COLORADO POST STUDY TEST 110 HIGH-YIELD
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE (2026)
4th degree arson is?
- answer-Endangering a building or person
A bullet will leave a?
- answer-Small entry hole and larger cone shaped exit hole
A common error in collecting evidence is?
- answer-Not collecting enough of the sample for comparison by the
prosecution and the defense
A drunk driver hits a drunk pedestrian and kills him, what is the charge?
- answer-Vehicular Homicide
A person is in the hospical from an assault and is dying, you should?
- answer-Seek a dying declaration from the victim that will aid in
identification and prosecution of the killer
A person jumps a fence surrounding a residence and steals a dog. What is
the most appropriate criminal charge?
- answer-2nd degree burglary (because it fits the definition of an
"occupied structure")
A victim is entitled to information regarding?
- answer-Information about charges filed when suspect has been arrested
Aggravated robbery is?
- answer-Same as above but use of a deadly weapon is used or injury to
the victim
An attorney paid by the government to defend a person without money to
defend himself is a?
- answer-A public defender
, An officer commits a negative (negligent) tort when he does what?
- answer-Negligently (accident, omission, error) fails to act which
results in an injury
An officer's note taking is minimized at the crime scene by?
- answer-The type of offense, conditions of the case, officer attitude, officer
ability and the number of officers assigned to the case
By law who must report child abuse?
- answer-Teachers, school authorities, child care personnel, physicians,
therapists, etc. Any school employee (i.e janitor)
Characteristics of gang activity are?
- answer-Graffiti
Drive by
shooting
Collecting on street corners and alleys, schools etc.
Direct evidence is?
- answer-Witness testimony or physical evidence
Enticement of a child is?
- answer-Lure for a sexual assault
Field notes should be?
- answer-Started at the beginning of the
shift Limited to brief notations
Gang members made their living in the 1980's on?
- answer-Drug sales
How do you get to your safety zone from your reach zone?
- answer-As fast as you can
How do you handle SIDS?
- answer-Always investigate as a homicide
How do you mark evidence if you have a bloody scart and a tire iron?
- answer-Put the bloody scarf in a paper bag (or separate container that
breaths) so it can breathe and dry out. Use a stylus to mark the tire iron
and tag it
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE (2026)
4th degree arson is?
- answer-Endangering a building or person
A bullet will leave a?
- answer-Small entry hole and larger cone shaped exit hole
A common error in collecting evidence is?
- answer-Not collecting enough of the sample for comparison by the
prosecution and the defense
A drunk driver hits a drunk pedestrian and kills him, what is the charge?
- answer-Vehicular Homicide
A person is in the hospical from an assault and is dying, you should?
- answer-Seek a dying declaration from the victim that will aid in
identification and prosecution of the killer
A person jumps a fence surrounding a residence and steals a dog. What is
the most appropriate criminal charge?
- answer-2nd degree burglary (because it fits the definition of an
"occupied structure")
A victim is entitled to information regarding?
- answer-Information about charges filed when suspect has been arrested
Aggravated robbery is?
- answer-Same as above but use of a deadly weapon is used or injury to
the victim
An attorney paid by the government to defend a person without money to
defend himself is a?
- answer-A public defender
, An officer commits a negative (negligent) tort when he does what?
- answer-Negligently (accident, omission, error) fails to act which
results in an injury
An officer's note taking is minimized at the crime scene by?
- answer-The type of offense, conditions of the case, officer attitude, officer
ability and the number of officers assigned to the case
By law who must report child abuse?
- answer-Teachers, school authorities, child care personnel, physicians,
therapists, etc. Any school employee (i.e janitor)
Characteristics of gang activity are?
- answer-Graffiti
Drive by
shooting
Collecting on street corners and alleys, schools etc.
Direct evidence is?
- answer-Witness testimony or physical evidence
Enticement of a child is?
- answer-Lure for a sexual assault
Field notes should be?
- answer-Started at the beginning of the
shift Limited to brief notations
Gang members made their living in the 1980's on?
- answer-Drug sales
How do you get to your safety zone from your reach zone?
- answer-As fast as you can
How do you handle SIDS?
- answer-Always investigate as a homicide
How do you mark evidence if you have a bloody scart and a tire iron?
- answer-Put the bloody scarf in a paper bag (or separate container that
breaths) so it can breathe and dry out. Use a stylus to mark the tire iron
and tag it
