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Making Judgments ( 11 to 15 ):
APTITUDE QUESTIONS (MAKING JUDGMENTS):
11. Decision about handcuffing prisoner is often up to the officers involved. An officer is legally responsible for applying good judgment and for taking necessary precautions to prevent harm both to the prisoner involved and to others. In which one of the following situations is handcuffing or other physical restraint most likely to be needed?
A) A prisoner seems to have lost control of his senses and is banging his fists repeatedly against the bars of his cell.
B) During the past two weeks, a prisoner has deliberately tried to start three fights with other prisoners.
C) A prisoner claims to be sick and refuses to leave his cell for a scheduled meal.
D) During the night, a prisoner begins to shout and sing, disturbing the sleep of other prisoners.
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12. While you are working on a routine assignment, a coworker asks you to help her for a few minutes so that she can complete an assignment that has top priority and must be completed immediately. Of the following, the best action for you to take should be to:
A) Tell her to find somebody else who does not look busy and ask that person for help.
B) Tell her you will help her as soon as you complete your own work.
C) Help her to complete her assignment and then go back to your work.
D) Tell her that your work is as important to you as her work is to her and continue to work on your own assignment.
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13. A police officer deployed along the route of a parade has been ordered not to allow traffic to cross the route while the parade is in progress. An ambulance driver on an emergency run attempts to drive an ambulance across the route while the parade is passing. Under these circumstances, the officer should:
A) Ask the driver to wait while the officer calls headquarters and obtain a decision.
B) Stop the parade long enough to permit the ambulance to cross the street.
C) Direct the ambulance driver to the shortest route available which will add at least ten minutes to the run.
D) Hold up the ambulance in accordance with the order.
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14. An office worker frequently complains to the building caretaker that her office is poorly lighted. The best action for the building caretaker to follow is to:
A) Ignore the complaints because they come from a habitual crank.
B) Inform the worker that illumination is a fixed item built into the building originally and evidently is the result of faulty planning by the architect.
C) Request a licensed electrician to install additional ceiling lights.
D) Investigate for faulty illumination features in the room, such as dirty lamp globes and incorrect lamp wattage.
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15. Suppose that one of your neighbors walks into the police sector where you are an administrative helper and asks you to make 50 photocopies of a flyer he intends to distribute in the neighborhood. Of the following, what action should you take in this situation?
A) Pretend that you do not know the person and order him to leave the building.
B) Call a police officer and report the person for attempting to make illegal use of police equipment.
C) Tell the person that you will make the copies when you are off duty.
D) Explain that you cannot use police equipment for non-police work.
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