Would You Be a Great Cop?

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Published on April 30, 2008

Let's see if you have the characteristics necessary to become a successful officer.

1. Is your IQ above average?

Yes

2. Could you go into your garage and sit alone in your car for 12 hours and still be alert enough to respond immediately to a distress call?

Yes

3. Could you walk into a dark building with only a gun and a flashlight (which tells anyone in there where you are) knowing that an armed and dangerous suspect is somewhere in the darkness? Oh, and he does not like cops.

Yes

4. Could you wear 20 pounds of body armor and tools of the trade (i.e., weapon, handcuffs, baton, flashlight, knife) in 100-degree heat and still be able to chase a suspect several blocks on foot?

Yes

5. Could you listen to all of the doughnut jokes and still smile whenever you hear a new one (or even an old one)?

Yes

6. Which is more important to you?

A substantial salary

Serving your community

7. Would you rather...

Maintain tradition

Change traditions

8. Would you rather have...

Rules and regulations

Freedom to choose

9. Do you thrive on...

Continuity

Evolution

10. Do you belong to civic groups in your community?

Yes

11. Do you like to see things done...

Correctly

Creatively

12. Do you have...

A place for everything

Like the casual lived-in look

13. Which do you value most...

Normal

Unusual

14. Do you prefer...

Theories

New technical toys

15. Are you willing to do your duty even if it requires great sacrifice?

Yes

16. Do you rely on your...

Five senses

Your gut feeling

17. Is your focus primarily on...

Your cognitive domain

The world around you

18. Are you attracted to adventure?

Yes

19. Are you especially observant?

Yes

20. Do you like to...

Work from a plan

Make thing up as you go

21. Do you prefer...

Team work

Working alone

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March 3, 2009, 8:08 pm - Sakura Just a small criticism. The first few questions refer to actions taken by police, not CSI's. Despite the action on the show CSI and similar TV programs, the majority of CSI's don't chase suspects, carry weapons or body armor, and they spend most of their time in a lab LOL

Perhaps this should be split into two quizzes...Are you CSI and Are you Cop material?
October 14, 2009, 7:14 pm - Tater Yes I do agree. Some of the questions were more for police officers. CSI do certain things like police but not some. Good quiz tho.

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