BASIC PEACE OFFICER EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
10-15 means:
(A) message delivered
(B) reply to message
(C) en route
(D) urgent
(A) message delivered
10-18 means:
(A) urgent
(B) (in) contact
(C) location
(D) call ( ) by phone
(A) urgent
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or
public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just
compensation. Which Amendment is this?
(A) Amendment X
(B) Amendment VII
,(C) Amendment VI
(D) Amendment V
(D) Amendment V
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury,
shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according
to the rules of the common law is which Amendment?
(A) Amendment X
(B) Amendment IX
(C) Amendment VII
(D) Amendment IV
(C) Amendment VII
The third pillar of procedural justice has processes by which decisions are made
not rely upon secrecy or deception. In other words, decisions unfold out in the
open as much as possible as opposed to behind closed doors. This is called
____________.
(A) Fairness and Consistency
(B) Giving Voice to all Parties
(C) Transparency
(D) Impartiality
(C) Transparency
Officers build public confidence by:
(A) Showing you are in control
(B) Acting in a way that encourages community members to believe that they will
be treated with goodwill in the future
(C) Determining the facts quickly based on experience
,(D) None of the listed
(B) Acting in a way that encourages community members to believe that they will be
treated with goodwill in the future
August Volmer can best be remembered for:
(A) His contribution to the goal of professionalizing the police
(B) Police Commissioner during the 1912 Chicago Raids.
(C) Creating the FBI
(D) Getting the Pendleton Act passed
identifying police corruption
(A) His contribution to the goal of professionalizing the police
It is important to help citizens however possible, including referral to a private
attorney or bail bondsman.
True
False
False
If an alcoholic can stop drinking, he or she doesn't have a problem.
False
True
False
Sources of protein include all of the following except ______________.
(A) eggs
(B) beans
(C) white flour
, (D) meat
(E) milk
(F) fish
(C) white flour
A police officer sees an old, battered car being driven at night by an unkempt
driver in a wealthy section of town, and suspects that the driver might be
planning to commit a crime. The officer notices that the light over the car's rear
license plate is not illuminated. The officer uses that minor traffic violation as an
excuse to pull the car over and sees illegal drugs on the passenger seat. The
officer arrests the driver for possession of illegal drugs. Was the arrest and
seizure of the drugs valid? Why or why not?
(A) No. Even if there was a valid reason to make a traffic stop, the officer's true
motive involved profiling the subject.
(B) Yes. The minor infraction gave the police officer the right to stop the vehicle
and seeing the drugs in plain view gave the officer the right to make the arrest.
(B) Yes. The minor infraction gave the police officer the right to stop the vehicle and
seeing the drugs in plain view gave the officer the right to make the arrest.
A religious group is vigorously protesting at a local abortion clinic. One of the
protestors, a very large woman lies down in front of the entrance to the clinic and
refuses to leave even after the clinic personnel ask her to do so. The police arrive
and arrest her for ______________.
(A) Criminal Trespass
(B) Disorderly Conduct
(C) none listed
(D) Obstructing a Passageway
(D) Obstructing a Passageway
"Voluntary intoxication" does;
GRADED A+
10-15 means:
(A) message delivered
(B) reply to message
(C) en route
(D) urgent
(A) message delivered
10-18 means:
(A) urgent
(B) (in) contact
(C) location
(D) call ( ) by phone
(A) urgent
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in
the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or
public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a
witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just
compensation. Which Amendment is this?
(A) Amendment X
(B) Amendment VII
,(C) Amendment VI
(D) Amendment V
(D) Amendment V
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury,
shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according
to the rules of the common law is which Amendment?
(A) Amendment X
(B) Amendment IX
(C) Amendment VII
(D) Amendment IV
(C) Amendment VII
The third pillar of procedural justice has processes by which decisions are made
not rely upon secrecy or deception. In other words, decisions unfold out in the
open as much as possible as opposed to behind closed doors. This is called
____________.
(A) Fairness and Consistency
(B) Giving Voice to all Parties
(C) Transparency
(D) Impartiality
(C) Transparency
Officers build public confidence by:
(A) Showing you are in control
(B) Acting in a way that encourages community members to believe that they will
be treated with goodwill in the future
(C) Determining the facts quickly based on experience
,(D) None of the listed
(B) Acting in a way that encourages community members to believe that they will be
treated with goodwill in the future
August Volmer can best be remembered for:
(A) His contribution to the goal of professionalizing the police
(B) Police Commissioner during the 1912 Chicago Raids.
(C) Creating the FBI
(D) Getting the Pendleton Act passed
identifying police corruption
(A) His contribution to the goal of professionalizing the police
It is important to help citizens however possible, including referral to a private
attorney or bail bondsman.
True
False
False
If an alcoholic can stop drinking, he or she doesn't have a problem.
False
True
False
Sources of protein include all of the following except ______________.
(A) eggs
(B) beans
(C) white flour
, (D) meat
(E) milk
(F) fish
(C) white flour
A police officer sees an old, battered car being driven at night by an unkempt
driver in a wealthy section of town, and suspects that the driver might be
planning to commit a crime. The officer notices that the light over the car's rear
license plate is not illuminated. The officer uses that minor traffic violation as an
excuse to pull the car over and sees illegal drugs on the passenger seat. The
officer arrests the driver for possession of illegal drugs. Was the arrest and
seizure of the drugs valid? Why or why not?
(A) No. Even if there was a valid reason to make a traffic stop, the officer's true
motive involved profiling the subject.
(B) Yes. The minor infraction gave the police officer the right to stop the vehicle
and seeing the drugs in plain view gave the officer the right to make the arrest.
(B) Yes. The minor infraction gave the police officer the right to stop the vehicle and
seeing the drugs in plain view gave the officer the right to make the arrest.
A religious group is vigorously protesting at a local abortion clinic. One of the
protestors, a very large woman lies down in front of the entrance to the clinic and
refuses to leave even after the clinic personnel ask her to do so. The police arrive
and arrest her for ______________.
(A) Criminal Trespass
(B) Disorderly Conduct
(C) none listed
(D) Obstructing a Passageway
(D) Obstructing a Passageway
"Voluntary intoxication" does;
