Colorado Post Review – Flashcards
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An Officer may hallucinate that an Offender has already shot him
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What is Sensory Distortion?
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Locate, React, Control and Identify
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How Does an Officer React to a Threat to Another Person?
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Deep Belly Breathing
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The Simplest Way for an Officer to Relieve Stress?
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When there is no room at an Institution and he is place in jail for safetey reasons. A menetally ill person can only be held in a Jail for a maximum of 24 hours
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When is an Officer justified in putting a mentally ill person in Jail?
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Proceed as rapidly as possible, but use extreme caution. Assume the suspect is still at the scene.
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When there is a Robbery in Progress and a suspect is in the area an Officer should?
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Record any victim, witness and suspect statements related to the crime. Do not cherry pick your witnesses
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When an Officer takes a tape recorder to the crime scene he must?
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The type of offense, conditions of the case, officer attitude, officer ability and the number of officers assigned to the case
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Am Officer's note taking at a crime scene is minimized by?
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1. Assess the situation 2. Take immediate corrective action 3. Listen & Observe 4. Follow up
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When Going to the scene of a domestic dispute, there are four phases, what are they?
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A small crow may seem large
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When an Officer is interviewing a witness or victim to a crime and the witness heard a loud noise, what perception might the witness have?
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Diagonal deployment
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When doing a building search, what is the best way to approach?
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A skip skid mark
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Skids that are broken without release of the brake pressure. They occur when a locked and sliding wheel bounce over a bump, rut rail, or hole in the road It is called?
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Turn wheel to the left
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Which way do you turn the steering wheel when making a traffic stop?
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One officer approaches and the other stays out of the kill zone.
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On an unknown risk felony stop, what is the best way to approach, In a two man car?
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To get a person to comply with verbal commands
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What is verbal judo used for
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No gain is made, not property is taken, but usually involves harassment or assault.
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What are the characteristics of a hate crime?
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Leave the court room and resume your normal duties
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When you are testifying on the stand, once you are finished what should you do?
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1. Community Partnership 2. Problem Solving
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What are TWO CORE Components of Community Policing?
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Assessment
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What part of S.A.R.A. model is a police officer a part of?
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1. Graffiti 2. Drive by shooting 3. Collecting on a street corner, alley, schools etc...
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Characteristics of Gang Activity are?
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Release data of the offender, parole date
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Under C.R.S. What can a victim request in writing?
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Teachers, School authorities, child care personnel, physicians, therapists, any school employee i.e. janitor
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By law who must report Child Abuse?
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1. Observe and Plan 2. Measure and outline the area 3. Plot objects of evidence 4. Take Notes 5. Identify the scene 6.Reassess the sketch
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Steps in Crime Scene Sketching
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1. Grid 2. Zone 3. Parallel/line/lane, spiral
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What patterns are used in Crime Scene Searches?
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Adverse effect on work performance
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What is the element of a hostile work environment?
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.08% or higher
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What BAC will determine if someone if DUI?
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To divide the suspects attention? (Rhomberg technique).
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What is the objective of a DUI roadside?
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Vehicular Homicide
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A drunk driver hits and kills a pedestrian What is he charged with?
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To divide those responsible for a crime and to eliminate the innocent from suspicion.
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What is the purpose of Interview and Interrogation?
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1. Crime is committed in Officer's Presence 2. Probable Cause Exists that the person committed the crime. 3. Upon a complaint from a victim/witness/citizen
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When can an Officer arrest without a warrant?
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1. General Apperance 2.Important M.O. 3. Physical Evidence
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When a Robbery is in progress what information do you need to ID the suspect?
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1. Fingerprints 2. Clothes 3. Hair 4. Foot/Tire prints etc...
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What is Physical evidence?
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1. Case No. 2. Date 3.Type of Crime 4. Location of Scene 5. Measurements Taken by: 6. Officers Name(s):
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What does a Crime Scene Legend Contain? (Sketch)
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Scale is on the outside of the drawing Arrow is pointing to Magnetic North at the top of the sketch.
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Where is the scale and directional Arrow located and pointing in a sketch?
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The report should contain the precise route and timing of the movement of the evidence from the moment it was collected.
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The most important chain of custody report is?
