National Police Officer Exam Prep - Question List

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16.

The police cruisers at Weston PD traveled the following distance during weekly patrols:

206 miles, 410 miles, 97 miles, 125 miles, 999 miles, 234 miles

What is the mean?

  1. 220 miles
  2. 407.88 miles
  3. 345.17 miles
  4. 206 miles
17.

Runners in Percy Park almost always run during daylight hours. Most people in the area are under the impression that Percy Park is dangerous after dark, especially for someone running alone. However, these people are mistaken because, according to recent police reports, almost all muggings and attacks on runners in Percy Park have occurred during daylight hours. Nighttime in Percy Park is not as dangerous as it may seem.

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism because it:

  1. Relies on an unreliable source to prove its assertion.
  2. Overlooks the possibility that police reports are not the most reliable source for determining the safety of the park.
  3. Overlooks the possibility that running in Percy Park is unsafe at any time.
  4. Overlooks the possibility that if more people ran in Percy Park at night, there would be more attacks on runners at night.
  5. Presumes, without providing justification, that running is the most dangerous activity to do in Percy Park.
18.

The following facts were established during a hearing in a criminal case:

- John was arrested for robbery of a convenience store.
- Immediately upon arrest, John was advised of his Miranda rights-the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
- John was booked into the county jail.
- John was charged at an arraignment held the day after his arrest.
- After a bail hearing, John was released on $30,000 bail.
- An undercover police officer, wearing a “wire,” met John at a bar.
- The officer deliberately began talking about robberies in town.
- During the conversation, John admitted that he had robbed the convenience store.
- The prosecutor wants to use the tape recording of John’s “confession” at trial.

Under the Sixth Amendment, a defendant’s statement is not admissible if (1) the defendant has been charged or indicted, (2) the police “deliberately elicited” an incriminating statement, (3) the statement was related to the charge or indictment, and (4) the defendant’s counsel was not present when the statement was elicited. If John later claimed the statement at the bar violated his Sixth Amendment rights, what other fact or facts must John prove?

  1. That John was charged with robbery at the arraignment.
  2. That John’s attorney was not present during the conversation at the bar.
  3. That John’s “confession” in the bar was incriminating.
  4. That his “confession” was coerced.
  5. All of the above
19.

The police officer drove east at an average speed of 90 kilometers (km) per hour for 3 minutes. During the remaining 100 minutes of her travel, the investigator drove north. If the investigator drove a total of 204.5 km, what was her average speed when traveling north?

  1. 95 km/hr
  2. 100 km/hr
  3. 120 km/hr
  4. 130 km/hr
  5. None of these
20. Massachusetts has 4230 miles of rivers. Which of the following measures is closest to the length, in kilometers, of the rivers in Massachusetts? (1 mile = 1.609 kilometers)
  1. 2629 kilometer
  2. 3804 kilometers
  3. 5839 kilometers
  4. 6806 kilometers

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