BLEA ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The Five Primary Objectives of Patrol Procedures. Answer: 1. Protect
and Serve
2. Crime Prevention
3. Preserve the Peace
4. Enforce all laws
5. Arrest
◉ Patrol Responsibilities. Answer: 1. Communicate
2. Coordinate
3. Command
4. Control
◉ The Seven Fatal Tendencies. Answer: 1. Unbalanced P.R/ Service
orientation
2. Apathy toward suspect
3. Lack of rest
4. Tombstone courage
5. Preoccupation
,6. Missing danger signs
7. Taking a bad position
8. Relaxing too soon
9. Improper search or use of handcuffs
10. Failure to maintain proficiency with weapon, vehicle, or equipment
◉ Two Categories of Criminal Procedures. Answer: 1. Substantive law
(establishes acts and mental state necessary to commit a crime)
2. Procedural law (procedures to be employed in governmental affairs)
◉ Significance of Criminal Procedures. Answer: 1. Protects the rights of
all citizens
2. Enhances the ability to successfully prosecute criminals
3. Reduces criminal liability to the officer.
4. Reduces civil liability to the officer
5. Reduces likelihood of internal discipline
6. Enhances public cooperation in those "critical times"
◉ Sources of Criminal Procedure. Answer: 1. Constitutional Documents
2. RCW
3. WA St. court rules
4. Court Rulings from Federal and State Courts
, 5. Agency Policies (L.E Agency and Prosecutorial Agencies)
6. Common Law
◉ Three sanctions that can be imposed on L.E. Answer: 1. Criminal
Liability
2. Civil Liability
3. Departmental Liability
◉ Public Duty Doctrine. Answer: 1. Do we have a duty owed
2. Do we have a duty breached
3. Were actual damages suffered
4. Was the duty breached the proximate cause for the damages suffered?
◉ What 7 events trigger officers to be sued?. Answer: 1. Excessive force
2. Bad driving
3. Breaking down the wrong door
4. Arresting the wrong person
5. Arresting the right person without probable cause
6. K9 unit dog bites
7. Harassment
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The Five Primary Objectives of Patrol Procedures. Answer: 1. Protect
and Serve
2. Crime Prevention
3. Preserve the Peace
4. Enforce all laws
5. Arrest
◉ Patrol Responsibilities. Answer: 1. Communicate
2. Coordinate
3. Command
4. Control
◉ The Seven Fatal Tendencies. Answer: 1. Unbalanced P.R/ Service
orientation
2. Apathy toward suspect
3. Lack of rest
4. Tombstone courage
5. Preoccupation
,6. Missing danger signs
7. Taking a bad position
8. Relaxing too soon
9. Improper search or use of handcuffs
10. Failure to maintain proficiency with weapon, vehicle, or equipment
◉ Two Categories of Criminal Procedures. Answer: 1. Substantive law
(establishes acts and mental state necessary to commit a crime)
2. Procedural law (procedures to be employed in governmental affairs)
◉ Significance of Criminal Procedures. Answer: 1. Protects the rights of
all citizens
2. Enhances the ability to successfully prosecute criminals
3. Reduces criminal liability to the officer.
4. Reduces civil liability to the officer
5. Reduces likelihood of internal discipline
6. Enhances public cooperation in those "critical times"
◉ Sources of Criminal Procedure. Answer: 1. Constitutional Documents
2. RCW
3. WA St. court rules
4. Court Rulings from Federal and State Courts
, 5. Agency Policies (L.E Agency and Prosecutorial Agencies)
6. Common Law
◉ Three sanctions that can be imposed on L.E. Answer: 1. Criminal
Liability
2. Civil Liability
3. Departmental Liability
◉ Public Duty Doctrine. Answer: 1. Do we have a duty owed
2. Do we have a duty breached
3. Were actual damages suffered
4. Was the duty breached the proximate cause for the damages suffered?
◉ What 7 events trigger officers to be sued?. Answer: 1. Excessive force
2. Bad driving
3. Breaking down the wrong door
4. Arresting the wrong person
5. Arresting the right person without probable cause
6. K9 unit dog bites
7. Harassment
