AZ POST EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔What is the most potential hazard when entering a burning structure? 3.12.5
A. Smoke inhalation
B. High heat
C. Water - ✔✔A. Smoke inhalation, exposure to toxic fumes, presence of explosive
material, structural integrity, burns, puncture wounds, opening windows can fuel fire
✔✔When securing a fire scene you should make sure the fire department has access to
what? 6.13.6
A. witnesses
B. Fire hydrants
C. fire extinguishers - ✔✔B. Fire hydrants
✔✔When extinguishing a vehicle engine fire, you should? 3.12.4
A. Not use water
B. Protect yourself and others
C. get you and everyone else away and let it burn - ✔✔B. Protect yourself and others
✔✔When taking control of an arson fire scene you should look out for? 3.12.7
A. suspicious persons in the area
B. how to handle the crowd
C. to place the media - ✔✔A. suspicious persons in the area, volume and color of
smoke, distinctive fumes, and environmental conditions
✔✔The scene of a suspicious house fire should only be accessed by who?
A. local residents
B. fire vehicles
C. media personnel and fire personnel - ✔✔B. fire vehicles
✔✔An indicator that a burning structure is unsafe to enter besides the smell of gases
is?
A. Wind direction
B. Smoke
C. Minor explosions - ✔✔C. Minor explosions
✔✔If you are entering a burning structure
A. It's fine to go alone
B. Have multiple officers inside with you
C. Have one other person - ✔✔C. Have one other person
✔✔What do confessions contain?
A. Just enough to write a report
,B. Facts only the suspect would know
C. Hearsay - ✔✔B. Facts only the suspect would know
✔✔What is one thing juvenile offenders need to understand?
A. Parents need to understand their offense
B. they understand their rights
C. How to get out of the conviction - ✔✔B. they understand their rights
✔✔During an interview, an officer should
A. Have interviewees just state the fact
B. Ask them to remain still
C. Establish a relationship with them - ✔✔C. Establish a relationship with them
✔✔A subject makes incriminating statements to you and wants to leave and you tell him
he is not free to go, what should your next step be? 5.4.1
A. Keep asking questions
B. Have a fellow officer assist with the interviewing
C. Read him his Miranda rights - ✔✔C. Read him his Miranda rights
✔✔Courts use many factors for juvenile suspects, Which one of these is a factor?
5.4.10
A. Given them an opportunity to consult an adult
B. No limit to how long they are in custody
C. No need to explain them their rights because they are under 18 - ✔✔A. Given them
an opportunity to consult an adult
✔✔A crime was committed and there are multiple suspects that need to be transported
to the station for questioning , how should you transport them ?
A. Ask dispatch for a bus to come to the scene
B. Transport them separately so they cannot communicate with each other
C. Anyway you can get them there - ✔✔B. Transport them separately so they cannot
communicate with each other
✔✔Which of the following is a factor to consider when dealing with juveniles? 5.4.10
A. What time they need to be home
B. The juveniles rights were read and explained
C. If they have problems at home - ✔✔B. The juveniles rights were read and explained
✔✔You advise a suspect of his Miranda rights, he says he understands, you then ask
him if he sexually assaulted the victim this is? 5.4.7
A. Valid waiver
B. Not a legal interview
C. invalid waiver - ✔✔A. Valid waiver
,✔✔An officer arrests a suspect who has an out of state warrant for armed robbery, the
jurisdiction where the crime occurred asks the officer to question the suspect for them,
What action should the officer take?
A. Question him but first, read Miranda rights
B. It's not the officers' job to interview
C. Since officer is outside of the jurisdiction Miranda rights don't apply - ✔✔A. Question
him but first read Miranda rights
✔✔Which of the following is the least custodial for an interview?
A. Suspects home
B. Jail cell
C. Their officer's vehicle - ✔✔A. Suspects home
✔✔A lawful confession can be involuntary given?
A. true
B. false - ✔✔B. false, a lawful confession is given voluntarily
✔✔Who can invoke juveniles Miranda rights?
A. The parents
B. The juveniles themselves
C. The arresting officer - ✔✔B. The juveniles themselves
✔✔A cognitive interview is a technique that helps what?
A. the victim or witness remember
B. the officer complete his interview quicker
C. determine where the interview will be done - ✔✔A. the victim or witness remember
✔✔A person who has information about a crime that was committed other than the
suspect?
