UTAH SFO FINAL EXAM Latest Question and
Answer (2026/2027) | Detailed Rationales | A+
Verified
• 4 behavioral signs of addiction -✓✓ Neglecting responsibilities
-Unexplained reasons for money
-Engaging in suspicious behavior
-Taking unnecessary risks
• Legal Search Items -✓✓ -Weapons
-Fruits of crime
-Instrument of crime
-Contraband
-Suspects
• Massiah V. US 1964 -✓✓ Trickery cannot be used to obtain incriminating statements
• Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) -✓✓ When questioning or focus shifts to the subject with
the purpose of obtaining a confession; the accused must be permitted to consult with a
lawyer or statements will be inadmissible
• Chambers v. Florida (1940) -✓✓ Confessions will be inadmissible when intimidation or
coercion are employed through brutality, deprivation, questions above IQ and age of
suspect
• Arizona v. Gant -✓✓ Police may only search a vehicle incident to arrest if: The
arrestee might access the vehicle @ the time of search, or the vehicle contains
evidence of the offense he was arrested for.
• 1983 Action -✓✓ Lawsuit of police because civilians feel police did things wrong
• Court of Appeals Cases -✓✓ Appeals from District and Juvenile Courts,
Cases must have previous final order or an order made before case is final
• Flammable and Combustible -✓✓ Flammable: Below 141 Degrees
Combustible: Above 141 Degrees
• Oregon v. Mathiason (1977) -✓✓ Miranda is not required just because questioning
takes place in a police station. Some freedom must be restricted
• 6 mechanics of report writing -✓✓ -Grammar & Punctuation
-No spelling errors
,-Strong clear concise sentences
-Statements are objective
-Paragraphs
-Vocabulary
• Graham v. Connor (1989) -✓✓ Objective reasonableness standard for when an officer
can legally use force on a subject and how much force can be used
• Placards on things that move (trucks) -✓✓ -Blue: Do Not use water
-White: Posion
-Yellow: Oxidizer (Helps fire burn)
• Liquor -✓✓ A liquid that is alcohol, and a drinkable liquid. Contains at least .5% of
alcohol
• Balanced Physical Fitness (6 things) -✓✓ -Cardiovascular Endurance
-Muscular Strength
-Flexibility
-Muscular Endurance
-Anaerobic Power
-Body Composition
• 5th Amendment -✓✓ The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
• What does the Constitution have precedence over -✓✓ Federal and State statutes and
local law and ordinances
• Forensic Science (2 types) Considered Circumstantial Evidence -✓✓ -Physical: Foot
print, Fingerprint, Fibers, Paint, Tire tracks
-Biological: Comes from living sources blood and other bodily fluid
• Signs on things that don't move (buildings) Hazmat Diamond -✓✓ -Blue: Health
-Red: Flammability
-Yellow: Reactivity
-White: Special
0 is low 4 is high
• How many Fusion Centers/SIAC does a state have to have? -✓✓ Every state has to
have 1 Fusion Center/SIAC
• U.S. Supreme Court -✓✓ the highest court of the United States; it sits at the top of the
federal court system
• Benefits of remaining fit for Duty (6 things) -✓✓ -Physical and Mental fitness
, -Professional appearance
-Ability to perform job effectively
-More self confidence
-Less likely to be attacked
-Longer life
• Utah Supreme Court Cases -✓✓ -Appealed 1st Degree Felony and Capital Felony
cases from District
-Lawyer discipline matters
-Does NOT hear new evidence, only record
-Cases from appeals court
• Non-Searches (6) -✓✓ -Abandoned Property
-Canine Sniff
-Open field & Aerial view
-Plain view
-Private Citizen Search
-Inventory
• Cases with NO Statute of Limitations -✓✓ -Capital Felony
-Agg. Murder
-Murder
-Manslaughter
-Child Abuse Homicide
-Sex Offenses on a minor (child)
-Rape
-Object Rape
-Forcible Sodomy
-Agg. Sex abuse
• 10 Behavioral signs that can indicate deception (lying) -✓✓ -Nervous Movements
-Pacing
-Not able to hold still
-No eye contact
-Memorized/rehearsed answers
• What is Statute of Limitations -✓✓ The amount of time you have to file a suit
• "State of Mind" that might cause someone to join a gang -✓✓ -Boredom
-Poverty
-Unemployed
-Victim of abuse/neglect
-School dropout
-Negative role models
Answer (2026/2027) | Detailed Rationales | A+
Verified
• 4 behavioral signs of addiction -✓✓ Neglecting responsibilities
-Unexplained reasons for money
-Engaging in suspicious behavior
-Taking unnecessary risks
• Legal Search Items -✓✓ -Weapons
-Fruits of crime
-Instrument of crime
-Contraband
-Suspects
• Massiah V. US 1964 -✓✓ Trickery cannot be used to obtain incriminating statements
• Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) -✓✓ When questioning or focus shifts to the subject with
the purpose of obtaining a confession; the accused must be permitted to consult with a
lawyer or statements will be inadmissible
• Chambers v. Florida (1940) -✓✓ Confessions will be inadmissible when intimidation or
coercion are employed through brutality, deprivation, questions above IQ and age of
suspect
• Arizona v. Gant -✓✓ Police may only search a vehicle incident to arrest if: The
arrestee might access the vehicle @ the time of search, or the vehicle contains
evidence of the offense he was arrested for.
