Comprehensive Exam Preparation Guide for
MCJA Phase I Training (Latest 2026)
1. The core elements of community policing include: (Select all that apply.)
Community partnerships
A separate dedicated unit
Organizational elements - ANSWER Community partnerships
2. S.A.R.A. is an acronym that stands for scanning, analysis, ______________
and assessment.
Response
Retrieval
Record
Retention - ANSWER Response
3. Federal money for researching and developing community policing
programs resulted in two studies that are still relevant to today's law
enforcement. Which of the following studies were involved in community
policing?
National Crime Victimization Survey and Kansas City Patrol Project
Rand Investigation Experiment and Kansas City Patrol Project
Youth, Gangs and Guns and Kansas City Patrol Project
IACP Crime Studies and Kansas City Patrol Project - ANSWER Rand
Investigation Experiment and Kansas City Patrol Project
4. In 1994, the Federal government passed the Crime Act and established what
community policing program?
COPS - Community Oriented Policing Services
TOPS - Tactical Oriented Policing Services
LETPP - Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program
NCIC - National Crime Information Center - ANSWER COPS - Community
Oriented Policing Services
5. A law enforcement officer is justified in using a reasonable degree of non-
deadly force upon another person when:
Officer reasonably believes it necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the
escape from custody of an arrested person.
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, In self-defense or to defend a third person from imminent use of unlawful
non-deadly force encountered while attempting to effect such an arrest or
while seeking to prevent such an escape.
To take a person into protective custody when the officer has probable cause
to believe that person may be mentally ill and presents a threat of imminent
and substantial harm to that person or others.
All of the above. - ANSWER All of the above.
6. MRSA Title 17-A defines a ________________ as a portable device or
weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be
directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to have a
disabling effect upon human beings.
Electronic Device
Deadly weapon
Firearm
None of the above. - ANSWER Electronic Device
7. ________________________ is a dynamic process by which an officer
assesses, plans, and responds to situations that threaten public and officer
safety.
Situational use of force.
Reasonable belief.
Reactive use of force.
Levels of force. - ANSWER Situational use of force.
8. Which of the following is NOT a dangerous weapon as defined by MRSA
Title 17-A?
Firearm.
Poisonous Snake used in a threatening manner.
Device Capable of Producing Death.
Electronic Device. - ANSWER Electronic Device.
9. A law enforcement officer is justified in using a reasonable degree of non-
deadly force upon another person when:
Officer reasonably believes it necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the
escape from custody of an arrested person.
In self-defense or to defend a third person from imminent use of unlawful
non-deadly force encountered while attempting to effect such an arrest or
while seeking to prevent such an escape.
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, To take a person into protective custody when the officer has probable cause
to believe that person may be mentally ill and presents a threat of imminent
and substantial harm to that person or others.
All of the above. - ANSWER All of the above.
10.MRSA Title 17-A defines a ________________ as a portable device or
weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be
directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to have a
disabling effect upon human beings.
Electronic Device
Deadly weapon
Firearm
None of the above. - ANSWER Electronic Device
11.________________________ is a dynamic process by which an officer
assesses, plans, and responds to situations that threaten public and officer
safety.
Situational use of force.
Reasonable belief.
Reactive use of force.
Levels of force. - ANSWER Situational use of force.
12.Persons with special responsibilities to use non-deadly force in a variety of
situations and capacities include all of the following EXCEPT:
Teacher
Care person for a mentally incompetent person
Physician
Taxi passenger - ANSWER Taxi passenger
13.According to the MRSA Title 17-A statute, Use of Force to Prevent Suicide,
a person acting under a reasonable belief that another person is about to
commit suicide, or to self-inflict serious bodily injury, may:
Use a degree of force on such other person as the person reasonably believes
to be necessary to thwart such a result.
Not intervene, but should call a mental health professional.
Only intervene if the person is law enforcement certified.
Only use non-deadly force to thwart such a result. - ANSWER Use a degree
of force on such other person as the person reasonably believes to be
necessary to thwart such a result.
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, 14.MRSA Title 17-A (sections 104-108) provides for several, permitted uses of
deadly force by: (Select all that apply.)
Law Enforcement Officers
Private Citizens - ANSWER Law Enforcement Officers
Private Citizens
15.The law enforcement officer must have ________________________ that
the officer's use of deadly force is necessary to meet or counter an imminent
threat.
An articulable suspicion.
Reasonable and actual belief.
Probable cause.
A strong hunch. - ANSWER Reasonable and actual belief.
16.In instances that consist of using deadly force, the officer must __________.
(Select all that apply.)
Ensure that deadly force is necessary and permitted.
In some cases, announce his or her intention to use such a level of force. -
ANSWER Ensure that deadly force is necessary and permitted.
In some cases, announce his or her intention to use such a level of force.
17.The Use of Force to Prevent Suicide statute includes the option(s) of using
______________.
Deadly force.
Deadly and non-deadly force.
Limited force.
Only non-deadly force. - ANSWER Deadly and non-deadly force.
18.Select the statement that is NOT TRUE regarding sexual assault cases
Historically in the U.S., we have been socialized to never blame the victim
of a sexual assault.
Commonly misunderstood dynamics of sexual assault can pervade
everyone's thinking, even law enforcement officers.
It is important that we all understand that sexual assault is about power and
control; it is not about sexual passion.
Despite the popularity of beliefs about "real" sexual assault, most sexual
assault investigators would report that a large proportion of recent cases did
not resemble the stereotype of sexual assaults. - ANSWER Historically in
the U.S., we have been socialized to never blame the victim of a sexual
assault.
