OACP Study Guide 2026

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📋 OACP Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

90 min

Time Limit

60.00%

Passing Score

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📚 OACP Topics to Study (25)

General · 11 cards Sigma · 9 cards Vocabulary and Language Skills · 7 cards Vocabulary and Language Skills · 7 cards Vocabulary and Language Skills · 7 cards General · 6 cards General · 6 cards Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation · 6 cards Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation · 6 cards Numerical Reasoning and Data Interpretation · 6 cards Observation and Memory Skills · 6 cards Observation and Memory Skills · 6 cards Observation and Memory Skills · 6 cards Community and Diversity Policing · 6 cards Core Policing Responsibilities · 6 cards Decision-Making Under Pressure · 6 cards Deductive and Inductive Reasoning · 6 cards Logical Reasoning and Analysis · 6 cards Problem-Solving Scenarios · 6 cards Report Writing Fundamentals · 6 cards Professionalism and Self-Control · 6 cards Situational Judgement and Ethics · 6 cards Written Communication and Grammar · 6 cards Sigma · 6 cards Sigma · 6 cards

✍️ Sample OACP Questions & Answers

1. Which word is a synonym for 'confiscate'?

✓ Seize

Confiscate and seize both mean to take possession of property by authority or force, making them synonyms in a law enforcement context.

2. An officer is asked to identify a suspect from a photo lineup. To maintain lineup integrity, the officer administering the lineup should ideally:

✓ Not know which photo is the suspect to avoid influencing the witness

Double-blind administration prevents the officer from inadvertently cueing the witness, which protects the reliability of the identification.

3. What does the principle of proportionality mean in policing?

✓ Force used must be appropriate and proportionate to the threat faced

Proportionality requires that the level of force applied be reasonable and appropriate given the circumstances, not necessarily the minimum possible or a direct mirror of the threat.

4. Which of the following statements is the most grammatically and clearly written?

✓ When a young child does not like to be touched, autism should be considered

"When a young child does not like to be touched, autism should be considered" is correct because it is a complete, clear sentence with proper structure and no misplaced modifiers. The other options are sentence fragments or contain illogical phrasing, such as suggesting autism itself dislikes being touched.

5. On the Sigma written communication section, which sentence is correctly punctuated?

✓ The suspect, who was wearing a red jacket, fled the scene.

A non-restrictive relative clause ('who was wearing a red jacket') must be set off by commas on both sides. Option B correctly places commas before and after the clause.

6. A dispatcher receives calls at a rate of 15 per hour during peak time and 5 per hour during off-peak time. If peak lasts 4 hours and off-peak lasts 8 hours, how many calls are received in total?

✓ 100

(15 × 4) + (5 × 8) = 60 + 40 = 100 calls total.

🎯 Free OACP Practice Tests

General · 11 questions Sigma · 9 questions Vocabulary and Language Skills · 7 questions Vocabulary and Language Skills · 7 questions Vocabulary and Language Skills · 7 questions General · 6 questions Core Policing Responsibilities · 6 questions General · 6 questions Written Communication and Grammar · 6 questions Sigma · 6 questions

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