FREE NCJOSI2 Deductive Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

Rule: All off-duty officers must secure their service weapon in a locked container when not in their immediate possession. Scenario: Officer Miller is at home watching television in his living room. His service weapon is on the nightstand in his bedroom.

Accepted Answer

Officer Miller is in violation of the rule.

Answer

The weapon is not in Officer Miller's immediate possession, as it is in a different room. According to the rule, it must therefore be secured in a locked container, which it is not. This constitutes a violation of the rule.

Question 2

Rule: An officer may only make a warrantless arrest for a misdemeanor if the offense was committed in the officer's presence. Scenario: An officer arrives at a scene where two drivers are arguing. Driver A claims Driver B ran a red light and hit him. Driver B claims Driver A was speeding. The officer did not witness the accident.

Accepted Answer

The officer cannot make a warrantless arrest for the traffic offense.

Answer

Running a red light is a misdemeanor traffic offense. Since the officer did not personally witness the alleged offense, they cannot make a warrantless arrest based on the rule provided. The officer can investigate and issue citations, but not arrest on-scene for the misdemeanor.

Question 3

Rule: Department vehicles may only be used for official business. Transporting non-department personnel is prohibited unless they are a victim, witness, or suspect in an official investigation. Scenario: Officer Davis finishes his shift and, on his way to the station, stops to pick up his dry cleaning while in his patrol car.

Accepted Answer

Officer Davis is in violation of the rule.

Answer

Picking up personal dry cleaning is not considered official police business. The rule strictly limits the use of department vehicles to official duties. Therefore, Officer Davis is in violation of the vehicle use policy.

Question 4

Rule: Officers must activate their body-worn camera (BWC) prior to initiating any law enforcement-related encounter. The BWC may be deactivated once the encounter has concluded. Scenario: Officer Chen is dispatched to a noise complaint. He activates his BWC as he gets out of his patrol car and walks toward the house.

Accepted Answer

Officer Chen is following the rule correctly.

Answer

Responding to a dispatch call for a noise complaint is a law enforcement-related encounter. By activating his camera before he makes contact with any individuals at the house, Officer Chen is following the rule correctly. He is activating it prior to initiating the encounter.

Question 5

Rule: Any evidence collected at a crime scene must be logged on an evidence form and placed in a sealed evidence bag before the end of the officer's shift. Scenario: Officer Smith collects a knife at a crime scene at 2 PM. His shift ends at 4 PM. He places the knife in a sealed evidence bag but decides to fill out the log form the next morning to be more thorough.

Accepted Answer

Officer Smith is in violation of the rule.

Answer

The rule has two requirements: the evidence must be logged and it must be sealed before the end of the shift. By failing to complete the evidence log form before his shift ended, Officer Smith violated the procedure. Both actions were required.

NCJOSI2 - National Criminal Justice Officer Selection Inventory Squared Practice Test

NCJOSI2 - National Criminal Justice Officer Selection Inventory Squared Practice Test

FREE NCJOSI2 Deductive Reasoning Questions and Answers