Study Questions 1

Question 1

1. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, the Early Identification and Intervention Program (EIIP), is committed to promoting employee success through non-disciplinary methods.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

2. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, early identification identifies behavior which could lead to diminished _______________.

Answer 2

Work Performance

Question 3

3. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, EIIP reduces liability and risk exposure to the employee as well as to the department, and ensures employee’s accountability.

Answer 3

False (SUPERVISORY accountability)

Question 4

4. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, the EIIP dashboard consists of three colors which represent the employee’s status within the EIIP system. __________ is the only flag which requires intervention by the supervisor.

Answer 4

Red

Question 5

5. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, ____________ complaints are included as performance indicators as EIIP focuses on incidents which may cause the employee stress and result in diminished work performance.

Answer 5

• Exonerated

- Unfounded

Question 6

6. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, primary indicators are incidents which are related to domestic disturbances, moral turpitude, indebtedness and/or garnishment, alcohol/drugs, or criminal issues in nature.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

7. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, primary indicators have a threshold of __________ incident(s) with mandatory intervention.

Answer 7

1

Question 8

8. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, first line supervisors will review their employee’s “dashboard” at least monthly and address red flags within a ________ week period.

Answer 8

2

Question 9

9. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, participation by the employee is generally voluntary when a Professional Intervention is implemented, however, may become mandatory, based on the circumstances. If employees refuse to participate when participation is not mandatory, a notation will be made in the Blue Team routing by the first line supervisor and disciplinary action will be taken based on the refusal.

Answer 9

False (NO disciplinary action will be taken based on a refusal)

Question 10

10. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, the supervisory component of EIIP will not appear on dashboards, but will result in an alert being sent to the involved member(s) second line supervisor once generated.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

11. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, EIIP will not be mentioned in contact reports.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

12. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, the Employee Performance Profile (EPP) will develop a “snapshot” of an employee’s work history over a _________ period, this snapshot will provide the employee’s chain of command a thorough assessment of the employee’s work performance.

Answer 12

3 Years

Question 13

13. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (EIIP), 5/101.51) According to policy, the first-line supervisor will meet “face to face” with employee within ___________ of a notification to discuss pattern/concerns.

Answer 13

1 Week

Question 14

14. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES, 5/101.52) According to policy, allegations of criminal violations by any law enforcement employee (regardless of jurisdiction) are serious and must be handled ______________.

Answer 14

• Expediently

- Judiciously

Question 15

15. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES, 5/101.52) According to policy, criminal violations by department employees are a breach of the department’s fundamental values, as well as the community’s confidence. It is therefore the policy of this department to deal with such employees through a wide range of disciplinary options, and when appropriate, with additional training and assistance programs.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

16. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES, 5/101.52) According to policy, any citizen desiring to report a criminal violation involving a department member will be referred to the employee’s ________________ or investigative unit responsible for the criminal violation (whichever is appropriate to the chain of command), regardless of the time of day or type of violation.

Answer 16

a. Watch Commander
b. Area lieutenant
c. Bureau/Area Commander
d. All of the above x

Question 17

17. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES, 5/101.52) According to policy, the Watch Commander will be notified, through the chain of command, as soon as practical of any member of this department or any other law enforcement agency that is charged with or accused of a criminal violation (including any arrest or misdemeanor citation, except for minor traffic violations).

Answer 17

False (the SHERIFF will be notified…)

Question 18

18. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES, 5/101.52) Assume you are a Sergeant working the graveyard shift at CCAC. Special Events unit “11SE” requests over the radio that an area sergeant respond to his call at Hakkasan night club inside of the MGM. When you arrive, the officers advise you that they have an off duty LAPD officer in custody for possession of cocaine. According to policy, what are you supposed to do?

Answer 18

Advise the Watch Commander

Question 19

19. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, patrol units will be dispatched to “routine” 421 (sick or injured person) calls.

Answer 19

False (WILL NOT be dispatched)

Question 20

20. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, patrol units will be dispatched on 421 calls which:

Answer 20

• are the result of a gun shot

- are related to unknown trouble calls

Question 21

21. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, in medical emergencies, patients should only be transported by ambulance or other medical conveyances. Escorting civilian vehicles under emergency circumstances is extremely dangerous and must be avoided.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

22. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) Assume you are a sergeant working CCAC. You are one of the first units to arrive on a 415b call where a male was hit in the head with a glass bottle in front of the Aria casino. When you arrive, you observe the victim bleeding heavily, his face is swollen and he appears to have broken bones in his face. The victim immediately tells you and the officers that arrived that he does not want to press charges. According to policy, what will you have the officers do?

Answer 22

• Take an Incident Crime Report (Sick/Injured)

- Take photos

Question 23

23. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, if officers arrive on a call where a resident, or person responsible for the structure is transported and there is no other responsible party to care for the structure, the officer should secure the structure (by locking it) or request dispatch to call the on-call company to secure the structure (if the officer is not able to secure it properly).

