MCOLES LICENSING EXAMS TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
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the appropriate positions to physically arrest a subject in? Choose the best answer.
(A) Any position of your choice. As long as the handcuffs can be placed on the subject
to secure them. There is no right or wrong position to handcuff an assailant in.
(B) Standing and Kneeling. Prone is only allowed when attesting a dangerous person,
but can be dangerous to persons at risk of positional asphyxia.
(C) Prone, kneeling, and standing - ✔✔(C) Prone, kneeling, standing
✔✔Most important things to remember when handcuffing your prisoner - ✔✔Keyhole
up, double locked, and check for spacing
✔✔You should apply handcuffs in which of the following manners?
(A) Securely to the front, palms out
(B) Securely to the rear, palms in
(C) Securely to the rear, palms out - ✔✔(C) Securely to the rear, palms out
REMEMBER: This is for the MCOLES state licensing exam, and the answers for these
flashcards are strictly based on the MCOLES objectives. Do not get confused on the
state exam. Instructors may teach things their own way (handcuffing for example). For
MCOLES purposes, take the test based on the objectives - not just classroom lectures.
✔✔You are on foot patrol at NIGHT. Where is the best place to patrol?
(A) Next to a curb for better observation
(B) Next to a building for better cover
(C) Next to a building, or next a curb. Both are correct. - ✔✔Next to a building for better
cover
,(If on foot patrol during the day — a curb)
✔✔At what point can an anonymous tip become admissible in court? Which of the
following is the correct answer?
(A) When your supervisor authorizes you to constitute the tip as an evidentiary lead
(B) When you corroborate the caller's information with your own observations
(C) When you decide to make an arrest and have no other evidence to do so - ✔✔(B)
When you corroborate the caller's information with your own observations
✔✔You should always search your patrol vehicle so you can do which of the following:
(A) Keep your patrol vehicle clean via department policy
(B) Ensure officer safety and produce potential evidence
(C) Identify operational and/or mechanical issues with your vehicle - ✔✔(B) Ensure
officer safety and produce potential evidence
✔✔Police Custody Death Syndrome (P.C.D.S) can be similar to positional asphyxia and
sometimes excited delirium depending on the situation. Some of the symptoms and
signs of this can be compared to the George Floyd death. You should be cognizant and
always look for: - ✔✔Bizarre aggressive behavior, shouting, panic, paranoia, and
unexpected violent behavior followed by tranquility
✔✔For long transports of prisoners, you should use which type of restraints
(A) Front restraints using belly chain
(B) Leg Shackles
(C) Soft restraints - ✔✔(A) Front restraints using belly chain
✔✔When should you handcuff your prisoner?
(A) Prior to searching
(B) After searching
(C) As you are searching - ✔✔(A) Prior to searching
✔✔Where should an in-custody search be done on a subject?
(A) Inside the detention facility if possible
(B) In a court room
(C) Never conduct an in custody search - ✔✔(A) Inside the detention facility if possible
,✔✔True or False. When conducting an in-custody search, a subject may be cuffed or
uncuffed. - ✔✔True. A subject does not have to be handcuffed inside of a detention
facility during an in-custody search.
✔✔True or False. When a subject has been taken to lock-up and searched thoroughly a
second time following their arrest, they should always remove all personal property
before being booked. - ✔✔True.
✔✔True or False. Once in custody, following a second thorough search of a subject in
lock-up, you have authority to search the contents of their purse, wallet, or item that
could store weapons of any kind. - ✔✔True.
✔✔True or False. You do not have to inventory personal property or belongings of
prisoners. - ✔✔False. You must inventory personal property or belongings of prisoners.
✔✔If you find a weapon or evidence of a crime during a search of your prisoner's purse
for example, you should do which of the following?
(A) Seize the weapon or evidence, tag it, and properly store it
(B) Include the weapon in the inventory
(C) Take the weapon and store it as safekeeping - ✔✔(A) Seize the weapon or
evidence, tag it, and properly store it
✔✔A bullet recovered from a body can be classified as which type of evidence?
