MCOLES LATEST FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the 3 things to advise person of constitutional rights? - Answer 1) Reading
rights to person
2) Asking person if he/she understands rights
3) Explaining rights to person
What are the steps to interview of a suspect? - Answer - Establish rapport
- Listen
- Take notes and clarify details
- Evaluates body language
- Process info to utilize in the interrogation approach and/or theme
How to carry out interrogation of a suspect? - Answer - Through interrogation
techniques
- Controls dialogue and confronts denials
- Gets admission and/or confession
,- Records exact statements of suspect
Steps to record statements of suspects? - Answer - Obtain written waivers of rights
- Obtains written confession/admission of events that occurred, asking them to be
concise and include names, dates, times, places
- Witnesses recording of confession/admission
- Writes report to the confession/admission of suspect suspect's verbatim words
What are the procedures for searching unlocked businesses and residences for
evidence of unlawful entry - Answer - Notifies dispatcher regarding the location of
unlocked building
-
Protects the exterior of the building with additional units
-
Checks outside of the building for signs of entry
-
Gains entry into the building in a safe/controlled manner, checking for entry points
- Analyzes information obtained in search to decide on next course of action - inform
owner
What are the steps in securing a dwelling or business? - Answer - Contacts owner to
secure a dwelling/business
- Determines most practical method of securing dwelling/business, if owner is
unavailable, based on visual and manual check
,- Secures property
(impounds probable property)
- Informs dispatcher to request further checking of secured property when deemed
necessary
When checking a building what direction do you want to check? - Answer - Counter
clockwise
What are the 3 things you want to notify the owner or agent of, of potentially hazardous
conditions? - Answer 1) Hazardous condition
2) Actions to be taken
3) Consequences of failure to comply with request
How do you notify citizens that their property has been damaged? - Answer - Ownership
of damaged property is determined by checking records
- Notifies owners of nature and source of damage to their property using proper
procedures (notify by phone, requests neighbors or relatives to notify)
How would you secure a vehicle? - Answer - Impound, lock vehicles at scene, remove
valuables
- Documents action taken
How to investigate unattended suspicious vehicle? -Answer- Notify dispatch of location
and registration number
, - Observe for criminal activity
- Investigate suspicious vehicle using proper procedures( checking VIN, etc)
- Impounds suspicious vehicle if found wanted or stolen
When to follow suspicious vehicle? -Answer- Determine whether vehicle should be
followed by observing vehicle and the number of occupants in order to check for illegal
activities
Abides by vehicle at a good distance away while observing for illegal activity
Then take appropriate enforcement
How to investigate unusual orders? - Answer - Determine nature, location and source
Notifies dispatcher of situations, providing all necessary information
Informs the appropriate non-police department or agency
Secures area if environmental hazard exists
How to investigate unusual sounds? - Answer - Locates nature and source of sound
Notifies dispatcher of situation, providing all necessary information
Takes appropriate action to terminate cause of sound
ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the 3 things to advise person of constitutional rights? - Answer 1) Reading
rights to person
2) Asking person if he/she understands rights
3) Explaining rights to person
What are the steps to interview of a suspect? - Answer - Establish rapport
- Listen
- Take notes and clarify details
- Evaluates body language
- Process info to utilize in the interrogation approach and/or theme
How to carry out interrogation of a suspect? - Answer - Through interrogation
techniques
- Controls dialogue and confronts denials
- Gets admission and/or confession
,- Records exact statements of suspect
Steps to record statements of suspects? - Answer - Obtain written waivers of rights
- Obtains written confession/admission of events that occurred, asking them to be
concise and include names, dates, times, places
- Witnesses recording of confession/admission
- Writes report to the confession/admission of suspect suspect's verbatim words
What are the procedures for searching unlocked businesses and residences for
evidence of unlawful entry - Answer - Notifies dispatcher regarding the location of
unlocked building
-
Protects the exterior of the building with additional units
-
Checks outside of the building for signs of entry
-
Gains entry into the building in a safe/controlled manner, checking for entry points
- Analyzes information obtained in search to decide on next course of action - inform
owner
What are the steps in securing a dwelling or business? - Answer - Contacts owner to
secure a dwelling/business
- Determines most practical method of securing dwelling/business, if owner is
unavailable, based on visual and manual check
,- Secures property
(impounds probable property)
- Informs dispatcher to request further checking of secured property when deemed
necessary
When checking a building what direction do you want to check? - Answer - Counter
clockwise
What are the 3 things you want to notify the owner or agent of, of potentially hazardous
conditions? - Answer 1) Hazardous condition
2) Actions to be taken
3) Consequences of failure to comply with request
How do you notify citizens that their property has been damaged? - Answer - Ownership
of damaged property is determined by checking records
- Notifies owners of nature and source of damage to their property using proper
procedures (notify by phone, requests neighbors or relatives to notify)
How would you secure a vehicle? - Answer - Impound, lock vehicles at scene, remove
valuables
- Documents action taken
How to investigate unattended suspicious vehicle? -Answer- Notify dispatch of location
and registration number
, - Observe for criminal activity
- Investigate suspicious vehicle using proper procedures( checking VIN, etc)
- Impounds suspicious vehicle if found wanted or stolen
When to follow suspicious vehicle? -Answer- Determine whether vehicle should be
followed by observing vehicle and the number of occupants in order to check for illegal
activities
Abides by vehicle at a good distance away while observing for illegal activity
Then take appropriate enforcement
How to investigate unusual orders? - Answer - Determine nature, location and source
Notifies dispatcher of situations, providing all necessary information
Informs the appropriate non-police department or agency
Secures area if environmental hazard exists
How to investigate unusual sounds? - Answer - Locates nature and source of sound
Notifies dispatcher of situation, providing all necessary information
Takes appropriate action to terminate cause of sound
