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Police Officer Exam: Police Situational Judgment Practice Test 2
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Police Officer Exam: Police Situational Judgment Practice Test 2
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1. Police Officer Jones has been sent by her sergeant to the property clerk to pick up the following equipment:
Quantity Item
15 Portable Radios
10 Batteries
15 Radio Cases
1 Battery Charger (Type A)
4 Battery Chargers (Type B)
Officer Jones is required to make a notation in her memo book regarding the total number of items being picked up. Which one of the following formulas would Officer Jones be correct to use?
2. While on patrol, Officer Jones responds to a grand larceny. The following details were obtained at the scene:
Place o Crime: In front of 1430 5th Avenue
Time of Crime: Between 8:30 A.M. and noon
Victim: Andrea Jason
Crime: Purse Snatching
Suspect: Unidentified
Officer Jones is completing a report of the incident. Which one of the following expresses the above information most clearly, accurately and completely?
3. P.O. Wilson is completing her weekly P.O. Activity Report, in which she lists the police services she rendered during the previous week. The following is a listing of the number of parking summonses she issued during the first week of April:
Day Parking Summonses
April 5 3
April 6 6
April 7 12
April 8 0
April 9 4
Which one of the following formulas should P.O. Wilson use to calculate the total number of summonses issued during the first week in April?
4. P.O. Doe responded to 235 East 20th Street to investigate a report that a man who lived alone had died. Officer Doe arrived at the scene and searched the apartment of the deceased. He found the following items:
Property # Items Dollar Value (each)
Ring 1 $ 350.00
Cash 1 $ 100.00
Stamp Collection 1 $1,500.00
Cameras 3 $ 500.00
Officer Doe is preparing a voucher for the recovered property. Which one of the following choices is the total value of the property recovered?
5. P.O. Scott arrested a suspect for illegal sale of narcotics. The suspect possessed the following packages of narcotics:
Weight/Package # Of Packages
2 lbs. Marijuana 6
6 oz. Cocaine 2
3 oz. Heroin 9
P.O. Scott is preparing a report of the arrest. Which one of the following choices correctly states the total weight for each narcotic?
6. While on patrol, Officer Jones responds to a grand larceny. The following details were obtained at the scene:
Place o Crime: In front of 1430 5th Avenue
Time of Crime: Between 8:30 A.M. and noon
Victim: Andrea Jason
Crime: Purse Snatching
Suspect: Unidentified
Officer Jones is completing a report of the incident. Which one of the following expresses the above information most clearly, accurately and completely?
7. Police Officer Jones has been sent by her sergeant to the property clerk to pick up the following equipment:
Quantity Item
15 Portable Radios
10 Batteries
15 Radio Cases
1 Battery Charger (Type A)
4 Battery Chargers (Type B)
Officer Jones is required to make a notation in her memo book regarding the total number of items being picked up. Which one of the following formulas would Officer Jones be correct to use?
8. Missing Person -The New York City Police Department classifies a missing person as any person missing from a New York City residence who is:
Under 18 years of age, or
Likely to commit suicide, or
Mentally or physically handicapped, or
Absent under suspicious circumstances, or
A possible victim of drowning.
According to this definition, which one of the following should not be classified as a missing person?
9. While on patrol, Officer James responds to a traffic accident. The following details were obtained at the scene:
Place of Accident: Intersection of 3rd Ave. and 43rd St.
Time of Accident: 4:30 P.M.
Vehicle Involved: 1983 Volvo
Driver: Joe Bedford
Damage: Vehicle struck a lamppost causing a dented front bumper.
Officer James is completing a report of the incident. Which one of the following expresses the above information most clearly, accurately and completely?
10. Police Officer Smith has arrested a burglary suspect. The following is a list of the property and dollar value of each item confiscated from the suspect.
Quantity Items Dollar Value
1 Radio $ 95.
2 TVs $320. each
3 Watches $200. each
1 Bracelet $325.
2 Pendants $ 25. each
Officer Smith is required to voucher the property as evidence. Which one of the following formulas would Officer Smith be correct to use to calculate the total value of the vouchered property?
11. P.O. Jones has been told by his sergeant to distribute 36 radios equally among the six different squads assigned to the precinct. Which one of the following choices correctly states the number of radios which are to be assigned to each squad?
12. Reckless Endangerment - The crime of reckless endangerment is committed when a person performs an act, realizing that he is unjustifiably creating a great risk that one may be seriously injured or killed, and disregards the risk.
According to the definition given, which one of the following is the best example of reckless endangerment?
13. While on patrol, Officer Andre responds to a grand larceny. The following details were obtained at the scene:
Place of Crime: In front of 118-92 Shore Avenue
Time of Crime: Between midnight and 8:30 A.M.
Victim: Richard Alvin
Crime: Car Theft
Vehicle Stolen: 1992 Ford
Suspect: Unidentified
Officer Andre is completing a report of the incident. Which one of the following expresses the above information most clearly, accurately and completely?
14. Police Officer Smith has arrested a burglary suspect. The following is a list of the property and dollar value of each item confiscated from the suspect.
Quantity Items Dollar Value
1 Radio $ 95.
2 TVs $320. each
3 Watches $200. each
1 Bracelet $325.
2 Pendants $ 25. each
Officer Smith is required to voucher the property as evidence. Which one of the following formulas would Officer Smith be correct to use to calculate the total value of the vouchered property?
15. P.O. Jones has arrested John Dunn, a shoplifter at A.S. Department Store. Mr. Dunn had the following stolen items in his possession:
3 Sweaters each valued at $275.00
2 Pants each valued at $73.00
1 Tie valued at $19.00
2 Shirts each valued at $25.00
Which one of the following is the total value of the stolen property?
16. On April 27, 1993, several drug-related homicides were committed at different locations. Based on the descriptions of eyewitnesses, it is believed that the same person committed all the homicides. Police officers are provided with the following description: The suspect is an Hispanic male, with long curly black hair, approximately 150 lbs., missing two fingers on his left hand, and is wearing a purple wind-breaker.
Officer Lopez has stopped four Hispanic males for questioning. Which one of the items of information provided by the witnesses should Officer Lopez consider the most helpful in identifying the suspect?
17. P.O. Scott arrested a suspect for illegal sale of narcotics. The suspect possessed the following packages of narcotics:
Weight/Package # Of Packages
2 lbs. Marijuana 6
6 oz. Cocaine 2
3 oz. Heroin 9
P.O. Scott is preparing a report of the arrest. Which one of the following choices correctly states the total weight for each narcotic?
18. Reckless Endangerment - The crime of reckless endangerment is committed when a person performs an act, realizing that he is unjustifiably creating a great risk that one may be seriously injured or killed, and disregards the risk.
According to the definition given, which one of the following is the best example of reckless endangerment?