Answer 23

True

Question 24

24. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, patrol officers will begin the Crime Report on Homicides or Suspicious Deaths.

Answer 24

False (WILL NOT begin the crime report…)

Question 25

25. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, the _____________ will be contacted on any death of a person of media interest, LVMPD employee or family member to determine the response of the Homicide Section.

Answer 25

Homicide Section Lieutenant

Question 26

26. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, the Dead Body Incident Report will not be used to document a Homicide.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

27. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, upon arrival, the patrol officer is responsible for investigating all deaths that are not determined to be a Homicide, In-Custody or Suspicious.

Answer 27

False (DEPUTY CORONER INVESTIGATOR is responsible for investigating…)

Question 28

28. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, all personal property at the scene or belonging to the decedent such as identification, money and jewelry will be impounded by the ___________________.

Answer 28

• Deputy Coroner Investigator

- Public Administrator

Question 29

29. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, at the scene of a dead body call, all firearms on scene will be impounded as evidence by a Crime Scene Analyst.

Answer 29

False (ONLY THE FIREARM USED IN AN INCIDENT (suicide, accidental shooting, etc.) will be impounded…)

Question 30

30. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, if the Deputy Coroner Investigator determines the decedent has a vehicle nearby the scene, the ________________ will remove and impound anything of value.

Answer 30

Deputy Coroner Investigator

Question 31

31. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, if the decedent’s vehicle is a hazard on the roadway, LVMPD will have it towed.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

32. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, a child means: a person who is 18 years of age.

Answer 32

False (less than 18 years of age)

Question 33

33. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, the _______________ will be notified on all child related deaths.

Answer 33

Homicide Section Lieutenant

Question 34

34. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, _______________ will be dispatched on all events related to the death of a child.

Answer 34

• Patrol Officer

- Patrol Supervisor

Question 35

35. DISPATCH OF UNITS ON 421 (SICK OR INJURED PERSON CALLS) AND NATURAL DEATHS, 5/107.03) According to policy, the FIT Section Lieutenant or designee will be notified of all in-custody deaths involving a Police/Corrections officer or an inmate housed at CCDC, North Valley Detention Center or a medical facility.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

14. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, recognizing that social media can be an effective means to reach our citizens, the department endorses the _________________ use of social media to enhance communication and foster productivity.

Answer 36

Secure

Question 37

15. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, social media provides a valuable means of assisting the department and its personnel in communication with the community, _______________________________, and related objectives.

Answer 37

• Problem-solving
• Investigative
• Crime Prevention

Question 38

16. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, a ___________________ is a specific portion of a social media website where content is displayed, and managed by an individual or individuals with administrative rights.

Answer 38

Page

Question 39

17. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, a ____________________ is information that a user provides about himself or herself on a social networking site.

Answer 39

Profile

Question 40

18. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, social media is a valuable investigative tool when seeking evidence or information about:

Answer 40

a. Missing persons
b. Wanted Persons
c. Gang affiliation
d. All of the above x

Question 41

19. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, social media can be used to make time-sensitive notifications related to:

Answer 41

Road Closures
Special Events
Ect…

Question 42

20. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, department personnel are free to express themselves as private citizens on social media sites to the degree that their speech does impair working relationships of this department for which loyalty and confidentiality are important, impede the performance of duties, impair discipline and harmony among coworkers, or negatively affect the public perception of the department. (This includes photos, which can be interpreted as a form of visual communication.)

Answer 42

False (does NOT impair…..)

Question 43

21. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, as public employees, department personnel are cautioned that speech on- or off-duty, made pursuant to their official duties – that is, that owes its existence to the employee’s professional duties and responsibilities – is not protected speech under the First Amendment and may form the basis for discipline if deemed detrimental to the department.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

22. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, department personnel shall assume that their speech and related activity on social media sites will reflect upon their office and the department.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

23. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, department personnel should be mindful that once a photo has been posted, it can never be purged out of existence.

Answer 45

True

Question 46

24. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, department personnel should expect that any information created, transmitted, downloaded, exchanged, or discussed in a public online forum may only be accessed by the department with prior notice.

Answer 46

False (may be accessed by the department at any time WITHOUT prior notice)

Question 47

26. SOCIAL MEDIA / NETWORKING and ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, 4/103.27) According to policy, department personnel shall not post, transmit, or otherwise disseminate any information to which they have access as a result of their employment without written permission from the ______________________.

Answer 47

Sheriff

Question 48

27. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, political affiliation is not a protected class as defined by Federal and State law.

Answer 48

False (IS considered a protected class)

Question 49

29. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, complaints of harassment and/or discrimination or sexual harassment are taken seriously and will be dealt with ___________________________.

Answer 49

a. Promptly
b. Thoroughly
c. Impartially
d. Equitably
e. All of the above x

Question 50

30. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, where harassment and/or discrimination is found to have occurred, the section or unit where it occurred will act immediately to stop the harassment and/or discrimination, to ____________________.

