Sergeant NFLST ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. Four dimensions of Community Policing - ANSWER ✓ Philosophical,
Strategic, Tactical, Organizational
2. Selective enforcement - ANSWER ✓ Close to discretion where police
decide to enforce specific crimes more often than others.
3. POP / Problem Oriented Policing - ANSWER ✓ Group incidents as
problems - not defined by one crime or incident. Focus on substantive
problems as the heart of policing. Systematic inquiry. Proactive stance.
Evaluates newly implemented responses.
4. SARA model for problem solving process - ANSWER ✓ Scanning,
Analyze, Response, Assessment
5. Steps to overcome bias - ANSWER ✓ Zero tolerance policy, Work with the
community and schools.
6. Poverty syndrome - ANSWER ✓ inadequate education, jobs, housing, and
resentment of those who control the social system
7. GREAT - Gang Resistance Education and Training - ANSWER ✓
Nationwide program combatting gang enrollment in youth. Improves self
esteem. Commitment to peers, positive school environment.
,8. Differential response - ANSWER ✓ Prioritizing calls and police response
appropriately
9. Preventative patrol based on two principles: - ANSWER ✓ Increased patrol
increases crime solved. Patrolling improves response time.
10.Preventative Patrol Study - ANSWER ✓ 1974 study concluded that
increased patrols doesn't reduce crime, or impact how the community thinks
about police, or reduce fear of future crime.
11.Directed patrol - ANSWER ✓ Part of intel based proactive policing where
patrol supervisors are directing line officers to patrol certain high crime
areas.
12."Coactive policing" - ANSWER ✓ Community policing approach using
other public and private entities to combat unrest or a certain, specific issue.
13.Open v. closed "systems" - ANSWER ✓ Police departments are "Open
systems" meaning they don't operate independently.
14.Foot patrols - ANSWER ✓ Decrease fear levels. Without FPs, increased fear
levels. Officers feel sense of community more. Officers feel more job
satisfaction.
15.Criminal Element to Calls - ANSWER ✓ Of citizen calls for service, there is
a criminal element to only 29.1%
16.Casual crowd - ANSWER ✓ easily dispersed
17.Cohesive crowd - ANSWER ✓ common purpose, but without leadership
18.Expressive crowd - ANSWER ✓ has a leader/s, usually political rally
19.Aggressive crowd - ANSWER ✓ leadership structure, highly emotional,
could escalate
,20.Written action plan prior to riot - ANSWER ✓ How many participants, Time
to start/end, Previous rallies, Medical on standby?, Where will the march
take place, Who is the leader, Will there be a counter protest?, Command
center location
21.How to Implement COP into a Community - ANSWER ✓ Specialized
community involved problem solving units, Neighborhood watch,
Foot/horse/bike patrols, Permanent patrol assingments (officers being in
same beat for extended period), Citizen volunteers, Citizen academies
22.Crime triangle - ANSWER ✓ Desire/ Ability/ Opportunity = crime
23.CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design - ANSWER ✓ 4
Main Parts: Natural Access control - walkways directing people to desired
entrances, Natural surveillance - keeps intruders observable, adequate
lighting, Territorial reinforcement - fences, landscaping, gateways, etc,
Target hardening - locks, window locks, security
24.Amber Alert Issuance Criterion - ANSWER ✓ An abduction took place,
Child under 18, Safety of child is threatened, Police have information that
may help locate the child, the suspect, or the suspect's vehicle
25.Percentage of LE Job Dedicated to service - ANSWER ✓ 60-90% of an LE's
job is service related
26.Decomposition - ANSWER ✓ A body decomposing above ground for a
week looks similar to a body that has been under water for 2 weeks or has
been buried for six weeks.
27.Forensic entomologist - ANSWER ✓ test bugs on
28.Entrance wound - ANSWER ✓ sinks temporarily then regains elasticity
29.Contusion ring - ANSWER ✓ forms around the entrance of a bullet hole in a
human
30.Contact bullet wound - ANSWER ✓ leaves charring of the skin, black
splotches around the entrance of the bullet
, 31.Incise and Stab wounds - ANSWER ✓ Normally if fatal, incise or "cutting"
wounds found in the throat area
32.Incise and Stab wounds II Most commonly found on face, arms, and legs. -
ANSWER ✓ Stabbing normally fatal if hits an organ
33.Close proximity of stab wounds - ANSWER ✓ normally indicates
incapacitation at the time of the attack (intox, held down, asleep)
34.Lacerations - ANSWER ✓ caused by blunt objects and create abnormally
shaped cuts.
35.Battered child syndrome - ANSWER ✓ Physical abuse to children. Most
common weapons are belts and electric chords.
36.Burn injuries - ANSWER ✓ make up 10% of child abuse. Infants commonly
burned by water for not responding to toilet training.
37.Scald burns - ANSWER ✓ most common deliberate type of burn, and are
caused by heating a liquid and immersing the child in the liquid. Also called
immersion burns.
38.Immersion burns - ANSWER ✓ the depth of the burn is uniform and there
are "water lines" and possible bruising on the child where they were held
into the liquid
39.Sparing - ANSWER ✓ describing what a child does when their hand is
forcibly inserted into a burning liquid. They will close their hand to "spare"
the inside of the palm.
40.Spill/splash injuries - ANSWER ✓ hot liquid falls onto child
41.Contact burns - ANSWER ✓ something hot held against the skin. Cigarette
and electric steam iron burns are the most common.
42.Branding burns - ANSWER ✓ Much deeper than an accidental collision
with the hot object.
