Sound judgement is an inherent quality of a good police officer. The following scenarios will give you a quick sample of the types of problems you can expect and provide guidance into basic police judgement and reasoning.
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Abandon the pursuit and stop to check on the welfare of the occupants of the crashed civilian car.
Continue the pursuit. You didn’t directly cause the crash so its not your concern.
Report the crash over the radio and ask for another police car to attend the crash so you can maintain observation on the stolen motor vehicle.
Stop briefly and look out the window if anyone is hurt and if they seem ok then continue the pursuit.
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Keep alert for traffic hazards and advise your partner if you see any potential crashes.
Tell your partner to slow down and drive to the conditions.
Say nothing, because backing up your fellow officers is more important than your own safety.
Turn on some heavy metal music and enjoy the ride.
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Call an ambulance and immediately pursue the man who stabbed your partner.
Call an ambulance and stay with your partner to provide immediate first aid.
Use your firearm to shoot the offender.
Go into the pharmacy to further investigate what the disturbance was all about.
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Take detailed witness statements at the scene of what happened whilst it is still fresh in the minds of people nearby.
Get back in your car and drive off in the direction where the witnesses are saying the car went.
Gain a description of the hit and run car from a witness and send the report over the radio.
Cordon off the street and prepare the area as a protected crime scene.
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Give the phone number to the woman to dial on the station phone.
Refuse the request because it is nothing to do with the police matter at hand.
Ring the girl yourself and arrange the meeting on behalf of the woman.
Dial the number yourself and then give the phone to the woman to speak.
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Use of force when none is required.
Use of a higher level of force than is necessary or justified.
Continuing to use force for a period of time longer than necessary.
All of the above.
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Continue attempting to get his other arm free in order to apply handcuffs.
Use your baton to strike the man in order to stop him struggling.
Let the man up so you can get to his arm and handcuff him.
Hold him down longer until he tires out and stops resisting.
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Get angry at her for putting you in an awkward position and tell her that she is making a mistake offering gifts to police.
Check that no-one is looking and quickly accept the gift voucher.
Accept the gift voucher and hand it to your supervisor at your earliest opportunity.
Tell her that you can’t accept the gift here but you will visit the hairdresser after work and she can give it to you then.
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Issue a traffic infringement to each of the men because not knowing the laws is no excuse for failing to comply with traffic regulations.
Give the men a warning and explain to them that they are breaching the traffic regulations of this city and that they must wear seat belts at all times.
Ask them if it is the law to wear seat belts in their home country and if it is then issue them an infringement because they should have known better.
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Refuse the request.
Grant the request because it is only water.
Tell the man he can bring it, but tell him not to drink from it until after the formal breath test at the station.
Tell the man he can’t bring it with him, but he can drink it all here on the street before you go to the police station.
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Immediately go inside to see if there really is a fire and help anyone inside evacuate.
Continue your patrol as it is not a police matter.
Call the Fire Emergency Services and wait outside for them to arrive.
Immediately block traffic access to the building in case there is a fire.
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Keep knocking on the door trying to get their attention.
Call your supervisor to get permission to force entry.
Force entry and stop the argument.
Come back later when they have calmed down.
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Put the knife into a drawer.
Ask the woman to put the knife away in a drawer.
Leave the knife where it is, because picking it up could aggravate the situation.
Ask the man and woman to come and talk to you outside the unit.
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The green car approached from the south and the blue car crashed into the back of the green car.
The green car entered the intersection from the east and the blue car entered the intersection from the south and crashed into the side of the green car.
The green car entered the intersection from the west and the blue car entered the intersection from the south and crashed into the side of the green car.
The green car entered the intersection from the east and the the blue entered from the north, crashing into the side of the green car.
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Let her go home.
Issue her an infringement or a caution (whichever is relevant to the offence) as you would have done for any other road user.
Refrain from giving her a ticket, but find out what station she works at and inform her supervisor.
Think to yourself that you should have stayed home today.
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Murder, graffiti and armed robbery.
Graffiti, prostitution and burglary.
Murder, car theft and disorderly behaviour.
Employee Fraud, disorderly behaviour and burglary.
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The green car approached from the north and the blue car approached from the east. The two cars collided in the centre of the intersection.
The green car entered the intersection from the west and the blue car entered the intersection from the south. The green car hit the side of the blue car.
The blue car approached the intersection from the south and turned right towards the east. The green car approached from the north and crashed into the side of the blue car.
The blue car approached the intersection from the south and turned right towards the east. The green car approached from the west and hit the side of the blue car.
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