Answer 50

• Prevent its recurrence
• To remedy its effects
• To discipline those responsible

Question 51

31. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, when conducting an investigation relative to harassment or discrimination, members of the EDS will be considered as agents of the Sheriff and will function without regard to rank or classification.

Answer 51

True

Question 52

32. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, complaints will be accepted from any source, whether in person, by mail, electronic mail or by telephone.

Answer 52

True

Question 53

33. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, it is a requirement that the reporting member be the intended target of the offensive conduct.

Answer 53

False (it is NOT a requirement)

Question 54

34. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, witnessing non-offensive behavior between other members may be grounds for filing a complaint.

Answer 54

False (OFFENSIVE)

Question 55

35. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, the following alternate form of resolution is used when reported conduct is not based on a protected class as defined by Federal and State law or department policy - but still warrants resolution:

Answer 55

Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB)

Question 56

36. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, worker’s compensation is protected against harassment and/or discrimination.

Answer 56

True

Question 57

37. HARASSMENT AND/OR DISCRIMINATION; PREVENTION AND COMPLAINT PROCESS, 5/101.24) According to policy, a complaint of harassment and/or discrimination has to be filed with the EDS director within ___________ of the last incident.

Answer 57

300

Question 58

45. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, supervisors will review, on a ______________basis, the EIIP dashboard (in Blue Team) and take actions to help assist employees as needed.

Answer 58

Monthly

Question 59

46. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, the LVMPD burden of proof for internal investigations is that of clear and convincing evidence.

Answer 59

True

Question 60

47. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, federal mandate dictates that the burden of proof for EDS investigations is that of a preformation of evidence.

Answer 60

False (PREPONDERANCE of evidence)

Question 61

48. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, an interview with a department employee as a subject or witness is an official _______________.

Answer 61

Document

Question 62

49. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, when a department employee is suspected of misconduct relating to an alcohol or drug abuse allegation, _____________ will be contacted immediately.

Answer 62

IAB

Question 63

50. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, complaints will be accepted from any source and shall be received with a minimum of inconvenience to the complainant.

Answer 63

True

Question 64

51. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, if the employee receiving the complaint is not the direct supervisor of the involved employee or IAB, the supervisor receiving the complaint will provide the complainant the name of the _________________ of the involved employee.

Answer 64

Bureau Commander

Question 65

52. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, complaints of harassment and/or discrimination may be reported to ________________.

Answer 65

a. Direct Supervisor only
b. The Director of EDS
c. Internal Affairs Bureau Commander
d. All of the above
e. B and C x

Question 66

53. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, complaints of harassment and/or discrimination will be documented on a Contact Report, and forwarded to the Director of the Employment Diversity Section.

Answer 66

False ( documented on a Statement of Complaint (SOC), LVMPD 272)

Question 67

54. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, a customer service dispute is not an allegation that involves a violation of department policy or violation of law.

Answer 67

True

Question 68

55. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) Assume you are a sergeant working the graveyard shift at BAC. One of your officers asks you over the radio to respond to his call because his prisoner wants to file a complaint. When you arrive, the prisoner says to you, “Sarge, the officer is being an asshole. I asked him to put the handcuffs in front, but he keep saying he can’t do that. I’ve been arrested before in New York and I know yall can cuff me in the front.” According to policy, what are you supposed to do?

Answer 68

a. Explain to the prisoner department policy and procedures, and how the issue does not rise to misconduct
b. Tell the prisoner that you can’t do anything for him.
c. Document the discussion in Blue Team as a Citizen Contact.
d. All of the above
e. A and C x

Question 69

56. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, complaints classified as Minor Allegations and referred to a Bureau/Area Command may be handled as formal investigations and supervisory intervention.

Answer 69

True

Question 70

57. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, supervisory Intervention may be used when allegation(s) are minor in nature, not a line item in the discipline matrix and would best be addressed through __________________ or any component of the Early Identification and Intervention Program.

Answer 70

a. Coaching
b. Counseling
c. Mentoring
d. Mediation
e. All of the above x

Question 71

58. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, the decision to apply Supervisory Intervention rests with the employee’s immediate supervisor.

Answer 71

False (Bureau/Area Commander)

Question 72

59. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, any delays in completing the bureau level investigation within _________ days of being assigned will be approved by the Internal Affairs Bureau Lieutenant via a Request for an Extension.

Answer 72

30

Question 73

60. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) According to policy, the two options for addressing Unfounded Complaints are Supervisory Intervention and Formal Discipline.

Answer 73

False (SUSTAINED complaints)

Question 74

61. MAINTENANCE OF VALUES AND ETHICS, 5/101.26) {Education/Abeyance Option (EA)} According to policy, if the employee fails to complete the class within _______________, the department will implement the suspension hours being held in abeyance.

