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I'm not sure of the number for the question, but there was a checkpoint question where it had the cops calling you, the P/S or Plt Cmdr, to the scene of the checkpoint to verify something. My contention with this fact pattern, if this is in fact how the question was asked, would be why is there a checkpoint going on w/o the presence of a supervisor? And if there is a supervisor on scene why do you have to respond to answer/verify anything? I have no clue what the answer choices were or if I even got it wrong, but I would say it is worth a shot as a total throw-out if the wording of the question did indeed lead the test taker to believe there was a checkpoint w/o a supervisor and you were essentially on-call to respond and verify arrest, summons, etc. That was one of the many questions that struck me as odd when taking this test. Can anyone advise or remember this question? Thanks. Good luck to all with the protest.
Sorry for not remembering much of it either. It was not a checkpoint specific question, but it was the lead in to the question. It was about another procedure, maybe the truck with the possibly hazardous material. The point is that it said "officer a and b are conducting a checkpoint and request you the P/S to respond." I think it went on to say for you the P/S to determine the correct actions of the PO's. It is possible that this is the triple answer #42 on the proposed key, but, even if it is or is not, the whole question should be tossed for the test writers lack of knowledge about checkpoints. They were trying to be slick with the question, as they did with most of them, but screwed up by implying 2 cops were doing checkpoint w/o boss already on scene.
Not sure. Brain is fried and I don't remember the specifics of the question. I only remember thinking that it was wrong to have to respond to location where 2 cops are conducting checkpoint because they should already have a boss on scene. I know it wasn't about duties at a checkpoint and it was only filler leading into a question about another PG procedure, but if they want to play games with their questions they should be held accountable for all aspects of the questions they asked.
that was the hazmat question based on 212-37, for which A/B/C were given by DCAS. It was supposed to be all of the following EXCEPT and the answer was D, but they worded it as choose the correct, and all 3 were good, so they gave us that one. The stem of the question has a truck stopped with potential hazmat and the driver had no bill of lading. You as the supervisor was called to the scene.
Thank you for the info. I guess whoever picked D has a gripe if the wording was checkpoint but other than that we all got it anyways. Looking forward to the protest session just to see how poorly worded these questions actually were. In a little more relaxed atmosphere we will have the opportunity to really pick apart some of these awful questions.
If you picked D, you could argue that all evidence pointed to the question being wrong/backwards, and because the other three answers were right you had to assume the question was defective and you picked the opposite.
DCAS ineptitude is not something you should have to deal with on every question, it is shameful.
