1.  What leads to car stop complacency?

1. Doing it many times without a hitch
2. Being so much better armed and armored than the driver
3. A sound knowledge of tactics
4. The extremely constraining position the driver is in

2.  What is the fleeing felon rule of deadly force, as elaborated in Tennessee v. Garner, barring any imminent threat against the officer or another person?

1. If deadly force has been used, deadly force may be used
2. One may not use deadly force simply to stop a fleeing felon
3. One may use deadly force to stop a fleeing felon if no other means exists to prevent the successful escape
4. One may use deadly force against a fleeing felon, if the felony was observed either personally by the officer or another officer who relays this information over common channels, such as radio

3.  When should supervisors use a problem-solving meeting to address a problem?

1. When it is a personnel problem
2. When it affects an entire unit
3. When one of the unit is accused of something
4. When they don't have any good ideas themselves

4.  What is the single biggest reason why management does not become aware of work-related employee complaints soon enough to prevent widespread problems?

1. Employee apathy
2. Supervisor apathy
3. Fear of reprisal
4. Communications failure

5.  The majority of fatal police shootings occur when the shooter is less than a certain distance from the officer.  What is this distance?

1. Ten feet
2. Seven feet
3. Five feet
4. Three feet

6.  What does Trainer Paranoia refer to?  Paranoia of what?

1. Of looking foolish in front of a class
2. Of being judged badly by superiors
3. Of missing one or more key points
4. Of students passing them by

7.  What is proactive problem solving?

1. Using outside specialists to solve a problem
2. Discovering the solution as you go along
3. Seeking out a problem before it strikes
4. Solving a problem in a way that is intended to become a model

8.  What is the first step in devising a training program?

1. Setting the budget
2. Gaining approval from superiors
3. Developing the attitude
4. Discovering the needs

9.  What is the biggest criticism of entry level, or recruit, police training?

1. That it goes on too long and covers too many subjects
2. That it does not adequately prepare recruits to deal with the real world
3. That it allows for unfairly rapid advancement, often passing older more experienced personnel
4. That it is too dangerous, both through known dangerous activities and accidents in otherwise safe activities

10.  The definition of a criminal attempt at a crime includes both the taking of specific steps toward the commission of the crime and one other component.  What?

1. That such steps have no other plausible explanation
2. That at least one other person, present or not, was aware of the intended crime
3. History of this crime by the actor
4. Intent to commit a specific crime

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