Sgt exam Flashcards
Which Commendation is given for an extraordinary act of courage, without regard to personal safety while engaged in actual combat with an armed and dangerous adversary?
Medal of Valor
Which commendation is given for an act of courage without regard to personal safety, which places the officer in imminent physical danger in his efforts to affect a rescue or save a life.
Medal of Heroism
The Distinguished Unit Citation is given for an outstanding accomplishment, which is the result of teamwork rather than that of an individual(s). This presentation will be awarded to the ____________________ of the district of unit.
Commanding Officer
Directive 1-4
When a police officer is seeking to tow a vehicle, he/she shall supply all of the below information except:
Owner information of vehicle
Official Philadelphia Police Department stationary will be used when corresponding with other City departments, private businesses, organizations, or individuals on Department-related issues. What are the four major divisions in a standard business letter:
Heading, Opening, Body, Closing
All personnel will furnish their district or unit of assignment with their telephone number. Personnel not having a telephone number in their residence must supply the police department with
the number of a nearby neighbor where they can be reached without delay.
the number of a nearby relative where they can be reached without delay.
When executing a search warrant, the search warrant must be served during the daytime hours unless a “night-time” search has been authorized, on the face of the warrant, by a judge or bail commissioner. It must also be served within a specified period of time not to exceed _________ from the date of issuance.
2 days
The purpose of the ___________________________ rule is to prevent violence and physical injury to police and occupants, to protect an occupant’s expectation of privacy, to prevent property damage resulting from forced entry and to give occupants an opportunity to surrender the premises.
“Knock and announce”
The courts have not precisely and uniformly determined the exact period of time that can be considered “reasonable”. However, recent court decisions have shown that _______________ should be the minimum time police personnel should delay their entry into a property after announcing their presence and purpose.
30 seconds
On every occasion where a search warrant has been obtained, sworn personnel will give to the owner or occupant, a Warrant Information Card (75-614). Where there is no one present, leave the card with the owner or occupant copy of the search warrant. The Warrant Information Card must contain what information:
Name, Rank, Unit, District/Unit Phone Number
All police personnel below the rank of _________ who have knowledge of any vice or suspected vice conditions, must prepare a Complaint or Incident Report ) 75-48) indicating the suspected vice condition and/location.
Captain
Firearm safety is of the utmost importance. Officers will use care to ensure the safe handling of firearms at all times. Personnel should never assume a firearm is unloaded. When it becomes necessary to handle a firearm recovered in the field, ensure it is rendered safe by qualified personnel. Which of the following is not one of the basic safety rules in directive 10-1?
Always unload any firearm when safe to do so
An ______________ is anyone who is not a citizen of the United States by birth or naturalization (Example: Foreign Seamen, Foreign Tourist, Mexican Farm Workers, Immigrants, etc.). Most of these people have been legally admitted to the United States and possess some type of identification.
Alien
Members of the Philadelphia Police Department receiving a request for asylum will transport the complainant to the ____________________immediately.
Divisional Detective Headquarters
Which of the following is true regarding vehicles with Department of State license plates:
Must be registered with Department of Homeland Security.
