PC 832 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
GUARANTEED TO PASS!!
1. A preliminary hearing is... - ANSWER ✔ a screening procedure used
in felony cases ONLY to determine if there is enough evidence to
hold a defendant for trail
2. During the middle of the day on an urban street, an officer on foot
patrol noticed two individuals glancing around nervously in front of
the municipal building. Concerned with the recent rise in vandalism
in the area, the officer asked them what they were doing in the area
and conducted patdown/frisks of each man. Given the circumstances,
was this warrantless search legal? Yes or No - ANSWER ✔ n
3. A vehicle may be searched without a warrant if:
a) The driver committed a speeding violation
b) Probable cause exists that contraband is in the vehicle
c) A passenger in the car is arrested for possession of heroin
d) Both b) and c) - ANSWER ✔ d
,4. A man who was critically injured by a gunshot believes that he is
dying. As he waits for the paramedics, witnesses overhear him say
that his wife shot him. The man survives and chooses not to testify
under privilege. Witness testimony about what he said could probably
be admissible under what exception to the hearsay rule?
a) Admissions and confessions
b) Dying declarations
c) Spontaneous statements
d) None of the above - ANSWER ✔ b
5. The express purpose of conducting a vehicle inventory is to:
a) Take note of personal property to protect it and prevent false
claims of loss
b) Search for evidence of a crime or contraband
c) Search for weapons or any dangerous item
d) All of the above - ANSWER ✔ a
6. Enrique has just purchased a new vehicle from the used car lot in his
neighborhood. The car fails to start the day after he bought it. He goes
to the car dealership and demands his money back. Police are called
to the dealership due to Enrique's violent behavior. The event has now
become a:
a) Civil issue
b) Criminal issue - ANSWER ✔ b
7. A shop owner made a private arrest of a young man he thought had
shoplifted a bag of candy. The responding peace officer accepted the
, arrest. What options in relation to disposition of the young man does
the officer have?
a) Cite and release
b) Determine that there was sufficient evidence and release him
c) Take him to the magistrate
d) All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d
8. Officers stopped a vehicle matching the description of one seen
leaving the scene of an armed robbery of a convenience store. During
a probable cause vehicle search, what areas of the car can be legally
searched in this situation?
a) Passenger compartment
b) Glove compartment
c) Trunk
d) Any of the above
e) Only a) and b) - ANSWER ✔ d
9. Peace officers must select a force option that is appropriate for a
given situation and be prepared to stick with this force option
regardless of sudden situation changes. T or F - ANSWER ✔ F
10. pursuant to the 8th Amendment punishments for criminal offenses
should vary with the location of where the crime occurred. T or F -
ANSWER ✔ f
, 11. Which of the following acts by a peace officer will help ensure
evidence is admissible in court.
(a) conduction voir dire interviews with witnesses.
(b)leaving hearsay evidence out of reports.
(c) following chain of custody requirements.
(d) all of the above - ANSWER ✔ c
12. An eyewitness reported that she saw the suspect run out of the
building and down the block just after she heard gunshots.Is there
sufficient probable cause to arrest the suspect?
Y or N - ANSWER ✔ N
13. which of the following areas of a vehicle may not be searched
incident to the custodial arrest of an occupant?
(a) glove compartment
(b) trunk
(c) containers inside the passenger compartment
(d) containers owned by vehicle occupants not arrested
- ANSWER ✔ b
14. this federal constitutional standard(Tennessee V. Garner) is the sole
guideline for peace officers regarding the use of deadly force:
T or F - ANSWER ✔ f
15. according to the Ca Penal Code peace officers have the authority to
use reasonable force only when the officer has given a verbal warning
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
GUARANTEED TO PASS!!
1. A preliminary hearing is... - ANSWER ✔ a screening procedure used
in felony cases ONLY to determine if there is enough evidence to
hold a defendant for trail
2. During the middle of the day on an urban street, an officer on foot
patrol noticed two individuals glancing around nervously in front of
the municipal building. Concerned with the recent rise in vandalism
in the area, the officer asked them what they were doing in the area
and conducted patdown/frisks of each man. Given the circumstances,
was this warrantless search legal? Yes or No - ANSWER ✔ n
3. A vehicle may be searched without a warrant if:
a) The driver committed a speeding violation
b) Probable cause exists that contraband is in the vehicle
c) A passenger in the car is arrested for possession of heroin
d) Both b) and c) - ANSWER ✔ d
,4. A man who was critically injured by a gunshot believes that he is
dying. As he waits for the paramedics, witnesses overhear him say
that his wife shot him. The man survives and chooses not to testify
under privilege. Witness testimony about what he said could probably
be admissible under what exception to the hearsay rule?
a) Admissions and confessions
b) Dying declarations
c) Spontaneous statements
d) None of the above - ANSWER ✔ b
5. The express purpose of conducting a vehicle inventory is to:
a) Take note of personal property to protect it and prevent false
claims of loss
b) Search for evidence of a crime or contraband
c) Search for weapons or any dangerous item
d) All of the above - ANSWER ✔ a
6. Enrique has just purchased a new vehicle from the used car lot in his
neighborhood. The car fails to start the day after he bought it. He goes
to the car dealership and demands his money back. Police are called
to the dealership due to Enrique's violent behavior. The event has now
become a:
a) Civil issue
b) Criminal issue - ANSWER ✔ b
7. A shop owner made a private arrest of a young man he thought had
shoplifted a bag of candy. The responding peace officer accepted the
, arrest. What options in relation to disposition of the young man does
the officer have?
a) Cite and release
b) Determine that there was sufficient evidence and release him
c) Take him to the magistrate
d) All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d
8. Officers stopped a vehicle matching the description of one seen
leaving the scene of an armed robbery of a convenience store. During
a probable cause vehicle search, what areas of the car can be legally
searched in this situation?
a) Passenger compartment
b) Glove compartment
c) Trunk
d) Any of the above
e) Only a) and b) - ANSWER ✔ d
9. Peace officers must select a force option that is appropriate for a
given situation and be prepared to stick with this force option
regardless of sudden situation changes. T or F - ANSWER ✔ F
10. pursuant to the 8th Amendment punishments for criminal offenses
should vary with the location of where the crime occurred. T or F -
ANSWER ✔ f
, 11. Which of the following acts by a peace officer will help ensure
evidence is admissible in court.
(a) conduction voir dire interviews with witnesses.
(b)leaving hearsay evidence out of reports.
(c) following chain of custody requirements.
(d) all of the above - ANSWER ✔ c
12. An eyewitness reported that she saw the suspect run out of the
building and down the block just after she heard gunshots.Is there
sufficient probable cause to arrest the suspect?
Y or N - ANSWER ✔ N
13. which of the following areas of a vehicle may not be searched
incident to the custodial arrest of an occupant?
(a) glove compartment
(b) trunk
(c) containers inside the passenger compartment
(d) containers owned by vehicle occupants not arrested
- ANSWER ✔ b
14. this federal constitutional standard(Tennessee V. Garner) is the sole
guideline for peace officers regarding the use of deadly force:
T or F - ANSWER ✔ f
15. according to the Ca Penal Code peace officers have the authority to
use reasonable force only when the officer has given a verbal warning
