VA DCJS EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Management characteristics of NIMS? -✔✔Chain of command and unity of
command, unified command, and dispatch and deployment
✔✔Deployment length of OC? -✔✔3-6 feet
✔✔Oleoresin Capsicum -✔✔Oil and resin extracted from capsicum
✔✔Why do we restrain? -✔✔arrestee safety precautions, protect from possible inquires,
possible attempts to injurie others
✔✔Where are leg restraints prohibited? -✔✔commercial aircraft
✔✔What are the conflict resolution techniques for a civil dispute ? -✔✔Mediation,
negotiation, and arbitration
✔✔What is mediation? -✔✔officer acts as a go between with the aim of helping the
disputants to arrive at their own solution
✔✔What is negotiation? -✔✔Confer, discuss each parties side or bargain to reach an
agreement
✔✔What is a civil dispute? -✔✔is a legal disagreement between two or more principle
individuals or organizations
✔✔What is arbitration? -✔✔As a neutral third party, officers hear both sides of the
dispute and imposes a resolution
,✔✔What are the preventative patrol methods? -✔✔Aggressive enforcement, high
visibility, business checks, crowd dispersal, subject stops, and know your area and the
people
✔✔What is the most used patrol pattern? -✔✔Random.sporadic
✔✔Why do you want to secure you vehicle? -✔✔Prevent the cruiser from hurting
someone or suspect could double back and use it
✔✔Factors that affect the usefulness of information? -✔✔Timeliness and validity of
information
✔✔What is the safe approach? -✔✔approach in a non-aligned manner, stop, look, and
listen-assess the situation, communicate with your partner, knock and announce
✔✔The OC chemical attack will affect what areas? -✔✔Eyes, skin and mucus
membranes
✔✔Why does the ICS organizational structure uses specific titles for each position? -
✔✔So that each spot can be filled by the most qualified individual not solely based on
rank
✔✔What is the role of the first responding patrol officer according to NIMS? -
✔✔Determine jurisdiction, secure scene, render medical, preserve evidence
✔✔What is the transfer of command? -✔✔when command is transferred, all personnel
should be told the effective date and time of the transfer
✔✔What are Good Samaritan Laws? -✔✔laws that protect you if you provide assistance
without expecting or accepting compensation, is reasonable and prudent, does not
provide care beyond training received, or is not grossly negligent, or careless in
delivering emergency care
✔✔What factors are significant to the transmission of blood? -✔✔survivability, virulence
and dosage of pathogen after transmission, host to host pathogenicity and susceptibility
of a new host
✔✔What is passive resistance? -✔✔where an individual poses no immediate threat to
an officer but is not complying with lawful orders and is taking minimal physical action to
prevent an officer from taking lawful action
✔✔What is active resistance? -✔✔Where an individual's verbal and/or physical actions
are intended to prevent an officer from taking lawful action, but are not intended harm
the officer
, ✔✔What is aggressive resistance? -✔✔Where an individual displays the intent to cause
injury, serious injury or death to others, an officer, or themselves and prevents the
officer from taking lawful action
✔✔What type of batons does law enforcement use? -✔✔Expandable and straight baton
✔✔What areas should we avoid unless it is justified when using the baton? -
✔✔intentional strikes to the persons head, kidneys or groin area shall be avoided
except in situations when deadly force is justified
✔✔Where do we put the taser in drive stun mode on the person? -✔✔Forearm, outside
of thigh and calf muscle
✔✔What are your responsibilities during a crisis intervention? -✔✔Officer safety, notify
supervisor and request appropriate resources, stay calm, try to identify the problem, try
to delay the person as much as possible, suggest resources, document everything
✔✔What are the initial steps when encountering emergency child birth? -✔✔notify
DPSC, request rescue, calm mother, father everyone, positioning of mother, keep
mother and baby warm
✔✔Where do we put the arrestee in a vehicle with a cage? -✔✔right rear seat,
handcuffed behind the back and seat belted in
✔✔Where do we put the arrestee in a vehicle without a cage? -✔✔place in front seat,
handcuffed behind the back and seat belted in, make sure weapon is secure or placed
away from arrestee
✔✔debt owed to the public or to society (go to jail or pay a fine) -✔✔Criminal Liability
✔✔debt owed to another person or group of people (pay money) -✔✔Civil Liability
✔✔is the manner in which our system of government holds people accountable for their
actions -✔✔What is a liability?
✔✔use of force, vehicle pursuits, arrests/detention, search and seizure, use of cruisers
negligently -✔✔What leads officers to liability ?
