CDCR EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports - correct
answer ✅PC, section 11107 requires each sheriff or police chief
executive to furnish reports specified misdemeanors and felonies to
the DOJ department of justice
Report must have - correct answer ✅Describe the nature and
character of each crime, includes supporting evidence collected,
note all particular circumstances, include all additional and
supplemental information pertaining to the suspected criminal
activity
Why should the ability to write reports be personally important to
you as a correctional peace officer? - correct answer ✅Moral
obligation, stand up to legal scrutiny, and the right thing to do
Why are departmental reports important for the legal process in
court system, both criminal and civilly? - correct answer ✅legal
process relies on departmental reports as the main account of the
event or incident
Identify the three-step process for taking notes during a full
interview - correct answer ✅Listen attentively, take notes and ask
questions, verify information
,CDCR EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Identify the primary questions that must be answered within an
effective report - correct answer ✅Who, what, when, where, how,
why (if possible)
Initial information - correct answer ✅Describe the officer's
immediate observations of any action taken upon arrival at the
scene
identification of the crime - correct answer ✅the facts, or the
evidence of a crime, referred to as the corpus delicti it, or the body
of the crime
Identification of involved parties - correct answer ✅Can include
the person(s) who reported the incident, victim(s), witness(es), or
suspect(s)
Witness/victim statements: - correct answer ✅helps place events
in their proper sequence, establish the elements of the crime
Crime scene specifics - correct answer ✅Physical condition of the
scene it's self, chronology of events, location of physical evidence
, CDCR EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Property information: - correct answer ✅Such as brand names,
model/serial numbers, description like color, unique markings and
dimensions, value of stolen item, Location where the item was
found or stolen and relationship of the item to the crime/incident
CDCR correctional officer actions - correct answer ✅Complete
report should clearly identify all actions taken by an officer, actions
can include Searches conducted, seizures of evidence, arrests,
standard procedures such as knock and notice, field show up,
Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical attention, safety
measures taken, disposition of suspect, methods used to preserve
evidence or capture essential information
CDCR memorandum - correct answer ✅Written for a variety of
reasons, including lost staff identification card, observed
misconduct by staff or reports of inspection
Counseling only RVR - correct answer ✅used to document an
inmates minor misconduct
CDCR form 128-B General chrono - correct answer ✅There are
three types of this form 1 informational, 2 laudatory, and 3
confidential
ANSWERS
Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports - correct
answer ✅PC, section 11107 requires each sheriff or police chief
executive to furnish reports specified misdemeanors and felonies to
the DOJ department of justice
Report must have - correct answer ✅Describe the nature and
character of each crime, includes supporting evidence collected,
note all particular circumstances, include all additional and
supplemental information pertaining to the suspected criminal
activity
Why should the ability to write reports be personally important to
you as a correctional peace officer? - correct answer ✅Moral
obligation, stand up to legal scrutiny, and the right thing to do
Why are departmental reports important for the legal process in
court system, both criminal and civilly? - correct answer ✅legal
process relies on departmental reports as the main account of the
event or incident
Identify the three-step process for taking notes during a full
interview - correct answer ✅Listen attentively, take notes and ask
questions, verify information
,CDCR EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Identify the primary questions that must be answered within an
effective report - correct answer ✅Who, what, when, where, how,
why (if possible)
Initial information - correct answer ✅Describe the officer's
immediate observations of any action taken upon arrival at the
scene
identification of the crime - correct answer ✅the facts, or the
evidence of a crime, referred to as the corpus delicti it, or the body
of the crime
Identification of involved parties - correct answer ✅Can include
the person(s) who reported the incident, victim(s), witness(es), or
suspect(s)
Witness/victim statements: - correct answer ✅helps place events
in their proper sequence, establish the elements of the crime
Crime scene specifics - correct answer ✅Physical condition of the
scene it's self, chronology of events, location of physical evidence
, CDCR EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Property information: - correct answer ✅Such as brand names,
model/serial numbers, description like color, unique markings and
dimensions, value of stolen item, Location where the item was
found or stolen and relationship of the item to the crime/incident
CDCR correctional officer actions - correct answer ✅Complete
report should clearly identify all actions taken by an officer, actions
can include Searches conducted, seizures of evidence, arrests,
standard procedures such as knock and notice, field show up,
Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical attention, safety
measures taken, disposition of suspect, methods used to preserve
evidence or capture essential information
CDCR memorandum - correct answer ✅Written for a variety of
reasons, including lost staff identification card, observed
misconduct by staff or reports of inspection
Counseling only RVR - correct answer ✅used to document an
inmates minor misconduct
CDCR form 128-B General chrono - correct answer ✅There are
three types of this form 1 informational, 2 laudatory, and 3
confidential
