LEAB Reasoning and Information Ordering 5

Question 1

An officer receives five radio calls simultaneously. Which factor should determine which call to respond to first?

Accepted Answer

The severity of the threat to human life in each call

Answer

The order in which the calls were received

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The proximity of each call to the officer's current location

Answer

The call that has been waiting the longest

Question 2

A detective is organizing case files. Case A must be reviewed before Case B; Case C must be reviewed before Case A; Case D can be reviewed any time. What is a valid review order?

Accepted Answer

C, A, D, B

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A, B, C, D

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B, C, A, D

Answer

D, A, C, B

Question 3

A crime scene has the following evidence: muddy boot print, a torn piece of fabric, a dropped wallet, and a partial fingerprint. If only two items can be fully processed due to resource limits, which two provide the highest value for suspect identification?

Accepted Answer

Wallet and partial fingerprint

Answer

Boot print and torn fabric

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Torn fabric and wallet

Answer

Boot print and partial fingerprint

Question 4

An officer's notes say: 'Spoke to neighbor at 9 AM. Returned to station at 10:15 AM. Filed report at 11:00 AM. Court appearance at 2 PM.' The officer has a mandatory training from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Can the report be filed before training?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the report is filed at 11:00 AM before training starts at 11:30 AM

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No, the report filing conflicts with the training

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No, not enough time between returning and filing

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Yes, but the officer will be late to training

Question 5

Crime statistics show that Area X has 40 thefts per month and Area Y has 15 thefts per month. Resources are shifted from Y to X for one month, and thefts in X drop to 28 while thefts in Y rise to 22. What is the most logical inference?

Accepted Answer

Crime may have displaced from X to Y rather than being prevented

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Crime was eliminated from the region

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The resource shift had no effect on total crime

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Area Y is now more dangerous than Area X

Question 6

Which of the following best demonstrates inductive reasoning in a law enforcement context?

Accepted Answer

An officer concludes a neighborhood has a drug problem after observing repeated transactions at the same corner

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An officer applies the law because the suspect's behavior meets all legal elements of the offense

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An officer follows protocol because policy requires it in this type of situation

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An officer arrests a suspect based on an existing warrant

Question 7

An officer reads: 'Suspect entered the east door at 10:03 AM, was seen on the second floor at 10:07 AM, and exited the west door at 10:14 AM.' Each floor takes approximately 3 minutes to traverse. How many floors could the suspect have visited?

Accepted Answer

At most 3 floors

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Only 1 floor

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At most 2 floors

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At most 4 floors