2025/2026 || QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
<BRAND NEW VERSION>
1. Four dimensions of Community Policing - ANSWER ✓ Philosophical,
Strategic, Tactical, Organizational
2. Selective enforcement - ANSWER ✓ Close to discretion where police
decide to enforce specific crimes more often than others.
3. POP / Problem Oriented Policing - ANSWER ✓ Group incidents as
problems - not defined by one crime or incident. Focus on substantive
problems as the heart of policing. Systematic inquiry. Proactive stance.
Evaluates newly implemented responses.
4. SARA model for problem solving process - ANSWER ✓ Scanning,
Analyze, Response, Assessment
5. Steps to overcome bias - ANSWER ✓ Zero tolerance policy, Work with the
community and schools.
6. Poverty syndrome - ANSWER ✓ inadequate education, jobs, housing, and
resentment of those who control the social system
7. GREAT - Gang Resistance Education and Training - ANSWER ✓
Nationwide program combatting gang enrollment in youth. Improves self
esteem. Commitment to peers, positive school environment.
,8. Differential response - ANSWER ✓ Prioritizing calls and police response
appropriately
9. Preventative patrol based on two principles: - ANSWER ✓ Increased patrol
increases crime solved. Patrolling improves response time.
10.Preventative Patrol Study - ANSWER ✓ 1974 study concluded that
increased patrols doesn't reduce crime, or impact how the community thinks
about police, or reduce fear of future crime.
11.Directed patrol - ANSWER ✓ Part of intel based proactive policing where
patrol supervisors are directing line officers to patrol certain high crime
areas.
12."Coactive policing" - ANSWER ✓ Community policing approach using
other public and private entities to combat unrest or a certain, specific issue.
13.Open v. closed "systems" - ANSWER ✓ Police departments are "Open
systems" meaning they don't operate independently.
14.Foot patrols - ANSWER ✓ Decrease fear levels. Without FPs, increased fear
levels. Officers feel sense of community more. Officers feel more job
satisfaction.
15.Criminal Element to Calls - ANSWER ✓ Of citizen calls for service, there is
a criminal element to only 29.1%
16.Casual crowd - ANSWER ✓ easily dispersed
17.Cohesive crowd - ANSWER ✓ common purpose, but without leadership
18.Expressive crowd - ANSWER ✓ has a leader/s, usually political rally
19.Aggressive crowd - ANSWER ✓ leadership structure, highly emotional,
could escalate
,20.Written action plan prior to riot - ANSWER ✓ How many participants, Time
to start/end, Previous rallies, Medical on standby?, Where will the march
take place, Who is the leader, Will there be a counter protest?, Command
center location
21.How to Implement COP into a Community - ANSWER ✓ Specialized
community involved problem solving units, Neighborhood watch,
Foot/horse/bike patrols, Permanent patrol assingments (officers being in
same beat for extended period), Citizen volunteers, Citizen academies
22.Crime triangle - ANSWER ✓ Desire/ Ability/ Opportunity = crime
23.CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design - ANSWER ✓ 4
Main Parts: Natural Access control - walkways directing people to desired
entrances, Natural surveillance - keeps intruders observable, adequate
lighting, Territorial reinforcement - fences, landscaping, gateways, etc,
Target hardening - locks, window locks, security
24.Amber Alert Issuance Criterion - ANSWER ✓ An abduction took place,
Child under 18, Safety of child is threatened, Police have information that
may help locate the child, the suspect, or the suspect's vehicle
25.Percentage of LE Job Dedicated to service - ANSWER ✓ 60-90% of an LE's
job is service related
26.Decomposition - ANSWER ✓ A body decomposing above ground for a
week looks similar to a body that has been under water for 2 weeks or has
been buried for six weeks.
27.Forensic entomologist - ANSWER ✓ test bugs on
28.Entrance wound - ANSWER ✓ sinks temporarily then regains elasticity
29.Contusion ring - ANSWER ✓ forms around the entrance of a bullet hole in a
human
30.Contact bullet wound - ANSWER ✓ leaves charring of the skin, black
splotches around the entrance of the bullet
, 31.Incise and Stab wounds - ANSWER ✓ Normally if fatal, incise or "cutting"
wounds found in the throat area
32.Incise and Stab wounds II Most commonly found on face, arms, and legs. -
ANSWER ✓ Stabbing normally fatal if hits an organ
33.Close proximity of stab wounds - ANSWER ✓ normally indicates
incapacitation at the time of the attack (intox, held down, asleep)
34.Lacerations - ANSWER ✓ caused by blunt objects and create abnormally
shaped cuts.
35.Battered child syndrome - ANSWER ✓ Physical abuse to children. Most
common weapons are belts and electric chords.
36.Burn injuries - ANSWER ✓ make up 10% of child abuse. Infants commonly
burned by water for not responding to toilet training.
37.Scald burns - ANSWER ✓ most common deliberate type of burn, and are
caused by heating a liquid and immersing the child in the liquid. Also called
immersion burns.
38.Immersion burns - ANSWER ✓ the depth of the burn is uniform and there
are "water lines" and possible bruising on the child where they were held
into the liquid
39.Sparing - ANSWER ✓ describing what a child does when their hand is
forcibly inserted into a burning liquid. They will close their hand to "spare"
the inside of the palm.
40.Spill/splash injuries - ANSWER ✓ hot liquid falls onto child
41.Contact burns - ANSWER ✓ something hot held against the skin. Cigarette
and electric steam iron burns are the most common.
42.Branding burns - ANSWER ✓ Much deeper than an accidental collision
with the hot object.