Answer 74

6 months

Question 75

Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
For the purpose of this section, an “approved scheduled vacation” means any vacation request submitted to the immediate supervisor ___________ in advance and is approved.

Answer 75

2 weeks or more

Question 76

2. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
   A copy of the military duty documents must be given to the bureau of assignment
   for submission to Payroll (military duty documents required may be unit training schedules, earning
   statements, orders or DD214’s). _____ are not acceptable documentation but may be used to transmit
   PDF copies of above acceptable documents.

Answer 76

Email

Question 77

3. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
   An employee, upon becoming aware of her pregnancy, shall obtain a statement from her physician stating that the physician has reviewed the job specifications of the employee and that it will not be injurious to her health or the health of the expected child for her to continue working. After the initial statement has been presented to the employee’s supervisor* and forwarded to Health Section, a similar statement shall be presented monthly, commencing with the sixth month of pregnancy. Employees complying with these provisions shall be entitled to work as long as they continue to present such monthly statements or until the date specified by their physician as the date beyond which they should not be permitted to work. If the employee fails to present any required monthly statement within five days of the date due, she may be placed on maternity leave ______ calendar days’ notice by the Department.

Answer 77

After three (3)

Question 78

4. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
   When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by:

Answer 78

a) A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work.
b) Information from officer granting leave
c) Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence.
d) All of the above
e) A and C only

Question 79

5. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
   Continuous leave without pay for periods in excess of 160 work hours, exclusive of FMLA and/or ADA, must be approved by the employee’s _____________.

Answer 79

Bureau Commander

Question 80

6. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
   Donations can be made from the donor’s bonus hours, vacation leave, and/or professional leave. Sick
   leave cannot be donated. The minimum donation is _______ hours. Employees must have a vacation leave balance of at least __ hours after the donation.

Answer 80

Four 4/40

Question 81

7. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 10-Sick Leave
   Sick Leave Request: Employees are required to file and sign a sick leave request as evidence the
   reason for the employee’s absence was a legitimate use of sick leave as outlined above, within __
   hours of returning to work.

Answer 81

24 Hours

Question 82

8. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 10-Sick Leave
   This section was changed in 1997 to allow the parties the flexibility to apply progressive discipline to employees who are using sick leave in a manner that
   has a negative impact on other employees and operations. The parties agreed that, as a general rule, any person who uses _____ or more sick leave days per year is excessive.

Answer 82

Eight 8

Question 83

9. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 19- Seniority
   In the selection of days off, in lieu of holiday, compensatory time, bonus time, professional leave and vacation leave preference, first choice shall be given those employees holding the greatest amount of seniority as determined in 19.1 Definition and 19.2 Bridging Time. If a junior officer request time off in lieu of holiday that was already scheduled (approved), the senior officer ________

Answer 83

Cannot bump the junior officer

Question 84

13. Foot Pursuits 5/212.05
    It is your first night as a new Sergeant in Southeast and while monitoring calls for service, you suddenly hear Officer Smith call out a foot pursuit from a suspicious vehicle in the area of Sandhill and Viking. You immediately proceed to that location and monitor the progress of the pursuit. You hear on the radio that Officer Smith lost the suspect in an adjacent neighborhood and the perimeter is being established with K9 on the way. Upon your arrival you notice that Officer Smith is back at the location of the suspicious vehicle after having lost sight of the suspect. Being that it is your “responsibility to monitor the pursuit and coordinate the response of requested resources”, you:

Answer 84

Have Officer Smith return to the location he lost sight of the suspect and await K9

Question 85

Bomb Threats – Located Explosive Devices – Detonations 5/213.02
It is your second week as a newly promoted Sergeant and you are the only supervisor on duty in Northwest Area Command. Dispatch calls to notify you of a call pending where a citizen reported what he believed to be a pipe bomb in the desert area at the far west end of Charleston heading out to Red Rock Canyon near the Desert Sportsman pistol range. You assign yourself and 3V12 to the call. 3V12 arrived almost immediately, located the suspected pipe bomb on a wide open, flat section of desert area near the road and stated they would await your arrival. You arrive and 3V12 asks you how big you want the perimeter. Relieved that there are no houses to evacuate, you tell them to move back and request additional units to set up a preferred perimeter that is _________ per the “Bomb Threat

Answer 85

1200 feet

Question 86

Barricaded Subject Plan 5/213.11
You are alerted to a violent 417 in your area. Units are about to arrive when the call is updated stating that the victim, who is now suffering from a gunshot wound to the right leg, has made it out of the residence and is screaming for help. Units arrive with the victim a couple houses down the street from the scene. The victim tells the arriving units that his roommate has gone insane and shot him. There is no one else inside the residence. Additional units start surrounding the residence and very quickly establish containment. One of the units on the back side of the residence announces that he just now observed the suspect inside the residence based on the description given by the victim. After a lengthy period of time of unanswered phone calls to the suspect’s cell phone and no response to bullhorn commands to the residence, you decide to have SWAT respond. The SWAT Commander arrives along with the area lieutenant and the Watch Commander. Who is now in primary command of all police operations in this barricade situation?