(A) Known Evidence
(B) Trace Evidence
(C) Latent Evidence - ✔✔(C) Latent Evidence
✔✔True or False. Examination of an unloaded firearm can determine whether or not the
firearm functions properly. - ✔✔True.
✔✔A search warrant is not required for a body cavity search under which circumstance:
(A) The person to be searched is under sentence at a detention facility
(B) The person is being searched by an officer of the same sex
(C) Under no circumstances is a body cavity search allowed to be executed without a
search warrant - ✔✔(A) The person to be searched is under sentence at a detention
facility
, ✔✔You arrest a person for CCW. You obtain a loaded Glock 19 from their waistband
during a search. You should NOT do which of the following?
(A) Secure the weapon on your person or on the hood of your squad car while making
the arrest
(B) Unload the weapon immediately to render the weapon safe
(C) Confiscate the weapon and label it properly as Evidence - ✔✔(B) Unload the
weapon immediately to render the weapon safe
✔✔William Van Regenmorter Crime Victim's Rights Act requires officers to do which of
the following?
(A) Detain all and any suspect of Domestic Violence
(B) Advise victims of a reported crime within 24 hours of their rights to emergency and
medical services, availability of victim's compensation benefits, addresses and phone
number of prosecuting attorney, information on status of case, and rights pertaining to
property taken
(C) Advise victims of their Miranda Rights before answering questions - ✔✔(B) Advise
victims of a reported crime within 24 hours of their rights to emergency and medical
services, availability of victim's compensation benefits, addresses and phone number of
prosecuting attorney, information on status of case, and rights pertaining to property
taken
✔✔Civil issues include the following offenses: - ✔✔• Divorce
• Child custody
• Landlord-tenant
• Fraud
• Property Line
✔✔Sexual Assault Kit Submission Act:
(A) Law requiring sexual assault victims to be granted their own sexual assault kit
(B) Law requiring that care be provided for the collection of sexual assault evidence
(C) Law requiring that sexual assault kits be distributed to any person, hospital, or police
department who requests them - ✔✔(B) Law requiring that care be provided for the
collection of sexual assault evidence
✔✔The maximum age for a child to be a victim of child abuse is:
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the appropriate positions to physically arrest a subject in? Choose the best answer.
(A) Any position of your choice. As long as the handcuffs can be placed on the subject
to secure them. There is no right or wrong position to handcuff an assailant in.
(B) Standing and Kneeling. Prone is only allowed when attesting a dangerous person,
but can be dangerous to persons at risk of positional asphyxia.
(C) Prone, kneeling, and standing - ✔✔(C) Prone, kneeling, standing
✔✔Most important things to remember when handcuffing your prisoner - ✔✔Keyhole
up, double locked, and check for spacing
✔✔You should apply handcuffs in which of the following manners?
(A) Securely to the front, palms out
(B) Securely to the rear, palms in
(C) Securely to the rear, palms out - ✔✔(C) Securely to the rear, palms out
REMEMBER: This is for the MCOLES state licensing exam, and the answers for these
flashcards are strictly based on the MCOLES objectives. Do not get confused on the
state exam. Instructors may teach things their own way (handcuffing for example). For
MCOLES purposes, take the test based on the objectives - not just classroom lectures.
✔✔You are on foot patrol at NIGHT. Where is the best place to patrol?
(A) Next to a curb for better observation
(B) Next to a building for better cover
(C) Next to a building, or next a curb. Both are correct. - ✔✔Next to a building for better
cover
,(If on foot patrol during the day — a curb)
✔✔At what point can an anonymous tip become admissible in court? Which of the
following is the correct answer?
(A) When your supervisor authorizes you to constitute the tip as an evidentiary lead
(B) When you corroborate the caller's information with your own observations
(C) When you decide to make an arrest and have no other evidence to do so - ✔✔(B)
When you corroborate the caller's information with your own observations
✔✔You should always search your patrol vehicle so you can do which of the following:
(A) Keep your patrol vehicle clean via department policy
(B) Ensure officer safety and produce potential evidence
(C) Identify operational and/or mechanical issues with your vehicle - ✔✔(B) Ensure
officer safety and produce potential evidence
✔✔Police Custody Death Syndrome (P.C.D.S) can be similar to positional asphyxia and
sometimes excited delirium depending on the situation. Some of the symptoms and
signs of this can be compared to the George Floyd death. You should be cognizant and
always look for: - ✔✔Bizarre aggressive behavior, shouting, panic, paranoia, and
unexpected violent behavior followed by tranquility
✔✔For long transports of prisoners, you should use which type of restraints
(A) Front restraints using belly chain
(B) Leg Shackles
(C) Soft restraints - ✔✔(A) Front restraints using belly chain
✔✔When should you handcuff your prisoner?
