CDCR PC832 PRACTICE TEST
In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and
intent, or criminal negligence. T or F - Correct Answers -True
A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a
principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with
intent of helping the principal escape is called an...
a) principal
b) accomplice
c) accessory - Correct Answers -c) accessory
A woman renting an apartment refused to pay rent for two months, stating the landlord
had failed to provide heat in her apartment. The landlord called an officer to remove the
tenant. Should the officer treat this as a civil or criminal matter? - Correct Answers -Civil
Civil cases involve disputes between individuals, businesses, or organizations, while
criminal cases involve individual law violations, with the government acting as the
prosecutor.
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill
of Rights? T or F - Correct Answers -False
Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state
items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the
constraints of the warrant. T or F - Correct Answers -True
Mr. Guzman was living in a drug treatment center. In his room he had several suitcases
in which he kept his personal property. Police came to the center and asked the Facility
Director for consent to search Mr. Guzman's property. It was appropriate for the Facility
Director to give consent to the police to search Guzman's suitcases? T or F - Correct
Answers -False
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Y or N - Correct Answers -Yes
Monroe embezzled $300,000 from his engineering firm in Illinois. Six months later he
was found in California and the embezzled funds were traced to an account he recently
set up in a San Diego bank. Although the crime was in Illinois, Monroe is still considered
to have attempted to commit a crime in California as well? Y or N - Correct Answers -
Yes
Hiding of stolen goods
, Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of
committing a crime?
a) Children under 14
b) Mentally disabled individuals
c) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts.
d) All of the above
e) Only a) and b) - Correct Answers -d) All of the above
A prisoners right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment is a right that is
guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F - Correct Answers -True
Uncooperative detainees may be handcuffed during a detention?
a) True, but this action elevates the detention into an arrest.
b) False. Restraints may only be used during an arrest
c) True. You may use restraints during a detention. - Correct Answers -c) True. You
may use restraints during a detention.
A Peace Officer approached a lone man walking through the business district at 3:00
am. The man agreed to talk to the officer. After a few minutes of conversation, the man
stated he needed to go home. However, the Officer told him to remain where he was
because he had more questions for him. This is an example of:
a) A consensual encounter
b) A detention
c) An arrest
d) An illegal search - Correct Answers -b) A detention
A peace officer was directing traffic during a traffic jam after a sporting event. Smith
annoyed with the driver behind him, disregarded the officer's directions and did not
move his vehicle from the intersection, preventing the drivers behind him from
proceeding, even when he was specifically told to do so by the officer. Smith has
committed:
a) Resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer
b) Bribery
c) Unlawful assembly
d) no crime - Correct Answers -a) Resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer
Individuals are not held accountable for any crimes they commit when they are under
threat or menace that reasonably causes them to believe their lives would be in danger.
T or F - Correct Answers -True (Duress exception)
A felony is a crime that can be punished with either county jail time or a state prison
commitment. T or F - Correct Answers -True
California Penal Code Section 1170(h)(3) outlines specific circumstances where a
felony conviction requires a state prison sentence.
In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and
intent, or criminal negligence. T or F - Correct Answers -True
A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a
principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with
intent of helping the principal escape is called an...
a) principal
b) accomplice
c) accessory - Correct Answers -c) accessory
A woman renting an apartment refused to pay rent for two months, stating the landlord
had failed to provide heat in her apartment. The landlord called an officer to remove the
tenant. Should the officer treat this as a civil or criminal matter? - Correct Answers -Civil
Civil cases involve disputes between individuals, businesses, or organizations, while
criminal cases involve individual law violations, with the government acting as the
prosecutor.
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill
of Rights? T or F - Correct Answers -False
Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state
items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the
constraints of the warrant. T or F - Correct Answers -True
Mr. Guzman was living in a drug treatment center. In his room he had several suitcases
in which he kept his personal property. Police came to the center and asked the Facility
Director for consent to search Mr. Guzman's property. It was appropriate for the Facility
Director to give consent to the police to search Guzman's suitcases? T or F - Correct
Answers -False
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Y or N - Correct Answers -Yes
Monroe embezzled $300,000 from his engineering firm in Illinois. Six months later he
was found in California and the embezzled funds were traced to an account he recently
set up in a San Diego bank. Although the crime was in Illinois, Monroe is still considered
to have attempted to commit a crime in California as well? Y or N - Correct Answers -
Yes
Hiding of stolen goods
, Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of
committing a crime?
a) Children under 14
b) Mentally disabled individuals
c) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts.
d) All of the above
e) Only a) and b) - Correct Answers -d) All of the above
A prisoners right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment is a right that is
guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F - Correct Answers -True
Uncooperative detainees may be handcuffed during a detention?
a) True, but this action elevates the detention into an arrest.
b) False. Restraints may only be used during an arrest
c) True. You may use restraints during a detention. - Correct Answers -c) True. You
may use restraints during a detention.
A Peace Officer approached a lone man walking through the business district at 3:00
am. The man agreed to talk to the officer. After a few minutes of conversation, the man
stated he needed to go home. However, the Officer told him to remain where he was
because he had more questions for him. This is an example of:
a) A consensual encounter
b) A detention
c) An arrest
d) An illegal search - Correct Answers -b) A detention
A peace officer was directing traffic during a traffic jam after a sporting event. Smith
annoyed with the driver behind him, disregarded the officer's directions and did not
move his vehicle from the intersection, preventing the drivers behind him from
proceeding, even when he was specifically told to do so by the officer. Smith has
committed:
a) Resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer
b) Bribery
c) Unlawful assembly
d) no crime - Correct Answers -a) Resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer
Individuals are not held accountable for any crimes they commit when they are under
threat or menace that reasonably causes them to believe their lives would be in danger.
T or F - Correct Answers -True (Duress exception)
A felony is a crime that can be punished with either county jail time or a state prison
commitment. T or F - Correct Answers -True
California Penal Code Section 1170(h)(3) outlines specific circumstances where a
felony conviction requires a state prison sentence.