Answer 86

The patrol Sergeant

Question 87

Use of Force Policy 6/002.00
You are reviewing one of your officer’s Use of Force Reports in Blue Team. His report states that while inside a residence on a domestic disturbance call, the male half who was to be arrested for Battery Domestic Violence, became enraged at the presence of officers and refused to comply with lawful orders to turn around and place his hands behind his back. The report states “The suspect stood bladed off towards officers, with clinched fists raised in a fighting posture and was screaming ‘Get out of my house or I will beat your ass!’ which displayed aggressive resistance.” Your officer states in his report that after numerous commands he deployed his electronic control device announcing to the suspect that if he did not comply he would be tazed and it would hurt. The report further states “The suspect refused to comply and started walking at us aggressively with the same posture, forcing me to utilize _______________ by activating my electronic control device in probe mode which struck him in the right thigh and upper left torso”.

Answer 87

Intermediate Force

Question 88

Use of Force Procedure 6/002.01
You receive a call from Officer Jones who is requesting your presence at his location. Upon your arrival Jones stated that he was in the patrol car running the suspect when he looked up and saw Officer Smith standing behind the suspect punching him in the right side rib cage area. Jones stated he then got out of the car, ran over and pulled Smith away and told him to go sit in his car. You tell Jones not to feel bad since he observed another officer using force that was clearly beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances and he did the right thing when he was in a position to do so, by safely interceding to prevent the use of such excessive force. You tell Jones that he was right to promptly report this observation to you and this is a perfect example of:

Answer 88

Duty to Intervene

Question 89

Post Use of Force Procedures 6/002.04
Officer Johnson calls to inform you that a suspect that he and Officer Williams just placed into custody is claiming the officers used force. You promptly respond. Officer Johnson states they stopped this guy for jay-walking and found out he had warrants. When they set him up to put cuffs on him, he started resisting and they took him to the ground using an arm bar technique. The suspect had no visible injuries but is complaining that the officers struck him in the head. Medical stated the suspect had not sustained any injury. A witness stated the officers did not strike the suspect. After a short interview with the suspect who was clearly intoxicated, he admits to you he was trying to get out of going to jail so he made the claim. The suspect states he is fine and is sorry that he resisted the officers and made a false claim. Photos have been taken. Your next course of action related to this incident is:

Answer 89

You complete a Citizen Contact in Blue Team for an unfounded alleged use of force

Question 90

Post Use of Force Procedures 6/002.04
While conducting your use of force investigation outside a 7-11 involving three of your officers, you ask the clerk if their video surveillance is operational. They say that it is and allow you to review it. Once you review it and see that the whole incident was captured on video, per the Use of Force Procedures policy, you:

Answer 90

Call each officer individually into the office to review their role in the incident only

Question 91

20. Handling Persons with Special Needs and/or Considerations 6/005.00
    You are contacted via the radio by dispatch informing you of a report call holding involving a CIT request. She states that there is a victim of domestic violence at the hospital and that the victim is diagnosed bipolar and PTSD. The suspect is at home in another area command. Your response should be:

Answer 91

There is no need for a CIT officer to respond to that call

Question 92

Handling Persons with Special Needs and/or Considerations 6/005.00
You are contacted via the radio by dispatch informing you of a report call holding involving a CIT request. She states that there is a victim of domestic violence at the hospital and that the victim is diagnosed bipolar and PTSD. The suspect is at home in another area command. Your response should be:

Answer 92

There is no need for a CIT officer to respond to that call

Question 93

Vehicular Pursuit 6/014.00
While working swing shift in Southeast at approximately 19:45 hours a robbery call comes out at the gas station at Boulder Highway and Indios. The suspects used a firearm and got away with cash from the register. They were last seen southbound on Boulder Highway in a black Ford Explorer. Officer Smith is in the area and spots the Ford Explorer as it is pulling out of the driveway of the gas station. The suspects see Officer Smith and start to take off at a high rate of speed. Officer Smith announces that he is in pursuit. Officer Smith logs the license plate of the vehicle as he is giving out speed, location, direction of travel and weather/road conditions. The plate comes back to a registered owner by the name of “Bobby Jones”. The suspects are now headed westbound on Tropicana and are up to speeds of approximately 90 mph. The air unit is still about 7 minutes out coming from Northwest Area. Dispatch broadcasts an update that the clerk recognized one of the suspects as Bobby Jones and can give an address. The suspect vehicle now crosses over into oncoming traffic at Tropicana and Eastern and is still doing between 90-100 mph. You then order your officers to discontinue the pursuit. When asked why during debrief, you advise your officers:

Answer 93

a) It was Officer Smith’s 82 time and there would be just too much paperwork
b) One of the suspects was identified and could be apprehended at a later time
c) The need for immediate apprehension was outweighed by the dangers of the pursuit
d) A and B
e) B and C
f) All of the above

