2025 COLORADO POST STUDY GUIDE (A NEW UPDATED VERSION) COMPLETE 500 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)

2023 COLORADO POST STUDY GUIDE Q&A
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What are the characteristics of a hate crime? - ANS-
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No gain is made, not property is taken, but usually involves harassment or as
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sault.

When you are testifying on the stand, once you are finished what should you
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do? - ANS-Leave the court room and resume your normal duties
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What are TWO CORE Components of Community Policing? - ANS-
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1. Community Partnership
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2. Problem Solving
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What part of S.A.R.A. model is a police officer a part of? - ANS- Assessment
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Under C.R.S. What can a victim request in writing? - ANS-
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Release data of the offender, parole date u u u u u u




By law who must report Child Abuse? - ANS-
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Teachers, School authorities, child care personnel, physicians, therapists, a
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ny school employee i.e. janitor
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Where is marijuana legal to consume in Colorado? - ANS-Private Residence
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Amendment 64 allows adults 21 or over to legally possess how much marijua
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na or THC? - ANS-1 ounce or 28 grams
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Legal limit for THC in your system when driving? - ANS-5 Nanograms
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How much marijuana can someone grow in Colorado? - ANS-
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6 plants only 3 of which are flowering
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Steps in Crime Scene Sketching - ANS-1. Observe and Plan
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2. Measure and outline the area u u u u


3. Plot objects of evidence u u u

,4. Take Notes
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5. Identify the scene
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6. Reassess the sketch
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What patterns are used in Crime Scene Searches? - ANS-1. Grid
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2. Zone
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,Formal requirement for a victim to file a complaint: - ANS-
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Attempt to resolve the matter at a local level
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Sexual assault - ANS-(§18-3- u u u


402) // any actor who knowingly inflicts intrusion or penetration (F4) if: the act
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or causes submission of victim OR the actor knows the victim is incapable of
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appraising the nature of the conduct, OR actor knows there is erroneous sub
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mission (believing to be their spouse), OR victim is under 15 and actor is at l
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east 4 years older (M1), OR between 15 and 17 and actor is 10 yrs older, OR
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uvictim is physically helpless (F3) // F2 aggravators: actor is assisted by som
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eone else, victim suffers SBI, involves use of deadly weapon (or verbally rep
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resents)

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ID procedures are not necessary if the witness knows the suspect (i.e. more t
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han a short time or mere acquaintances)
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Label each part of the following statute:
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16-3-504(2.2)(a)(II)(A) - ANS-16 - Title u u u u


3 - Article
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504 - Section u u


(2.2) - Subsection u u


(a) - Paragraphs
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(II) - Sub-Paragraphs
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(A) - Sub Sub-Paragraphs
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What are the two types of arrest? - ANS-
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Custodial Non-Custodial u




An emergency protective order expires after
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Three judicial days u u




§ 18-1-402. Presumption of Innocence - ANS-
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Every person is presumed innocent until proved guilty
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, § 18-1-403. Legal Assistance and Supporting Services - ANS-
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All indigent persons who are charged with or held for the commission of a cri
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me are entitled to legal representation and supporting services at the state's e
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xpense

Dunaway v. New York said what? - ANS-an officer needs PC for any arrest
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§ 18-1-404 Preliminary hearing or waiver-dispositional hearing - ANS-
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Every person accused of a class 1, 2, or 3 felony or level 1 or level 2 drug felo
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ny has the right to demand and receive a preliminary hearing within a reason
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able time to determine whether PC exists
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Only those persons charged with a class 4, 5, or 6 felony that requires manda
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tory sentencing, or is charged with a crime of violence or sexual offense, shal
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l have the right to demand and receive a preliminary hearing within a reasona
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ble time to determine whether PC exists
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How many jurors on a felony trial? - ANS-12
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How many jurors on a misdemeanor trial? - ANS-6
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How long for a speedy trial? - ANS-
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180 days from the date of entry of a not guilty plea
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§ 18-1-405
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What property crime can you use deadly force to defend against? - ANS-
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First Degree Arson
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§ 18-1-407 Affirmative Defense - ANS-
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Means that unless the state's evidence raises the issue involving the alleged
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defense, the defendant, to raise the issue, shall present some credible eviden
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If the issue involved in an affirmative defense is raised, then the guilt of the def
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endant must be... - ANS- u u u u


Established beyond a reasonable doubt as to that issue as well as all other el u u u u u u u u u u u u u u


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When is an officer in detentions justified in using physical force? - ANS-
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in all other circumstances when and to the extent that he reasonably believes
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uit is necessary to prevent when he reasonably believes to be the escape of a
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prisoner from a detention facility u u u u