CPCA LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔You have been assigned to foot patrol in a busy downtown area. A woman
approaches you and points out a man who exposed himself to her. As you approach the
man, he begins to run. You should:
A. Fire a warning shot from your gun to get the man to stop
B. Obtain the woman's name and address
C. Pursue and apprehend the man
D. Notify headquarters with a description of the man - ✔✔C. Pursue and apprehend the
man
✔✔You are sent by the police dispatcher on a domestic dispute "Involving potential
violence'". While driving to the call, you observe a traffic accident occur with obvious
injuries to the operators of the vehicles. Your most appropriate course of action is to:
A. Continue on to the domestic call
B. Continue on to the domestic dispute, but notify headquarters of the accident
C. Notify headquarters to send an ambulance to the accident scene, but continue on to
the domestic dispute because someone may be hurt
D. Immediately stop and render first aid at the accident scene, notify headquarters to
send another patrol car to the domestic dispute - ✔✔D. Immediately stop and render
first aid at the accident scene, notify headquarters to send another patrol car to the
domestic dispute
✔✔Police officers should spend as much time proving a person innocent as proving
person guilty. According to this statement, which of the following is most correct?
A. Police officers should appear before an impartial judge prior to arresting a person.
B. Police officers should spend more time focusing on person's innocence rather than
guilt.
C. If a police officer does not have proof, he/she should not arrest a person for a crime.
D. Police officers have as much an obligation to prove a person innocent as to prove a
person guilty. - ✔✔D. Police officers have as much an obligation to prove a person
innocent as to prove a person guilty.
✔✔You respond to the scene of a reported fight at a local bar. Upon arrival, you
observe an adult male unconscious on the floor. It most logically follows that:
A. The unconscious male assaulted another patron at the bar
B. Further investigation must be done to determine What happened
C. The unconscious male is the victim of a crime
D. There is no relationship between the unconscious male and the reported fight at the
bar - ✔✔B. Further investigation must be done to determine What happened
, ✔✔8942,36 minus 366 Is:
A. 8576.36
B. 8756.36
C. 8657.36
D. 8027.45 - ✔✔A. 8576.36
✔✔You assist a motorist who has locked his keys in his car. The motorist is so thankful,
he takes out a fifty-dollar bill and says, "| know you can't personally accept this, but
please take it and make a donation to the charity of your choice. If you don't, I'l1 just rip
it up right here, and no one will benefit from your good deed." You should:
A. Take the money; however, advise the man you will turn it over to a police supervisor
to determine what charity it will be donated to
B. Take the money; however, write a detailed report of the man's offer, staple the
money to it and hand it into the department
C. Refuse to take the money and place the man under arrest for attempting to bribe a
police officer
D. Advise the man that you can't take the money under any circumstances - ✔✔D.
Advise the man that you can't take the money under any circumstances
✔✔You are police officer on patrol and hear a gun being fired. You observe a crowd,
mostly of women and small children, all running in the same direction. It is most logical
to conclude:
A. The crowd is running toward the direction the gun was fired
B. The crowd is running away from the direction the gun was fired
C. There is not a correlation between the direction the crowd is running to where the
gun was fired
D. That the gun was fired into the crowd - ✔✔B. The crowd is running away from the
direction the gun was fired.
✔✔You are sent to respond to a call from a police officer that he has been shot and
needs immediate medical attention. Although you are only one block away from the
officer's location, your police vehicle gets a flat tire. There is no one else on duty to send
to the wounded officer's aid. Which of the following would you do?
A. Continue driving the police vehicle with the flat tire; the officer's life is more important
than damaging the vehicle.
B. Immediately stop and change the tire, when finished respond to the officer's location.
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔You have been assigned to foot patrol in a busy downtown area. A woman
approaches you and points out a man who exposed himself to her. As you approach the
man, he begins to run. You should:
A. Fire a warning shot from your gun to get the man to stop
B. Obtain the woman's name and address
C. Pursue and apprehend the man
D. Notify headquarters with a description of the man - ✔✔C. Pursue and apprehend the
man
✔✔You are sent by the police dispatcher on a domestic dispute "Involving potential
violence'". While driving to the call, you observe a traffic accident occur with obvious
injuries to the operators of the vehicles. Your most appropriate course of action is to:
A. Continue on to the domestic call
B. Continue on to the domestic dispute, but notify headquarters of the accident
C. Notify headquarters to send an ambulance to the accident scene, but continue on to
the domestic dispute because someone may be hurt
D. Immediately stop and render first aid at the accident scene, notify headquarters to
send another patrol car to the domestic dispute - ✔✔D. Immediately stop and render
first aid at the accident scene, notify headquarters to send another patrol car to the
domestic dispute
✔✔Police officers should spend as much time proving a person innocent as proving
person guilty. According to this statement, which of the following is most correct?
A. Police officers should appear before an impartial judge prior to arresting a person.
B. Police officers should spend more time focusing on person's innocence rather than
guilt.
C. If a police officer does not have proof, he/she should not arrest a person for a crime.
D. Police officers have as much an obligation to prove a person innocent as to prove a
person guilty. - ✔✔D. Police officers have as much an obligation to prove a person
innocent as to prove a person guilty.
✔✔You respond to the scene of a reported fight at a local bar. Upon arrival, you
observe an adult male unconscious on the floor. It most logically follows that:
A. The unconscious male assaulted another patron at the bar
B. Further investigation must be done to determine What happened
C. The unconscious male is the victim of a crime
D. There is no relationship between the unconscious male and the reported fight at the
bar - ✔✔B. Further investigation must be done to determine What happened
, ✔✔8942,36 minus 366 Is:
A. 8576.36
B. 8756.36
C. 8657.36
D. 8027.45 - ✔✔A. 8576.36
✔✔You assist a motorist who has locked his keys in his car. The motorist is so thankful,
he takes out a fifty-dollar bill and says, "| know you can't personally accept this, but
please take it and make a donation to the charity of your choice. If you don't, I'l1 just rip
it up right here, and no one will benefit from your good deed." You should:
A. Take the money; however, advise the man you will turn it over to a police supervisor
to determine what charity it will be donated to
B. Take the money; however, write a detailed report of the man's offer, staple the
money to it and hand it into the department
C. Refuse to take the money and place the man under arrest for attempting to bribe a
police officer
D. Advise the man that you can't take the money under any circumstances - ✔✔D.
Advise the man that you can't take the money under any circumstances
✔✔You are police officer on patrol and hear a gun being fired. You observe a crowd,
mostly of women and small children, all running in the same direction. It is most logical
to conclude:
A. The crowd is running toward the direction the gun was fired
B. The crowd is running away from the direction the gun was fired
C. There is not a correlation between the direction the crowd is running to where the
gun was fired
D. That the gun was fired into the crowd - ✔✔B. The crowd is running away from the
direction the gun was fired.
✔✔You are sent to respond to a call from a police officer that he has been shot and
needs immediate medical attention. Although you are only one block away from the
officer's location, your police vehicle gets a flat tire. There is no one else on duty to send
to the wounded officer's aid. Which of the following would you do?
A. Continue driving the police vehicle with the flat tire; the officer's life is more important
than damaging the vehicle.
B. Immediately stop and change the tire, when finished respond to the officer's location.