Question 94

Vehicular Pursuit 6/014.00
You are working graveyard in Northeast Area command when you are advised of a vehicle pursuit involving North Las Vegas PD headed towards your area and they are requesting our assistance. The North Las Vegas officer is alone and in pursuit of a 415A suspect who also shot at the officer during the pursuit. One of your officers observes the pursuit pass him headed eastbound on Lake Mead passing Lamb. He updates this information and requests permission to join the lone officer in the pursuit. You are advised that the air unit is coming from Enterprise Area Command and is approximately 6 minutes out. North Las Vegas’s next nearest officer is coming from Cheyenne and Commerce. According to policy, what is your best course of action

Answer 94

You can authorize your officer to join the pursuit

Question 95

Arrest Without a Warrant for Domestic Violence 6/016.00
One of your officers calls you and says “Hey Sarge, I’m on this DV and the male half is telling me that he and his wife were arguing but there was no physical altercation. However the wife is admitting to me that during their argument she slapped him twice and pushed him. The male half has no marks on him and is not complaining of any pain. The wife has one previous arrest for domestic battery but it was from three years ago. There are no witnesses; it’s just the two of them. Do I still make the arrest or can I just take the report? I mean this isn’t going to go anywhere anyway.” Your response is:

Answer 95

Since she is admitting to committing a battery domestic violence an arrest is mandatory

Question 96

24. You are a graveyard sergeant on SE12. A black officer from SE11 tells you he believes his sergeant is treating him less favorably than the white officers on his squad who are similarly situated. According to the Preventing Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the workplace Handbook, this is an example of:

Answer 96

Disparate Treatment

Question 97

25. You are a dayshift sergeant on EA24. One of you officers approaches you and tells you he is Jewish and two other officer on the squad have been making offensive jokes and comments about his Jewish religion and on one occasion they called him a derogatory name. According to the Preventing Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the workplace Handbook, this is an example of:

Answer 97

Harassment

Question 98

26. You are a graveyard sergeant on DT14. One of your officers informs you she needs to pray between the hours of 3am and 4am everyday based on her religious beliefs. According to the Preventing Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the workplace Handbook, you should:

Answer 98

Forward her request to the Office of Employment Diversity

Question 99

27. You are a swing shift sergeant on BA31. You over hear a male officer on your squad mocking a male lest about his homosexuality by telling him he “walks like a girl”. According to the Preventing Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the workplace Handbook, this is an example of:

Answer 99

Harassment on the basis of Sexual Orientation

Question 100

28. According to the Preventing Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the workplace Handbook, two basic requirements for sexual harassment must exist under the EEOC definition. The conduct in question, whether physical or verbal, must be both:

Answer 100

Unwelcome and of a Sexual Nature

Question 101

29. You are a graveyard sergeant on NW12. Three of your officers tell you a male officer has several nude photos of different females hanging on the inside of his locker. They also tell you they have heard him make sexually suggestive remarks to other female officers. According to the Preventing Discrimination & Sexual Harassment in the workplace Handbook, this is an example of:

Answer 101

Hostile Work Environment

Question 102

30. According to the Discrimination Handbook for Supervisors, the contents of the handbook should be reviewed by each supervisor with his or her personnel:

Answer 102

Regularly and during the employees annual performance evaluation

Question 103

31. According to the Discrimination Handbook for Supervisors, complaints for discrimination can be received by any one of four parties: (1) Director of OED, (2) the Captain of Personnel, (3) the Captain of Professional Standards Bureau, and (4):

Answer 103

Any supervisor

Question 104

32. You are a graveyard sergeant on NE14. One of your officers approaches you and tells you he feels he has been harassed by the other officers on the squad to a point he feels like he wants to quit. According to the Discrimination Handbook for Supervisors, you should:

Answer 104

Act immediately and contact the Office of Employment Diversity

Question 105

33. According to the Discrimination Handbook for Supervisors, complaints of harassment and/or discrimination should be completed within ___ days from the receipt when possible.

Answer 105

45

Question 106

34. You are a dayshift sergeant on SE22. An officer from another squad comes to you and tells you she filed a sexual harassment complaint against a fellow officer over 6 months ago. The complaint was rendered not sustained approximately a month ago. Since then she has felt her sergeant has been intimidating and harassing her because of the complaint, and she gives you examples when her sergeant reprimanded her for no reason. According to the Discrimination Handbook for Supervisors this is an example of:

Answer 106

Retaliation

Question 107

35. According to the Discrimination Handbook for Supervisors, the agency may be liable in a sexual harassment complaint if its employees or supervisors knew or should have known of the conduct but failed to take appropriate action. The EEOC has taken the position that quid pro quo harassments always result in strict liability to the employer, regardless of whether the employer knew the harassment was occurring, and the employer is responsible for the acts of its employees. The theory creating this automatic liability is known as:

Answer 107

Respondent Superior

Question 108

36. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, MACTAC is the acronym used when a single/multiple deadly force incident(s) occur simultaneously or concurrently or a terrorist attack involving improvised explosive device (IED), high-powered weapons, hostage siege where the armed subjects have used deadly physical force or are preparing to use deadly force on others persons and is an on-going dynamic incident(s). The MACTAC acronym stands for:

Answer 108

Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities

Question 109

37. During any major incident, resources must be maintained in the area command. Someone must pick up the slack. For this reason, squads have been identified as either “In the Box” Squads or “Stay at Home” Squads. These assignments are made on a consistent designated rotational basis at all area commands. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, which of the following area commands are always considered “In the Box”, but will not leave their assigned area commands?

