WISCONSIN POLICE ACADEMY PHASE 2
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ types of evidence.
Answer: testimony, physical, direct, demonstrated, circumstantial
◉ liver mortis.
Answer: 8-12 hours after death, the blood begins to settle
◉ rigor mortis.
Answer: 6-24 hours after death, the body stiffens
◉ algor mortis.
Answer: cooling of the body after death
◉ curtilage.
Answer: the area immediately surrounding the home
◉ lunge area.
Answer: defined as the immediate area in which someone could
'lunge' to grab a weapon or evidence. usually 2-3 steps from the
subject
,◉ carroll doctrine (automobile exception).
Answer: warrantless search exception to search a vehicle only if
there is PC that the vehicle was concerned in the commission of a
crime
◉ 2 requirements for consent.
Answer: 1. must be voluntarily and intelligently given
2. must be given by the person who has authority to give it
◉ areas in which there is no expectation of privacy.
Answer: open fields
abandoned property
dog sniffs in public areas
plain view
◉ search incident to arrest.
Answer: search of the person being arrested and the immediate area
surrounding them (lunge area)
◉ 3 reasons to search a lunge area during search incident to arrest.
Answer: 1. officer safety (look for weapons)
, 2. prevent escape
3. preserve evidence
◉ legal standard for the seizure of evidence.
Answer: 1. evidence must be discovered by a lawful search
2. evidence must be connected to a crime
3. evidence must be discovered in an area that was legally able to be
searched
4. evidence must be discovered by an officer actually searching for it
◉ types of searches.
Answer: visual search
pat down (frisk)
full body search
in custody search
strip search
body content search
body cavity search
◉ who is allowed to preform a body cavity search.
Answer: doctors, physicians, PA, registered nurses
MOCK TEST WITH ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ types of evidence.
Answer: testimony, physical, direct, demonstrated, circumstantial
◉ liver mortis.
Answer: 8-12 hours after death, the blood begins to settle
◉ rigor mortis.
Answer: 6-24 hours after death, the body stiffens
◉ algor mortis.
Answer: cooling of the body after death
◉ curtilage.
Answer: the area immediately surrounding the home
◉ lunge area.
Answer: defined as the immediate area in which someone could
'lunge' to grab a weapon or evidence. usually 2-3 steps from the
subject
,◉ carroll doctrine (automobile exception).
Answer: warrantless search exception to search a vehicle only if
there is PC that the vehicle was concerned in the commission of a
crime
◉ 2 requirements for consent.
Answer: 1. must be voluntarily and intelligently given
2. must be given by the person who has authority to give it
◉ areas in which there is no expectation of privacy.
Answer: open fields
abandoned property
dog sniffs in public areas
plain view
◉ search incident to arrest.
Answer: search of the person being arrested and the immediate area
surrounding them (lunge area)
◉ 3 reasons to search a lunge area during search incident to arrest.
Answer: 1. officer safety (look for weapons)
, 2. prevent escape
3. preserve evidence
◉ legal standard for the seizure of evidence.
Answer: 1. evidence must be discovered by a lawful search
2. evidence must be connected to a crime
3. evidence must be discovered in an area that was legally able to be
searched
4. evidence must be discovered by an officer actually searching for it
◉ types of searches.
Answer: visual search
pat down (frisk)
full body search
in custody search
strip search
body content search
body cavity search
◉ who is allowed to preform a body cavity search.
Answer: doctors, physicians, PA, registered nurses
