MCJA PHASE 1 END OF COURSE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Investigating people who display variant behavior includes investigating suicide
threats or attempts, as well as which of the following:
A. Identifying legal issues related to Titles 17-A and 34-B
B. Gathering 1st and 3rd person observations
C. Employing officer safety procedures
D. All the above
E. A and B only - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔Officers must treat every threatened or attempted suicide seriously by assessing the
person and situation, transporting the person to the emergency department if
necessary, and documenting the incident in a report.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
✔✔The laws regarding taking a person into protective custody require an 18-hour
maximum hold time by law enforcement, delivery to a physician or psychologist, and
which of the following:
A. Use of the least restrictive form of transportation
B. The person poses a threat of harm to self or others or is unable to care for
him/herself
C. The person is willing to be taken into protective custody
D. All the above
E. A and B only - ✔✔E. A and B only
✔✔A person who is taken into protective custody should be transported by _______
A. Cruiser only
B. Ambulance only
,C. Private vehicle only
D. Cruiser or ambulance only
E. Cruiser, ambulance, or private vehicle - ✔✔D. Cruiser or ambulance only
✔✔Crisis conflict management refers to an officer's ability to effectively intervene to
calm and control people, defuse crisis situations, and reinstate order.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
✔✔Law enforcement officers must recognize and prioritize calls involving conflict, and
on the way to a crisis conflict situation should employ which of the following safety
procedures:
A. Gather information from the dispatcher including the nature and location of the
incident
B. Maintain the element of surprise and a position of advantage
C. Stop, look, and listen - gather information before entering
D. All the above
E. A and B only - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔At the scene of a crisis conflict situation, officer's must should follow all the following
safety procedures except:
A. Keep the disputants close together to easily compare their accounts of what
happened
B. Make a safe entrance, select a safe room/area, and look for potential weapons
C. Establish control and moderate the mood
D. Focus on the situation at hand be aware of personal senses, feelings, beliefs, and
actions
E. Be professional and respect the disputants' personal space and feelings - ✔✔A.
Keep the disputants close together to easily compare their accounts of what happened
✔✔Effective defusing techniques for managing high emotion situations and individuals
include all the following except
A. Active listening and/or allowing the person to vent
B. Arguing with the people to distract them
C. Separating the individuals
D. Calm, direct instruction
E. Humor - ✔✔B. Arguing with the people to distract them
✔✔Mediation is a crisis conflict management tool in which officers help people solve
their own problem or crisis. Mediation by law enforcement officers includes which of the
following key components:
, A. Restrict personal involvement
B. Elicit verbal responses from disputants
C. Reach an agreement
D. All the above
E. B and C only - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔In the 1970's there were no protection orders in domestic violence cases.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
✔✔What is NOT a negative consequence of a dual arrest in Domestic Abuse cases?
A. The agency risks a lawsuit
B. Victims are protected
C. Children are removed from their D. home and taken into custodial care
E. Dual arrests are rarely prosecuted - ✔✔B. Victims are protected
✔✔When two people use violence against each other, the Predominant Aggressor can
best be described as?
A. The person who hits first
B. The person with the most injury
C. The person with the least injury
D. The person who poses the most past/present/future risk to the other, who uses an
overall pattern of coercive, controlling tactics, and the person who places the other in
fear - ✔✔D. The person who poses the most past/present/future risk to the other, who
uses an overall pattern of coercive, controlling tactics, and the person who places the
other in fear
✔✔Which of the following is/are a defense wound(s) for a victim of domestic abuse?
A. Injuries to the back of the head
B. Injuries to the back of the forearms
C. Injuries to the feet
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔When a law enforcement officer enforces domestic abuse laws that have been
alleged, what is the primary goal to keep in mind?
A. Preventing violations of protection orders from occurring
B. Preventing murder from occurring
C. Preventing assault from occurring
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Investigating people who display variant behavior includes investigating suicide
threats or attempts, as well as which of the following:
A. Identifying legal issues related to Titles 17-A and 34-B
B. Gathering 1st and 3rd person observations
C. Employing officer safety procedures
D. All the above
E. A and B only - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔Officers must treat every threatened or attempted suicide seriously by assessing the
person and situation, transporting the person to the emergency department if
necessary, and documenting the incident in a report.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
✔✔The laws regarding taking a person into protective custody require an 18-hour
maximum hold time by law enforcement, delivery to a physician or psychologist, and
which of the following:
A. Use of the least restrictive form of transportation
B. The person poses a threat of harm to self or others or is unable to care for
him/herself
C. The person is willing to be taken into protective custody
D. All the above
E. A and B only - ✔✔E. A and B only
✔✔A person who is taken into protective custody should be transported by _______
A. Cruiser only
B. Ambulance only
,C. Private vehicle only
D. Cruiser or ambulance only
E. Cruiser, ambulance, or private vehicle - ✔✔D. Cruiser or ambulance only
✔✔Crisis conflict management refers to an officer's ability to effectively intervene to
calm and control people, defuse crisis situations, and reinstate order.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
✔✔Law enforcement officers must recognize and prioritize calls involving conflict, and
on the way to a crisis conflict situation should employ which of the following safety
procedures:
A. Gather information from the dispatcher including the nature and location of the
incident
B. Maintain the element of surprise and a position of advantage
C. Stop, look, and listen - gather information before entering
D. All the above
E. A and B only - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔At the scene of a crisis conflict situation, officer's must should follow all the following
safety procedures except:
A. Keep the disputants close together to easily compare their accounts of what
happened
B. Make a safe entrance, select a safe room/area, and look for potential weapons
C. Establish control and moderate the mood
D. Focus on the situation at hand be aware of personal senses, feelings, beliefs, and
actions
E. Be professional and respect the disputants' personal space and feelings - ✔✔A.
Keep the disputants close together to easily compare their accounts of what happened
✔✔Effective defusing techniques for managing high emotion situations and individuals
include all the following except
A. Active listening and/or allowing the person to vent
B. Arguing with the people to distract them
C. Separating the individuals
D. Calm, direct instruction
E. Humor - ✔✔B. Arguing with the people to distract them
✔✔Mediation is a crisis conflict management tool in which officers help people solve
their own problem or crisis. Mediation by law enforcement officers includes which of the
following key components:
, A. Restrict personal involvement
B. Elicit verbal responses from disputants
C. Reach an agreement
D. All the above
E. B and C only - ✔✔D. All the above
✔✔In the 1970's there were no protection orders in domestic violence cases.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
✔✔What is NOT a negative consequence of a dual arrest in Domestic Abuse cases?
A. The agency risks a lawsuit
B. Victims are protected
C. Children are removed from their D. home and taken into custodial care
E. Dual arrests are rarely prosecuted - ✔✔B. Victims are protected
✔✔When two people use violence against each other, the Predominant Aggressor can
best be described as?
A. The person who hits first
B. The person with the most injury
C. The person with the least injury
D. The person who poses the most past/present/future risk to the other, who uses an
overall pattern of coercive, controlling tactics, and the person who places the other in
fear - ✔✔D. The person who poses the most past/present/future risk to the other, who
uses an overall pattern of coercive, controlling tactics, and the person who places the
other in fear
✔✔Which of the following is/are a defense wound(s) for a victim of domestic abuse?
A. Injuries to the back of the head
B. Injuries to the back of the forearms
C. Injuries to the feet
D. All of the above
E. None of the above - ✔✔D. All of the above
✔✔When a law enforcement officer enforces domestic abuse laws that have been
alleged, what is the primary goal to keep in mind?
A. Preventing violations of protection orders from occurring
B. Preventing murder from occurring
C. Preventing assault from occurring