Answer 109

CCAC, Airport

Question 110

38. You are a Sergeant assigned to NE13 and your squad is designated as a “stay at home” squad. You are notified of a MACTAC related major incident occurring in the NWAC and the MACTAC response protocols have been activated. One of your new officers on your squad calls you and asks what he is supposed to do. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, your best response would be:

Answer 110

Respond to a designated key department infrastructure

Question 111

39. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, a MACTAC squad is comprised of two or more strike teams and a squad leader. A MACTAC strike team consists of: (pick the best answer)

Answer 111

Four to five commissioned officers

Question 112

40. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, missions for each squad or team may change as the situation evolves and moves from phase to phase. Each squad, team and officer must understand their assigned mission and the importance of their role to the overall success of the operation. Which of the following teams will assist teams already in contact with suspects?

Answer 112

Assault Team

Question 113

41. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, all area command uniformed and non-uniformed personnel within an area under attack in a MACTAC type of incident will immediately respond to the primary incident scene to _________, _________ and ________ the incident as quickly as possible.

Answer 113

Assess, contain and end

Question 114

42. You are a Sergeant assigned to DTAC on graveyard. Your squad has been designated as a “in the box squad”. Dispatch states that there is a MACTAC incident outside of your area command and states there is a “MACTAC alert” over the air. Based on this information, you should:

Answer 114

Respond to the rally point, begin your rally point procedure, monitor the situation and await further instructions.

Question 115

43. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, when you arrive at the Rally Point a call to the dispatch supervisor is needed to get the brief. It is recommended that it is either the Sergeant or ______________________ that makes contact with communication.

Answer 115

The second person arriving to the rally point

Question 116

44. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, when your STRIKE Team is about to leave the Rally Point the Sergeant or in his absence the Team Leader needs to notify Dispatch by means of _____________________ which units are leaving the Rally Point and actually heading to the incident.

Answer 116

Administrative Message (AM)

Question 117

45. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, during a MACTAC response the responding squad will move in a convoy from the rally point to the incident or the Staging Area. The sergeant or team leader will be in the ___________ vehicle for command and control….

Answer 117

Lead vehicle with a designated driver

Question 118

46. You are a Sergeant on NE34 and dispatched has notified the area command of a MACTAC incident. Immediately following this notification, radio communication has failed and you are not able to communicate via the radio with anyone. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, you should:

Answer 118

Respond to the area command station

Question 119

47. According to the 2012 LVMPD MACTAC manual, there are four “phases” of a MACTAC incident. One of these phases is the “Control Phase”. Which of the following items IS NOT part of the “Control Phase”?

Answer 119

Investigation

Question 120

48. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy 2/106.05, Terrorism Liaison Officers (TLO) are commissioned and non-commissioned employees of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, with access to law enforcement sensitive information, who have specialized skills and training to:

Answer 120

a) Proactively develop, collect and retrieve information in a lawful manner
b) Identify and report terrorists or suspects engaged in criminal activities
c) continually develop aggressive and innovative techniques designed to identify and ultimately neutralize subjects and enterprises
d) Serve as a liaison between his or her bureau and the SNCTC / “FusionCenter” for appropriate information exchange
A. All the above X

Question 121

According to LVMPD’s Department Policy 5/210.01, Body Worn Cameras, Unless otherwise unsafe or impractical to do so, officers utilizing BWC shall activate the BWC as soon as practical in all the following occurrences except for?

Answer 121

Operational briefings

Question 122

52. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/210.01 Body Worn Cameras, Supervisor access Supervisors do have direct access to an officer’s BWC videon through LVMPD.evidence.com?

Answer 122

False

Question 123

53. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/210.01 Body Worn Cameras, Supervisors may view BWC recordings from personnel under their supervision in which of the following instances?

Answer 123

a) Supervisory investigation following the application of reportable force (except use of deadly force).
b) Supervisory response to a citizen request to file a statement of complaint.
c) During the course of an internal investigation forwarded from IAB to the bureau for completion.
d) To assist in appropriately addressing a clearly documented performance issue.
e) All the above xx

Question 124

55. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/107.03 Dispatch of units on 421 (sick or injured person calls) and Natural Deaths, patrol units will be dispatched on 421 calls which?

