Police Sgt. Exam

Front 1

When handcuffing prisoners, officers shall insert __________ between the handcuffs and the prisoner’s wrist to ensure sufficient space and reduce the risk of injury. (6.01)

Back 1

A Fingertip

Front 2

If money is discovered during a search incident to arrest, officers shall count the money in front of the prisoner ___________. (6.01)

Back 2

prior to transporting from the scene.

Front 3

True or false: A subject arrested for non-custodial misdemeanors may only be searched if the officer has probable cause to believe there may be evidence of the crime concealed on that subject. (6.01)

Back 3

True

Front 4

True or False: A person hiding a weapon in their undergarments would not constitute an exigent circumstance that would justify a strip search for the weapon. (6.01)

Back 4

False

Front 5

Any person who is arrested and held for more than _______ without being booked has the right to make at least ____ telephone calls. (6.01)

Back 5

3 hours, 3

Front 6

True or False: An arrestee will be seat belted in unless the person has been maximally restrained. (6.01)

Back 6

False

Front 7

The preferred method for lifting and carrying a subject in the maximum restraint position is_____________. (6.01)

Back 7

to sit them up

Front 8

True or false: CAL-ID is mandatory regardless of any identification found in the possession of a prisoner if they are processed for petty theft or misdemeanor weapons charges. (6.01)

Back 8

True

Front 9

The safety control chair located in the sally port should only be used to secure _______________ prisoners who require a “non-consensual” blood draw or decontamination from OC spray. (6.01)

Back 9

passivelyresistant

Actively Resistant

Front 10

True or false: Officers are allowed to wear OC spray on their gun belts when fingerprinting suspects. (6.01)

Back 10

True

Front 11

Cash amounts totaling _________ or more will be verified by the arresting/transporting officer, the prisoner, and the Jail Intake Seargeant before jail staff accepts the money. (6.02)

Back 11

$500

Front 12

There are only _____ beds available for SDPD misdemeanants at Las Colinas. (6.02)

Back 12

60

Front 13

When transporting a female prisoner, her purse should be placed ______________. (6.02)

Back 13

betweenthe front seats

or

on the front passenger seat

Front 14

When the prisoner is unable to furnish valid identification and the arresting officer has reason to doubt the name given by him/her, the officer should book the prisoner ____________. (6.02)

Back 14

as John or Jane Doe AND the name the prisoner gave

Front 15

True or False: If a person is arrested on felony or misdemeanor charge during a traffic stop, the officer shall cite the person for the moving violation prior to booking them into jail on the additional charges. (6.02)

Back 15

False

Front 16

Persons arrested on out-of state felony warrants will be booked under the penal code section ___________. (6.02)

Back 16

1551.1

Front 17

True or False: It is acceptable to put unemployed on an arrest top sheet under occupation if the arrestee does not have a job. (6.02)

Back 17

False

Front 18

When a prisoner is transported to a hospital, the transporting officer will fill out DMI RESIDENT OR PRISONER REFERRAL form in duplicate and return it to the County Jail ______________. (6.02)

Back 18

whether treatment is given or not

Front 19

County Jail will not provide a guard for the hospitalized prisoner until ____________. (6.02)

Back 19

the prisoner has been arraigned

Front 20

The Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) accepts prisoner who have_______. (6.02)

Back 20

federal arrest warrants

Front 21

When booking prisoners into MCC, officers will secure ________. (6.02)

Back 21

Ammunition

Weapons

Cellphones

Front 22

Information collected on field interview forms will remain in the ARJIS system for _________, at which time it will be purged. (6.03)

Back 22

one year

Front 23

Information collected on field interview forms will remain in the CRMS system for ________. (6.03)

Back 23

five years

Front 24

The original field interview report is held in records for _________. (6.03)

Back 24

five years

Front 25

True or false: Officers are to forward the gold copy or a photocopy of any FIs conducted on individuals found or contacted on school campuses to School Police. (6.03)

Back 25

True

Front 26

True or false: Financial Crimes and Metro Arson Strike Team (MAST) will complete crime reports for cases falling within their investigative specialty. (6.04)

Back 26

True

Front 27

When the amount of property stolen in a shoplift by one juvenile is less than _______ retail value, do not make a crime report. (6.04)

