Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy LATEST VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025,2026 GRADED A

Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH STUDY GUIDE DETAILED AND
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS, LATEST UPDATE 2025,2026
GRADED A




(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin
Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWER 7

(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme
Court? - CORRECT ANSWER 9

(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - CORRECT
ANSWER The defendant be arrested and brought before the court

(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - CORRECT
ANSWER Orders the defendant to appear before the court on a
certain date and time

(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the ______ branch of
government in Wisconsin. - CORRECT ANSWER Third

(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the
Wisconsin Supreme Court? - CORRECT ANSWER 10 years

(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin
Court System? Where are they? - CORRECT ANSWER 4 districts
in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau

(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the
Wisconsin Circuit Courts? - CORRECT ANSWER 6 years

(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the
Wisconsin Court System? - CORRECT ANSWER Trial courts with
jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases

,(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the
Wisconsin Court System? - CORRECT ANSWER Exclusive
jurisdiction over ordinance violations

(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court
System? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts

(Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are decided by a ___
-judge panel. - CORRECT ANSWER 3

(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court? -
CORRECT ANSWER No. They rely on the circuit court record and
the written briefs of the litigants to make their decisions

(Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for Wisconsin Law
Enforcement agencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use of Force
[§66.0511(2)]
- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]

(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement
agencies that are required under certain conditions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]

,(Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - CORRECT
ANSWER You have some choices about how you will complete a
task, includes words such as may and should.

(Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - CORRECT ANSWER
Tasks you must perform, you have no choice, includes words such as
will and shall.

(Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law
enforcement? - CORRECT ANSWER Written documents that set
forth the expectations for employees in regard to what is to be done
in a broad range of common, foreseeable situations.

(Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - CORRECT ANSWER
It is what is to be done in relation to a particular issue. Reflects
philosophy

(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event
of a civil lawsuit from having to pay your own attorney fees or from
paying damages if there is a finding of liability? - CORRECT
ANSWER §895.46

(Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly
act outside of the scope of your authority or are charged with a
criminal offense? - CORRECT ANSWER No

(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? -
CORRECT ANSWER We are an extension of the judicial system
which tries laws and protects individual rights (ex: right to property
and right to defend oneself)

(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution
created circuit courts to serve as Wisconsin trial courts? - CORRECT
ANSWER Article VII

, (Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution
authorized the creation of municipal courts? - CORRECT ANSWER
Article VII, Sections 2 and 14

(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution
defines the term "Law Enforcement Officer" - CORRECT ANSWER
165.85 (2)(C)

(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the Tenth Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER Allows individual states to
make laws that prohibit or punish acts.

(Fundamentals of CJ) What jurisdiction do Municipal Courts have? -
CORRECT ANSWER They have jurisdiction over ordinance
violations and non-criminal traffic violations.

(Fundamentals of CJ) If a conduct violates both state and municipal
ordinances, who decides if the issue of a municipal court citation is
given or refer the case to the district attorney with recommendation
that state charges be filed? - CORRECT ANSWER Law
Enforcement

(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the Declaration of Independence
assert for all men? - CORRECT ANSWER All men are created
equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the U.S. Constitution provide? -
CORRECT ANSWER Common defense and general welfare of the
people, as well as separating the functions into three different
branches of government with a system of checks and balances.

(Fundamentals of CJ) Who empowers Law Enforcement? - CORRECT
ANSWER The state which allows for the use of force, to make
arrests, and to take freedoms from those who break the law.

(Fundamentals of CJ) What Wisconsin Constitution statute outlines
duties of the Sheriff? - CORRECT ANSWER Chapter 59