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MCJA Phase I Training (Latest 2026)
1. The core elements of community policing include: (Select all that apply.)
Community partnerships
A separate dedicated unit
Organizational elements - ANSWER Community partnerships
2. S.A.R.A. is an acronym that stands for scanning, analysis, ______________
and assessment.
Response
Retrieval
Record
Retention - ANSWER Response
3. Federal money for researching and developing community policing
programs resulted in two studies that are still relevant to today's law
enforcement. Which of the following studies were involved in community
policing?
National Crime Victimization Survey and Kansas City Patrol Project
Rand Investigation Experiment and Kansas City Patrol Project
Youth, Gangs and Guns and Kansas City Patrol Project
IACP Crime Studies and Kansas City Patrol Project - ANSWER Rand
Investigation Experiment and Kansas City Patrol Project
4. In 1994, the Federal government passed the Crime Act and established what
community policing program?
COPS - Community Oriented Policing Services
TOPS - Tactical Oriented Policing Services
LETPP - Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program
NCIC - National Crime Information Center - ANSWER COPS - Community
Oriented Policing Services
5. A law enforcement officer is justified in using a reasonable degree of non-
deadly force upon another person when:
Officer reasonably believes it necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the
escape from custody of an arrested person.
1
, In self-defense or to defend a third person from imminent use of unlawful
non-deadly force encountered while attempting to effect such an arrest or
while seeking to prevent such an escape.
To take a person into protective custody when the officer has probable cause
to believe that person may be mentally ill and presents a threat of imminent
and substantial harm to that person or others.
All of the above. - ANSWER All of the above.
6. MRSA Title 17-A defines a ________________ as a portable device or
weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be
directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to have a
disabling effect upon human beings.
Electronic Device
Deadly weapon
Firearm
None of the above. - ANSWER Electronic Device
7. ________________________ is a dynamic process by which an officer
assesses, plans, and responds to situations that threaten public and officer
safety.
Situational use of force.
Reasonable belief.
Reactive use of force.
Levels of force. - ANSWER Situational use of force.
8. Which of the following is NOT a dangerous weapon as defined by MRSA
Title 17-A?
Firearm.
Poisonous Snake used in a threatening manner.
Device Capable of Producing Death.
Electronic Device. - ANSWER Electronic Device.
9. A law enforcement officer is justified in using a reasonable degree of non-
deadly force upon another person when:
Officer reasonably believes it necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the
escape from custody of an arrested person.
In self-defense or to defend a third person from imminent use of unlawful
non-deadly force encountered while attempting to effect such an arrest or
while seeking to prevent such an escape.
2
, To take a person into protective custody when the officer has probable cause
to believe that person may be mentally ill and presents a threat of imminent
and substantial harm to that person or others.
All of the above. - ANSWER All of the above.
10.MRSA Title 17-A defines a ________________ as a portable device or
weapon from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be
directed, which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to have a
disabling effect upon human beings.
Electronic Device
Deadly weapon
Firearm
None of the above. - ANSWER Electronic Device
11.________________________ is a dynamic process by which an officer
assesses, plans, and responds to situations that threaten public and officer
safety.
Situational use of force.
Reasonable belief.
Reactive use of force.
Levels of force. - ANSWER Situational use of force.
12.Persons with special responsibilities to use non-deadly force in a variety of
situations and capacities include all of the following EXCEPT:
Teacher
Care person for a mentally incompetent person
Physician
Taxi passenger - ANSWER Taxi passenger
13.According to the MRSA Title 17-A statute, Use of Force to Prevent Suicide,
a person acting under a reasonable belief that another person is about to
commit suicide, or to self-inflict serious bodily injury, may:
Use a degree of force on such other person as the person reasonably believes
to be necessary to thwart such a result.
Not intervene, but should call a mental health professional.
Only intervene if the person is law enforcement certified.
Only use non-deadly force to thwart such a result. - ANSWER Use a degree
of force on such other person as the person reasonably believes to be
necessary to thwart such a result.
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, 14.MRSA Title 17-A (sections 104-108) provides for several, permitted uses of
deadly force by: (Select all that apply.)
Law Enforcement Officers
Private Citizens - ANSWER Law Enforcement Officers
Private Citizens
15.The law enforcement officer must have ________________________ that
the officer's use of deadly force is necessary to meet or counter an imminent
threat.
An articulable suspicion.
Reasonable and actual belief.
Probable cause.
A strong hunch. - ANSWER Reasonable and actual belief.
16.In instances that consist of using deadly force, the officer must __________.
(Select all that apply.)
Ensure that deadly force is necessary and permitted.
In some cases, announce his or her intention to use such a level of force. -
ANSWER Ensure that deadly force is necessary and permitted.
In some cases, announce his or her intention to use such a level of force.
17.The Use of Force to Prevent Suicide statute includes the option(s) of using
______________.
Deadly force.
Deadly and non-deadly force.
Limited force.
Only non-deadly force. - ANSWER Deadly and non-deadly force.
18.Select the statement that is NOT TRUE regarding sexual assault cases
Historically in the U.S., we have been socialized to never blame the victim
of a sexual assault.
Commonly misunderstood dynamics of sexual assault can pervade
everyone's thinking, even law enforcement officers.
It is important that we all understand that sexual assault is about power and
control; it is not about sexual passion.
Despite the popularity of beliefs about "real" sexual assault, most sexual
assault investigators would report that a large proportion of recent cases did
not resemble the stereotype of sexual assaults. - ANSWER Historically in
the U.S., we have been socialized to never blame the victim of a sexual
assault.
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