DCJS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Father of Modern Policing - Answer -Sir Robert Peele
Peelian Principles - Answer -Ethical requirements police officers must follow to be
effective
9 principles
Public approval
Willing cooperation of public
Constantly demonstrate impartial service to law
Use physical force only when persuasion, advice, and warning have proven insufficient
What is the test of police efficiency? - Answer -The absence of crime and disorder
How many classes of felonies and misdemeanors? - Answer -6 classes of felonies
4 classes of misdemeanors
Punishments for felonies and misdemeanors - Answer -Felonies: always prison time
and fines; death for capital murder
Misdemeanors: jail time and/or fines
Criminal vs. Civil Offenses - Answer -Criminal: violation of local ordinances, federal or
state statutes; resulting in fines, jail, or prison
Civil: violations of administrative matters, not statutes; resulting in money owed
Purpose of Juvenile Court - Answer -Divert juveniles from the criminal justice system,
consistent with public safety, for those that can be helped with alternative programs
When a juvenile can be taken into custody - Answer -Detention order
PC for felony
Any misdemeanor in LEO presence
Not in LEO presence: shoplifting, A&B, weapon on school property
Run away
Child in need of services or supervision
Child in need of mental health treatment
Exculpatory vs. Inculpatory Statements - Answer -Exculpatory: exclude from guilt
Inculpatory: incriminating
Branches of Government - Answer -Legislative
Executive (law enforcement)
Judicial
3 elements of criminal justice system - Answer -Law enforcement officers
Courts
, Jail
Primary responsibility when responding to any event - Answer -Check for injuries and
render aid
Spirit of the law vs. letter of the law - Answer -Spirit: enforcing the law as it was
intended to operate
Letter: enforcing the law exactly as it is written
Officer discretion - Answer -Consider agency general orders, totality of circumstances,
severity of crime, will anyone be hurt by my inaction
Consider before starting a pursuit - Answer -Seriousness of violation, traffic patterns,
pedestrian traffic, weather / road conditions
Effects on officer of high speed pursuit - Answer -Increased heart rate, tunnel vision,
decreased fine motor skills
Civil negligence - Answer -Failure of an officer to act as a reasonable officer would in
the same situation resulting in harm to someones person, property, or civil rights
Carry weapon on or about a person - Answer -Readily accessible for the use of
surprise
Hidden from common observation
Brandishing a firearm - Answer -Point, brandish, hold
AND
Reasonably induce fear in the mind of another
Discharging firearm in public - Answer -City, street, town, any place of public gathering
Charges worsen if person harmed or near/on school property
Sawed off shotgun - Answer -Barrel length < 18 inches for smooth bore
< 16 inches for rifled bore
Sawed off rifle - Answer -Barrel length < 16 inches
Overall length <26 inches
Use/display firearm in commission of felony - Answer -Separate charge from initial
felony
Adds on prison time
Possession / Transportation of firearms by convicted felons - Answer -Convicted felon
or delinquent of most serious felonies (murder, rape, abduction, robbery with firearm)
Class 6 felony
Father of Modern Policing - Answer -Sir Robert Peele
Peelian Principles - Answer -Ethical requirements police officers must follow to be
effective
9 principles
Public approval
Willing cooperation of public
Constantly demonstrate impartial service to law
Use physical force only when persuasion, advice, and warning have proven insufficient
What is the test of police efficiency? - Answer -The absence of crime and disorder
How many classes of felonies and misdemeanors? - Answer -6 classes of felonies
4 classes of misdemeanors
Punishments for felonies and misdemeanors - Answer -Felonies: always prison time
and fines; death for capital murder
Misdemeanors: jail time and/or fines
Criminal vs. Civil Offenses - Answer -Criminal: violation of local ordinances, federal or
state statutes; resulting in fines, jail, or prison
Civil: violations of administrative matters, not statutes; resulting in money owed
Purpose of Juvenile Court - Answer -Divert juveniles from the criminal justice system,
consistent with public safety, for those that can be helped with alternative programs
When a juvenile can be taken into custody - Answer -Detention order
PC for felony
Any misdemeanor in LEO presence
Not in LEO presence: shoplifting, A&B, weapon on school property
Run away
Child in need of services or supervision
Child in need of mental health treatment
Exculpatory vs. Inculpatory Statements - Answer -Exculpatory: exclude from guilt
Inculpatory: incriminating
Branches of Government - Answer -Legislative
Executive (law enforcement)
Judicial
3 elements of criminal justice system - Answer -Law enforcement officers
Courts
, Jail
Primary responsibility when responding to any event - Answer -Check for injuries and
render aid
Spirit of the law vs. letter of the law - Answer -Spirit: enforcing the law as it was
intended to operate
Letter: enforcing the law exactly as it is written
Officer discretion - Answer -Consider agency general orders, totality of circumstances,
severity of crime, will anyone be hurt by my inaction
Consider before starting a pursuit - Answer -Seriousness of violation, traffic patterns,
pedestrian traffic, weather / road conditions
Effects on officer of high speed pursuit - Answer -Increased heart rate, tunnel vision,
decreased fine motor skills
Civil negligence - Answer -Failure of an officer to act as a reasonable officer would in
the same situation resulting in harm to someones person, property, or civil rights
Carry weapon on or about a person - Answer -Readily accessible for the use of
surprise
Hidden from common observation
Brandishing a firearm - Answer -Point, brandish, hold
AND
Reasonably induce fear in the mind of another
Discharging firearm in public - Answer -City, street, town, any place of public gathering
Charges worsen if person harmed or near/on school property
Sawed off shotgun - Answer -Barrel length < 18 inches for smooth bore
< 16 inches for rifled bore
Sawed off rifle - Answer -Barrel length < 16 inches
Overall length <26 inches
Use/display firearm in commission of felony - Answer -Separate charge from initial
felony
Adds on prison time
Possession / Transportation of firearms by convicted felons - Answer -Convicted felon
or delinquent of most serious felonies (murder, rape, abduction, robbery with firearm)
Class 6 felony
