Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal

⼀Answer:⼀ Appellate


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes
the appeal

⼀Answer:⼀ Respondent


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the
Wisconsin Supreme Court?

⼀Answer:⼀ 7


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S.
Supreme Court?

⼀Answer:⼀ 9


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command?

⼀Answer:⼀ The defendant be arrested and brought before the court

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Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command?

⼀Answer:⼀ Orders the defendant to appear before the court on a

certain date and time


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the ______
branch of government in Wisconsin.

⼀Answer:⼀ Third


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve
on the Wisconsin Supreme Court?

⼀Answer:⼀ 10 years


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in
Wisconsin Court System? Where are they?

⼀Answer:⼀ 4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and

Wausau


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve
on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts?

⼀Answer:⼀ 6 years


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts
in the Wisconsin Court System?

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⼀Answer:⼀ Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal
Courts in the Wisconsin Court System?

⼀Answer:⼀ Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin
Court System?

⼀Answer:⼀ 1. Supreme Court

2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are
decided by a ___ -judge panel.

⼀Answer:⼀ 3


Question: (Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals
Court?

⼀Answer:⼀ No. They rely on the circuit court record and the written

briefs of the litigants to make their decisions


Question: (Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for
Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies?

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⼀Answer:⼀ - Use of Force [§66.0511(2)]

- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]


Question: (Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law
Enforcement agencies that are required under certain conditions?

⼀Answer:⼀ - Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]

- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]


Question: (Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy?

⼀Answer:⼀ You have some choices about how you will complete a

task, includes words such as may and should.


Question: (Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy?

⼀Answer:⼀ Tasks you must perform, you have no choice, includes

words such as will and shall.