T
HE
E
XAMS
89
22. Two police officers are assigned to respond
to a family dispute taking place in an
apartment. The officers approach the door
leading to the apartment and hear loud
arguing. They knock and the husband opens
the door. He tells the officer that an argu-
ment is taking place because of his wife's
excessive drinking habits. The wife is sitting
on the couch with what appears to be a glass
of whiskey in her hand. The officers advise
the husband that, if the problem should
occur again, he should call the police. The
actions of the officers in this situation were
(A) improper; the officers should have
interviewed both parties, the husband
and the wife.
(B) proper; no one was hurt, so the officers
left.
(C) improper; the officers should have
ordered the wife to stop drinking.
(D) proper; the officers advised the
husband to call the police if they were
needed.
23. Officers Cohn and Blue respond to a family
dispute that involves a young couple and the
mother of the wife. They enter the apartment
and notice that it is very dusty and untidy.
The couple is dressed in soiled clothing, and
the husband has not shaved in days. The
wife's mother tells the officers that the
couple is a pair of "good-for-nothings" and
that she is always arguing with her daughter.
Officer Blue then tells the couple to clean
themselves and the apartment. In response to
this remark, the couple angrily states that
they can live in whatever manner they
please. Of the following, Officer Blue's
statement to the couple can be evaluated as
(A) inappropriate; he should have told the
mother not to interfere.
(B) appropriate; he did give good advice to
the couple.
(C) inappropriate; he should not have
angered the couple.
(D) appropriate; people should not be
permitted to live in a dirty apartment.
24. Two officers are responding to a complaint
of a family dispute taking place in an
apartment. As they approach the door to the
apartment, they are able to hear loud arguing
and the sound of things being thrown about.
After knocking on the door, they are
admitted by the wife who tells them that her
husband has been throwing dishes at the
wall and she wants him locked up. The
husband states that the wife is constantly
nagging him to make more money and that
he is being driven out of his mind. At this
point, both parties resume shouting. The
officers arrest the husband and take him to
the police station. The procedure followed
by the officers was
(A) improper; they should not have
arrested the husband.
(B) proper; they prevented the husband
from hurting his wife.
(C) improper; both husband and wife
should have been arrested.
(D) proper; the husband in all probability
started the fight.
25. Police officers are required to remove
potentially dangerous objects from a
prisoner prior to placing that prisoner in a
jail cell. Which one of the following items
should be removed from a prisoner?
(A) A card case
(B) A digital wristwatch
(C) Two sticks of chewing gum
(D) A leather belt
