NPOST NPOST Police Test Observation and Memory Skills 3

Question 1

A victim describes an attacker as approximately 6 feet tall but the suspect you detain measures 5'8". What is the appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Document the discrepancy and continue the investigation without ruling out the suspect

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Release the suspect immediately because the height does not match

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Assume the victim's estimate was accurate and hold the suspect

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Ignore the height discrepancy since victims are always inaccurate

Question 2

An officer observes a suspicious vehicle parked outside a bank for 45 minutes. Which detail is MOST important to relay in a radio report?

Accepted Answer

Vehicle description, license plate, and exact location

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The officer's personal assessment of the threat level

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How long the vehicle has been parked

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Whether the occupants appear nervous

Question 3

You can only see a person's silhouette at a distance. Which detail can you most reliably report?

Accepted Answer

Approximate height and build

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Hair and eye color

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Clothing color and pattern

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Facial features

Question 4

An officer pauses surveillance video on a single frame to study a suspect's facial features. This technique primarily serves to:

Accepted Answer

Document identifying facial features for comparison purposes

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Enhance the video quality for better overall resolution

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Collect digital forensic evidence from the recording device

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Train the officer's photographic memory skills

Question 5

After a vehicle pursuit which observation detail is MOST critical to include in the written report?

Accepted Answer

The direction of travel and every turn made by the suspect vehicle

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The weather conditions during the pursuit

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The officer's emotional state during the pursuit

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The approximate speed of other vehicles on the road

Question 6

An officer must estimate the number of items on a table after 15 seconds of observation. Which method yields the most accurate count?

Accepted Answer

Group items into clusters and count each cluster separately

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Scan items quickly from top to bottom in one pass

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Focus on just one area of the table to count accurately

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Estimate based on the size and surface area of the table