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At least 5 individuals (other than the suspect) should be about the same height, weight and of compatible race.
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When doing a physical lineup
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Control the informant Make no promises you can not keep
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When using an informants you should?
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Seek a dying declaration from the victim that will aid in the identification & prosecution of the killer
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A person is in the hospital from an assault and dying you should?
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Front seat of the patrol car keeping the ticket book at eye level.
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Where is the best place for an officer to write a ticket?
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Over and behind their left shoulder
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Where should the officer stand while talking to a suspect during a traffic stop?
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Started at the begining of the shift. Limited to brief notes
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Field Notes should be?
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1. Don't take sides 2. Make an Arrest when you have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed.
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When you arrive to a domestic dispute what should you do?
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Arrest the aggressor/perpetrator
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When you arrive at a domestic and physical violence is evident you?
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1. Leave you contact card 2.Leave brochures about shelters
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When you arrive at a domestic scene and no arrest is made you should
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1. REAL Property of Another 2. No Consent of the Owner
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If you set a fire to another building what is required under C.R.S to charge 1 Degree Arson?
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As fast as you can ( haul ass)!
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How do you get to your safety zone from your reach zone?
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Impressions
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What are latent fingerprints
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BY matching imperfections in the barrel of the gun to impressions on the bullet.
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When a bullet is fired from a gun, how do you match the bullet to the gun?
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When charged with a Class 1 of Class 2 Felony
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When can a Juvenile be subject to direct filing (district court as an adult)
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Charges Filed When a suspect has been arrested.
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A victim is entitled to information regarding
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Drug sales
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Gang members made their living in the 1980's by
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IN the middle of the intersection
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When directing traffic at an two way intersection where is the safest place to stand?
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Remove loose items that make noise, visual items that protrude out in front, no unnecessary odors like cologne that can give away your position.
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Using the best method of "quiet" in a building searches is?
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Rub your body against the wall, but keep your back towards the wall and stand 2"-4" away.
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When doing building searches you don;t?
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Defacing property-graffiti
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School kids painting a wall is classified as what kind of crime?
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Make an Arrest
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If an officer believes he has probable cause in a domestic dispute he must
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Luring for sexual assault
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Enticement of a Child is?
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a public defender
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An attorney paid to defend a suspect how has no money is called
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Jury Selection Opening Statement State's case Defendants case Jury Instructions Closing arguments
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What is the order of procedure in the courtroom procedure?
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FBI
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Who investigates when an Officer is killed in the line of duty?
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The right to a "peaceful assembly" " freedom of religion", " Freedom of the Press"
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What is the First Amendment protect?
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Negligently (accident, omission, error) fails to act.
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An officer commits a negligent tort when he does what?
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In custody or under interrogation
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Miranda is required when?
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Search & Seizure case to stop and frisk for weapons. The officer must articulate the dangerousness of the situation for a frisk!
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Terry vs. Ohio refers to?
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Witness testimony or physical evidence
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Direct Evidence is ?
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Real evidence that can be felt or seen by the jury
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Physical evidence is?
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Not collecting enough of the sample for comparison by the prosecution and the defense
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A common error in collecting is?
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Render AID to the injuried
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When first arriving at an accident scene you should?
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Understanding
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What is the meaning of empathy?
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Self pity
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What is the meaning of sympathy?
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Alaska, Wyoming, Utah & Nebraska
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The 4 States that DO NOT have HATE CRIMES are?
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Small entry hole and a larger cone shaped exit hole
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A bullet will leave a ?
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Check Fraud
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When a person writes or cashes a check without sufficient funds and is aware of it, (intends to defraud), what's the charge?
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Evacuate, Always protect yourself and the on scene officer.
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What is the first step when you arrive at a chemical spill?
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People who feel it's their civic duty.
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Why do informants become informants?
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A Field ID or Show-up
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What type of information is made when a witness is taken to ID a suspect within minutes of a crime having been committed?
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Non-verbal (whistle/hand signals)
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What is the best form of communicating technique for directing traffic
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Triangulation Coordinate Base Line
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List three types of Crime Scene Sketches
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Threats of force Promises Mental & Physical manipulation used by Police officers
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What are 3rd degree tactics?
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Modus Operendi
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What section of the report does unusual traits go into?
