California POST Test Analyzing Informational Passages 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A passage reads: 'Officers responding to domestic violence calls shall document whether children were present, regardless of whether the children were witnesses.' An officer responds and finds two adults and one child who was asleep in another room during the incident. What must the officer document?
- Nothing about the child, since the child was asleep
- Whether the child was present, because the policy applies regardless of witness status (Correct answer)
- Only that the child was a witness if the child woke up
- The child's full name and age for the arrest report
Correct answer: Whether the child was present, because the policy applies regardless of witness status
The policy requires documenting children's presence regardless of whether they were witnesses, so the sleeping child must be documented.
Question 2: A bulletin states: 'Foot pursuits should not be initiated when the fleeing subject is not suspected of a violent felony and the officer is alone.' An officer alone observes someone suspected of shoplifting run from a store. What does the bulletin indicate?
- The officer should initiate the foot pursuit immediately
- The officer should not initiate the foot pursuit per the bulletin (Correct answer)
- The officer may pursue only if backup is less than one minute away
- Shoplifting always qualifies as a violent felony
Correct answer: The officer should not initiate the foot pursuit per the bulletin
Shoplifting is not a violent felony, and the officer is alone, so both conditions for avoiding a foot pursuit are met.
Question 3: A report states: 'At 1430 hours, Dispatch notified Officer Kim of a disturbance. Officer Kim arrived at 1447 hours. The disturbance had ended before her arrival.' What is the response time in minutes?
- 13 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 17 minutes (Correct answer)
- 27 minutes
Correct answer: 17 minutes
From 14:30 to 14:47 is 17 minutes.
Question 4: A policy reads: 'Body-worn cameras must be activated before making contact with any person in the field. Activation may be delayed only if doing so would compromise officer safety.' An officer approaches a subject in a dark alley where activating the camera's light would reveal the officer's position. What does the policy allow?
- The officer must activate the camera regardless of safety risk
- The officer may delay activation because it would compromise officer safety (Correct answer)
- The officer must retreat and activate the camera before re-approaching
- Body-worn cameras are not required in alleyways
Correct answer: The officer may delay activation because it would compromise officer safety
The policy explicitly permits delayed activation when activation would compromise officer safety, which applies here.
Question 5: A passage reads: 'The sergeant approved vacation requests from Officers A, B, and D. Officer C's request was deferred pending a staffing review. Officer E did not submit a request.' Which statement is accurate?
- Officer E's vacation was denied
- Officer C will not receive vacation
- Exactly three officers had their vacation approved (Correct answer)
- All five officers submitted requests
Correct answer: Exactly three officers had their vacation approved
Officers A, B, and D had approvals; that is exactly three officers with approved vacation.
Question 6: A memo states: 'Training attendance is mandatory for all sworn personnel unless the officer is on an approved leave of absence, assigned to a critical ongoing investigation, or on light duty.' Officer Mendez is recovering from a work injury and on light duty. Is attendance mandatory for her?
- Yes, light duty officers must attend all training
- No, light duty is listed as an exemption (Correct answer)
- Only if her supervisor approves the exemption separately
- Yes, unless she is also on an approved leave of absence
Correct answer: No, light duty is listed as an exemption
The memo explicitly lists light duty as one of the three exemptions from mandatory training attendance.
Question 7: A crime bulletin reads: 'The suspect is described as a male, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a blue hoodie and dark jeans, last seen heading westbound on 5th Street.' An officer is stationed east of the last known location. In which direction should the officer travel to intercept the suspect?
- East
- West (Correct answer)
- North
- South
Correct answer: West
The suspect was last seen heading westbound, so an officer east of that location should move west to close the gap.
California POST Test Analyzing Informational Passages 4
A passage reads: 'Officers responding to domestic violence calls shall document whether children were present, regardless of whether the children were witnesses.' An officer responds and finds two adults and one child who was asleep in another room during the incident.
What must the officer document?