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PermalinkIndiana, alleging that the hiring process for entry-level police officers at
the South Bend Police Department violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Specifically, the department alleges that South Bend uses a written
examination that discriminates against black applicants and a physical fitness
test that discriminates against female applicants.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-south-bend-indiana-discriminating-against-black-and-female-police
Want to see how hard this exam is? Let's look at some questions.
Officer Milton visits local area businesses as part of a theft prevention
program. If Officer Milton visits three area businesses every week, except for
his 3-week vacation, how many groups does he visit in one year?
A. 49
B. 98
C. 147
D. 150
E. 166
For the next two questions, you'll use the following information that you can
reference at any time during the test:
In preparing a report on a burglary in a dentist's office, SGT Hooker listed
the following stolen items and their values.
Digital camera $810
Laptop compter $650
Printer $325
Paper shredder $125
What was the total value of the stolen goods?
A. $1800
B. $1810
C. $1860
D. $1910
E. $2010
What was the value of all the stolen goods EXCEPT the paper shredder?
A. $1100
B. $1260
C. $1585
D. $1685
E. $1785
During one 5-day period, Officer Poncharello drove his patrol motorcycle 225
miles. If he drove 85 miles on one day, how many miles did he average on each
of the other days?
A. 28 miles
B. 35 miles
C. 40 miles
D. 70 miles
E. 140 miles
Burglars broke into an electronics store and left with 30 global navigation
systems with a total retail value of $6750. What is the average retail value
of each navigation system?
A. $225
B. $250
C. $275
D. $325
E. $350
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Now on to reading comprehension. Use the following passage for the next five
questions.
In an effort to conserve fuel, reduce traffic congestion, and encourage
greater use of public transportation, police in Metropolis are enforcing new
driving restrictions through the use of specially-marked license plates. These
restrictions apply to all vehicular traffic within a 2-mile radius of the city
center and are effective Monday through Friday.
Vehicles with an "A" plate are considered essential to city services and may
travel and park freely in the city center. Police, fire, and emergency
vehicles are examples of those that would issued "A" plates. Public
transportation vehicles such as buses and taxis will be issued a "K" plate,
and may also travel freely through the city center, though they may not park
anywhere in the city center.
Delivery vehicles will be issued a "B" plate, which allows them access to the
city center for loading and unloading between 8AM to 10AM and 4PM to 6PM only.
There is no restriction on deliveries over the weekend. Shop and business
owners within the city center will be issued "Q" plates, which allows them
access to their place of business; however, parking within the city center
must be off-street.
Privately-owned vehicles with an "X" plate may be driven and parked within the
city center on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday only. Vehicles issued a "Z"
plate may be driven and parked within the city center on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Friday only.
Metropolis Police are authorized to ticket and arrange for the immediate
towing of vehicles violating these new license plate ordinances. The objective
of these changes is to make the city less congested and more
shopper-friendly.
According to the passage, a package delivery service may deliver a shipment of
medications to a pharmacy in the city center
A. at any time of day
B. on weekends only
C. between 8AM and 10AM
D. on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday only
E. between 8AM and 6PM only
According to the passage, what type of plate will be assigned to Lucy Lane,
who owns a clothing store in the city center?
A. Q
B. X
C. A
D. B
E. Z
According to the passage, Jimmy Olson drives a Prius with a Z license plate
and may drive and park within the city center
A. on any Monday
B. on any Friday
C. before 9AM or after 7PM on any day
D. for loading and unloading purposes only
E. at any time
According to the passage, drivers with X or Z plates may drive and park in the
city center on any Wednesday
A. True
B. False
According to the passage, which of the following statements would be
accurate?
A. The newly-enacted driving restrictions apply to all vehicular traffic
driving within the boundaries of Metropolis.
B. Metropolis PD may choose to either ticket or tow vehicles violating these
new license ordinances.
C. Vehicles with an A plate may travel freely in the city center but may not
park on the street there.
D. The goal of these new driving restrictions is to create a pedestrian-only
shopping area.
