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DCJS EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED/NEWEST
UPDATE Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Father of Modern Policing
Ans: Sir Robert Peele
Peelian Principles
Ans: Ethical requirements police officers must follow to be effective
9 principles
Public approval
Willing cooperation of public
Constantly demonstrate impartial service to law
Use physical force only when persuasion, advice, and warning have proven
insufficient
What is the test of police efficiency?
Ans: The absence of crime and disorder
How many classes of felonies and misdemeanors?
Ans: 6 classes of felonies
4 classes of misdemeanors
Punishments for felonies and misdemeanors
Ans: Felonies: always prison time and fines; death for capital murder
Misdemeanors: jail time and/or fines
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Criminal vs. Civil Offenses
Ans: Criminal: violation of local ordinances, federal or state statutes; resulting in
fines, jail, or prison
Civil: violations of administrative matters, not statutes; resulting in money owed
Purpose of Juvenile Court
Ans: Divert juveniles from the criminal justice system, consistent with public
safety, for those that can be helped with alternative programs
When a juvenile can be taken into custody
Ans: Detention order
PC for felony
Any misdemeanor in LEO presence
Not in LEO presence: shoplifting, A&B, weapon on school property
Run away
Child in need of services or supervision
Child in need of mental health treatment
Exculpatory vs. Inculpatory Statements
Ans: Exculpatory: exclude from guilt
Inculpatory: incriminating
Branches of Government
Ans: Legislative
Executive (law enforcement)
Judicial
3 elements of criminal justice system
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Ans: Law enforcement officers
Courts
Jail
Primary responsibility when responding to any event
Ans: Check for injuries and render aid
Spirit of the law vs. letter of the law
Ans: Spirit: enforcing the law as it was intended to operate
Letter: enforcing the law exactly as it is written
Officer discretion
Ans: Consider agency general orders, totality of circumstances, severity of
crime, will anyone be hurt by my inaction
Consider before starting a pursuit
Ans: Seriousness of violation, traffic patterns, pedestrian traffic, weather / road
conditions
Effects on officer of high speed pursuit
Ans: Increased heart rate, tunnel vision, decreased fine motor skills
Civil negligence
Ans: Failure of an officer to act as a reasonable officer would in the same
situation resulting in harm to someones person, property, or civil rights
Carry weapon on or about a person
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DCJS EXAM/ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS/GRADE A+ ASSURED/NEWEST
UPDATE Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Father of Modern Policing
Ans: Sir Robert Peele
Peelian Principles
Ans: Ethical requirements police officers must follow to be effective
9 principles
Public approval
Willing cooperation of public
Constantly demonstrate impartial service to law
Use physical force only when persuasion, advice, and warning have proven
insufficient
What is the test of police efficiency?
Ans: The absence of crime and disorder
How many classes of felonies and misdemeanors?
Ans: 6 classes of felonies
4 classes of misdemeanors
Punishments for felonies and misdemeanors
Ans: Felonies: always prison time and fines; death for capital murder
Misdemeanors: jail time and/or fines
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Criminal vs. Civil Offenses
Ans: Criminal: violation of local ordinances, federal or state statutes; resulting in
fines, jail, or prison
Civil: violations of administrative matters, not statutes; resulting in money owed
Purpose of Juvenile Court
Ans: Divert juveniles from the criminal justice system, consistent with public
safety, for those that can be helped with alternative programs
When a juvenile can be taken into custody
Ans: Detention order
PC for felony
Any misdemeanor in LEO presence
Not in LEO presence: shoplifting, A&B, weapon on school property
Run away
Child in need of services or supervision
Child in need of mental health treatment
Exculpatory vs. Inculpatory Statements
Ans: Exculpatory: exclude from guilt
Inculpatory: incriminating
Branches of Government
Ans: Legislative
Executive (law enforcement)
Judicial
3 elements of criminal justice system
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Ans: Law enforcement officers
Courts
Jail
Primary responsibility when responding to any event
Ans: Check for injuries and render aid
Spirit of the law vs. letter of the law
Ans: Spirit: enforcing the law as it was intended to operate
Letter: enforcing the law exactly as it is written
Officer discretion
Ans: Consider agency general orders, totality of circumstances, severity of
crime, will anyone be hurt by my inaction
Consider before starting a pursuit
Ans: Seriousness of violation, traffic patterns, pedestrian traffic, weather / road
conditions
Effects on officer of high speed pursuit
Ans: Increased heart rate, tunnel vision, decreased fine motor skills
Civil negligence
Ans: Failure of an officer to act as a reasonable officer would in the same
situation resulting in harm to someones person, property, or civil rights
Carry weapon on or about a person
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