A. The Parents
B. The witness
C. The officer - ✔✔B. The witness
✔✔An officer is about to interview a suspect for a crime they may have committed, what
must the office do prior to asking the suspect incriminating questions? 5.4.2
A. Assessment to Mirandize
B. Let them make a call
C. Ask question about the crime committed - ✔✔A. Assessment to Mirandize
✔✔Do juveniles have a right to have a parent with them during questioning? 5.4.10
A. Yes
B. No - ✔✔A. Yes
, ✔✔A subject has been detained because he matches the description of a burglary
suspect, before interviewing, the officer must?
A. Be absolutely positive it's the suspect
B. Ask a few questions about where they were when this burglary occurred
C. read him his Miranda rights - ✔✔C. read him his Miranda rights
✔✔Identify the following least likely to be considered by the courts? - ✔✔Parent or
guardian present for interview.
✔✔An officer has read the suspect his Miranda rights, when do you stop questioning? -
✔✔If he keeps asking for an attorney
✔✔At the end of a one on one interview you should? - ✔✔Tell them they may or may
not be a suspect.
✔✔Assuming you have enough to conduct an interview with a suspect (Jones). Jones
has a record of possesion with cocaine. You should do what? - ✔✔Build a re pore with
Jones
✔✔You arrive at a homicide scene, multiple people are around the body. What do you
do with the witnesses? - ✔✔(C.) Read none of them their Miranda rights
✔✔You advise a suspect of their rights and they say they don't understand, you
question them anyway, what is this considered? 5.4.13
A. A valid interview
B. coercion
C. Valid waiver - ✔✔B. coercion
✔✔You advise a suspect of their rights, they do not respond when you ask them if they
understand their rights. Then you start to ask questions. What is this? - ✔✔Invalid
waiver of suspects rights
✔✔Something the courts do not consider for juveniles. - ✔✔gang affiliation
✔✔You are investigating a person for a fraud case, you meet him at his home and he
invites you in. You ask if you can search his home but advise him that he can say no,
but "if I get a warrant I'm going to come back and search anyway," the person consents
to the search and you find fraud evidence, is this a valid search? 2.3.1 - ✔✔No
✔✔You receive a report of an armed robbery, you have a description of the vehicle and
the suspects. You stop a vehicle that matches the description in the proximity of where
the crime was committed. You examine the vehicle for weapons and under the seat you
2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔What is the most potential hazard when entering a burning structure? 3.12.5
A. Smoke inhalation
B. High heat
C. Water - ✔✔A. Smoke inhalation, exposure to toxic fumes, presence of explosive
material, structural integrity, burns, puncture wounds, opening windows can fuel fire
✔✔When securing a fire scene you should make sure the fire department has access to
what? 6.13.6
A. witnesses
B. Fire hydrants
C. fire extinguishers - ✔✔B. Fire hydrants
✔✔When extinguishing a vehicle engine fire, you should? 3.12.4
A. Not use water
B. Protect yourself and others
C. get you and everyone else away and let it burn - ✔✔B. Protect yourself and others
✔✔When taking control of an arson fire scene you should look out for? 3.12.7
A. suspicious persons in the area
B. how to handle the crowd
C. to place the media - ✔✔A. suspicious persons in the area, volume and color of
smoke, distinctive fumes, and environmental conditions
✔✔The scene of a suspicious house fire should only be accessed by who?
A. local residents
B. fire vehicles
C. media personnel and fire personnel - ✔✔B. fire vehicles
✔✔An indicator that a burning structure is unsafe to enter besides the smell of gases
is?
A. Wind direction
B. Smoke
C. Minor explosions - ✔✔C. Minor explosions
✔✔If you are entering a burning structure
A. It's fine to go alone
B. Have multiple officers inside with you
C. Have one other person - ✔✔C. Have one other person
✔✔What do confessions contain?
A. Just enough to write a report
,B. Facts only the suspect would know
C. Hearsay - ✔✔B. Facts only the suspect would know
✔✔What is one thing juvenile offenders need to understand?
A. Parents need to understand their offense
B. they understand their rights
C. How to get out of the conviction - ✔✔B. they understand their rights
✔✔During an interview, an officer should
A. Have interviewees just state the fact
B. Ask them to remain still
C. Establish a relationship with them - ✔✔C. Establish a relationship with them
✔✔A subject makes incriminating statements to you and wants to leave and you tell him
he is not free to go, what should your next step be? 5.4.1
A. Keep asking questions
B. Have a fellow officer assist with the interviewing
C. Read him his Miranda rights - ✔✔C. Read him his Miranda rights
✔✔Courts use many factors for juvenile suspects, Which one of these is a factor?
