Test What You Know

                          

Directions: Choose the ONE best answer for each question.

1. Police Officer Rodriguez responds to a robbery. The following six statements appear in the victim's account of the incident:

   1. The man ran back to the north, up Dupree Street.
   2. I just left the check cashing store and was walking south on Dupree Street.
   3. The man in the black jacket said, "Hey, wanna see something?" Then he pulled out a knife at least 6 inches long.
   4. A man in a black jacket approached from the convenience store at the corner and started walking alongside me.
      
   5. The man demanded my wallet, so I gave it to him.
      
   6. I stopped at the closest place I could, a fast-food restaurant, and called the police.

1. What is the most logical order of these statements?

   1. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2
   2. 3, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6
   3. 2, 4, 3, 5, 1, 6
   4. 2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5

2. Police Officer Martin responds to an assault call. The victim's account includes the following six statements:

   1. I got up, went inside the convenience store, and asked the cashier to call the police.
   2. The man walked up to me and punched me in the face, knocking me to the ground. He said, "It's my business now," and then walked away down Maine, southbound.
   3. I was putting air in my tires with a manual pump, and I had my driver-side door open with the radio playing.
   4. I had my car parked in the parking lot at the convenience store on the corner of Maine and Sparta.
      
   5. He said, "Turn that junk down, man." I told him to mind his own business.
      
   6. A large man, about 6 feet 4 inches and 300 lb, came out of the convenience store and walked past my car.

2. What is the most logical order of these statements?
   

   1. 4, 3, 6, 5, 2, 1
   2. 4, 5, 6, 3, 1, 2
      
   3. 6, 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
   4. 5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 6
      

3. Answer this question on the basis of the following.

   A police officer is required to report dangerous situations immediately to the station house in closest proximity.

3. Which of the following situations would most likely require an officer to report as dangerous?

   1. An abnormally large amount of garbage piled up at a sidewalk curb
   2. A group of teenagers conversing loudly on a street corner
   3. A significant amount of fresh graffiti on the perimeter wall of a park
   4. A chemical spill on a street next to a school

4. A tractor trailer is disabled on the side of the highway. Which of the following is the most appropriate first action for the officer?

   1. Call for backup.
   2. Set up flares 300 feet behind the truck.
   3. Ask the operator for his license.
   4. Conduct an inspection of the truck for violations.