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Endangering a person or building
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4th Degree Arson is?
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Property taken by force, threats or intimidation from another person
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Robbery is?
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Property taken by force, threats or intimidation from another person BUT WITH the use of a deadly weapon is USED to causing injury to the victim.
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Aggravated Robbery is?
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If it is licensed in the country it comes from
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May an OUT of Country vehicle be driven in Colorado?
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Occurs with excess of asphalt or tar, usually warm, spread on the surface of the roadway by a sliding tire. Starts with a dark spot followed by a diminished shadow.
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What is smear bituminous?
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Harassment of people because of race, color, religion, national origin. NOT SEXUAL orientation.
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What is ethnic intimidation?
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Look for evidence of alcohol, odor of alcohol and physical signs of intoxication.
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In a D.U.I. stop what do you do?
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Like a Homicide
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How do you treat a SIDS case
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NO, it was learned through extraordinary means.
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While looking through binoculars you see cocaine in the 2nd story of a house, it' it admissible?
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Fixed post, generally at an intersection or some other vantage point overlooking one or more avenues of escape.
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What is spot cover in dealing with a fleeing suspect?
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Equal distribution of police services and resources among communities.
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What are the key factors of the equity phase of community policing?
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last day of the following month's expiration
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How long to renew a vehicles registration?
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Praise
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What is the misunderstood expiration?
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Put the scarf in a paper bag, Use a stylus to mark the Tire Iron
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How do you mark evidence if you have a bloody scarf and a tire iron?
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stupid question
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The Car will spin towards the locked tires
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If the brakes on one side of a car lock up, what happens?
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Imagining yourself successful in a confrontation
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What is a crisis rehearsal?
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Information Use it or loose it.
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What is passive decay of memory
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To make sure it was legally obtained.
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What is the purpose of reviewing physical evidence in preparation of a case for trial?
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BY the act of driving you agree to take a chemical test if suspected of a DUI/DWAI/DUID
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What is expressed consent?
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Narrative Chronological. Question and Answer
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What form should field notes be in?
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To refresh your memory
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What is the purpose of field notes?
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NO
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When a school bus initiates lights and sign, do you need to stop when your on a divided highway?
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Treat it like a burglary in progress?
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How do you treat a call of a burglary alarm and a door is open when you arrive?
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Officer Response time
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What will determine if death or SBI occurs in an in-progress call?
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Title 42 USC Section 1983
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What statute can an officer be sued under for violating someones civil rights?
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When he acts outside the scope of his employment and punitive damages are awarded
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When will a government agency not have to pay officers damages?
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Folded sheet metal
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What is induced damage?
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Trustworthy. Respect and loves Honesty
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What is an excellent character of an officer?
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Crowd members loose individuality and begin functioning as a single unit.
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What is the second step in the formation of a mob?
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1st degree murder
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When a person sells a drug to a 17 year old, on school grounds and the person dies, what is the charge?
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Discretion
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What powers are present throughout the entire criminal justice system?
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Plea bargining
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80% of all convictions come from?
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Probable Cause
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What foundational requirement is needed for an emergency mental health hold?
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Active military, peace officers, Members of the Colorado National Guard in the performance of their duties,; or anyone having a valid license to carry such weapon.
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Who may carry a dangerous weapon?
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Knowingly making an unauthorized connection with a property utility.
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What is 2nd degree criminal tampering?
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The presence of a deadly weapon/explosive, threaten use of a deadly weapon
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What makes a 2nd degree burglary a 1st degree burglary?
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When a person incites or urges a group of five or more persons to engage in a current or impending riot.
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What elements are involved with inciting a riot?
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Firearm Silencer
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What is not an illegal weapon?
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Class 3 felony
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What class of offense is leaving the scene of an accident involving a death?
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Class 2 petty offense
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What class of offense is possession of drug paraphernalia
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10 days
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How many days do you have to change the address on a driver's license?
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Parent, Guardian or Legal Custodian
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Who is the first person you must notify when taking a juvenile into temporary custody?
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The screening team must be notified
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What is the first notification you must make when taking a juvenile into temporary custody?
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Temporary liberty
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What does bail provide
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State traffic laws
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What is the State Patrol's main role in law enforcement?
