Colorado P.O.S.T. Police Officer Exam Study Guide – FlatRock
Edition Practice Questions with Correct Detailed Answers & Test
Success Blueprint – Law Enforcement Concepts and Criminal
Statutes Summary
Introduction:
This document covers key legal concepts, criminal statutes, and
case law relevant to the Colorado P.O.S.T. Police Officer Exam. It
includes practice questions with precise answers on topics such as
search and seizure, use of force, criminal offenses, and procedural
law. The material provides a comprehensive review aligned with
exam preparation, including definitions, legal standards, and
landmark cases.
Exam Questions and Answers
18-1-802 Insanity --- correct precise answer ---a person who is not
responsible for his or her conduct defined as criminal
Bodily Injury --- correct precise answer ---physical pain, illness, or
any impairment of physical or mental condition
Deadly physical force --- correct precise answer ---Force; the
intended, natural, and probable consequence of which is to produce
death, and which does in fact produce death
,Deadly weapon --- correct precise answer ---a firearm, a knife,
bludgeon, or any other weapon that is capable of producing death
or SBI
Dwelling --- correct precise answer ---a building which is used,
intended to be used, or usually used by a person for habitation
Firearm --- correct precise answer ---any handgun, automatic,
revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, or other instrument or device
capable or intended to be capable of discharging bullets, cartridges,
or other explosive charges
Motor vehicle --- correct precise answer ---any self-propelled
device by which persons or property may be moved, carried, or
transported from one place to another by land, water, or air
Pecuniary benefit --- correct precise answer ---benefit in the form
of money, property, commercial interests, or anything else, the
primary significance of which is economic gain
Serious Bodily Injury --- correct precise answer ---bodily injury
which, either at the time of the actual injury or at a later time,
involves a substantial risk of death, a substantial risk of serious
permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of protracted loss of
,impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body, or
breaks, or burns of the second or third degree
Tamper --- correct precise answer ---to interfere with something
improperly, to meddle with it, or to make unwarranted alterations
in its condition
What are the three inchoate offenses? --- correct precise answer ---
Criminal Attempt
Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Solicitation
Criminal Attempt --- correct precise answer ---he engages in
conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of
the offense
Substantial Step --- correct precise answer ---any conduct, whether
act, omission, or possession, which is strongly corroborative of the
firmness of the actor's purpose to complete the commission of the
offense
If you are charging someone with criminal attempt on a class 4
felony charge, what level is the attempt charge? --- correct precise
answer ---Class 5 felony
, Criminal Conspiracy --- correct precise answer ---with the intent to
promote or facilitate its commission, he agrees with another person
or persons that they, or one or more of them, will engage in conduct
which constitutes a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, or
agrees to aid the other person in the planning or commission of a
crime
If you are charging someone with a class 1 felony and criminal
conspiracy, what level is the criminal conspiracy? --- correct
precise answer ---Class 2 felony
If you are charging someone with a class 1 misdemeanor and
criminal conspiracy, what level is the criminal conspiracy? ---
correct precise answer ---Class 2 misdemeanor
Criminal Solicitation --- correct precise answer ---
Definition of Person per CRS --- correct precise answer ---a human
being who had been born and was alive at the time of the homicidal
act
Position of trust --- correct precise answer ---any person who is a
parent or acting in the place of a parent and charged with any of a
parent's rights, duties, or responsibilities concerning a child
Edition Practice Questions with Correct Detailed Answers & Test
Success Blueprint – Law Enforcement Concepts and Criminal
Statutes Summary
Introduction:
This document covers key legal concepts, criminal statutes, and
case law relevant to the Colorado P.O.S.T. Police Officer Exam. It
includes practice questions with precise answers on topics such as
search and seizure, use of force, criminal offenses, and procedural
law. The material provides a comprehensive review aligned with
exam preparation, including definitions, legal standards, and
landmark cases.
Exam Questions and Answers
18-1-802 Insanity --- correct precise answer ---a person who is not
responsible for his or her conduct defined as criminal
Bodily Injury --- correct precise answer ---physical pain, illness, or
any impairment of physical or mental condition
Deadly physical force --- correct precise answer ---Force; the
intended, natural, and probable consequence of which is to produce
death, and which does in fact produce death
,Deadly weapon --- correct precise answer ---a firearm, a knife,
bludgeon, or any other weapon that is capable of producing death
or SBI
Dwelling --- correct precise answer ---a building which is used,
intended to be used, or usually used by a person for habitation
Firearm --- correct precise answer ---any handgun, automatic,
revolver, pistol, rifle, shotgun, or other instrument or device
capable or intended to be capable of discharging bullets, cartridges,
or other explosive charges
Motor vehicle --- correct precise answer ---any self-propelled
device by which persons or property may be moved, carried, or
transported from one place to another by land, water, or air
Pecuniary benefit --- correct precise answer ---benefit in the form
of money, property, commercial interests, or anything else, the
primary significance of which is economic gain
Serious Bodily Injury --- correct precise answer ---bodily injury
which, either at the time of the actual injury or at a later time,
involves a substantial risk of death, a substantial risk of serious
permanent disfigurement, a substantial risk of protracted loss of
,impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body, or
breaks, or burns of the second or third degree
Tamper --- correct precise answer ---to interfere with something
improperly, to meddle with it, or to make unwarranted alterations
in its condition
What are the three inchoate offenses? --- correct precise answer ---
Criminal Attempt
Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal Solicitation
Criminal Attempt --- correct precise answer ---he engages in
conduct constituting a substantial step toward the commission of
the offense
Substantial Step --- correct precise answer ---any conduct, whether
act, omission, or possession, which is strongly corroborative of the
firmness of the actor's purpose to complete the commission of the
offense
If you are charging someone with criminal attempt on a class 4
felony charge, what level is the attempt charge? --- correct precise
answer ---Class 5 felony
, Criminal Conspiracy --- correct precise answer ---with the intent to
promote or facilitate its commission, he agrees with another person
or persons that they, or one or more of them, will engage in conduct
which constitutes a crime or an attempt to commit a crime, or
agrees to aid the other person in the planning or commission of a
crime
If you are charging someone with a class 1 felony and criminal
conspiracy, what level is the criminal conspiracy? --- correct
precise answer ---Class 2 felony
If you are charging someone with a class 1 misdemeanor and
criminal conspiracy, what level is the criminal conspiracy? ---
correct precise answer ---Class 2 misdemeanor
Criminal Solicitation --- correct precise answer ---
Definition of Person per CRS --- correct precise answer ---a human
being who had been born and was alive at the time of the homicidal
act
Position of trust --- correct precise answer ---any person who is a
parent or acting in the place of a parent and charged with any of a
parent's rights, duties, or responsibilities concerning a child
