APCAT - Alberta Police Cognitive Ability Logical Reasoning in Policing Flashcards
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All officers on the night shift have completed crisis intervention training. Constable Marsh is on the night shift. What can be logically concluded?
Answer: Constable Marsh has completed crisis intervention training.
If all night shift officers have completed the training, and Constable Marsh is on the night shift, she must have completed it.
A fingerprint found at a burglary scene matches Suspect A. Which of the following is the most logical conclusion?
Answer: Suspect A was present at the scene at some point.
A matching fingerprint establishes presence at the scene, but not necessarily guilt — the fingerprint could have been left at another time.
If it is raining, the outdoor crime scene is compromised. The outdoor crime scene is not compromised. What can be concluded?
Answer: It is not raining.
This is the logical form modus tollens: If P then Q. Not Q, therefore not P.
Crimes in District A increased whenever unemployment in the area rose above 10%. This quarter, unemployment in District A rose to 12%. What is the most logical prediction?
Answer: Crimes in District A will increase.
The pattern established is that crime increases when unemployment exceeds 10%. Since unemployment is now at 12%, crime is expected to increase.
A series of vehicle thefts occurred: Monday in the south end, Tuesday in the east end, Wednesday in the south end, Thursday in the east end. Where is Friday's theft most likely to occur based on this pattern?
Answer: South end
The pattern alternates south-east-south-east. Following the pattern, Friday (5th occurrence) returns to the south end.
Of five officers — Peters, Quinn, Rossi, Singh, and Torres — exactly two are assigned to patrol duty. Peters and Quinn cannot both be on patrol. Singh is always on patrol. Which of the following must be true?
Answer: Neither Peters nor Quinn is on patrol.
Singh fills one patrol slot. Since Peters and Quinn cannot both be assigned, at most one of them fills the second slot — meaning they cannot both be on patrol, making D always true.