CENEVAL EGATSU-SP — TSU en Seguridad Pública (Acuerdo 286)

Article 21 of the Mexican Constitution (CPEUM) describes a function of the State whose ends are to safeguard people's life, liberties, integrity and property and to help generate and preserve public order and social peace. Which function is it?

• ANational security (seguridad nacional)
• BPublic security (seguridad pública)
• CPrivate security (seguridad privada)
• DCivil protection (protección civil)

According to the current text of Article 21 of the Constitution, which principles govern the actions (actuación) of public security institutions?

• ALegality, efficiency, professionalism and honesty, with human rights left to the CNDH
• BDiscipline, hierarchy, loyalty and obedience to the chain of command
• CLegality, impartiality, loyalty and confidentiality, plus the pro persona principle and d…
• DLegality, objectivity, efficiency, professionalism, honesty, gender perspective and human…

Under Article 2 of the Ley General del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública (LGSNSP, 2025), which activities does public security comprise?

• ACrime prevention, investigation and prosecution, reinsertion of sentenced persons and adm…
• BCrime prevention and patrol only, because investigation and prosecution belong exclusivel…
• CNational defense, border control and the protection of strategic installations against fo…
• DCrime prevention and emergency response, while administrative infractions are sanctioned…

In police ethics, what is police deontology (deontología policial)?

• AThe catalogue of tactical techniques that corresponds to each level of force
• BThe organizational chart and chain of command of a police corporation
• CThe set of duties and ethical norms that govern an officer's professional conduct
• DThe procedure for imposing disciplinary sanctions through the honor council

A shift supervisor orders an officer to detain a street vendor 'to teach him a lesson', although there is no flagrancy, warrant or urgent-case order. Under the obligations in Article 129 of the LGSNSP, how should the officer respond?

• ACarry out the detention and write in the report that it was done on the supervisor's inst…
• BDecline it, since the duty to obey covers only orders that respect the law, human rights…
• CCarry out the detention but release the vendor before reaching the Public Prosecutor's of…
• DAsk the vendor to agree to ride in the patrol car to the station, so that no detention fo…

Under Article 52 of the LGSNSP (2025), which set of functions corresponds to municipal police institutions?

• ALeading the criminal investigation and filing charges before the Judge of Control in ever…
• BIssuing arrest and search warrants whenever the Public Prosecutor or the judge is unavail…
• CGuarding federal strategic installations and running the federal prisons located in the m…
• DProximity, conflict resolution, violence and crime prevention, traffic and administrative…

Which of the following is an obligation of members of public security institutions listed in Article 129 of the LGSNSP?

• AKeeping colleagues' misconduct confidential until internal affairs formally asks about it
• BAccepting small gratuities from citizens when they do not change the outcome of the servi…
• CPromptly informing the superior of omissions or wrongful or criminal acts by institution…
• DLetting trusted civilians accompany operations when they can help identify suspects

Under the 2025 LGSNSP, which of these measures is a disciplinary corrective (correctivo disciplinario) that the direct superior may impose for a fault that does not merit an administrative sanction?

• AA written reprimand (amonestación escrita)
• BSuspension without pay for up to 30 days
• CRemoval from the service (remoción)
• DAn action for repair of damages (reparación del daño)

An officer commits a non-serious disciplinary fault that merits a sanction rather than a corrective. Under Article 133 of the LGSNSP, what is the maximum suspension without pay?

• A15 days
• B90 days
• C30 days
• D60 days

A court later rules that a municipal officer's removal was unjustified. Under Article 123, apartado B, fracción XIII of the Constitution, what follows?

• AThe officer must be reinstated with back pay and seniority
• BThe State pays compensation and benefits, but reinstatement is not allowed
• CThe officer may choose between reinstatement and compensation
• DThe removal is annulled and the case returns to the honor council

Which pattern of unjustified absences breaches a permanence requirement for police under Article 95, apartado B of the LGSNSP?

• ATwo consecutive days of absence, or four discontinuous days, within any 30-day period
• BFour discontinuous days of absence spread over a 60-day period
• COne day of absence during a declared emergency or contingency
• DThree consecutive days, or five discontinuous days within a 30-day period

Article 1 of the Constitution requires all authorities to promote, respect, protect and guarantee human rights in accordance with which principles?