• 1983 Action -✓✓ Lawsuit of police because civilians feel police did things wrong
• Court of Appeals Cases -✓✓ Appeals from District and Juvenile Courts,
Cases must have previous final order or an order made before case is final
• Flammable and Combustible -✓✓ Flammable: Below 141 Degrees
Combustible: Above 141 Degrees
• Oregon v. Mathiason (1977) -✓✓ Miranda is not required just because questioning
takes place in a police station. Some freedom must be restricted
• 6 mechanics of report writing -✓✓ -Grammar & Punctuation
-No spelling errors
,-Strong clear concise sentences
-Statements are objective
-Paragraphs
-Vocabulary
• Graham v. Connor (1989) -✓✓ Objective reasonableness standard for when an officer
can legally use force on a subject and how much force can be used
• Placards on things that move (trucks) -✓✓ -Blue: Do Not use water
-White: Posion
-Yellow: Oxidizer (Helps fire burn)
• Liquor -✓✓ A liquid that is alcohol, and a drinkable liquid. Contains at least .5% of
alcohol
• Balanced Physical Fitness (6 things) -✓✓ -Cardiovascular Endurance
-Muscular Strength
-Flexibility
-Muscular Endurance
-Anaerobic Power
-Body Composition
• 5th Amendment -✓✓ The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process
• What does the Constitution have precedence over -✓✓ Federal and State statutes and
local law and ordinances
• Forensic Science (2 types) Considered Circumstantial Evidence -✓✓ -Physical: Foot
print, Fingerprint, Fibers, Paint, Tire tracks
-Biological: Comes from living sources blood and other bodily fluid
• Signs on things that don't move (buildings) Hazmat Diamond -✓✓ -Blue: Health
-Red: Flammability
-Yellow: Reactivity
-White: Special
0 is low 4 is high
• How many Fusion Centers/SIAC does a state have to have? -✓✓ Every state has to
have 1 Fusion Center/SIAC
• U.S. Supreme Court -✓✓ the highest court of the United States; it sits at the top of the
federal court system
• Benefits of remaining fit for Duty (6 things) -✓✓ -Physical and Mental fitness
, -Professional appearance
-Ability to perform job effectively
-More self confidence
-Less likely to be attacked
-Longer life
• Utah Supreme Court Cases -✓✓ -Appealed 1st Degree Felony and Capital Felony
cases from District
-Lawyer discipline matters
-Does NOT hear new evidence, only record
-Cases from appeals court
• Non-Searches (6) -✓✓ -Abandoned Property
-Canine Sniff
-Open field & Aerial view
-Plain view
-Private Citizen Search
-Inventory
• Cases with NO Statute of Limitations -✓✓ -Capital Felony
-Agg. Murder
-Murder
-Manslaughter
-Child Abuse Homicide
-Sex Offenses on a minor (child)
-Rape
-Object Rape
-Forcible Sodomy
-Agg. Sex abuse
• 10 Behavioral signs that can indicate deception (lying) -✓✓ -Nervous Movements
-Pacing
-Not able to hold still
-No eye contact
-Memorized/rehearsed answers
• What is Statute of Limitations -✓✓ The amount of time you have to file a suit
• "State of Mind" that might cause someone to join a gang -✓✓ -Boredom
-Poverty
-Unemployed
-Victim of abuse/neglect
-School dropout
-Negative role models
