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POLICE SERGEANT PRACTICE EXAM WITH QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Activities by officers to prevent law violations are best known as:
A) Crime investigation
B) Traffic control
C) Crime prevention
D) Community policing
Correct Answer: C
Police tactics involving use of force or psychological pressure are called:
A) Verbal commands
B) First degree tactics
C) Third degree tactics
D) Defensive tactics
Correct Answer: C
Which type of evidence can clear a suspect of wrongdoing?
A) Inculpatory evidence
B) Exculpatory evidence
C) Physical evidence
D) Circumstantial evidence
Correct Answer: B
At a homicide scene, what is the medical examiner’s main responsibility?
A) Question witnesses
B) Analyze blood samples
,C) Secure the body and personal belongings
D) Document the crime scene
Correct Answer: C
A motorist having difficulty with balance during a sobriety test shows what sign?
A) Babinski sign
B) Romberg sign
C) Heel-to-toe sign
D) Horizontal gaze nystagmus
Correct Answer: B
Why is it important for an officer to measure skid marks precisely?
A) To calculate vehicle speed
B) For accurate scene reconstruction
C) To collect physical evidence
D) To estimate impact force
Correct Answer: B
Foot patrol is most effective for reducing what type of crime?
A) Vandalism
B) Domestic violence
C) Robberies and street muggings
D) Cybercrime
Correct Answer: C
An object used to compare evidence and determine a shared source is known as:
, A) Control sample
B) Standard of comparison
C) Prototype
D) Forensic model
Correct Answer: B
The chemical process for developing fingerprints using super glue is called:
A) Ninhydrin processing
B) Dusting
C) Cyanocrylate fuming
D) Iodine fuming
Correct Answer: C
As a sergeant, what should you instruct officers to do if suspects have already fled
the scene?
A) Continue searching the area
B) Set up a roadblock
C) Return to regular duty
D) Interview witnesses
Correct Answer: C
The purpose of a criminal investigation is to identify the offender. What is of least
importance to investigators?
A) Who
B) What
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