UTAH SFO ACTUAL 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔5th Amendment - ✔✔The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process.
✔✔Constitution Precedence - ✔✔Federal and State statutes and local law and
ordinances.
✔✔Forensic Science Types - ✔✔Circumstantial Evidence: Physical (Footprint,
Fingerprint, Fibers, Paint, Tire tracks) and Biological (Comes from living sources blood
and other bodily fluid).
✔✔Hazmat Diamond Signs - ✔✔Blue: Health, Red: Flammability, Yellow: Reactivity,
White: Special.
✔✔Fusion Centers/SIAC Requirement - ✔✔Every state has to have 1 Fusion
Center/SIAC.
✔✔U.S. Supreme Court - ✔✔The highest court of the United States; it sits at the top of
the federal court system.
✔✔Benefits of Remaining Fit for Duty - ✔✔Includes Physical and Mental fitness,
Professional appearance, Ability to perform job effectively, More self-confidence, Less
likely to be attacked, Longer life.
✔✔Utah Supreme Court Cases - ✔✔Appealed 1st Degree Felony and Capital Felony
cases from District, Lawyer discipline matters, Does NOT hear new evidence, only
record, Cases from appeals court.
✔✔Non-Searches - ✔✔Includes Abandoned Property, Canine Sniff, Open field & Aerial
view, Plain view, Private Citizen Search, Inventory.
✔✔Cases with NO Statute of Limitations - ✔✔Includes Capital Felony, Agg. Murder,
Murder, Manslaughter, Child Abuse Homicide, Sex Offenses on a minor (child), Rape,
Object Rape, Forcible Sodomy, Agg. Sex Abuse.
✔✔Behavioral Signs of Deception - ✔✔Includes Nervous Movements, Pacing, Not able
to hold still, No eye contact, Memorized/rehearsed answers.
✔✔Statute of Limitations - ✔✔The amount of time you have to file a suit.
✔✔State of Mind for Joining a Gang - ✔✔Includes Boredom, Poverty, Unemployed,
Victim of abuse/neglect, School dropout, Negative role models.
,✔✔Types of Evidence - ✔✔Includes Real/Physical, Testimonial, Circumstantial,
Demonstrative, Judicial Note.
✔✔Minimizing Crime Scene Contamination - ✔✔Includes Crime scene barriers, Sign-in
logs, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
✔✔Limit activities to crime scene related tasks - ✔✔Restrict actions to those pertinent to
the investigation of a crime scene.
✔✔3 main components of conflict resolution - ✔✔Public, Officer, Offender.
✔✔10th Amendment - ✔✔Powers Reserved to the States.
✔✔What is SIACH? - ✔✔Statewide Information Analysis Center.
✔✔Elements of Prelim Investigation - ✔✔Isolate/contain, Medical, Identify
suspects/witness, Evidence, Record statements from witness/suspects,
Report/Supplemental report.
✔✔Things that can cause mental illness - ✔✔Long term acute stress, Born with it, Brain
injury, Alcohol, Drugs, Cognitive Patterns (Negative thoughts, low self-esteem).
✔✔What is Intelligence Liaison Officer Program responsible for? - ✔✔Collection and
sharing of intel, Point of contact for dispersing intel, Participation in semi-monthly
conference calls, Submit tips and leads.
✔✔5 physical signs that can indicate deception - ✔✔Increased perception, Skin color
changes (flushed), Dry mouth/lip wetting, Increased pulse rate, Observable change in
breathing rate (rapid).
✔✔4 various dynamics contribute to development of conflict - ✔✔Loss of trust, Differing
perceptions, Competition for resources, Taking things literally.
✔✔5 considerations to make prior to collecting evidence - ✔✔Visibility of collection,
Proper collection process, Personnel qualified to process the evidence, Possibility of
evidence destruction, Portability of the evidence.
