FREE SDPD Written Questions and Answers
Two-fifths of police officers at New York Police Department are female.
If there are 36,000 police officers, how many officers are male
If two-fifths (2/5) of the department are female, then three-fifths (3/5) are male First, then,
we need to learn how many people constitute one-fifth, then multiply that value by 3.36,000 / 5 = 7,200 This means there are 14,400 female police officers and 21,600 male officers.
A suspect weighs 90 kilograms and 14 pounds. The police report states the weight must be in pounds only. How heavy is the suspect
There are 2.2 pounds in 1 kilogram. Therefore, 90 kilograms x 2.2lbs = 198 pounds.198 pounds + 14 pounds = 212 pounds. The suspect weighs 212 pounds.
To find innocent or free from wrongdoing.
New evidence was made available to the court. It was then determined that the suspect could not possibly have committed the crime.
Therefore, he was found not guilty and exonerated of all charges
To leave hurriedly to avoid arrest.
To abscond is to leave hurriedly to avoid arrest. For instance, illegal workers are found by immigration officials.
Officer Miller worked for Miami Police Department from 1962 -1991 and transferred to Boise Police Department, where he worked from 1999 - 2016.
Then, he retired. For how many years did Officer Miller work as a police officer
Between 1962 and 1991, he worked for 29 years. From 1999 to 2016, he worked for 17 years.
In total, then, Officer Miller worked 29 + 17 = 46 years of service.
Tissue or fluid taken for investigative purposes.
Specimens are biological samples used for inspection purposes. Specimens help to determine what has happened or why it was present at the crime scene at that time.
His ______________ of the situation was incorrect.
A flying object has traveled a total distance of 1,800 miles in 20 days flying 12 hours each day.
What is the average speed that the flying object was traveling
1,800 miles divided by 20 days gives us an average of 90 miles per day.
The object flew for 12 hours each day,90 miles per day divided by 12 hours = 7.5 miles per hour
Which of these terms refers to “an unprincipled person”.
The neighbors reprobated what was being proposed for the local community
Officer Newberry, who works for Corvallis Police Department, earns a salary of $42,980.
If his salary is set to increase 10% per annum over the next three years, what will his salary be after this 3-year period has elapsed
Many candidates make the mistake of taking 10% of the original salary, multiplying that value by three, and adding it on.
However, this fails to take into account that the salary is different each year because we need to add each 10% on separately.
________ are too many members of the local gang.
Similarly, there’re is also a contraction, referring to “there are” which, again, cannot be correct given that “are” is already included in the question (otherwise it would be 'there are are' when you remove the apostrophe).