2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Courtroom Security LO7 pg. 36 - Correct Answers
✅Specific plans to deal with escapes depend almost
exclusively on the physical layout and manpower resources of
each court.
Each location presents different problems and requires
advanced planning to reduce successful escapes.
Courtroom Security LO6 - Correct Answers ✅Whenever
practical, a secure waiting area shall be provided during court
proceedings to ensure that victims and witnesses are not
placed in close proximity to defendants or the defendants'
family members or associates. Access to these secure waiting
areas shall be strictly controlled and limited to authorized
individuals only, including witnesses, court staff, and legal
counsel. All other persons shall be denied access.
Courtroom Security LO8 - Correct Answers ✅defendant
with a diagnosed or suspected mental illness may be required
to appear in court. Court officers should be aware that such
individuals may display unusual or unpredictable behavior
and may not respond appropriately to standard verbal
warnings or commands.
Constitutional law, (learn objective 4).
,2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Correctly identify the difference between procedural and
substantive due process. - Correct Answers ✅Substantive
due process forbids the government from infringing on
certain fundamental liberty interests at all, no matter what
process is provided, unless the infringement is narrowly
tailored to serve a compelling state interest.
Procedural due process guarantees the government will not
take a person's life, liberty, or property interest without notice
and a meaningful opportunity to be heard.b
Missing Persons - Correct Answers ✅Ashanti 18-64yo must
be put in within 6 hours of report.
Missing Endangered Alert within 72 hrs
To go into NCIC and are Under 21 within 2 hours of having
minimum information
General considerations when deploying flares - Correct
Answers ✅place flares approximately 40 feet apart and
away from vehicles parked at the scene.
Treatment of internal bleeding - Correct Answers ✅Monitor
vitals and ensure an open airway, adequate breathing, and
circulation.
,2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Constitutional law: Private Civilian Assistance to Law
Enforcement (N.C.G.S. § 15A-405) - Correct Answers
✅Under N.C.G.S. § 15A-405, a private civilian may—but is
not required to—assist a law enforcement officer in making
an arrest or preventing escape when requested, and if they
do assist, they have the same arrest authority as the officer,
are protected from civil and criminal liability when acting
lawfully, and are entitled to workers' compensation and death
benefits.
A victim of domestic violence will leave and return to an
abusive partner an average of about _______ times before
leaving permanently. - Correct Answers ✅A domestic
violence victim will leave an offender an average of 7 times
before leaving the relationship for good.
Define coercive control - Correct Answers ✅Coercive
control is the pattern of behavior or actions used by a
perpetrator to frighten, threaten, oppress and limit their
victim.
Some victims use a domestic violence protection order
(DVPO) as a ________ rather than a shield. - Correct Answers
✅sword
What is the Current Law Addressing Stalking - Correct
Answers ✅§ 14-277.3A ("Stalking")
, 2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Sex Offenses Defined in N.C.G.S. § 14-27.21 through 14-27.33
- Correct Answers ✅Sex Offenses Defined in N.C.G.S. § 14-
27.21-14-27.33
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.21 — First-Degree Forcible Rape
• Defines forcible rape in the first degree, involving vaginal
intercourse by force, threat, or with a person incapable of
consent.
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.22 — Second-Degree Forcible Rape
• Defines non-consensual vaginal intercourse with less
severe circumstances than first degree.
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.27 — Second-Degree Forcible Sexual Offense
• Defines less aggravated forcible sexual acts (no deadly
weapon or serious injury showing).
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.33 — Sexual Battery
• Defines misdemeanor sexual battery: intentional non-
consensual sexual contact—by force or with a
mentally/physically incapacitated person—for arousal,
gratification, or abuse.
2026
Courtroom Security LO7 pg. 36 - Correct Answers
✅Specific plans to deal with escapes depend almost
exclusively on the physical layout and manpower resources of
each court.
Each location presents different problems and requires
advanced planning to reduce successful escapes.
Courtroom Security LO6 - Correct Answers ✅Whenever
practical, a secure waiting area shall be provided during court
proceedings to ensure that victims and witnesses are not
placed in close proximity to defendants or the defendants'
family members or associates. Access to these secure waiting
areas shall be strictly controlled and limited to authorized
individuals only, including witnesses, court staff, and legal
counsel. All other persons shall be denied access.
Courtroom Security LO8 - Correct Answers ✅defendant
with a diagnosed or suspected mental illness may be required
to appear in court. Court officers should be aware that such
individuals may display unusual or unpredictable behavior
and may not respond appropriately to standard verbal
warnings or commands.
Constitutional law, (learn objective 4).
,2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Correctly identify the difference between procedural and
substantive due process. - Correct Answers ✅Substantive
due process forbids the government from infringing on
certain fundamental liberty interests at all, no matter what
process is provided, unless the infringement is narrowly
tailored to serve a compelling state interest.
Procedural due process guarantees the government will not
take a person's life, liberty, or property interest without notice
and a meaningful opportunity to be heard.b
Missing Persons - Correct Answers ✅Ashanti 18-64yo must
be put in within 6 hours of report.
Missing Endangered Alert within 72 hrs
To go into NCIC and are Under 21 within 2 hours of having
minimum information
General considerations when deploying flares - Correct
Answers ✅place flares approximately 40 feet apart and
away from vehicles parked at the scene.
Treatment of internal bleeding - Correct Answers ✅Monitor
vitals and ensure an open airway, adequate breathing, and
circulation.
,2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Constitutional law: Private Civilian Assistance to Law
Enforcement (N.C.G.S. § 15A-405) - Correct Answers
✅Under N.C.G.S. § 15A-405, a private civilian may—but is
not required to—assist a law enforcement officer in making
an arrest or preventing escape when requested, and if they
do assist, they have the same arrest authority as the officer,
are protected from civil and criminal liability when acting
lawfully, and are entitled to workers' compensation and death
benefits.
A victim of domestic violence will leave and return to an
abusive partner an average of about _______ times before
leaving permanently. - Correct Answers ✅A domestic
violence victim will leave an offender an average of 7 times
before leaving the relationship for good.
Define coercive control - Correct Answers ✅Coercive
control is the pattern of behavior or actions used by a
perpetrator to frighten, threaten, oppress and limit their
victim.
Some victims use a domestic violence protection order
(DVPO) as a ________ rather than a shield. - Correct Answers
✅sword
What is the Current Law Addressing Stalking - Correct
Answers ✅§ 14-277.3A ("Stalking")
, 2026 BLET Q & As (Verified Answers)
2026
Sex Offenses Defined in N.C.G.S. § 14-27.21 through 14-27.33
- Correct Answers ✅Sex Offenses Defined in N.C.G.S. § 14-
27.21-14-27.33
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.21 — First-Degree Forcible Rape
• Defines forcible rape in the first degree, involving vaginal
intercourse by force, threat, or with a person incapable of
consent.
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.22 — Second-Degree Forcible Rape
• Defines non-consensual vaginal intercourse with less
severe circumstances than first degree.
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.27 — Second-Degree Forcible Sexual Offense
• Defines less aggravated forcible sexual acts (no deadly
weapon or serious injury showing).
N.C.G.S. § 14-27.33 — Sexual Battery
• Defines misdemeanor sexual battery: intentional non-
consensual sexual contact—by force or with a
mentally/physically incapacitated person—for arousal,
gratification, or abuse.