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5 days
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How many days does an officer have to turn in an accident report?
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Proceed past red light or stop sign, but only after slowing down, as may be necessary for safe operation
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What does an emergency vehicle have the right to do?
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5 years
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How many years should a person's previous DUI's be noted on the DUI report?
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Colorado case to Terry v. Ohio
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What does Stone vs. people represent?
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Observe them from the front and approach from the rear
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How should you approach a person on the street?
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Seize it!
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If you see drugs in plain view what can you do?
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Get a warrant
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If you have probable cause that a crime related evidence is in a vehicle and you can't get consent what should you do?
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Building Rapport
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What is the most important factor of an interview?
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Creating a sense of urgency
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What is the most important factor in an interview?
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Circumstantial
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What type of evidence is used to imply something?
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a private citizen
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Who can sue a person civilly?
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The State
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Who can charge a person criminally
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When a reasonable man would see there is not enough evidence to convict or prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
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When can a judge aquit on a case?
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Call a judge for an emergency protection order
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In a domestic when you feel violence is imminent you can?
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Keep to a minimum and support with facts
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Do you want to record opinion in your notes?
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Flashlight roll, with back up Spot flash and move, without back up
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In a building search what flashlight techniques do you use?
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With both hands free
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When responding to a disturbance call how do you respond
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Contrasting color to the surface
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What color dusting powder do you use to develop fingerprints?
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Date the report was started
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" Date Started" means what?
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Leap
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What technique do you use to get across a door way in a building search?
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Choke and barrel length
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What determines shot pattern?
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Brake band Drum Tire Pavement
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What four factors effect braking efficiency?
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General Medium Close w/o scale Close with scale
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What order should photos be taken at a crime scene?
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TRY
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When going to a high risk situation what should you never say to yourself?
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The conduct is unwelcome
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What does a quid pro quo and hostile work environment harassment have in common
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Top Administrators
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Who should be trained first in community policing
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Higher Educational level
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What do most new officers have in common?
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The driver of the first responding police car, the primary officer.
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On a felony stop who gives direction to the occupants?
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The person now feels like you own them something
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Why should Officer's not accept gratuities
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A person of bad character who actively seeks out gratuities.
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What is a "meat eater" who seeks to profit by victimizing others?
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Mutual Trust
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The main goal you must first achieve in community policing?
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Role of problem solver
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The role of police officers as "crime fighters" must be replaced with?
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Unconscious competent
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If a person is a brilliant speaker and doesn't know they are, what are they?
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Coordinating efforts with the fire department Determining if a Crime has occurred Finding Physical evidence Finding Witnesses Determining of the victim is the suspect
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What are the difficulties in investigating Arson?
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Sensitive Nature of the offense Social attitudes of the offense Victims horror/embarrassment
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After a victim has been sexually assaulted Why is it hard to investigate?
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Caucasian Negroid Mongoloid
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How many races are there?
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The parents where in a gang
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What makes it a higher probability that a kid will be in a gang.
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Criminally Negligent Homicide
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When a Gross deviation from a reasonable standard of care negligently causes the death of another what is the charge?
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Sealing, closing doors, and keeping people inside during hazardous material situations.
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What is "in place protection"?
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Intruder must pose a threat to the occupant
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Make my day law
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He drives recklessly and someone other than the driver suffers SBI
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A person commits Vehicular Assault when?
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The perpetrator must be in a position of power over the victim. Superior vs. Subordinate
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For a Quid Pro Quo Sex Assault to occur
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DL/ID card issued by any state with a photograph Passport Alien Registration Card Military ID
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What is a proper ID under the liquor code?
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Query missing persons reports (CCIC)
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When an Adult who is not a danger to themselves or others who is missing what must you do?
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When a person is a parolee or inmate in a correctional facility.
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When can an officer strip-search someone?
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When the inmate has violated a restraining order not to contact certain people and he does, you can deny him his request to call, unless it is his attorney.
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When can you deny an inmate to call someone?
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Victims and Witnesses
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When you approach a crime scene you must isolate whom?
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When he is in custody and advised been Miranda , his lawyer is present and PARENTS NOT THERE
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When is a juvenile confession admissible
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Person can leave at any time, An officer has not legal authority to hold them
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What is contact
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Person is held in a certain place for a reasonable period of time based on reasonable suspicion.