(A) Prior to searching
(B) After searching
(C) As you are searching - ✔✔(A) Prior to searching
✔✔Where should an in-custody search be done on a subject?
(A) Inside the detention facility if possible
(B) In a court room
(C) Never conduct an in custody search - ✔✔(A) Inside the detention facility if possible
,✔✔True or False. When conducting an in-custody search, a subject may be cuffed or
uncuffed. - ✔✔True. A subject does not have to be handcuffed inside of a detention
facility during an in-custody search.
✔✔True or False. When a subject has been taken to lock-up and searched thoroughly a
second time following their arrest, they should always remove all personal property
before being booked. - ✔✔True.
✔✔True or False. Once in custody, following a second thorough search of a subject in
lock-up, you have authority to search the contents of their purse, wallet, or item that
could store weapons of any kind. - ✔✔True.
✔✔True or False. You do not have to inventory personal property or belongings of
prisoners. - ✔✔False. You must inventory personal property or belongings of prisoners.
✔✔If you find a weapon or evidence of a crime during a search of your prisoner's purse
for example, you should do which of the following?
(A) Seize the weapon or evidence, tag it, and properly store it
(B) Include the weapon in the inventory
(C) Take the weapon and store it as safekeeping - ✔✔(A) Seize the weapon or
evidence, tag it, and properly store it
✔✔A bullet recovered from a body can be classified as which type of evidence?
(A) Known Evidence
(B) Trace Evidence
(C) Latent Evidence - ✔✔(C) Latent Evidence
✔✔True or False. Examination of an unloaded firearm can determine whether or not the
firearm functions properly. - ✔✔True.
✔✔A search warrant is not required for a body cavity search under which circumstance:
(A) The person to be searched is under sentence at a detention facility
(B) The person is being searched by an officer of the same sex
(C) Under no circumstances is a body cavity search allowed to be executed without a
search warrant - ✔✔(A) The person to be searched is under sentence at a detention
facility
, ✔✔You arrest a person for CCW. You obtain a loaded Glock 19 from their waistband
during a search. You should NOT do which of the following?
(A) Secure the weapon on your person or on the hood of your squad car while making
the arrest
(B) Unload the weapon immediately to render the weapon safe
(C) Confiscate the weapon and label it properly as Evidence - ✔✔(B) Unload the
weapon immediately to render the weapon safe
✔✔William Van Regenmorter Crime Victim's Rights Act requires officers to do which of
the following?
(A) Detain all and any suspect of Domestic Violence
(B) Advise victims of a reported crime within 24 hours of their rights to emergency and
medical services, availability of victim's compensation benefits, addresses and phone
number of prosecuting attorney, information on status of case, and rights pertaining to
property taken
(C) Advise victims of their Miranda Rights before answering questions - ✔✔(B) Advise
victims of a reported crime within 24 hours of their rights to emergency and medical
services, availability of victim's compensation benefits, addresses and phone number of
prosecuting attorney, information on status of case, and rights pertaining to property
taken
✔✔Civil issues include the following offenses: - ✔✔• Divorce
• Child custody
• Landlord-tenant
• Fraud
• Property Line
✔✔Sexual Assault Kit Submission Act:
(A) Law requiring sexual assault victims to be granted their own sexual assault kit
(B) Law requiring that care be provided for the collection of sexual assault evidence
(C) Law requiring that sexual assault kits be distributed to any person, hospital, or police
department who requests them - ✔✔(B) Law requiring that care be provided for the
collection of sexual assault evidence
✔✔The maximum age for a child to be a victim of child abuse is:
