SFO - SPECIAL FUNCTION OFFICER TEST 2
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Field Notes: ANSWER Help to determine whether or not a crime has been
committed.
Purpose of Field Notes - ANSWER Basis for creating a report that can be
subpoenaed in court and must be readable and orderly.
Field notes should include the names of suspects, victims, witnesses, officers,
dates, times, places, and the circumstances surrounding the crime.
Investigative Reports: ANSWER Accurately documents facts proving each element
of a crime, and lists evidence linking a specific suspect to that crime.
Primary questions for investigative reports. - ANSWER Who, what, when, where,
how, and why?
Brady v. Maryland - ANSWER Prosecutors must share favorable evidence with the
criminal defendant. Can be used to undermine credibility.
77-8-506 - ANSWER Providing incorrect information. Credible
Forty-seven percent of American families own a dog.
ANSWER Sixty-two percent of American households have at least one pet.
A reasonable technique for distracting a dog is to use chemical agents or electronic
devices.
, Civil liability implications. - ANSWER Officers have been sued for civil damages
against citizens' dogs. Punitive damages are assessed against the individual officer,
not the agency.
BCI = Bureau of Criminal Identification.
BCI is a division of the Utah Department of Public Safety.
UCJIS is a computerized information service that combines data from multiple
sources and agencies.
UCJIS – The Utah Criminal Justice Information System.
ANSWER: DLD, DMV, SWW, NLETS, NCIC, UCCH. Accessible files in the
UCJIS system.
AFIS: ANSWER Computerized fingerprint records obtained in Utah as a result of a
criminal arrest.
Unauthorized use of the databases is a felony.
Immoral - ANSWER Deliberately breaking recognized rules of good and wrong
Amoral - Answer Being neither moral nor immoral means not caring.
Ethical and moral standards include integrity, honesty, value standards, courage,
and civility.
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Field Notes: ANSWER Help to determine whether or not a crime has been
committed.
Purpose of Field Notes - ANSWER Basis for creating a report that can be
subpoenaed in court and must be readable and orderly.
Field notes should include the names of suspects, victims, witnesses, officers,
dates, times, places, and the circumstances surrounding the crime.
Investigative Reports: ANSWER Accurately documents facts proving each element
of a crime, and lists evidence linking a specific suspect to that crime.
Primary questions for investigative reports. - ANSWER Who, what, when, where,
how, and why?
Brady v. Maryland - ANSWER Prosecutors must share favorable evidence with the
criminal defendant. Can be used to undermine credibility.
77-8-506 - ANSWER Providing incorrect information. Credible
Forty-seven percent of American families own a dog.
ANSWER Sixty-two percent of American households have at least one pet.
A reasonable technique for distracting a dog is to use chemical agents or electronic
devices.
, Civil liability implications. - ANSWER Officers have been sued for civil damages
against citizens' dogs. Punitive damages are assessed against the individual officer,
not the agency.
BCI = Bureau of Criminal Identification.
BCI is a division of the Utah Department of Public Safety.
UCJIS is a computerized information service that combines data from multiple
sources and agencies.
UCJIS – The Utah Criminal Justice Information System.
ANSWER: DLD, DMV, SWW, NLETS, NCIC, UCCH. Accessible files in the
UCJIS system.
AFIS: ANSWER Computerized fingerprint records obtained in Utah as a result of a
criminal arrest.
Unauthorized use of the databases is a felony.
Immoral - ANSWER Deliberately breaking recognized rules of good and wrong
Amoral - Answer Being neither moral nor immoral means not caring.
Ethical and moral standards include integrity, honesty, value standards, courage,
and civility.