• AUniversality, interdependence, indivisibility and progressiveness
• BLegality, objectivity, efficiency and professionalism
• CPublicity, contradiction, concentration and continuity
• DAbsolute necessity, proportionality, rationality and timeliness

According to Article 1 of the Constitution, what must the State do about human-rights violations?

• ARefer them to the CNDH, whose recommendation then closes the matter for good
• BApply the pro persona rule to them only when the victim is a Mexican citizen
• CPrevent, investigate, sanction and repair them, as the law provides
• DSuspend the affected rights until a judge reviews the case

How does the Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos (CNDH) define human rights?

• APrivileges that each legislature grants to citizens and may later withdraw by a simple ma…
• BPrerogatives grounded in human dignity whose realization is indispensable for integral de…
• CProcedural guarantees that apply only once a person has been formally accused of committi…
• DBenefits reserved to Mexican nationals who appear on the federal voter list

A human-rights training session covers the international guidelines for effectively investigating and documenting torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including medical and psychological evaluation standards. Which instrument is it?

• AThe Belém do Pará Convention (Convención de Belém do Pará)
• BThe Palermo Convention (Convención de Palermo)
• CThe CEDAW convention on discrimination against women
• DThe Istanbul Protocol (Protocolo de Estambul)

Under Article 27 of the Ley General en Materia de Desaparición Forzada de Personas, which conduct constitutes enforced disappearance?

• AA public servant, or someone with official acquiescence, deprives a person of liberty and…
• BA person leaves home voluntarily without telling relatives and cannot be located by anyon…
• CA detainee is moved to another facility and the transfer route, time and receiving author…
• DAn officer delays presenting a detainee to the Public Prosecutor and documents the reason…

Which description best matches the concept of the rule of law (Estado de derecho)?

• AA system in which the executive may suspend laws whenever it considers that public order…
• BA system in which private individuals are bound by the law but the authorities act accord…
• CA system in which authorities and citizens alike are subject to public laws applied by le…
• DA system in which police discretion replaces written rules so that decisions can be taken…

The Modelo Homologado de Justicia Cívica defines 'cultura de la legalidad' as which of the following?

• AThe duty of police officers and civic judges to apply the maximum available sanction to e…
• BRules and values adopted by residents and authorities to foster coexistence, respect for…
• CThe formal knowledge of the penal code that citizens are expected to demonstrate before t…
• DThe practice of sending every neighbourhood dispute to a court so that a judge, rather th…

An officer acts strictly within the law but in a humiliating, discourteous way, and the neighbourhood stops trusting the police. Which dimension of police action has been damaged most directly?

• ALegality, because any discourtesy automatically makes an act illegal
• BTerritorial jurisdiction, because the officer acted outside the assigned quadrant
• CHierarchy, because the officer did not consult the shift supervisor first
• DLegitimacy, the community's recognition that the authority acts fairly and deserves trust

Which combination lists classic elements of a State governed by the rule of law (Estado de derecho)?

• AConcentration of powers in the executive, broad police discretion and government by emerg…
• BSupremacy of the law over rulers and ruled, separation of powers, lawful administration,…
• CMajority rule without judicial review, confidential laws and strict hierarchical obedienc…
• DPriority of internal circulars over statutes, and self-regulation by each government agen…

Article 4 of the Código Nacional de Procedimientos Penales (CNPP) states that the criminal process is accusatory and oral. Which principles does it list?

• AUniversality, interdependence, indivisibility and progressiveness
• BLegality, objectivity, efficiency, professionalism and honesty
• CPublicity, contradiction, concentration, continuity and immediacy
• DAbsolute necessity, legality, prevention, proportionality and accountability

Under CNPP Article 211, when does the initial investigation phase (investigación inicial) end?

• AWhen the Public Prosecutor files the written accusation against the imputado
• BWhen the trial court delivers its judgment after the oral hearing
• CWhen the investigation is formally closed at the end of the complementary phase
• DWhen the imputado is placed before the Judge of Control for the imputación

During transport, a detainee starts to confess and an officer asks follow-up questions, with no defense counsel present. Under Article 20, apartado B of the Constitution, what evidentiary value does that confession have?