✔✔Cover officer responsibilities (3) - ✔✔Observe & protect contact officer, Provide
psychological advantage for officers and psychological disadvantage for subject,
Physically assist contact officer.
✔✔4 reasons to take effective field notes - ✔✔Contain info not in report, Provide basis
for building a report, Notes may be subpoenaed into court, Legible & organized.
, ✔✔Good Faith Exception - ✔✔Officers acting in good faith on facially valid warrant do
not violate the rights of the defendant if the warrant is later found to be invalid.
✔✔AFISH - ✔✔Automated Fingerprint Identification System
✔✔Immoral - ✔✔Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
✔✔US Citizenship & Immigration Services - ✔✔Oversees lawful immigration to US
✔✔Components of E.M.S. - ✔✔The order they render aid - Dispatch, Basic Life Support
(Police, EMT), Advance Life support (Paramedics, Air Ambulance), Hospital/Emergency
care facilities
✔✔When does mental illness begin? - ✔✔50% begin by 14, 75% begin by 24
✔✔6 major classes of nutrients - ✔✔carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
✔✔Negative effects of officer misconduct - ✔✔• Public embarrassment • Compromise
officer's safety • Compromise police effectiveness
✔✔Office of the Inspector General (OIG) - ✔✔Audits, investigates, inspects programs
and operations of DHS. Recommends ways to be as effective, efficient, and economical
as possible
✔✔Testimonial Evidence - ✔✔Statement made under oath
✔✔3 branches of government - ✔✔Legislative, Executive, Judicial
✔✔In-Custody Death - ✔✔Any unintentional death that occurs while a subject is in
police custody
✔✔4 principles of DTH - ✔✔Distance, Awareness, Balance, Self Control
✔✔Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) - ✔✔fight, flight, freeze
✔✔8th Amendment - ✔✔No cruel or unusual punishment
✔✔search warrant - ✔✔A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a
suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence
✔✔fine motor skills - ✔✔Coordination of small muscle movements. Between hands,
fingers, & eyes
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔5th Amendment - ✔✔The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due
process.
✔✔Constitution Precedence - ✔✔Federal and State statutes and local law and
ordinances.
✔✔Forensic Science Types - ✔✔Circumstantial Evidence: Physical (Footprint,
Fingerprint, Fibers, Paint, Tire tracks) and Biological (Comes from living sources blood
and other bodily fluid).
✔✔Hazmat Diamond Signs - ✔✔Blue: Health, Red: Flammability, Yellow: Reactivity,
White: Special.
✔✔Fusion Centers/SIAC Requirement - ✔✔Every state has to have 1 Fusion
Center/SIAC.
✔✔U.S. Supreme Court - ✔✔The highest court of the United States; it sits at the top of
the federal court system.
✔✔Benefits of Remaining Fit for Duty - ✔✔Includes Physical and Mental fitness,
Professional appearance, Ability to perform job effectively, More self-confidence, Less
likely to be attacked, Longer life.
✔✔Utah Supreme Court Cases - ✔✔Appealed 1st Degree Felony and Capital Felony
cases from District, Lawyer discipline matters, Does NOT hear new evidence, only
record, Cases from appeals court.
✔✔Non-Searches - ✔✔Includes Abandoned Property, Canine Sniff, Open field & Aerial
view, Plain view, Private Citizen Search, Inventory.
✔✔Cases with NO Statute of Limitations - ✔✔Includes Capital Felony, Agg. Murder,
Murder, Manslaughter, Child Abuse Homicide, Sex Offenses on a minor (child), Rape,
Object Rape, Forcible Sodomy, Agg. Sex Abuse.
✔✔Behavioral Signs of Deception - ✔✔Includes Nervous Movements, Pacing, Not able
to hold still, No eye contact, Memorized/rehearsed answers.
✔✔Statute of Limitations - ✔✔The amount of time you have to file a suit.
