GPSTC Exam 9 (Independent Study)
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When an officer is in hot pursuit and crosses jurisdictional lines, what must that officer
do? - ✔✔contact the neighboring agency to gain its cooperation
Many agencies have what kind of agreements with neighboring agencies? - ✔✔mutual
aid
What kind of police department is the principal law enforcement agency? - ✔✔city
What does the GBI provide to law enforcement agencies throughout Georgia? -
✔✔investigative and identification services
What is the GCIC responsible for? - ✔✔overseeing the privacy and integrity of criminal
history record information
What is the State's largest law enforcement agency? - ✔✔Georgia State Patrol
What is the Georgia State Patrol's responsibility? - ✔✔enforcement of traffic laws and
accident investigations (upon request)
What is the Organized Crime Prevention Council's responsibilities? - ✔✔to share
information on organized crime activities within the State
What is the United States Secret Service responsibilities? - ✔✔to detect and arrest any
person committing any offense against the laws of the United States relating to coins,
currency, and securities of the United States and of foreign governments
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, What is the responsibility of POST? - ✔✔to establish law enforcement training
standards and to administer minimum pre-employment requirements
How many members of the POST Council are appointed by the Governor? - ✔✔10
What are the 4 different divisions of POST staff? - ✔✔training standards, program
support, administration hearings and certification, and investigations
What is the investigations divisions responsibility? - ✔✔to investigate individual
applicants, peace officers, and other employed public safety who have or desire State
Certification
What is the training standards divisions responsibility? - ✔✔functions related to
development, evaluation, and management of peace officer training
What is the administrative hearings and certification division responsibility? -
✔✔ensure compliance, by agencies and peace officers, of qualifications and training
requirements enumerated in the POST Act and to bring action against those agencies
and officers in noncompliance
Who are included in the Law Enforcement Support Personnel? - ✔✔jailers,
communication officers, identification technicians, forensic specialists, and
photographers
How many hours minimum must active peace officers complete in order to contain
their power of arrest? - ✔✔20
How many different academy locations are there? - ✔✔6
What victims are eligible for compensation? - ✔✔any one who has been physically
injured in a violent crime (homicide, sexual assault, child abuse, domestic/family
violence, D.U.I crashes, vehicular homicide, hit and run, serious injury by vehicle and
persons incurring eligible expenses due to crime)
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When an officer is in hot pursuit and crosses jurisdictional lines, what must that officer
do? - ✔✔contact the neighboring agency to gain its cooperation
Many agencies have what kind of agreements with neighboring agencies? - ✔✔mutual
aid
What kind of police department is the principal law enforcement agency? - ✔✔city
What does the GBI provide to law enforcement agencies throughout Georgia? -
✔✔investigative and identification services
What is the GCIC responsible for? - ✔✔overseeing the privacy and integrity of criminal
history record information
What is the State's largest law enforcement agency? - ✔✔Georgia State Patrol
What is the Georgia State Patrol's responsibility? - ✔✔enforcement of traffic laws and
accident investigations (upon request)
What is the Organized Crime Prevention Council's responsibilities? - ✔✔to share
information on organized crime activities within the State
What is the United States Secret Service responsibilities? - ✔✔to detect and arrest any
person committing any offense against the laws of the United States relating to coins,
currency, and securities of the United States and of foreign governments
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, What is the responsibility of POST? - ✔✔to establish law enforcement training
standards and to administer minimum pre-employment requirements
How many members of the POST Council are appointed by the Governor? - ✔✔10
What are the 4 different divisions of POST staff? - ✔✔training standards, program
support, administration hearings and certification, and investigations
What is the investigations divisions responsibility? - ✔✔to investigate individual
applicants, peace officers, and other employed public safety who have or desire State
Certification
What is the training standards divisions responsibility? - ✔✔functions related to
development, evaluation, and management of peace officer training
What is the administrative hearings and certification division responsibility? -
✔✔ensure compliance, by agencies and peace officers, of qualifications and training
requirements enumerated in the POST Act and to bring action against those agencies
and officers in noncompliance
Who are included in the Law Enforcement Support Personnel? - ✔✔jailers,
communication officers, identification technicians, forensic specialists, and
photographers
How many hours minimum must active peace officers complete in order to contain
their power of arrest? - ✔✔20
How many different academy locations are there? - ✔✔6
What victims are eligible for compensation? - ✔✔any one who has been physically
injured in a violent crime (homicide, sexual assault, child abuse, domestic/family
violence, D.U.I crashes, vehicular homicide, hit and run, serious injury by vehicle and
persons incurring eligible expenses due to crime)
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