E. The purpose of these newly-issued plates is to reduce traffic volume in
the city center during the time when shoppers frequent the businesses.
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The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and press, as well
as the right to assemble peacefully.
The 5th Amendment protects citizens against violations of due process in
criminal proceedings. No person may be compelled to testify against
him/herself, a grand jury process is required for criminal indictments, and
double jeopardy is prohibited.
The 6th Amendment guarantees a speedy, fair trial by an impartial jury and the
right to counsel in all criminal cases.
The 8th Amendment prohibits excessive bail or fines, as well as cruel and
unusual punishment.
To which of the following would the 5th Amendment apply?
A. George, who has little money, has a court-appointed lawyer to defend him
in his manslaughter trial.
B. Because Juan is a flight risk, Judge Bailey has set bail at $1 million.
C. During interrogation, Drew incriminates himself because a lawyer was not
present to advise him.
D. Manuel, who was found not guilty in the murder of his wife, cannot be
tried again after new evidence is found.
E. Spencer has waited three years for his burglary charge to go to trial.
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You're given a blank incident report and notes of the responding officer:
https://ibb.co/Khy4yp9
Sarah Connor, an employee of Big Buns Restaurant at 1535 La Cienega Boulevard,
Los Angeles, called 911 dispatch at 6:30AM, Friday April 13, to report that
the restaurant had been broken into during the night. Officers Ron Traxler and
Paul Vukovich arrived at the premises at 6:40AM to investigate the incident.
Ms. Connor was able to report immediately that an espresso machine and $78
from the register were missing.
The incident report can be fully completed based on the information responding
officer's notes.
A. True
B. False
The incident was reported on April 13.
A. True
B. False
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Fill in the blank with appropriate word.
There were three _________ at the accident scene.
A. witness
B. witnesses
C. witness's
The lieutenant decided _______ was enough evidence to issue an arrest
warrant.
A. there
B. their
C. they're
Detective McClane and _______ arrested the suspect.
A. me
B. I
"A recent study found that alcahol was a common factor in traffic accidents."
Which word in the above sentence is misspelled?
A. recent
B. found
C. alcahol
D. common
E. accidents
"On Tuesday, September 18, Detective Martin Riggs investigated a complaint
filed by the secretery of an insurance company."
Which word in the above sentence is misspelled?
A. Tuesday
B. September
C. investigated
D. secretery
E. insurance
This test is simple enough that a 4th-grader should be able to easily complete
it. If you cannot pass this test, you aren't competent to be a cop. You'll
clearly be more likely to cause an incident than a smarter officer.
There's a second aspect of the DOJ's complaint. They're also upset that women
do poorly on the physical exam, because the female recruits are basically
physically incompetent to perform the job duties of a police officer.
The physical test asks applicants to:
Jump at least 13.5 inches
Do 24 sit-ups in a minute
Run 300 meters in 82 seconds
Do 21 push-ups with no time limit
Run 1.5 miles in at least 18 minutes 56 seconds
Squeeze a pistol trigger 6 times in 10 seconds or less.
If you cannot pass that physical test, like 53% of women and 17% of men, then
you frankly should not be a cop. Period.
But the Harris Administration does not care about excellence in policing,
firefighting, or apparently anything else. Three times in this past week, her
DOJ has attacked emergency services in three separate cities for having hiring
standards that are so low the bar is buried in the ground, yet apparently
still don't result in enough bipocs and women getting hired. The DOJ is
prepping to attack every police and fire department in the United States. They
will make police less competent everywhere in the name of defending against
injustices that only exist in the heads of the country's most neurotic
bureaucrats.
Two of the targeted cities folded instantly and accepted federal oversight of
their emergency services departments. South Bend, Indiana, did not and filed a
notice that they will go to court over this.
I hope they win. I hope that attacks on meritocracy in the name of DEI and
"equity" come to an end and America can start to prioritize excellence in its
public services again, instead of kowtowing to anti-meritocratic bureaucrats
in weaponized federal agencies.