DPSST Final Exam, 2026 – Private Security Certification Study and
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Law Enforcement - correct answer ✔✔ Federal, State, county, Local
Prosecution - correct answer ✔✔ Us Assistant Attorneys General
State Attorney General
-State Assistant Attorneys General
District Attorney (elected)
- Deputy District Attorney
Muni/City Attorney
Federal Corrections - correct answer ✔✔ Federal penitentiary in Sheridan
State Dept. of Corrections
-14 across the state
County Corrections
-32 out of 36 counties
Peace Officer - correct answer ✔✔ Means a sheriff, constable, marshal, municipal officer,
member of the OR stat police, investigator of the criminal justice division of DOJ or of a District
attorney's office, reserve officer, university police officer, authorized tribal police officer, or a
humane special agent.
Corrections Officer - correct answer ✔✔ Any officer or member of a law enforcement unit who
is charged with and primarily performs the duty of custody, control, or supervision of individuals
convicted or arrested for a criminal offense and confined to place of incarceration.
, Parole and Probation Officer - correct answer ✔✔ Any officer who is charged by the dept. of
corrections (DOC), a county or a court, who performs the duty of the community protection by
controlling, supervising, and providing reformation services for adult parolees and probationers
or being considered for parole or probation.
Offense - correct answer ✔✔ Conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or to a
fine is provided by any law of this state or by any law or ordinance of a political subdivision of
the state. An offense is either a crime or violation.
Crime - correct answer ✔✔ An offense for which a sentence of imprisonment is authorized.
Either a felony or a misdemeanor.
Felony - correct answer ✔✔ Person convicted under a statute may be sentenced to a maximum
term of imprisonment of more than one year.
Misdemeanor - correct answer ✔✔ Person convicted under a statute may be sentenced to a
maximum term of imprisonment of less than one year.
Violation - correct answer ✔✔ Designated in the statute
Penalty is a fine
Municipal Police - correct answer ✔✔ Hired by city council
Enforces state laws and city ordinances
Usually an urban area
County Sheriff - correct answer ✔✔ -Each county mus provide civil service
-Required to process, serve, execute and return all notices and enforcement processes
Review Material
Law Enforcement - correct answer ✔✔ Federal, State, county, Local
Prosecution - correct answer ✔✔ Us Assistant Attorneys General
State Attorney General
-State Assistant Attorneys General
District Attorney (elected)
- Deputy District Attorney
Muni/City Attorney
Federal Corrections - correct answer ✔✔ Federal penitentiary in Sheridan
State Dept. of Corrections
-14 across the state
County Corrections
-32 out of 36 counties
Peace Officer - correct answer ✔✔ Means a sheriff, constable, marshal, municipal officer,
member of the OR stat police, investigator of the criminal justice division of DOJ or of a District
attorney's office, reserve officer, university police officer, authorized tribal police officer, or a
humane special agent.
Corrections Officer - correct answer ✔✔ Any officer or member of a law enforcement unit who
is charged with and primarily performs the duty of custody, control, or supervision of individuals
convicted or arrested for a criminal offense and confined to place of incarceration.
, Parole and Probation Officer - correct answer ✔✔ Any officer who is charged by the dept. of
corrections (DOC), a county or a court, who performs the duty of the community protection by
controlling, supervising, and providing reformation services for adult parolees and probationers
or being considered for parole or probation.
Offense - correct answer ✔✔ Conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment or to a
fine is provided by any law of this state or by any law or ordinance of a political subdivision of
the state. An offense is either a crime or violation.
Crime - correct answer ✔✔ An offense for which a sentence of imprisonment is authorized.
Either a felony or a misdemeanor.
Felony - correct answer ✔✔ Person convicted under a statute may be sentenced to a maximum
term of imprisonment of more than one year.
Misdemeanor - correct answer ✔✔ Person convicted under a statute may be sentenced to a
maximum term of imprisonment of less than one year.
Violation - correct answer ✔✔ Designated in the statute
Penalty is a fine
Municipal Police - correct answer ✔✔ Hired by city council
Enforces state laws and city ordinances
Usually an urban area
County Sheriff - correct answer ✔✔ -Each county mus provide civil service
-Required to process, serve, execute and return all notices and enforcement processes
