Colorado Post Review Exam Questions And Answers
What is Sensory Distortion?
An Officer may hallucinate that an Offender has already shot him
How Does an Officer React to a Threat to Another Person?
Locate, React, Control and Identify
The Simplest Way for an Officer to Relieve Stress?
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Colorado Post Review Exam Questions
And Answers
What is Sensory Distortion?
An Officer may hallucinate that an Offender has already shot him
How Does an Officer React to a Threat to Another Person?
Locate, React, Control and Identify
The Simplest Way for an Officer to Relieve Stress?
Deep Belly Breathing
When is an Officer justified in putting a mentally ill person in Jail?
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
When there is a Robbery in Progress and a suspect is in the area an Officer should?
Proceed as rapidly as possible, but use extreme caution. Assume the suspect is still at the scene.
When an Officer takes a tape recorder to the crime scene he must?
Record any victim, witness and suspect statements related to the crime. Do not cherry pick your
witnesses
Am Officer's note taking at a crime scene is minimized by?
The type of offense, conditions of the case, officer attitude, officer ability and the number of officers
assigned to the case
When Going to the scene of a domestic dispute, there are four phases, what are they?
1. Assess the situation
2. Take immediate corrective action
3. Listen & Observe
4. Follow up
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?
A small crow may seem large
When doing a building search, what is the best way to approach?
Diagonal deployment
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?
A skip skid mark
,Which way do you turn the steering wheel when making a traffic stop?
Turn wheel to the left
On an unknown risk felony stop, what is the best way to approach, In a two man car?
One officer approaches and the other stays out of the kill zone.
What is verbal judo used for
To get a person to comply with verbal commands
What are the characteristics of a hate crime?
No gain is made, not property is taken, but usually involves harassment or assault.
When you are testifying on the stand, once you are finished what should you do?
Leave the court room and resume your normal duties
What are TWO CORE Components of Community Policing?
1. Community Partnership
2. Problem Solving
What part of S.A.R.A. model is a police officer a part of?
Assessment
Characteristics of Gang Activity are?
1. Graffiti
2. Drive by shooting
3. Collecting on a street corner, alley, schools etc...
Under C.R.S. What can a victim request in writing?
Release data of the offender, parole date
By law who must report Child Abuse?
Teachers, School authorities, child care personnel, physicians, therapists, any school employee i.e.
janitor
Steps in Crime Scene Sketching
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
What patterns are used in Crime Scene Searches?
1. Grid
2. Zone
3. Parallel/line/lane, spiral
, What is the element of a hostile work environment?
Adverse effect on work performance
What BAC will determine if someone if DUI?
.08% or higher
What is the objective of a DUI roadside?
To divide the suspects attention? (Rhomberg technique).
A drunk driver hits and kills a pedestrian What is he charged with?
Vehicular Homicide
What is the purpose of Interview and Interrogation?
To divide those responsible for a crime and to eliminate the innocent from suspicion.
When can an Officer arrest without a warrant?
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
When a Robbery is in progress what information do you need to ID the suspect?
1. General Apperance
2.Important M.O.
3. Physical Evidence
What is Physical evidence?
1. Fingerprints
2. Clothes
3. Hair
4. Foot/Tire prints etc...
What does a Crime Scene Legend Contain? (Sketch)
1. Case No.
2. Date
3.Type of Crime
4. Location of Scene
5. Measurements Taken by:
6. Officers Name(s):
Where is the scale and directional Arrow located and pointing in a sketch?
Scale is on the outside of the drawing
Arrow is pointing to Magnetic North at the top of the sketch.
The most important chain of custody report is?
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