✔✔State of Mind for Joining a Gang - ✔✔Includes Boredom, Poverty, Unemployed,
Victim of abuse/neglect, School dropout, Negative role models.
,✔✔Types of Evidence - ✔✔Includes Real/Physical, Testimonial, Circumstantial,
Demonstrative, Judicial Note.
✔✔Minimizing Crime Scene Contamination - ✔✔Includes Crime scene barriers, Sign-in
logs, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
✔✔Limit activities to crime scene related tasks - ✔✔Restrict actions to those pertinent to
the investigation of a crime scene.
✔✔3 main components of conflict resolution - ✔✔Public, Officer, Offender.
✔✔10th Amendment - ✔✔Powers Reserved to the States.
✔✔What is SIACH? - ✔✔Statewide Information Analysis Center.
✔✔Elements of Prelim Investigation - ✔✔Isolate/contain, Medical, Identify
suspects/witness, Evidence, Record statements from witness/suspects,
Report/Supplemental report.
✔✔Things that can cause mental illness - ✔✔Long term acute stress, Born with it, Brain
injury, Alcohol, Drugs, Cognitive Patterns (Negative thoughts, low self-esteem).
✔✔What is Intelligence Liaison Officer Program responsible for? - ✔✔Collection and
sharing of intel, Point of contact for dispersing intel, Participation in semi-monthly
conference calls, Submit tips and leads.
✔✔5 physical signs that can indicate deception - ✔✔Increased perception, Skin color
changes (flushed), Dry mouth/lip wetting, Increased pulse rate, Observable change in
breathing rate (rapid).
✔✔4 various dynamics contribute to development of conflict - ✔✔Loss of trust, Differing
perceptions, Competition for resources, Taking things literally.
✔✔5 considerations to make prior to collecting evidence - ✔✔Visibility of collection,
Proper collection process, Personnel qualified to process the evidence, Possibility of
evidence destruction, Portability of the evidence.
✔✔Cover officer responsibilities (3) - ✔✔Observe & protect contact officer, Provide
psychological advantage for officers and psychological disadvantage for subject,
Physically assist contact officer.
✔✔4 reasons to take effective field notes - ✔✔Contain info not in report, Provide basis
for building a report, Notes may be subpoenaed into court, Legible & organized.
, ✔✔Good Faith Exception - ✔✔Officers acting in good faith on facially valid warrant do
not violate the rights of the defendant if the warrant is later found to be invalid.
✔✔AFISH - ✔✔Automated Fingerprint Identification System
✔✔Immoral - ✔✔Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
✔✔US Citizenship & Immigration Services - ✔✔Oversees lawful immigration to US
✔✔Components of E.M.S. - ✔✔The order they render aid - Dispatch, Basic Life Support
(Police, EMT), Advance Life support (Paramedics, Air Ambulance), Hospital/Emergency
care facilities
✔✔When does mental illness begin? - ✔✔50% begin by 14, 75% begin by 24
✔✔6 major classes of nutrients - ✔✔carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals,
water
✔✔Negative effects of officer misconduct - ✔✔• Public embarrassment • Compromise
officer's safety • Compromise police effectiveness
✔✔Office of the Inspector General (OIG) - ✔✔Audits, investigates, inspects programs
and operations of DHS. Recommends ways to be as effective, efficient, and economical
as possible
✔✔Testimonial Evidence - ✔✔Statement made under oath
✔✔3 branches of government - ✔✔Legislative, Executive, Judicial
✔✔In-Custody Death - ✔✔Any unintentional death that occurs while a subject is in
police custody
✔✔4 principles of DTH - ✔✔Distance, Awareness, Balance, Self Control
✔✔Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) - ✔✔fight, flight, freeze
✔✔8th Amendment - ✔✔No cruel or unusual punishment
✔✔search warrant - ✔✔A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a
suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence
✔✔fine motor skills - ✔✔Coordination of small muscle movements. Between hands,
fingers, & eyes
