SCCJA CUMULATIVE TEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
What are of the step to writing a good report? - correct answer-
1. Prewriting
2. Organizing
3. Revise for Clarity
4. write in "First Person"
5. Proofread
What are the three pages of a report? - correct answer-1.
Incident Report- page one
2. Supplementary Report -page two
3. Supplemental incident Report-page three
What happened in 1776? - correct answer-Colonists declared
their independence from England
What happened in 1788? - correct answer-Constitution was
ratified
,What happened in 1791 - correct answer-The Bill of Rights was
added to the Constitution
What are the three parts of the Constitution? - correct answer-
Preamble, 7 articles, 27 amendments
What branch of government do law enforcement fall into? -
correct answer-Executive
In 1829 Sir Robert Peel Draft nine principles, What are the
basic of the nine principle? - correct answer-1. Prevent crime
and disorder
2. Dependent upon public approval
3. Willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of
the law
4. Necessity for the use of physical force and compulsion
5. impartial service to the law
6. Exercise of persuasion, advice and warning; minimum
degree of physical force which is necessary.
7. Police is the public and the public are the police
8. Usurp the powers of the judiciary
,9. The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and
disorder
What is the 14th amendment? - correct answer-due process of
law
What is needed for Supreme Court to hear a case? - correct
answer-Writ of Certiorari
What are crimes made up of? - correct answer-Elements or key
points that the state bears the burden of proving
Common Law - correct answer-Court decisions
Statutory Law - correct answer-Law passed by the U.S.
Congress or state legislatures
What is a preliminary hearing? - correct answer-"trial before the
trial" at which the judge decides whether there is enough
evidence (Probable Cause hearing)
, How many people on a jury if it is Magistrate and Municipal
Courts? - correct answer-6
How many people on a jury if it is Circuit Courts? - correct
answer-12
How many days does a tier 2 and 3 sex offender register? -
correct answer-1. Tier 2 -Bi-annually
2. Tier 3- quarterly
Victim - correct answer-any individual who suffers direct or
threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as the
result of the commission or attempted commission of a criminal
offense.
Who compensates victims of a crimes? - correct answer-SOVA
(State Office of Victim Assistance)
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
What are of the step to writing a good report? - correct answer-
1. Prewriting
2. Organizing
3. Revise for Clarity
4. write in "First Person"
5. Proofread
What are the three pages of a report? - correct answer-1.
Incident Report- page one
2. Supplementary Report -page two
3. Supplemental incident Report-page three
What happened in 1776? - correct answer-Colonists declared
their independence from England
What happened in 1788? - correct answer-Constitution was
ratified
,What happened in 1791 - correct answer-The Bill of Rights was
added to the Constitution
What are the three parts of the Constitution? - correct answer-
Preamble, 7 articles, 27 amendments
What branch of government do law enforcement fall into? -
correct answer-Executive
In 1829 Sir Robert Peel Draft nine principles, What are the
basic of the nine principle? - correct answer-1. Prevent crime
and disorder
2. Dependent upon public approval
3. Willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of
the law
4. Necessity for the use of physical force and compulsion
5. impartial service to the law
6. Exercise of persuasion, advice and warning; minimum
degree of physical force which is necessary.
7. Police is the public and the public are the police
8. Usurp the powers of the judiciary
,9. The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and
disorder
What is the 14th amendment? - correct answer-due process of
law
What is needed for Supreme Court to hear a case? - correct
answer-Writ of Certiorari
What are crimes made up of? - correct answer-Elements or key
points that the state bears the burden of proving
Common Law - correct answer-Court decisions
Statutory Law - correct answer-Law passed by the U.S.
Congress or state legislatures
What is a preliminary hearing? - correct answer-"trial before the
trial" at which the judge decides whether there is enough
evidence (Probable Cause hearing)
, How many people on a jury if it is Magistrate and Municipal
Courts? - correct answer-6
How many people on a jury if it is Circuit Courts? - correct
answer-12
How many days does a tier 2 and 3 sex offender register? -
correct answer-1. Tier 2 -Bi-annually
2. Tier 3- quarterly
Victim - correct answer-any individual who suffers direct or
threatened physical, psychological, or financial harm as the
result of the commission or attempted commission of a criminal
offense.
Who compensates victims of a crimes? - correct answer-SOVA
(State Office of Victim Assistance)
