SERGEANT PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your officers approach a person
who she reasonably suspects to be selling packets of cocaine. The officer begins to
question the person and then conducts a pat-down search of the person's jacket,
attempting to locate where the drugs are secreted. As a supervisor, you should tell the
officer that this type of search is - Answers :Not justifiable because the officer had only
reasonable suspicion.
There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent criminal acts by making an
example of persons convicted of crimes. Choose the theory of punishment that asserts
potential offenders will refrain from committing crimes for fear of punishment - Answers
:Deterrence. Deterrence is split in to two categories - general and specific
When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a person's constitutional rights,
that evidence may be inadmissible in any subsequent criminal trial against that person
for which the evidence was a key component. This is known as - Answers :The
exclusionary rule
What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search of a person's premises in the
absence of exigent circumstances? - Answers :A search warrant
The sentencing philosophy seeking to create an equal or proportionate relationship
between the offense and the punishment is called - Answers :Just desserts
Which of the following constitutional amendments contains the due process clause? -
Answers :Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
A sentencing philosophy seeking satisfaction from knowing or seeing that offenders are
punished. Also called vengeance. This philosophy of justice asserts that the punishment
should fit the crime and the culpability of the offender - Answers :Retribution
If probable cause exists to search a motor vehicle, then - Answers :if the vehicle can be
readily moved, the entire vehicle can be searched
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects -
Answers :people
A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the offender into society is called -
Answers :rehabilitation
Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from another city. They wore badges
and insignia, and one of them was holding a zipper pouch containing a pistol. Although
they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the officers picked out the defendant and
, asked to inspect his ticket and identification, which he gave to them. These items were
immediately returned to the defendant as unremarkable. However, the two police
officers then explained that they were narcotics agents on the lookout for illegal drugs
and asked the defendant's consent to search his luggage. They specifically advised the
defendant that he had the right to refuse consent. The search uncovered a quantity of
cocaine in one of the defendant's suitcases. The defendant was arrested and charged
with trafficking in cocaine. The Supreme Court held that - Answers :the actions of the
two officers were lawful and no reasonable suspicion was required because the
defendant gave his consent to the search
Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of the Fourth Amendment search
warrant requirement? - Answers :Terry type search for drugs
A field interview by a police officer does not involve detention in the constitutional sens
so long as the officer does not deny the individual the right to move. What else is true of
this scenario? - Answers :The person approached may not be detained even
momentarily unless the officer has reasonable objective grounds for detaining the
person. If the police officer is not armed with reasonable suspicion of criminal activity,
the person approached need not answer any question put to him or her; indeed, he or
she may decline to listen to the questions at all and leave. When the officer has
reasonable suspicion that a particular person committed a crime, he or she may lawfully
stop that person and detain him or her long enough to dispel or build on the suspicion,
but the suspect does not have to answer any questions put to him or her by the police.
A sentencing philosophy seeking to remove the offender from society is called -
Answers :Incapacitation
Which of the following is an exception to the exclusionary rule? - Answers :good faith,
public safety, and inevitable discovery
In modern police management, it is generally accepted that the punishment and
admonishing of an officer should not be carried out in front of the public or fellow
officers. When would it be appropriate for a supervisor to violate this practice? -
Answers :When the officer conducted an overt act of misconduct
An order will most often be better accepted and carried out if it is given as a - Answers
:request
What is the process of locating on a map where crimes occur in a specific geographic
location? - Answers :crime mapping
In emergency situations when immediate action is called for, the most appropriate type
of order is a(n) - Answers :direct command
Uncertainty in the language a supervisor uses is problematic primarily because it is
often interpreted as - Answers :indecision
ANSWERS
As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your officers approach a person
who she reasonably suspects to be selling packets of cocaine. The officer begins to
question the person and then conducts a pat-down search of the person's jacket,
attempting to locate where the drugs are secreted. As a supervisor, you should tell the
officer that this type of search is - Answers :Not justifiable because the officer had only
reasonable suspicion.
There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent criminal acts by making an
example of persons convicted of crimes. Choose the theory of punishment that asserts
potential offenders will refrain from committing crimes for fear of punishment - Answers
:Deterrence. Deterrence is split in to two categories - general and specific
When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a person's constitutional rights,
that evidence may be inadmissible in any subsequent criminal trial against that person
for which the evidence was a key component. This is known as - Answers :The
exclusionary rule
What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search of a person's premises in the
absence of exigent circumstances? - Answers :A search warrant
The sentencing philosophy seeking to create an equal or proportionate relationship
between the offense and the punishment is called - Answers :Just desserts
Which of the following constitutional amendments contains the due process clause? -
Answers :Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments
A sentencing philosophy seeking satisfaction from knowing or seeing that offenders are
punished. Also called vengeance. This philosophy of justice asserts that the punishment
should fit the crime and the culpability of the offender - Answers :Retribution
If probable cause exists to search a motor vehicle, then - Answers :if the vehicle can be
readily moved, the entire vehicle can be searched
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution protects -
Answers :people
A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the offender into society is called -
Answers :rehabilitation
Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from another city. They wore badges
and insignia, and one of them was holding a zipper pouch containing a pistol. Although
they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the officers picked out the defendant and
, asked to inspect his ticket and identification, which he gave to them. These items were
immediately returned to the defendant as unremarkable. However, the two police
officers then explained that they were narcotics agents on the lookout for illegal drugs
and asked the defendant's consent to search his luggage. They specifically advised the
defendant that he had the right to refuse consent. The search uncovered a quantity of
cocaine in one of the defendant's suitcases. The defendant was arrested and charged
with trafficking in cocaine. The Supreme Court held that - Answers :the actions of the
two officers were lawful and no reasonable suspicion was required because the
defendant gave his consent to the search
Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of the Fourth Amendment search
warrant requirement? - Answers :Terry type search for drugs
A field interview by a police officer does not involve detention in the constitutional sens
so long as the officer does not deny the individual the right to move. What else is true of
this scenario? - Answers :The person approached may not be detained even
momentarily unless the officer has reasonable objective grounds for detaining the
person. If the police officer is not armed with reasonable suspicion of criminal activity,
the person approached need not answer any question put to him or her; indeed, he or
she may decline to listen to the questions at all and leave. When the officer has
reasonable suspicion that a particular person committed a crime, he or she may lawfully
stop that person and detain him or her long enough to dispel or build on the suspicion,
but the suspect does not have to answer any questions put to him or her by the police.
A sentencing philosophy seeking to remove the offender from society is called -
Answers :Incapacitation
Which of the following is an exception to the exclusionary rule? - Answers :good faith,
public safety, and inevitable discovery
In modern police management, it is generally accepted that the punishment and
admonishing of an officer should not be carried out in front of the public or fellow
officers. When would it be appropriate for a supervisor to violate this practice? -
Answers :When the officer conducted an overt act of misconduct
An order will most often be better accepted and carried out if it is given as a - Answers
:request
What is the process of locating on a map where crimes occur in a specific geographic
location? - Answers :crime mapping
In emergency situations when immediate action is called for, the most appropriate type
of order is a(n) - Answers :direct command
Uncertainty in the language a supervisor uses is problematic primarily because it is
often interpreted as - Answers :indecision
