CJBAT CJBAT Test Questions and Answers 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A witness describes a suspect as wearing a 'navy blue' jacket. In a report, which term best replaces 'navy blue' for clarity?
- Dark blue (Correct answer)
- Black
- Indigo
- Midnight
Correct answer: Dark blue
Dark blue is the most universally understood description and avoids ambiguity in official reports.
Question 2: An officer is given the following sequence to memorize: Badge #4417, DOB 03/12/1985, Height 5'10". Which piece of information identifies the suspect's age?
- Badge #4417
- DOB 03/12/1985 (Correct answer)
- Height 5'10"
- None of the above
Correct answer: DOB 03/12/1985
Date of birth (DOB) is used to determine a person's age.
Question 3: Read the sentence and choose the correctly punctuated version: 'The officer searched the vehicle found the contraband and called for backup.'
- The officer searched the vehicle, found the contraband, and called for backup. (Correct answer)
- The officer searched the vehicle found the contraband, and called for backup.
- The officer searched, the vehicle found the contraband and called for backup.
- The officer searched the vehicle found, the contraband and called for backup.
Correct answer: The officer searched the vehicle, found the contraband, and called for backup.
Items in a series must be separated by commas, including before the final conjunction.
Question 4: A store reports $1,250 stolen from the register. After recovering $375, what is the total loss?
- $825
- $875 (Correct answer)
- $900
- $975
Correct answer: $875
$1,250 minus $375 equals $875 total remaining loss.
Question 5: Which of the following best demonstrates 'deductive reasoning' in law enforcement?
- Observing that many burglaries occur at night and concluding this one likely did too
- Noticing a broken window and concluding a burglary likely occurred (Correct answer)
- Asking a witness what they saw
- Recording the crime scene details
Correct answer: Noticing a broken window and concluding a burglary likely occurred
Deductive reasoning applies a general premise to a specific observation to reach a logical conclusion.
Question 6: An officer's shift begins at 6:45 PM and ends after 8 hours 30 minutes. What time does the shift end?
- 2:45 AM
- 3:15 AM (Correct answer)
- 3:30 AM
- 2:15 AM
Correct answer: 3:15 AM
6:45 PM plus 8 hours 30 minutes equals 3:15 AM.
Question 7: Which word correctly completes the sentence: 'The sergeant _____ the report before it was submitted.'
- reviewed (Correct answer)
- review
- reviews
- reviewing
Correct answer: reviewed
The simple past tense 'reviewed' is correct because the action happened before submission.
A witness describes a suspect as wearing a 'navy blue' jacket.
In a report, which term best replaces 'navy blue' for clarity?