POLICE ENTRANCE LATEST EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Police officers use two different terms for the process of questioning; namely, the
term "interview" for questioning persons believed to be innocent and the term
"interrogate" for persons believed to be guilty. If a police officer said that he/she was
going to interview B, which one of the following would be most likely to be B?
A
The suspect.
B
The victim.
C
The accessory.
D
The accomplice.
E
The defendant. - ✔✔The victim
✔✔J had occupied a small furnished apartment with his wife for several months. In
investigating his violent death, the detective found no fingerprints in the apartment.
Which one of the following theories is most reasonable in view of these facts?
A
The murderer wore gloves.
B
The absence of fingerprints indicates that the death was a suicide.
C
The murderer did not touch any surface in the apartment that would show fingerprints.
D
The absence of fingerprints indicates that the death, although violent, was accidental.
E
The murderer tried to hide his identity by wiping clean all surfaces that would show
fingerprints. - ✔✔The murderer tried to hide his identity by wiping clean all surfaces that
would show fingerprints
,✔✔"Arrests are made in only 44% of the crimes committed, and only 40% of those
arrested are convicted." Which one of the following conclusions, if any, may be most
reasonably inferred from this statement, if it were true?
A
A majority of criminal acts are not followed by the arrest of the criminal.
B
A small number of persons are arrested.
C
People without influence or "connections" are most likely to be convicted after arrest.
D
Most of those persons who are arrested are also convicted.
E
None of the above inferences is reasonable. - ✔✔A majority of criminal acts are not
followed by the arrest of the criminal
✔✔A detective's report proved that the murder was premeditated. Which one of the
following most accurately describes the murder?
A
The murder was not planned in advance.
B
The murderer did not have a reason for the killing.
C
The murderer had a reason for the killing.
D
The murder was planned in advance.
E
The murder was a particularly brutal killing. - ✔✔The murder was planned in advance.
✔✔Which of the following best describes what a police officer means by the term
"fence"?
A
One who sells drugs to addicts.
, B
One who makes a business of selling guns to criminals.
C
One who teaches young gang members how to commit crimes.
D
One whose business it is to buy stolen property from criminals.
E
One who plans crimes for others to commit. - ✔✔One whose business it is to buy stolen
property from criminals
✔✔Which of the following best describes what a police officer means by the term
"dealer"?
A
A gang leader who plans crimes for individual gang members to carry out.
B
One who sells drugs to addicts.
C
One whose business it is to buy stolen property from criminals.
D
A criminal who carries a gun for another criminal.
E
One who teaches young gang members how to commit crimes. - ✔✔One who sells
drugs to addicts
✔✔Which of the following best describes the term "homicide"?
A
A violent death.
B
A death that occurs in the home.
C
A death of a non-human.
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Police officers use two different terms for the process of questioning; namely, the
term "interview" for questioning persons believed to be innocent and the term
"interrogate" for persons believed to be guilty. If a police officer said that he/she was
going to interview B, which one of the following would be most likely to be B?
A
The suspect.
B
The victim.
C
The accessory.
D
The accomplice.
E
The defendant. - ✔✔The victim
✔✔J had occupied a small furnished apartment with his wife for several months. In
investigating his violent death, the detective found no fingerprints in the apartment.
Which one of the following theories is most reasonable in view of these facts?
A
The murderer wore gloves.
B
The absence of fingerprints indicates that the death was a suicide.
C
The murderer did not touch any surface in the apartment that would show fingerprints.
D
The absence of fingerprints indicates that the death, although violent, was accidental.
E
The murderer tried to hide his identity by wiping clean all surfaces that would show
fingerprints. - ✔✔The murderer tried to hide his identity by wiping clean all surfaces that
would show fingerprints
,✔✔"Arrests are made in only 44% of the crimes committed, and only 40% of those
arrested are convicted." Which one of the following conclusions, if any, may be most
reasonably inferred from this statement, if it were true?
A
A majority of criminal acts are not followed by the arrest of the criminal.
B
A small number of persons are arrested.
C
People without influence or "connections" are most likely to be convicted after arrest.
D
Most of those persons who are arrested are also convicted.
E
None of the above inferences is reasonable. - ✔✔A majority of criminal acts are not
followed by the arrest of the criminal
✔✔A detective's report proved that the murder was premeditated. Which one of the
following most accurately describes the murder?
A
The murder was not planned in advance.
B
The murderer did not have a reason for the killing.
C
The murderer had a reason for the killing.
D
The murder was planned in advance.
E
The murder was a particularly brutal killing. - ✔✔The murder was planned in advance.
✔✔Which of the following best describes what a police officer means by the term
"fence"?
A
One who sells drugs to addicts.
, B
One who makes a business of selling guns to criminals.
C
One who teaches young gang members how to commit crimes.
D
One whose business it is to buy stolen property from criminals.
E
One who plans crimes for others to commit. - ✔✔One whose business it is to buy stolen
property from criminals
✔✔Which of the following best describes what a police officer means by the term
"dealer"?
A
A gang leader who plans crimes for individual gang members to carry out.
B
One who sells drugs to addicts.
C
One whose business it is to buy stolen property from criminals.
D
A criminal who carries a gun for another criminal.
E
One who teaches young gang members how to commit crimes. - ✔✔One who sells
drugs to addicts
✔✔Which of the following best describes the term "homicide"?
A
A violent death.
B
A death that occurs in the home.
C
A death of a non-human.
