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State Trooper Quick Quiz
Are you ready? Try out a few State Trooper Exam practice questions and find out.


Reading-Based Questions

The law enforcement agency is one of the most important agencies in the field of juvenile delinquency prevention. This is so, however, not because of the social work connected with this problem, for this is not a police matter, but because the officers are usually the first to come in contact with the delinquent. The manner of arrest and detention makes a deep impression on the delinquent and affects his or her lifelong attitude toward society and toward the law. The juvenile court is perhaps the most important agency in this work. Contrary to general opinion, however, it is not primarily concerned with putting children into correctional schools. The main purpose of the juvenile court is to save the child and to develop his or her emotional makeup so that he or she can grow up to be a decent and well-balanced citizen. The system of probation is the means by which the court seeks to accomplish these goals.1. According to the passage, police work is an important part of a program to prevent juvenile delinquency because:
(A) social work is no longer considered important in juvenile delinquency prevention.
(B) police officers are the first to have contact with the delinquent.
(C) police officers jail the offender in order to be able to change his or her attitude toward society and the law.
(D) it is the first step in placing the delinquent in jail.

2. According to the passage, the juvenile court directs the development of delinquents under its care chiefly by:
(A) placing the child under probation.
(B) sending the child to a correctional school
(C) keeping the delinquent in prison.
(D) returning the child to his or her home.

Observation and Memory

Answer the question below based on the information contained in the picture. Note that on the actual exam you will be asked to study an image for a set amount of time and then answer questions from memory.

1. The main entrance to these premises is the:
(A) door to the kitchen.
(B) front vestibule.
(C) door to the living room.
(D) door to the dining area.

Police Judgment

1. A police officer in civilian clothes appearing as a witness in a court must wear his or her shield over the left breast. This procedure:
(A) helps the officer in reporting for duty promptly if called.
(B) impresses the judge.
(C) identifies the witness as a police officer.
(D) reserves order.

2. While patrolling a bridge with a concrete divider alone in a radio car, you are signaled to stop by a private car traveling in the opposite direction. The driver tells you that he was robbed by two men in a sedan ahead of him. Your car cannot cross the concrete safety strip to get into the other lane. Of the following, the best course of action for you to take is to:
(A) tell the driver you cannot cross into his lane and ask him to report the matter.
(B) leave your car where it is, cross over to the private car, and use it to pursue the suspects.
(C) notify headquarters over your radio.
(D) make a U-turn in your car and chase the suspect vehicle on the wrong side of the parkway.


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