OACP Sigma 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: During a Sigma test scenario, a witness states that a suspect 'turned left, then right, then left again' before entering a building. If the witness was facing north, in which direction was the suspect ultimately heading when entering?
- North
- South
- East
- West (Correct answer)
Correct answer: West
Starting facing north, turning left faces west, turning right faces north, turning left again faces west — so the suspect was heading west.
Question 2: In a Sigma logical reasoning section, you are told: 'All officers in Unit A are trained in crisis negotiation. Officer Chen is not trained in crisis negotiation.' What can you conclude?
- Officer Chen is not in Unit A (Correct answer)
- Officer Chen may still be in Unit A
- Unit A has no trained officers
- Officer Chen needs retraining
Correct answer: Officer Chen is not in Unit A
Since all Unit A officers have crisis negotiation training and Chen lacks it, Chen cannot be in Unit A.
Question 3: A Sigma memory recall segment shows you a street scene for 60 seconds. You later recall that the scene had 3 parked cars, 2 pedestrians, and 1 cyclist. If the actual scene had 4 parked cars, 1 pedestrian, and 2 cyclists, how many individual items did you miscount?
- 1
- 2
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 4
Correct answer: 3
Cars were off by 1, pedestrians off by 1, cyclists off by 1 — three categories were miscounted.
Question 4: In the Sigma written communication component, which sentence is grammatically correct and professionally appropriate for a police report?
- The suspect he ran away quickly down the alley.
- The suspect fled southbound through the alley at a high rate of speed. (Correct answer)
- Me and my partner observed the vehicle at the scene.
- The vehicle was drove away before we could stop it.
Correct answer: The suspect fled southbound through the alley at a high rate of speed.
Option B uses correct grammar, precise directional language, and professional police report vocabulary.
Question 5: A Sigma situational judgment scenario presents: You observe a colleague falsifying overtime records. Your supervisor is aware of the behavior but takes no action. What is the MOST appropriate response?
- Ignore it since your supervisor already knows
- Confront your colleague publicly in the workplace
- Report the behavior through the appropriate internal integrity channel (Correct answer)
- Falsify your own records to maintain fairness
Correct answer: Report the behavior through the appropriate internal integrity channel
Reporting through proper integrity channels upholds ethical obligations and departmental policy regardless of supervisory inaction.
Question 6: In a Sigma numerical reasoning question, a patrol zone covers 48 square kilometers and is patrolled by 6 officers. If 2 officers are reassigned, what area does each remaining officer now cover?
- 8 km²
- 10 km²
- 12 km² (Correct answer)
- 16 km²
Correct answer: 12 km²
48 km² divided by 4 remaining officers equals 12 km² per officer.
Question 7: During a Sigma reading comprehension passage about use-of-force policy, the text states officers must use 'the minimum force necessary to achieve compliance.' A suspect passively resists by going limp. Which response is MOST consistent with this principle?
- Draw a firearm to compel movement
- Apply joint lock techniques to guide the subject (Correct answer)
- Use a baton strike to motivate compliance
- Deploy pepper spray as a first response
Correct answer: Apply joint lock techniques to guide the subject
Passive resistance calls for control techniques like joint locks — a proportionate, minimum-force option before escalating.
OACP Sigma 4
During a Sigma test scenario, a witness states that a suspect 'turned left, then right, then left again' before entering a building.
If the witness was facing north, in which direction was the suspect ultimately heading when entering?