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Tests for police in the USA
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1. Answer the following questions based on what is stated or implied in the preceding passage.
The following actions need to be taken during the course of a break and enter investigation.
1) Conduct a search of both the inside and outside of the building
2) Determine the entry and exit points
3) Identify and collect any evidence such as fingerprints, tools used
4) Obtain a complete description of the stolen property
5) Canvas the area to see if there are any witnesses
6) Inform your sergeant of the situation
7) Fill out the necessary occurence
While doing a search of the building at a break and enter investigation you determine that the suspect most likely entered through a second story window. What action would you take next?
- Continue searching the area for a means he or she used to enter the building (like a ladder)
- Begin collecting the evidence at the scene such as fingerprinting areas you think the suspect made contact
- Speak to the victims to obtain a description of the stolen property
- Speak to the neighbors to see if they saw or heard anything suspicious
2. Kal Green bought 4 tapes at $8 each. He then found $17 on the street corner. He now has $40. How much money did Kal have before he bought the tapes?
3. You are retracing your steps though an earlier police vehicle pursuit in order to fill out your report. You originally spotted the vehicle on Jane Street heading southbound. As you attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver accelerated and made a right turn onto Yonge Street. Along Yonge Street there was too much traffic and the suspect managed to turn around before you could box him in and began heading the opposite direction. You continued the pursuit and followed as he made a left on George Street, followed by a right on Harris Street, and then another right on Robert Avenue. As the driver attempts to make a left onto Hatch Line you manage to box him in and apprehend the suspect.
What streets did the suspect drive west on?
4. Which of the diagrams below best displays the following scenario?
There is a vehicle travelling turning into the outside (curb) lane of Alba Street from Finch Avenue. There is a vehicle travelling in the inside (centre) lane of Alba Street going the same direction as the vehicle making the turn.
5. Answer the following questions based on what is stated or implied in the preceding passage.
As a police officer there will be times when you will be required to notify a person that someone in his or her family has died. This is a very stressful situation for both the officer and the family involved. The following steps should be taken in the proper order.
1) Obtain all relevant facts about the situation (eg. who died, age, how the person was identified, how it happened and where the body is now)
2) Research who lives at the house you were dispatched to attend (are you informing a parent, a brother, a sister, do they live alone, are there children present)
3) Do a rehearsal of what you will say to the person you are about to inform. Don't go into the situation flustered and confused.
4) Inform the person professionally and promptly. Do not beat around the bush or delay the information.
5) Be compassionate and understanding. Offer any help that you can.
6) Remain with any lone victims till some support arrives. Offer victim support services if necessary.
Which piece of information would not be important to have with you prior to attending a death notification call?
- How the victim died
- Who is living at the house you are detailed to attend
- The description of the victim
- All of the information is important prior to attending a death notification call
6. What percentage of the total mark does the strength component comprise?
7. You are in charge of deploying personnel to ensure that all the floors of an 8-story apartment building are guarded by one officer. Five officers are already in the building named Jessop, Laramy, Josifovic, Branton and Lee. Jessop has reported that he has the floor directly above Lee covered. The officer on the second floor reported that everything was in order but the 1st floor was not guarded. You know that Laramy was one story above Josifovic. Branton has the top floor covered and says he saw Jessop covering the floor two below him.
What floors are currently not guarded that you have to assign personnel to?
- 1, 2, 7
- 1, 3, 6
- 1, 4, 7
- 1, 5, 7
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