Oral Board Question

[Ferret]

During my oral board I was asked:

At 11:00 PM, you respond to a call from a lady who is complaining about loud noise caused by people who are playing basketball at the basketball court outside her apartment. When you arrive at the scene you see five teenagers playing basketball. After you inform the group that a neighbor has complained about the noise, they start to become confrontational.
What do you do?

My response was, "I contact dispatch, inform them of the situation, and request backup". "I then calmy explain to the group that it is late at night and that most people need to work in the morning and that they should find something to do that will not disturb the neighbors".

After the oral board I thought about that question and feel I did not give the best answer.

Should I have asked the interviewer to be more specific on how the group was being "confrontational" with me? So that I may have been able to give a better response?

Should I have stated that I attempt to maintain a calm conversation with the group, in order to try avoiding any of them from becoming violent, as I wait for backup to arrive.

Should I have said that while talking to the group I also observe the scene for any open liquor containers around or anything that might look like a concealed weapon on any of them?

Since they were teenagers, are they breaking any curfew laws?

Should I have said, "Lets play a game of three vesus three while backup is en route"? :D

Please let me know what would have been a better way to answer this question.



This is why oral boards are not done over the internet!

[Kimble]

Please let me know what would have been a better way to answer this question.

There are many tips on "what to do" when preparing for the oral board, but answering questions regarding the actual answers to questions asked would be highly unethical, and I doubt you'll receive a public response to this. If you did well, you'll find out soon enough, but I don't believe you will have your question answered publically (or even privately), as it is giving an unfair advantage to you over other applicants.

Sorry.

[Ferret]

Yes, you are right. I aplogize for my enthusiastic question asking.

I had thought it might be okay to ask in these forums since I saw a couple of earlier threads in which others had asked about thier oral board questions and a few helpful reply's were given.

Btw, I did not post the actual question I was asked. I combined a couple of questions and changed a few of the details in order to try avoiding a conflict of interest. I guess I probably failed to do that. Still, I thought the situational question that I had posted was more interesting and difficult to answer than what I had been asked.

Again, I apologize. Please delete my post at your earliest convenience.

[Ferret]

Btw, these are a few of the threads that confused me into thinking it was okay to ask oral board questions on this website. Perhaps it would be a good idea to post a sticky indicating that asking these questions and getting answers from verified LEO's is inappropriate in these forums?

http://forums.realpolice.net/showthr...ght=oral+board

http://forums.realpolice.net/showthread.php?t=41926

http://forums.realpolice.net/showthr...ght=oral+board

http://forums.realpolice.net/showthr...ght=oral+board

http://forums.realpolice.net/showthr...ght=oral+board

[Jay7376]

Whatever answer you give will always be wrong...

that's all I'm saying :D

[Kimble]

Whatever answer you give will always be wrong...

that's all I'm saying :D

LMAO! :p