• AFull value, because the detainee volunteered it without being threatened or pressured
• BNone, because a confession made without defense counsel lacks any probative value
• CFull value, provided the officer records the whole statement on video
• DSome value, but only if the Public Prosecutor ratifies it within 48 hours

According to the Guía Nacional de Cadena de Custodia, who is the first responder (Primer Respondiente)?

• AThe first authority with public-security functions to arrive at the place of intervention
• BThe first forensic expert assigned by the Public Prosecutor to process the scene
• CThe first witness who reports the event to the 911 emergency line
• DThe investigative police officer who takes over the case after the handover

A first responder arrives at a stabbing where the victim is still breathing. What should come first?

• APhotographing the untouched scene before anyone enters, even if medical help is delayed
• BTaping a wide perimeter and waiting for the investigative police before touching the vict…
• CAttending to the victim's life, using a single entry and exit route and noting anything m…
• DCollecting the knife immediately so that bystanders cannot take it

When the processing-capable police (Policía con capacidades para procesar) arrive, how is control of the place of intervention transferred from the first responder?

• ABy a verbal briefing only, since the forensic report is the only written record
• BThrough the entrega-recepción of the place, recorded in the corresponding format
• CBy the first responder sealing the scene and leaving before the new team arrives
• DBy a Judge of Control authorizing the transfer in a hearing

Heavy rain is about to wash away a blood-stained cloth at an open-air scene, and no processing team can arrive in time. Which concept in the Guía Nacional de Cadena de Custodia allows its immediate collection?

• AAportación (contribution)
• BDescubrimiento (discovery)
• CPreservación del lugar de la intervención (scene preservation)
• DPriorización de indicios (prioritization of evidence)

Under Article 17 of the Ley Nacional del Registro de Detenciones, when must arresting officers register a detention?

• AImmediately upon taking custody, or by notifying their unit at once if they cannot captur…
• BWithin 48 hours, once the Public Prosecutor has decided whether to ratify the detention
• COnly after a doctor at the Public Prosecutor's office has issued the medical certificate
• DAt the end of the shift, together with the IPH and the inventory of seized objects

After a detention is entered in the Registro Nacional de Detenciones, where must the generated registration number appear?

• AOn a receipt that the detainee must sign at the scene before transport
• BOnly in the internal database of the arresting corporation, for statistical purposes
• CIn the police report (IPH) delivered with the detainee at the puesta a disposición
• DIn the arrest warrant, which the judge must amend to include the number

How does Article 227 of the CNPP define the chain of custody (cadena de custodia)?

• AThe judicial authorization that must be obtained before any object at a crime scene may b…
• BA control and record system for evidence, from its location, discovery or contribution un…
• CThe list of eyewitnesses whom the Public Prosecutor must call to testify at the oral tria…
• DThe warehouse where seized property is kept until it is returned to its owners or sold at…

According to the Guía Nacional de Cadena de Custodia, what are the stages of the chain of custody, in order?

• AObservation, identification, fixation, collection, packaging, sealing and labeling
• BPreservation of the place, processing, transfer to the laboratory and analysis
• CCollection, transfer, presentation at trial and final destruction of the evidence
• DProcessing, transfer, analysis, storage and presentation at trial

Under the Guía Nacional de Cadena de Custodia, which data must the label attached to an evidence package include?

• AFolio number, evidence identification, date and time of collection, and type of evidence
• BThe victim's home address, the suspect's full name and the estimated market value of the…
• CThe Public Prosecutor's signature and the number of the judicial authorization for the co…
• DThe name of the laboratory analyst and the result of the analysis performed

During transfer, an evidence package is found with a torn seal. Under CNPP Article 228, what is the effect on its probative value?

• AIt automatically loses all probative value and must be destroyed without further review
• BIt keeps full value in every case, because chain-of-custody rules are only internal admin…
• CIt keeps its value unless the authority finds it was modified so that it can no longer pr…
• DIt keeps value only if the defense agrees in writing to its admission at the hearing

When interviewing a witness at the scene, which type of question should the officer use first to obtain a free and less contaminated account?

