COLORADO POST REVIEW EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE
2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEWEST VERSION 2025/26
What is Sensory Distortion? -CORRECTANSWER An Officer may hallucinate that an
Offender has already shot him
How Does an Officer React to a Threat to Another Person? -CORRECTANSWER
Locate, React, Control and Identify
The Simplest Way for an Officer to Relieve Stress? -CORRECTANSWER Deep Belly
Breathing
When is an Officer justified in putting a mentally ill person in Jail? -CORRECTANSWER
When there is no room at an Institution and he is place in jail for safetey reasons. A
menetally ill person can only be held in a Jail for a maximum of 24 hours
When there is a Robbery in Progress and a suspect is in the area an Officer should? -
CORRECTANSWER Proceed as rapidly as possible, but use extreme caution. Assume
the suspect is still at the scene.
,When an Officer takes a tape recorder to the crime scene he must? -
CORRECTANSWER Record any victim, witness and suspect statements related to the
crime. Do not cherry pick your witnesses
Am Officer's note taking at a crime scene is minimized by? -CORRECTANSWER The
type of offense, conditions of the case, officer attitude, officer ability and the number of
officers assigned to the case
When Going to the scene of a domestic dispute, there are four phases, what are they? -
CORRECTANSWER 1. Assess the situation
2. Take immediate corrective action
3. Listen & Observe
4. Follow up
When an Officer is interviewing a witness or victim to a crime and the witness heard a
loud noise, what perception might the witness have? -CORRECTANSWER A small
crow may seem large
When doing a building search, what is the best way to approach? -CORRECTANSWER
Diagonal deployment
,Skids that are broken without release of the brake pressure. They occur when a locked
and sliding wheel bounce over a bump, rut rail, or hole in the road It is called? -
CORRECTANSWER A skip skid mark
Which way do you turn the steering wheel when making a traffic stop? -
CORRECTANSWER Turn wheel to the left
On an unknown risk felony stop, what is the best way to approach, In a two man car? -
CORRECTANSWER One officer approaches and the other stays out of the kill zone.
What is verbal judo used for -CORRECTANSWER To get a person to comply with
verbal commands
What are the characteristics of a hate crime? -CORRECTANSWER No gain is made,
not property is taken, but usually involves harassment or assault.
When you are testifying on the stand, once you are finished what should you do? -
CORRECTANSWER Leave the court room and resume your normal duties
What are TWO CORE Components of Community Policing? -CORRECTANSWER 1.
Community Partnership
2. Problem Solving
, What part of S.A.R.A. model is a police officer a part of? -CORRECTANSWER
Assessment
Characteristics of Gang Activity are? -CORRECTANSWER 1. Graffiti
2. Drive by shooting
3. Collecting on a street corner, alley, schools etc...
Under C.R.S. What can a victim request in writing? -CORRECTANSWER Release data
of the offender, parole date
By law who must report Child Abuse? -CORRECTANSWER Teachers, School
authorities, child care personnel, physicians, therapists, any school employee i.e. janitor
Steps in Crime Scene Sketching -CORRECTANSWER 1. Observe and Plan
2. Measure and outline the area
3. Plot objects of evidence
4. Take Notes
5. Identify the scene
6.Reassess the sketch
What patterns are used in Crime Scene Searches? -CORRECTANSWER 1. Grid
2. Zone
3. Parallel/line/lane, spiral
2025 | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+|| NEWEST VERSION 2025/26
What is Sensory Distortion? -CORRECTANSWER An Officer may hallucinate that an
Offender has already shot him
How Does an Officer React to a Threat to Another Person? -CORRECTANSWER
Locate, React, Control and Identify
The Simplest Way for an Officer to Relieve Stress? -CORRECTANSWER Deep Belly
Breathing
When is an Officer justified in putting a mentally ill person in Jail? -CORRECTANSWER
When there is no room at an Institution and he is place in jail for safetey reasons. A
menetally ill person can only be held in a Jail for a maximum of 24 hours
When there is a Robbery in Progress and a suspect is in the area an Officer should? -
CORRECTANSWER Proceed as rapidly as possible, but use extreme caution. Assume
the suspect is still at the scene.
,When an Officer takes a tape recorder to the crime scene he must? -
CORRECTANSWER Record any victim, witness and suspect statements related to the
crime. Do not cherry pick your witnesses
Am Officer's note taking at a crime scene is minimized by? -CORRECTANSWER The
type of offense, conditions of the case, officer attitude, officer ability and the number of
officers assigned to the case
When Going to the scene of a domestic dispute, there are four phases, what are they? -
CORRECTANSWER 1. Assess the situation
2. Take immediate corrective action
3. Listen & Observe
4. Follow up
When an Officer is interviewing a witness or victim to a crime and the witness heard a
loud noise, what perception might the witness have? -CORRECTANSWER A small
crow may seem large
When doing a building search, what is the best way to approach? -CORRECTANSWER
Diagonal deployment
,Skids that are broken without release of the brake pressure. They occur when a locked
and sliding wheel bounce over a bump, rut rail, or hole in the road It is called? -
CORRECTANSWER A skip skid mark
Which way do you turn the steering wheel when making a traffic stop? -
CORRECTANSWER Turn wheel to the left
On an unknown risk felony stop, what is the best way to approach, In a two man car? -
CORRECTANSWER One officer approaches and the other stays out of the kill zone.
What is verbal judo used for -CORRECTANSWER To get a person to comply with
verbal commands
What are the characteristics of a hate crime? -CORRECTANSWER No gain is made,
not property is taken, but usually involves harassment or assault.
When you are testifying on the stand, once you are finished what should you do? -
CORRECTANSWER Leave the court room and resume your normal duties
What are TWO CORE Components of Community Policing? -CORRECTANSWER 1.
Community Partnership
2. Problem Solving
, What part of S.A.R.A. model is a police officer a part of? -CORRECTANSWER
Assessment
Characteristics of Gang Activity are? -CORRECTANSWER 1. Graffiti
2. Drive by shooting
3. Collecting on a street corner, alley, schools etc...
Under C.R.S. What can a victim request in writing? -CORRECTANSWER Release data
of the offender, parole date
By law who must report Child Abuse? -CORRECTANSWER Teachers, School
authorities, child care personnel, physicians, therapists, any school employee i.e. janitor
Steps in Crime Scene Sketching -CORRECTANSWER 1. Observe and Plan
2. Measure and outline the area
3. Plot objects of evidence
4. Take Notes
5. Identify the scene
6.Reassess the sketch
What patterns are used in Crime Scene Searches? -CORRECTANSWER 1. Grid
2. Zone
3. Parallel/line/lane, spiral