✔✔the protection of officers against being sued for their actions under certain
circumstances -✔✔Qualified Immunity
✔✔the action that the officer took did not violate the constitution AND/OR the right
alleged to have violated was not firmly established and no reasonable officer would
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Management characteristics of NIMS? -✔✔Chain of command and unity of
command, unified command, and dispatch and deployment
✔✔Deployment length of OC? -✔✔3-6 feet
✔✔Oleoresin Capsicum -✔✔Oil and resin extracted from capsicum
✔✔Why do we restrain? -✔✔arrestee safety precautions, protect from possible inquires,
possible attempts to injurie others
✔✔Where are leg restraints prohibited? -✔✔commercial aircraft
✔✔What are the conflict resolution techniques for a civil dispute ? -✔✔Mediation,
negotiation, and arbitration
✔✔What is mediation? -✔✔officer acts as a go between with the aim of helping the
disputants to arrive at their own solution
✔✔What is negotiation? -✔✔Confer, discuss each parties side or bargain to reach an
agreement
✔✔What is a civil dispute? -✔✔is a legal disagreement between two or more principle
individuals or organizations
✔✔What is arbitration? -✔✔As a neutral third party, officers hear both sides of the
dispute and imposes a resolution
,✔✔What are the preventative patrol methods? -✔✔Aggressive enforcement, high
visibility, business checks, crowd dispersal, subject stops, and know your area and the
people
✔✔What is the most used patrol pattern? -✔✔Random.sporadic
✔✔Why do you want to secure you vehicle? -✔✔Prevent the cruiser from hurting
someone or suspect could double back and use it
✔✔Factors that affect the usefulness of information? -✔✔Timeliness and validity of
information
✔✔What is the safe approach? -✔✔approach in a non-aligned manner, stop, look, and
listen-assess the situation, communicate with your partner, knock and announce
✔✔The OC chemical attack will affect what areas? -✔✔Eyes, skin and mucus
membranes
✔✔Why does the ICS organizational structure uses specific titles for each position? -
✔✔So that each spot can be filled by the most qualified individual not solely based on
rank
✔✔What is the role of the first responding patrol officer according to NIMS? -
✔✔Determine jurisdiction, secure scene, render medical, preserve evidence
✔✔What is the transfer of command? -✔✔when command is transferred, all personnel
should be told the effective date and time of the transfer
✔✔What are Good Samaritan Laws? -✔✔laws that protect you if you provide assistance
without expecting or accepting compensation, is reasonable and prudent, does not
provide care beyond training received, or is not grossly negligent, or careless in
delivering emergency care
✔✔What factors are significant to the transmission of blood? -✔✔survivability, virulence
and dosage of pathogen after transmission, host to host pathogenicity and susceptibility
of a new host
✔✔What is passive resistance? -✔✔where an individual poses no immediate threat to
an officer but is not complying with lawful orders and is taking minimal physical action to
prevent an officer from taking lawful action
✔✔What is active resistance? -✔✔Where an individual's verbal and/or physical actions
are intended to prevent an officer from taking lawful action, but are not intended harm
the officer
, ✔✔What is aggressive resistance? -✔✔Where an individual displays the intent to cause
injury, serious injury or death to others, an officer, or themselves and prevents the
officer from taking lawful action
✔✔What type of batons does law enforcement use? -✔✔Expandable and straight baton
✔✔What areas should we avoid unless it is justified when using the baton? -
✔✔intentional strikes to the persons head, kidneys or groin area shall be avoided
except in situations when deadly force is justified
✔✔Where do we put the taser in drive stun mode on the person? -✔✔Forearm, outside
of thigh and calf muscle
✔✔What are your responsibilities during a crisis intervention? -✔✔Officer safety, notify
supervisor and request appropriate resources, stay calm, try to identify the problem, try
to delay the person as much as possible, suggest resources, document everything
✔✔What are the initial steps when encountering emergency child birth? -✔✔notify
DPSC, request rescue, calm mother, father everyone, positioning of mother, keep
mother and baby warm
✔✔Where do we put the arrestee in a vehicle with a cage? -✔✔right rear seat,
handcuffed behind the back and seat belted in
✔✔Where do we put the arrestee in a vehicle without a cage? -✔✔place in front seat,
handcuffed behind the back and seat belted in, make sure weapon is secure or placed
away from arrestee
✔✔debt owed to the public or to society (go to jail or pay a fine) -✔✔Criminal Liability
✔✔debt owed to another person or group of people (pay money) -✔✔Civil Liability
✔✔is the manner in which our system of government holds people accountable for their
actions -✔✔What is a liability?
✔✔use of force, vehicle pursuits, arrests/detention, search and seizure, use of cruisers
negligently -✔✔What leads officers to liability ?
✔✔the protection of officers against being sued for their actions under certain
circumstances -✔✔Qualified Immunity
✔✔the action that the officer took did not violate the constitution AND/OR the right
alleged to have violated was not firmly established and no reasonable officer would
