uptp exam 1 (New 2026/ 2027 Update)
Questions & Answers {Grade A} 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)
Stereotyping - Correct answer is an idea or perception that many people have about a
thing, group or ethnic background
Law enforcement officers may use reasonable force to complete a variety of different
objectives include - Correct answer detentions, frisk, arrests
The test of reasonableness - Correct answer is a common sense evaluation of what
another "objectively reasonable" officer could have done in the same circumstances.
Additional factors used by the courts when applying the standard of Graham v. Connor
- Correct answer -totality of circumstances
-number of suspects and officers involved
-size age and condition of the officer and subject
-duration of action
-prior criminal history of subject
,-light conditions or night vs day
-crime conditions in neighborhood
4 Graham factors - Correct answer severity of the crime
Immediacy of the threat
Actively resisting arrest
Attempting to evade arrest by flight
Pre assault indicators - Correct answer -verbal agression-yelling swearing
-red face lips separate to show teeth, breathing becomes faster, lips become tight
-hands tighten
-scanning
-clenching
-the target glance
Key elements Tennessee v. Garner when using force is likely to cause serious bodily
injury or death could be objectively reasonable - Correct answer -serious physical
harm to officer or others
,-warning is feasible , but not always depended on
-distance
-time
-known violence
Factors that may cause unnecessary hesitation when an officer uses force - Correct
answer -psychological inhibitions-resistance to killing
-personal beliefs
-legal misunderstanding
-agency use of force policies
-learned behavior
-endless lawsuits
Methods of overcoming unnecessary hesitation in use of force applications - Correct
answer -be proactive and react to the threat of violence and not the actual violence
itself
-mental preparation
-understanding the law
, -understanding your agencies policies and its relationship with the constitutional
standards
-reality based training
-training with imagination and emotion
-physical fitness
-officers personal appearance.
Two main parts of the brain are - Correct answer conscious and subconscious
Conscious - Correct answer limited information it can focus on at one time.
-aware of everything
-rational
-analytical
-will power
-short term memory
-slow
Questions & Answers {Grade A} 100%
Correct (Verified Solutions)
Stereotyping - Correct answer is an idea or perception that many people have about a
thing, group or ethnic background
Law enforcement officers may use reasonable force to complete a variety of different
objectives include - Correct answer detentions, frisk, arrests
The test of reasonableness - Correct answer is a common sense evaluation of what
another "objectively reasonable" officer could have done in the same circumstances.
Additional factors used by the courts when applying the standard of Graham v. Connor
- Correct answer -totality of circumstances
-number of suspects and officers involved
-size age and condition of the officer and subject
-duration of action
-prior criminal history of subject
,-light conditions or night vs day
-crime conditions in neighborhood
4 Graham factors - Correct answer severity of the crime
Immediacy of the threat
Actively resisting arrest
Attempting to evade arrest by flight
Pre assault indicators - Correct answer -verbal agression-yelling swearing
-red face lips separate to show teeth, breathing becomes faster, lips become tight
-hands tighten
-scanning
-clenching
-the target glance
Key elements Tennessee v. Garner when using force is likely to cause serious bodily
injury or death could be objectively reasonable - Correct answer -serious physical
harm to officer or others
,-warning is feasible , but not always depended on
-distance
-time
-known violence
Factors that may cause unnecessary hesitation when an officer uses force - Correct
answer -psychological inhibitions-resistance to killing
-personal beliefs
-legal misunderstanding
-agency use of force policies
-learned behavior
-endless lawsuits
Methods of overcoming unnecessary hesitation in use of force applications - Correct
answer -be proactive and react to the threat of violence and not the actual violence
itself
-mental preparation
-understanding the law
, -understanding your agencies policies and its relationship with the constitutional
standards
-reality based training
-training with imagination and emotion
-physical fitness
-officers personal appearance.
Two main parts of the brain are - Correct answer conscious and subconscious
Conscious - Correct answer limited information it can focus on at one time.
-aware of everything
-rational
-analytical
-will power
-short term memory
-slow