• ALeading questions, such as 'You saw the gun, didn't you?'
• BOpen questions, such as 'Tell me what happened'
• CForced-choice questions, such as 'Was the car red or blue?'
• DSeveral questions asked together to save time

A first responder finds the victim's unlocked mobile phone at the scene. Which action best follows the digital-evidence principles in the Protocolo de Investigación?

• AAvoid changing its data and secure it; extracting data needs consent or judicial authoriz…
• BBrowse the chats quickly to identify the suspect while the trail is fresh, then secure th…
• CConnect it to a patrol computer to copy the photos and messages before they can be delete…
• DGive it to the victim's relatives so that they can back up its contents and return it lat…

Under CNPP Article 268, when may police inspect a person and their possessions without a warrant?

• AWhenever a person refuses to show an official identification document when the officer re…
• BOnly with a prior written order signed by the Public Prosecutor who is in charge of the c…
• CIn flagrancy, or when there are signs the person hides crime-related instruments, objects…
• DAt any time in areas the corporation has classified as high-crime zones, as a preventive…

A suspect refuses to give a blood sample that the investigation needs. Under CNPP Articles 252 and 270, what must happen?

• APolice may take the sample by force, because blood is not considered an intimate part of…
• BThe Public Prosecutor must obtain the Judge of Control's authorization, on its own or at…
• CThe sample may be taken on the spot if two independent witnesses sign the inventory of th…
• DThe refusal ends the matter, and no sample can ever be obtained from that person

Which of these investigative acts may police carry out without prior authorization from the Judge of Control, under CNPP Article 251?

• AExhuming a body
• BSearching a private home (cateo)
• CIntercepting private communications
• DInspecting a vehicle

Under CNPP Article 290, when is entry into a closed place without a judicial order justified?

• ATo repel a real, current or imminent aggression against life, integrity or liberty, or wi…
• BWhenever officers reasonably suspect, based on a neighbour's tip, that stolen goods are b…
• CWhen an anonymous 911 call reports that drugs are being sold from the building at that ve…
• DWhenever a suspect named by a witness is seen entering the place, even several hours afte…

Under Article 16 of the Constitution, what must a search warrant (orden de cateo) state?

• AOnly the name of the owner of the property and the reason for the search
• BThe legal classification of the crime and the penalty the suspect could receive
• CThe place to inspect, the person or persons to apprehend and the objects sought
• DThe full list of officers who will carry it out, with their ranks and badge numbers

The guidelines for the Informe Policial Homologado (IPH) provide formats for which two kinds of intervention?

• ATraffic accidents and civil disputes
• BProbably criminal acts and administrative infractions
• CFederal crimes and state crimes
• DDetentions of adults and detentions of adolescents

Under the IPH guidelines, within what maximum time must the competent authority receive the IPH, with the detained persons and secured objects, after the police arrive at its offices?

• A30 minutes
• B6 hours
• C24 hours
• D2 hours

A man is shot during a robbery. His wife, who depends on him economically, was not present. Under Article 4 of the Ley General de Víctimas, how is the wife classified?

• AIndirect victim
• BDirect victim
• CPotential victim
• DNot a victim, since she suffered no harm herself

A passer-by who intervened to stop an assault is now being threatened by the attackers. Under the Ley General de Víctimas, what type of victim is the passer-by?

• ADirect victim of the assault
• BIndirect victim
• CPotential victim
• DNot a victim, only a witness

Under CNPP Article 132, fracción XII, what must police do when attending to victims or offended parties?

• AWait until the Public Prosecutor arrives before giving the victim any information, protec…
• BGive immediate aid and protection, inform them of their rights, procure medical and psych…
• CTake the victim's formal statement under oath at the scene and then decide whether the ca…
• DAsk the victim to choose between filing a complaint now and receiving medical or psycholo…

A victim of sexual violence asks to be attended by a female officer. Under CNPP Article 109, fracción III, how should police respond?

• ARefuse, because shift assignments depend only on which officers are on duty at that moment
• BAgree only if the victim first files the formal complaint with the Public Prosecutor
• CAgree only after a psychologist certifies in writing that the request is necessary
• DAgree, since victims may be attended by staff of the same sex, or of the sex they choose