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The Act of Sexual Harassment is best described in the Texas Penal Code as:

• abuse of official capacity
• official oppression
• a nuisance to employees
• a lack of respect for women - ANSWER✔✔OFFICIAL OPPRESSION

When an officer notices a light off in a building which is usually on, he should not be alarmed or become suspicious.

• true
• false - ANSWER✔✔FALSE

Which of the following is not a formal method used by law enforcement agencies to enhance public service?

• questionnaire's
• non-punitive interactions with the public (talking to people)
• medical solicitation
• prepared questions when addressing civic groups - ANSWER✔✔NON-PUNITIVE

INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC (TALKING TO PEOPLE) 1 / 4

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the distinctive sounds of a police officer and his location?

• your keys, baton, and other equipment on your belt might alert someone to your

presence

• you should not park to close to a scene to minimize the engine noise
• slamming your unit door can alert someone
• you should turn all radios off in order to eliminate that source of noise - ANSWER✔

✔YOU SHOULD TURN ALL RADIOS OFF IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THAT SOURCE

OF NOISE

Which of the following is important to familiarize yourself with prior to going on patrol?

• beat characteristic
• known offenders
• both a & b
• neither a or b - ANSWER✔✔BOTH A & B

Which of the following is the most common type of resistance encountered by law enforcement officers?

• passive resistance
• hit/kicked
• weapon
• pull away - ANSWER✔✔PULL AWAY

During routine preventive patrol, the officer should do all of the following with one exception. Which of the following describes the exception? 2 / 4

• back tracking or doubling back to create the aura of police omnipresence
• using the tactic of becoming predictably unpredictable to confuse and thwart the

person contemplating any criminal activity

• since the officer realizes that many accidents happen at one intersection between

4:00 PM and 4:30 PM the officer should establish selective enforcement at this intersection each day on patrol

• on a freeway or thoroughfare the officer should drive the patrol car at a speed of five

MPH below the posted speed limit - ANSWER✔✔SINCE THE OFFICER REALIZES

THAT MANY ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT ONE INTERSECTION BETWEEN 4:00 PM

AND 4:30 PM THE OFFICER SHOULD ESTABLISH SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AT

THIS INTERSECTION EACH DAY ON PATROL

Preventive patrol is highly visible in order to discourage the occurrence of the problem you are seeking to control.

• true
• false - ANSWER✔✔TRUE

People observe and know many things which they will tell an officer who has developed good rapport through proper field inquiry.

• true
• false - ANSWER✔✔TRUE

The "shuffle steer" technique is only useful when driving in emergency situations.

• true
• false - ANSWER✔✔FALSE

Which of the following is not an authorized emergency vehicle? 3 / 4

• vehicles operated by blood or tissue banks while making emergency deliveries of

blood or organs

• police vehicles
• fire department vehicles
• public & private ambulances for which permits have been issued by the State Board

of Health

• all of the above are authorized emergency vehicles - ANSWER✔✔ALL OF THE

ABOVE ARE AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES

Which of the following is not true concerning one-officer patrol?

• one-officer alone takes more chances
• preventive enforcement is doubled by having twice as many vehicles on patrol
• one-officer devotes more attention to patrol functions
• an officer alone develops self-reliance - ANSWER✔✔ONE-OFFICER ALONE

TAKES MORE CHANCES

Which of the following is an advantage of vehicle patrol?

• speed & mobility
• officer protection
• permits the carrying of extra equipment
• all of the above - ANSWER✔✔ALL OF THE ABOVE

The primary importance of patrol is:

• visibility
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