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ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SERGEANT EXAM
2025 WITH 300 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ ISP POLICE SERGEANT
TEST 2025 PREP QS AND AS (BRAND NEW!)
According to the Illinois State Police Directives Manual, an officer shall be considered to have terminated a pursuit by _____.by extinguishing all emergency warning devices and operating his/her police vehicle in accordance with all applicable motor vehicle laws commander of the location of the incident, the number of persons involved, and the nature of the situation?The first officer on the scene.An ISP officer is driving an unmarked police vehicle. Is this officer allowed to become involved in a police pursuit?Yes, officers in unmarked police vehicles will immediately request the assistance of a marked vehicle when they become involved in a pursuit and will relinquish primary unit status upon the presence of a marked vehicle.According to the Illinois State Police Directives Manual, which activity in an active shooter incident should be conducted first?Stop the actions of the active shooter.You are the first responding officer not tasked with making entry into the hot zone of an active shooter incident. Which of the following shall apply in this situation?You should maintain radio contact with contact teams and telecommunications personnel.An officer has located an explosive device in a building at a bomb threat scene.Which procedure listed below should the officer follow in this situation?The officer should isolate the location.ISP personnel have been called to the scene of a bomb threat in a building and have performed a search according to procedure. If, after the thorough search, no 1 / 4
pg. 2 bomb or suspected bomb is discovered, the person in charge of the institution will be informed that "_____." No bomb was found.According to the Use of Force directive, if an officer _____, is injured as the result of the use of force incident, the officer will seek medical attention as soon as practical. The officer will notify _____.Whether on or off duty; the designated workers' compensation administrator and his/her supervisor Which of the following is CORRECT with regard to an officer's response to resistance?The officer's response must be based on the totality of circumstances and reassessed as control is gained.At the scene of a hostage/barricaded subject incident, which of the following shall be the responsibility of the incident commander?Approve operational plans for the SWAT Team.Seniority for all officers covered by the Illinois State Police Troopers, Special Agents and Sergeants Collective Bargaining Agreement shall include periods of disciplinary suspension of _____ days or less.30 All officers covered by the Illinois State Police Troopers, Special Agents and Sergeants Collective Bargaining Agreement shall receive _____ hours of personal time off with pay each calendar year, to be taken at the time of their choosing, subject to approval by the Department.24 Which of the following is an example of an impermissible factor that contributes to a "Hostile work environment harassment"?Pregnancy, Sexual orientation or Religion.Which of the information listed below is an ISP employee allowed to release to the media, according to the Media Guidelines directive? 2 / 4
pg. 3 Confirmation of an ongoing criminal investigation that is already common knowledge that the ISP is involved.Which of the procedures listed below should employees follow with regards to an officer's search his/her vehicle when transporting?The officer will document the vehicle search in the narrative section of the officers report.When officers take mentally ill persons into custody, which of the following shall apply, according to the Illinois State Police Directives Manual?Summon an immediate supervisor prior to taking into custody a potentially dangerous individual who may be mentally ill or an individual who meets other legal requirements for involuntary admission for mental examination.Sergeant Wilson has set up a roadblock as assigned. Under which of the following conditions may Sergeant Wilson leave her assigned post?When conditions exist mandating relocation of the roadblock, when given permission by the shift commander or designee or when advised to terminate the roadblock.Which of the following is correct procedure for officers regarding foreign nationals, according to the Illinois State Police Directives Manual?Officers may contact a Federal Law Enforcement Agency directly or through a telecommunicator, to clarify the status or nature of an NCIC alert.According to the Warrantless Searches directive, plain view searches are justified under two conditions. Which of the following is one of those necessary conditions?The officer is legitimately at a particular location.Which of the following is MOST accurate regarding the use of sex/gender as a factor when making a traffic stop?Sex/gender may be taken into account when based on credible, reliable information that links a person with one of these attributes to a particular incident.Which of the following procedures should employees follow with regard to the security of items in unattended Department vehicles, according to the Illinois State Police Directives Manual? 3 / 4
pg. 4 Any time the vehicle is to be left unattended with a vendor who has access to the trunk via keys or trunk access button, the officer will remove all weapons from the vehicle.Officers will maintain a log of all video media issued to them using form ISP 5- 513 In-Car Video Camera Recording Log, or equivalent method. The officer will keep the video medium log for a period of _____ after the completion of the last video listed on the log. The district will _____.90 days; permanently maintain the video medium log thereafter.Proper tactical discharge of a conducted electrical weapon (CEW), as stated in the Illinois State Police Directives Manual, includes which of the following procedures?When practical, the officer preparing to discharge the CEW should attempt to assemble at least two officers to assist with taking the subject into custody.An involved officer, _____ who uses deadly force, or whose weapon has been discharged, will immediately notify _____ by the fastest means available and render as much information as possible.whether on or off duty; the shift commander in the ISP district of occurrence An officer uses deadly force on duty. Which of the following procedures should the officer follow to document such incident?Any and all notes taken by the involved officer during the law enforcement walk through and the video media review will be retained as part of the investigative file.At the scene of a civil disturbance, who will be responsible for notifying the shift At the scene of a civil disturbance, under which of the following conditions will police officers take enforcement action?Only if directed by the officer in charge (OIC) or if human life is endangered.A trooper experiences an officer survival incident (OSI) while off duty. Which of the following shall apply in this situation?
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