Back 27

$10.00

Front 28

Specific guidelines to assist members in making the most appropriate response for each item of information required in the report are available in the ____________. (6.04)

Back 28

Preliminary Investigation Manual

Front 29

Victim officers shall not provide personal identifying information that could later become a matter of public record unless: (6.04)

Back 29

it's a vehicle accident

Front 30

The ________ officer of a two-officer unit has the responsibility for ensuring the proper completion of the journal. (6.05)

Back 30

senior

Front 31

Sergeants will conduct inspections of journals of all personnel assigned to them at least __________. (6.05)

Back 31

in a timely fashion

Front 32

Journalscan be accessed on the CAD system for a period of __________. (6.05)

Back 32

fifteen months

Front 33

Paperjournals will be maintained by a command for _________ and then destroyed.(6.05)

Back 33

two years

Front 34

Providingfor complete crime scene protection is the responsibility of the ___________.(6.06)

Back 34

first officer on scene

Front 35

In most cases, it is the responsibility of the ______________ to search for,collect, preserve, and properly report any physical evidence located at thescene. (6.06)

Back 35

assigned reporting officer

Front 36

True or false: In crimes against persons cases, the victimwill be given the phone number of the appropriate investigative unit and toldto call that unit the morning of the next business day. (6.06)

Back 36

True

Front 37

The________________ is used to store and retrieve known finger and palm prints using minutiae matching technology, an image system, and a network capability for law enforcement agency access to local, state and national databases.(6.07)

Back 37

Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

Front 38

Code Blue lights on a taxicab __________ that indicate a need for assistance. (6.08)

Back 38

are flashing lights on top of the cab

Front 39

Bus drivers have been instructed to ______________ to alert field officers of theirneed for assistance. (6.08)

Back 39

turn on their emergency flashers

Front 40

Trueor False: Police officers are mandated by law to convey all injured cats and dogs to a veterinarian for treatment under any circumstances. (6.09)

Back 40

False

Front 41

True or false: Police officers are mandated by law to get approval from a supervisor prior to euthanizing an injured animal. (6.09)

Back 41

True

Front 42

True or false: The County Animal Shelter veterinarian will not treat injured cats and dogs brought in by their owner or in cases where theowner was present at the scene of the injury. (6.09)

Back 42

True

Front 43

Sexual assault exams should generally be obtained immediately, within the first____________ of the sexual assault. (6.11)

Back 43

72 hours

Front 44

Trueor False: If a victim is unconscious or unable to give consent due to impairment, and evidence exists that a sexual assault has occurred, the investigating officer can authorize an evidentiary exam be performed to preserve the evidence. (6.11)

Back 44

False

Front 45

All forensic examinations of sexual assault suspects will be conducted at ________.(6.11)

Back 45

Police Headquarters

Front 46

True or false: Clothing and rape kits may be impounded onthe same property tag. (6.11)

Back 46

True

Front 47

True or false: A DNR form or bracelet only applies to resuscitative measures such as CPR, not for other medical conditions such as bleeding or choking. (6.12)

Back 47

True

Front 48

True or False: The city is liable for medical expenses if asuspect is in police custody and requires medical attention prior to booking the suspect into jail. (6.12)

Back 48

False

Front 49

Vehicles reported stolen from military installations will be handled by: (6.13)

Back 49

military investigation units

Front 50

When a reporting party lacks necessary information such as a VIN or license plate number when reporting a stolen vehicle, officers are to ______________. (6.13)

Back 50

take an “incident only” report

Front 51

When ever a suspect is arrested for auto theft, it shall be the responsibility of the______________ to ensure that all related reports are faxed to the Auto Theft Unit no later than the end of the officer’s shift. (6.13)

Back 51

arresting officer

Front 52

Trueor False: Meals and coffee breaks can be taken in private residences. (6.14)

Back 52

False

Front 53

Officers may leave their patrol division for code seven: (6.14)

Back 53

if they receive approval from a supervisor

Front 54

No more than ________ officers at a time will use an eating place or any placesuch as a hospital for a code seven unless prior approval is obtained from asupervisor. (6.14)

Back 54

2

Front 55

True or false: Code Seven shall be listed on the officer’s daily journal. (6.14)

Back 55

True