IPAT Situational Judgement

Question 1

You are a Garda recruit and witness a colleague taking a small amount of money from an evidence bag. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Report it to your supervisor immediately

Answer

Ignore it as it was a small amount

Answer

Confront your colleague privately and ask them to return it

Answer

Wait to see if it happens again before reporting

Question 2

A member of the public aggressively demands to know the name of a suspect in an ongoing investigation. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Politely explain you cannot disclose information about ongoing investigations

Answer

Tell them the name to calm the situation

Answer

Tell them to leave immediately

Answer

Ignore them and walk away

Question 3

You are patrolling alone and witness a serious road traffic accident. What is your FIRST priority?

Accepted Answer

Ensure the safety of those involved and call for assistance

Answer

Direct traffic away from the scene

Answer

Take witness statements

Answer

Assess whether a crime has been committed

Question 4

A colleague tells offensive jokes in the station. Other colleagues laugh. What is the most appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Address it professionally — speak to the colleague and if it continues, report to a supervisor

Answer

Join in to maintain team morale

Answer

Ignore it as it is just humour

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Report it immediately without speaking to the colleague first

Question 5

You stop a driver for speeding. They offer you money to ignore the offence. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Refuse the money, proceed with the stop as normal, and report the attempted bribe

Answer

Accept it since no one will know

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Refuse but let them go with a warning

Answer

Accept it and keep it as evidence

Question 6

You are called to a domestic dispute. On arrival, both parties shout and one has a minor visible injury. What should you do first?

Accepted Answer

Separate the parties calmly and ensure immediate safety

Answer

Immediately arrest one person

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Leave if both seem calm enough

Answer

Take a statement from the injured party only