ESLO - Sample test questions

Question 1

Although it goes unnoticed by the new officer, one of the first costs of the journey through a police career can be the (Ch. 1, Pg. 2):

a. family relationships
b. old friendships
c. officer’s outgoing attitude
d. officer’s naive outlook on the world.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Changes taking place in the new officers life are often alluded to or spoken of in the police culture, but rarely,if ever, are these changes seen as (Ch. 1, Pg.4)

a. negative
b. detrimental to the officer
c. positive on the whole
d. a major priority to correct

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The significant reduction in the number of felonious line-of-duty deaths experienced by police officers over the last few decades is a result of: (Ch. 2, Pg. 8)

a. officer safety training
b. societal changes toward the police
c. better hiring practices by law enforcement
d. stiffer penalties for offenses against the police

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Between 1992 and 1994, 38,000 F.O.P. members submitted life insurance claims for unnatural deaths. Which of the following represents the correct order of causes from highest to lowest? (Ch. 2, Pg. 11)

a. homicide; suicide; motor vehicle accidents; non-vehicular accidents
b. suicide; homicide; non-vehicular accidents; motor vehicular accidents.
c. motor vehicle accidents; non-vehicular accidents; homicide; suicide
d. suicide; homicide; motor vehicle accidents; non-vehicle accidents.

Answer 4

B

Question 5

A police agency’s higher level of management, when faced with a controversy concerning officer behavior or misconduct, will attempt to show the community that the “chief is addressing the issue.” If genuine management action is taken concerning the controversial behavior of the officers, it usually represents a _____ reaction to the problem and _____. (Ch. 3, Pg. 18)

a. disciplinary, fails to address correction and prevention
b. corrective, addresses prevention
c. disciplinary; addresses correction but fails to address prevention
d. corrective; fails to address discipline and prevention

Answer 5

A

Question 6

Contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motive is the definition of: (Ch. 4, pg. 24)

a. skeptical
b. negativism
c. misanthropic
d. cynical

Answer 6

D

Question 7

The tendency of officers to label things as “bullshit” is a way of: (Ch. 4, Pg. 27)

a. trying to explain events outside their comfort zone
b. creating distance between themselves and events outside their comfort zone
c. trying to deal with events outside their comfort zone
d. a long run tactic for officers to deal with frustration

Answer 7

B

Question 8

A perceptual set of elevated alertness of the surroundings, which is required of law enforcement officers for survival, is referred to in the police culture as officer safety. However, a more accurate term would be: (Ch. 5, Pg. 35)

a. hypovigilance
b. hyperstress
c. hypervigilance
d. hypoprophylactic

Answer 8

C

Question 9

Officer safety has its foundation in the neurological functioning of the brain. The brain has a set of structures known as the: (Ch. 5, Pg. 38)

a. reticular activating system
b. network actuating series
c. cancellated auxiliary system
d. reticulated advanced organization

Answer 9

A

Question 10

A person’s pulse, respiration, body temperature, blood pressure, and other functions are controlled by the: (Ch. 5, pg. 38)

a. sympathetic nervous system
b. harmonic nervous system
c. parasympathetic nervous system
d. autonomic nervous system

Answer 10

D

Question 11

Officer’s tend to be in a rollercoaster state of being alive, alert, energetic, involved, and humorous when on duty to a state of being tired, detached, isolated, and apathetic when they go off duty. The officer’s “recovery” to a state of normal social interaction, emotion, and perception will return after: (Ch. 6, Pg. 49)

a. 6 to 8 hours
b. 8 to 12 hours
c. 18 to 24 hours
d. 24 to 48 hours

Answer 11

C

Question 12

The cycle of highs and lows in emotion and involvement is broken by many officers by: (Ch. 6, Pg. 57)

a. going off duty
b. taking vacation time
c. not going home
d. talking to other officers

Answer 12

C

Question 13

In contrast with the military, most police agencies train new officers to be _____, and then they enter them _____. (Ch. 7, Pg. 71)

a. marathoners; into a sprint
b. marathoners; into a marathon
c. sprinters; into a marathon
d. sprinters; into a sprint

Answer 13

C

Question 14

Psychological dysfunction has two components: (Ch. 7, Pg. 78)

a. high demands, high control
b. high demands, low control
c. low demands, low control
d. low demands, high control

Answer 14

B

Question 15

Officers try to cope with the emotional effects of a singular identity and the “cop” role. Officers who are unaware of the dynamic of emotional over-identification taking place in their lives can find themselves going through significant emotional turmoil. Which of those below is the proper sequence of steps that may happen with this unaware officer? (Ch. 7, Pg. 83)

a. susceptible; vulnerable; at risk; paranoid
b. at risk; susceptible; vulnerable; paranoid
c. vulnerable; susceptible; at risk; paranoid
d. susceptible; at risk; vulnerable; paranoid

Answer 15

C

Question 16

“Overinvesting” happens with officers in law enforcement. Regarding overinvestment, which of the following is true? (Ch. 7, Pg. 95)

a. malcontent officers define their lives by the job role, but positive, pro-agency, enthusiastic officers do not
b. positive, pro-agency, enthusiastic officers define their lives by the job role but malcontent officers do not
c. malcontent officers define their lives by the job role to a lesser extent than positive, pro-agency, enthusiastic officers do
d. malcontent officers define their lives by the job role as much as positive, pro-agency, enthusiastic officers do

Answer 16

D

Question 17

Victim orientation robs an officer of the benefit of using a lifetime of internalized core values as the foundation for decision making. Core values become: (Ch. 7, Pg.100)

a. marginalized values
b. situational values
c. flexible values
d. adjustable values

Answer 17

B

Question 18

Regarding officer emotions, which of the following is true? (Ch. 8, Pg. 117)

a. both survivors and victims tend to “go with the flow”
b. both survivors and victims tend to “aggressively manage their time”
c. victims “aggressively manage their time” while survivors “go with the flow”
d. survivors “aggressively manage their time” while victims “go with the flow”

Answer 18

D

Question 19

Putting personal time control back in the hands of officers begins with truly understanding the concept of: (Ch. 8, Pg. 122)

a. personal empowerment
b. organizing and planning
c. individual will power
d. intimate control

Answer 19

A

Question 20

Survivors practice physical fitness. The author recommends aerobic activity in the amount of: (Ch. 8, Pg. 125)

a. 15-20 minutes, 2-3 times per week
b. 20-30 minutes, 3-4 times per week
c. 30-40 minutes, 4-5 times per week
d. 40-60 minutes, 5-6 times per week

Answer 20

C