Answer 124

• Are suspicious in nature
• Are related to unknown trouble calls
• Involve injuries as a result of criminal activity or traffic accident
• Are result of a gun shot
• Other circumstances indicate a need for police involvement

Question 125

56. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/107.03 Dispatch of units on 421 (sick or injured person calls) and Natural Deaths, vehicles of the decedent on a dead body call; If the Deputy Coroner Investigator determines the decedent has a vehicle nearby the scene, the patrol officer will remove and impound anything of value. The patrol officer will lock the vehicle and advise the land owner, or person responsible for the property, that the property owner can have the vehicle towed, if needed. Typically, waiting a few days allows the Coroner’s Office time to try to notify the responsible party, without causing unneeded stress and costs on the surviving responsible party?

Answer 125

False

Question 126

57. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/107.03 Dispatch of units on 421 (sick or injured person calls) and Natural Deaths, structures on a dead body call; If there is no responsible person at the scene to care for the structure, and the structure cannot easily be secured, the Deputy Coroner Investigator will call their on-call company to have the structure secured, and will remain on the scene for the on-call company to secure the property, if there has been no damage by the police. When requested by the Deputy Coroner Investigator, a Patrol Officer may stay until the structure is secured?

Answer 126

True

Question 127

58. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/101.51 Early Identification and Intervention Program (EIIP) due to confidentiality, EIIP __________ be mentioned in contact reports.

Answer 127

Will Not

Question 128

59. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/204.20 Missing Persons and Runaways, In accordance with the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 (as amended) and the federally mandated Suzanne’s Law, entry into NCIC will be made under the following circumstances:

Answer 128

a) ll juveniles, eighteen years old and younger, will be entered into NCIC within two-hours of receiving the required minimum data elements.
b) Missing persons eighteen through twenty years old (even though legally considered adults) will also be immediately entered into NCIC in accordance with the federally mandated Suzanne’s Law.
c) Adults may go missing for a variety of reasons. However, adults can only be entered into NCIC only if they have a disability, in physical danger, involuntary circumstances, victim of a catastrophe, or other suspicious circumstances.
d) Both B and C only. XX

Question 129

60. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/207.00 Driving/Vehicle Procedures, A ___________ is a collision involving one or more vehicles in which a complaint of bodily injury to or the death of any person occurs and/or results in the total damage to any vehicle or item of property to an apparent extent of $750 or more.

Answer 129

Accident

Question 130

61. According to LVMPD’s Department Policy, 5/207.00 Driving/Vehicle Procedures, A ___________ is a finding that a member involved in a collision performed in accordance with department policies, procedures, training standards, and traffic laws.

Answer 130

Non-Preventable

Question 131

Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
For the purpose of this section, an “approved scheduled vacation” means any vacation request submitted to the immediate supervisor ___________ in advance and is approved

Answer 131

2 weeks or more

Question 132

75. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
    A copy of the military duty documents must be given to the bureau of assignment
    for submission to Payroll (military duty documents required may be unit training schedules, earning
    statements, orders or DD214’s). _____ are not acceptable documentation but may be used to transmit
    PDF copies of above acceptable documents

Answer 132

Email

Question 133

76. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
    An employee, upon becoming aware of her pregnancy, shall obtain a statement from her physician stating that the physician has reviewed the job specifications of the employee and that it will not be injurious to her health or the health of the expected child for her to continue working. After the initial statement has been presented to the employee’s supervisor* and forwarded to Health Section, a similar statement shall be presented monthly, commencing with the sixth month of pregnancy. Employees complying with these provisions shall be entitled to work as long as they continue to present such monthly statements or until the date specified by their physician as the date beyond which they should not be permitted to work. If the employee fails to present any required monthly statement within five days of the date due, she may be placed on maternity leave ______ calendar days’ notice by the Department.

Answer 133

After three (3)

Question 134

77. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 11- Special Leave
    When an eligible employee suffers a catastrophic illness or injury, and the eligible employee has exhausted all accrued leaves as a result of the illness/injury, then the eligible employee may file a request for donations of leave with the Association. The request must be accompanied by:

Answer 134

• A medical statement from the attending physician explaining the nature of the illness/injury and an estimated amount of time the employee will be unable to work.
• Evidence of the Bureau Commander’s approval of leave of absence.

Question 135

80. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 10-Sick Leave
    Sick Leave Request: Employees are required to file and sign a sick leave request as evidence the
    reason for the employee’s absence was a legitimate use of sick leave as outlined above, within __
    hours of returning to work.

Answer 135

24 hours

Question 136

81. Per LVMPD/PPA Contracts; Article 10-Sick Leave
    This section was changed in 1997 to allow the parties the flexibility to apply progressive discipline to employees who are using sick leave in a manner that
    has a negative impact on other employees and operations. The parties agreed that, as a general rule, any person who uses _____ or more sick leave days per year is excessive.

Answer 136

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