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What is detainment (detention)?
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Threaten to Arrest
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Under the old type of policing, how does an officer keep a situation from escalating from civil to criminal?
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False Alarms, entry into structure, recovering stolen property, lack of physical evidence.
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What are some problems investigating burglaries?
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Person must be aware of not being able to leave at the time it occurred
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To prove False Imprisonment what do you need?
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Police Officer or school official if it is apart of their duties.
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WHo can posses a firearm on school grounds
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Assess the nature of the offense. The behavior of the occupants.
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When assessing a risk factor or unknown vehicle stop, what should the officer do?
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Arrival on Scene Your Progress Ask for assistance
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When responding to an in-progress call you should communicate what?
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Reasonable is arguing with the officer Severe is fighting with the officer
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What is the difference between reasonable resistance and severe resistance?
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For protection of the person's property Determine ownership identity Reduce you civilliability
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Why do you perform an inventory search on a vehicle?
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To Show actual or accurate size
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What are markers used for at a Crime Scene?
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The surface and Plane of the receiving object
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What determines Blood Spatter Patterns?
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Informs the person of the charges against them and permits them to enter a plea.
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What is an arraignment for?
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40 feet ( speed multiplied x2)
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State law says a vehicle traveling 20 mph must stop within how many feet?
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Based on an attitude or act of free will and with knowledge of the nature of the act.
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What is sexual consent?
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Whether or not the person knew or should have reasonable known the person was an officer. Officer must identify themselves by more than mere verbal advisement if they are in plain clothes.
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The most important factor to prove 1st degree murder of a police officer is?
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Calm Down
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In verbal Judo you should never say?
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The needs of the victim
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What is the priority at the crime scene of a hate crime?
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Only when you have consent of the suspect
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When can you conduct a legal roadside sobriety test when you don;t have probable cause?
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Know the elements of the major offenses and ascertain if they are present.
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If you come to the scene of a crime you must?
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Failure to provide education
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An issue with child neglect is
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Past recollection Recorded Impressions
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Officer's notes are considered/
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Use of a deadly weapon to menace someone.
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Felony Menacing is?
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In the same tone and voice.
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You should answer questions form the prosecution and defense ?
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Bodily Injury.
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The seriousness of an Assault is determined by
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Knock first and wait for a reasonable amount of time before entering
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When executing a search warrant (not immediate entry), officer should?
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View crime as their problem, not just a matter for the Police
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When citizens are asked about reducing crime they need too?
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That Officers will protect the innocent
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The code of ethics say what?
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Whether the witness was in good position to see the crime. Their personal knowledge.
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At the preliminary hearing a witness's credibility can be determined by?
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Communication, Cooperation, and Community
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The three C's needed in Community Policing are?
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If he fails to observe your lights
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The demeanor of a possible impaired driver is?
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Person must knowingly and unlawfully possess a firearm whose serial number has been removed, defaced, altered or destroyed.
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What are the elements of possession of a defaced firearm?
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3rd degree criminal trespass
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A group of individuals are tubing down a river and comes in contact with the shore that is on private property what is the charge?
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Aggravated Extortion
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An individual poisons a certain number of bottles of medication in a store. He says that he will tell what bottles are poisoned for money, what is the charge?
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Pharmaceutical fold
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What type of fold is used to package drugs or to gather fiber or hair evidence?
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Charring and alligatoring
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How do you determine the point of origin of an arson fire
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Debris falls, bounces, slides, tumbles and attempts to continue in the direction of motion of the vehicle it fell from.
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In an auto accident, what is the dispersion of under body debris?
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The Driver's side door
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During a Felony Stop where should suspects exit the car?
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No consent, touching; no actual penetration or intrusion, peeping tom rule; expectation of privacy.
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What is unlawful sexual contact?
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Roadside maneuvers (probable cause)
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When making an DUI arrest it is based on?
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.015% per hour
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What rate does alcohol metabolize in the body?
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Recklessly causing the death of another. Aiding another in commuting suicide.
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What are the elements of Manslaughter?
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30-50 feet back 2-4 feet offset from the suspect's vehicle.
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Where should an officer park in a Felony/High Risk traffic stop?
