur- pose?: Crime scene search methods
  2. Officer Martinez arrests a suspect who has in her possession a large quantity of marijuana. The marijuana is: corpus delicti evidence
  3. Perishable specimens or blood are ideally stored at a temperature between- : 40 - 50 degrees farenhiet
  4. When a police officer investigating a crime has finished the warm- up with the interviewee and is ready to get information, what is the best way to pro- ceed?: Allow the interviewee to give a complete uninterrupted account of what he or she knows
  5. Is a confession sufficient enough to establish corpus delicti?: No, you need additional corroborating evidence
  6. A secretor is someone who carries in his or her bloodstream a group-specific substance that makes it possible to determine the blood group from other body fluids. It has been estimated that what percent of the U.S. population are secretors?: 60%
  7. According to experts in the field of community relations, the primary mission of a police force is: promotion and maintenance of order in the community

13 / evaluate the circumstances before committing to a particular course of action. He or she should follow the same general procedures as for a two- person unit traffic stop with any modification needed. Under these conditions, what should be the officer's main consideration?: the oflcer's own safety

  1. When the level of enforcement is proportional to traffic accidents with re- spect to time, place, and type of violation causing the accidents, this type of enforcement is referred to as: selective
  2. A mass of data on the effectiveness of two person patrol cars versus one-per- son patrol cars supports: he ettectiveness of a one-person patrol for ordinary operations
  3. What is the most economical type of patrol?: motorized patrol
  4. How should the search for a suspect proceed in multistory buildings (when- ever practicable)?: from the top to the bottom in order to flush the suspects out into the street
  5. A good rule of thumb that provides a reasonable safety margin for a driver following another car of dry pavement is to: stay at least two seconds behind the car in front of you
  6. The ability to understand and apply report-writing skills and other forms of written communication is absolutely essential for a competent supervisory officer. Which one of the following terms names the style of writing for a nar- rative account of an event that simplifies expression and provides the clearest description of what happened?: newspaper style

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  1. The amount of evidence that, on its face, is sufficient to prove the corpus delicti until by other evidence is most accurately referred to as: prima facie proof
  2. An inventory search of the contents of an arrestee's vehicle is conducted in order to: safeguard the arrestee's property
  3. When an officer testifying in a jury trial is asked a question by either counsel or the judge, he or she should: face the person asking the question, then deliver the answer facing the jury
  4. The main goal of a criminal investigation is to: identify the perpetrator
  5. If an injury caused by the criminal may cause the death of a victim, the best course of action for the officer to take is to: make an ettort to obtain a dying declaration without delay
  6. The most important action for a police officer to take when arriving first at an accident scene where there are injuries is to: protect the scene
  7. After stopping a motor vehicle, an officer should make an immediate ap- praisal to determine which of the below?: Is the motorist possibly under the influence of alcohol or a drug?
  8. If an officer is convinced that a suspect holding a hostage is really willing to kill and has no fear of the consequences, then it must be assumed that the suspect is exceedingly dangerous and that: every attempt should be made to stall for time