NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
Which of the following statements is true about totalitarian societies?
A. Police primarily follow the dictates of the supreme ruler.
B. People have control over law enforcement agencies.
C. Power is distributed equally among government officials.
D. People can directly elect government officials.
Which of the following statements is true of police officers adopting the "warrior"
mindset of policing?
A. Police officers typically de-escalate encounters to offset the presence of a
physical threat in a situation.
B. Police officers are more likely to take independent decisions.
C. Police officers actively interact with community members and take a proactive
approach to policing.
D. Police officers tend to view the members of the public as the "enemy."
Veronica says that the police officer who arrested her for drunk driving did not
give her adequate explanation for detaining and arresting her. She says that the
police officer was also impolite in his conduct. Which of the following statements
is true about this scenario?
A. Veronica was denied distributive justice.
B. Veronica most likely feels that she was denied procedural justice.
C. The police officer who arrested her regularly employs racial profiling.
, NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
D. The police officer adopted the "guardian" mindset of policing.
De-escalation is the least useful when
A. use of force is unnecessary.
B. police officers outnumber the violators in an encounter.
C. there is a clear threat of a physical attack on a police officer.
D. police officers adopt the military style of policing.
Some police officers regularly stop, search, and arrest African Americans more
frequently than white Americans. This is an example of
A. systematic bias.
B. the halo effect.
C. the spotlight effect.
D. self-serving bias.
The emphasis on crime fighting creates unrealistic public expectations about the
ability of the police to
A. catch criminals and prevent crime.
B. provide successful community policing.
C. correct family problems and prevent domestic violence.
D. reduce gang violence in major cities. - ANS A. catch criminals and prevent
crime.
, NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
Movies and television shows strengthen the impression that the police are highly
successful in solving crimes, when in fact only percent of all reported Index
crimes are solved.
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30 - ANS B. 20
The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely
A. civil role in society.
B. community-oriented role in working with juveniles.
C. complex role by dealing with the social issues of crime.
D. aggressive role in dealing with gangs and drugs. - ANS C. complex role by
dealing with the social issues of crime.
As a result of the crime-fighter image of the police, police officers
A. tend to engage more in de-escalation.
B. avoid the use of force in most encounters.
C. feel encouraged to adopt a "warrior" mindset.
D. tend to conceal use-of-force incident information from the public. - ANS C. feel
encouraged to adopt a "warrior" mindset.
, NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
What is the community policing movement attempting to accomplish?
A. to reduce the overall crime rate
B. to improve neighborhood conditions
C. to restore and develop the citizen role as coproducers of police services
D. to improve satisfaction with police services by reducing the response time to
calls for service - ANS C. to restore and develop the citizen role as coproducers of
police services
What does our political system ensure where the police are concerned?
A. policing power and authority
B. public control and accountability of the police
C. fair allocation of monetary resources
D. prosecution of the arrests made by the police - ANS B. public control and
accountability of the police
Herman Goldstein developed POP. This stands for
A. police operations procedure.
B. pals of police.
C. problems of policing.
D. problem-oriented policing. - ANS D. problem-oriented policing.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
Which of the following statements is true about totalitarian societies?
A. Police primarily follow the dictates of the supreme ruler.
B. People have control over law enforcement agencies.
C. Power is distributed equally among government officials.
D. People can directly elect government officials.
Which of the following statements is true of police officers adopting the "warrior"
mindset of policing?
A. Police officers typically de-escalate encounters to offset the presence of a
physical threat in a situation.
B. Police officers are more likely to take independent decisions.
C. Police officers actively interact with community members and take a proactive
approach to policing.
D. Police officers tend to view the members of the public as the "enemy."
Veronica says that the police officer who arrested her for drunk driving did not
give her adequate explanation for detaining and arresting her. She says that the
police officer was also impolite in his conduct. Which of the following statements
is true about this scenario?
A. Veronica was denied distributive justice.
B. Veronica most likely feels that she was denied procedural justice.
C. The police officer who arrested her regularly employs racial profiling.
, NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
D. The police officer adopted the "guardian" mindset of policing.
De-escalation is the least useful when
A. use of force is unnecessary.
B. police officers outnumber the violators in an encounter.
C. there is a clear threat of a physical attack on a police officer.
D. police officers adopt the military style of policing.
Some police officers regularly stop, search, and arrest African Americans more
frequently than white Americans. This is an example of
A. systematic bias.
B. the halo effect.
C. the spotlight effect.
D. self-serving bias.
The emphasis on crime fighting creates unrealistic public expectations about the
ability of the police to
A. catch criminals and prevent crime.
B. provide successful community policing.
C. correct family problems and prevent domestic violence.
D. reduce gang violence in major cities. - ANS A. catch criminals and prevent
crime.
, NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
Movies and television shows strengthen the impression that the police are highly
successful in solving crimes, when in fact only percent of all reported Index
crimes are solved.
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30 - ANS B. 20
The reality of policing is that the police play an extremely
A. civil role in society.
B. community-oriented role in working with juveniles.
C. complex role by dealing with the social issues of crime.
D. aggressive role in dealing with gangs and drugs. - ANS C. complex role by
dealing with the social issues of crime.
As a result of the crime-fighter image of the police, police officers
A. tend to engage more in de-escalation.
B. avoid the use of force in most encounters.
C. feel encouraged to adopt a "warrior" mindset.
D. tend to conceal use-of-force incident information from the public. - ANS C. feel
encouraged to adopt a "warrior" mindset.
, NUCLMED N01A POLICE TEST TRIAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
2022/2023 UPDATE
What is the community policing movement attempting to accomplish?
A. to reduce the overall crime rate
B. to improve neighborhood conditions
C. to restore and develop the citizen role as coproducers of police services
D. to improve satisfaction with police services by reducing the response time to
calls for service - ANS C. to restore and develop the citizen role as coproducers of
police services
What does our political system ensure where the police are concerned?
A. policing power and authority
B. public control and accountability of the police
C. fair allocation of monetary resources
D. prosecution of the arrests made by the police - ANS B. public control and
accountability of the police
Herman Goldstein developed POP. This stands for
A. police operations procedure.
B. pals of police.
C. problems of policing.
D. problem-oriented policing. - ANS D. problem-oriented policing.