5.4.10
A. Given them an opportunity to consult an adult
B. No limit to how long they are in custody
C. No need to explain them their rights because they are under 18 - ✔✔A. Given them
an opportunity to consult an adult
✔✔A crime was committed and there are multiple suspects that need to be transported
to the station for questioning , how should you transport them ?
A. Ask dispatch for a bus to come to the scene
B. Transport them separately so they cannot communicate with each other
C. Anyway you can get them there - ✔✔B. Transport them separately so they cannot
communicate with each other
✔✔Which of the following is a factor to consider when dealing with juveniles? 5.4.10
A. What time they need to be home
B. The juveniles rights were read and explained
C. If they have problems at home - ✔✔B. The juveniles rights were read and explained
✔✔You advise a suspect of his Miranda rights, he says he understands, you then ask
him if he sexually assaulted the victim this is? 5.4.7
A. Valid waiver
B. Not a legal interview
C. invalid waiver - ✔✔A. Valid waiver
,✔✔An officer arrests a suspect who has an out of state warrant for armed robbery, the
jurisdiction where the crime occurred asks the officer to question the suspect for them,
What action should the officer take?
A. Question him but first, read Miranda rights
B. It's not the officers' job to interview
C. Since officer is outside of the jurisdiction Miranda rights don't apply - ✔✔A. Question
him but first read Miranda rights
✔✔Which of the following is the least custodial for an interview?
A. Suspects home
B. Jail cell
C. Their officer's vehicle - ✔✔A. Suspects home
✔✔A lawful confession can be involuntary given?
A. true
B. false - ✔✔B. false, a lawful confession is given voluntarily
✔✔Who can invoke juveniles Miranda rights?
A. The parents
B. The juveniles themselves
C. The arresting officer - ✔✔B. The juveniles themselves
✔✔A cognitive interview is a technique that helps what?
A. the victim or witness remember
B. the officer complete his interview quicker
C. determine where the interview will be done - ✔✔A. the victim or witness remember
✔✔A person who has information about a crime that was committed other than the
suspect?
A. The Parents
B. The witness
C. The officer - ✔✔B. The witness
✔✔An officer is about to interview a suspect for a crime they may have committed, what
must the office do prior to asking the suspect incriminating questions? 5.4.2
A. Assessment to Mirandize
B. Let them make a call
C. Ask question about the crime committed - ✔✔A. Assessment to Mirandize
✔✔Do juveniles have a right to have a parent with them during questioning? 5.4.10
A. Yes
B. No - ✔✔A. Yes
, ✔✔A subject has been detained because he matches the description of a burglary
suspect, before interviewing, the officer must?
A. Be absolutely positive it's the suspect
B. Ask a few questions about where they were when this burglary occurred
C. read him his Miranda rights - ✔✔C. read him his Miranda rights
✔✔Identify the following least likely to be considered by the courts? - ✔✔Parent or
guardian present for interview.
✔✔An officer has read the suspect his Miranda rights, when do you stop questioning? -
✔✔If he keeps asking for an attorney
✔✔At the end of a one on one interview you should? - ✔✔Tell them they may or may
not be a suspect.
✔✔Assuming you have enough to conduct an interview with a suspect (Jones). Jones
has a record of possesion with cocaine. You should do what? - ✔✔Build a re pore with
Jones
✔✔You arrive at a homicide scene, multiple people are around the body. What do you
do with the witnesses? - ✔✔(C.) Read none of them their Miranda rights
✔✔You advise a suspect of their rights and they say they don't understand, you
question them anyway, what is this considered? 5.4.13
A. A valid interview
B. coercion
C. Valid waiver - ✔✔B. coercion
✔✔You advise a suspect of their rights, they do not respond when you ask them if they
understand their rights. Then you start to ask questions. What is this? - ✔✔Invalid
waiver of suspects rights
✔✔Something the courts do not consider for juveniles. - ✔✔gang affiliation
✔✔You are investigating a person for a fraud case, you meet him at his home and he
invites you in. You ask if you can search his home but advise him that he can say no,
but "if I get a warrant I'm going to come back and search anyway," the person consents
to the search and you find fraud evidence, is this a valid search? 2.3.1 - ✔✔No
✔✔You receive a report of an armed robbery, you have a description of the vehicle and
the suspects. You stop a vehicle that matches the description in the proximity of where
the crime was committed. You examine the vehicle for weapons and under the seat you
