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CDCR EXAM 3 Questions with 100%
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Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports
Ans: PC, section 11107 requires each sheriff or police
chief executive to furnish reports specified misdemeanors
and felonies to the DOJ department of justice
Report must have
Ans: Describe the nature and character of each crime,
includes supporting evidence collected, note all
particular circumstances, include all additional and
supplemental information pertaining to the suspected
criminal activity
Why should the ability to write reports be personally
important to you as a correctional peace officer?
Ans: Moral obligation, stand up to legal scrutiny, and the
right thing to do
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Why are departmental reports important for the legal
process in court system, both criminal and civilly?
Ans: legal process relies on departmental reports as the
main account of the event or incident
Identify the three-step process for taking notes during a
full interview
Ans: Listen attentively, take notes and ask questions,
verify information
Identify the primary questions that must be answered
within an effective report
Ans: Who, what, when, where, how, why (if possible)
Initial information
Ans: Describe the officer's immediate observations of any
action taken upon arrival at the scene
identification of the crime
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Ans: the facts, or the evidence of a crime, referred to as
the corpus delicti it, or the body of the crime
Identification of involved parties
Ans: Can include the person(s) who reported the
incident, victim(s), witness(es), or suspect(s)
Witness/victim statements:
Ans: helps place events in their proper sequence,
establish the elements of the crime
Crime scene specifics
Ans: Physical condition of the scene it's self, chronology
of events, location of physical evidence
Property information:
Ans: Such as brand names, model/serial numbers,
description like color, unique markings and dimensions,
value of stolen item, Location where the item was found
or stolen and relationship of the item to the crime/incident
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CDCR correctional officer actions
Ans: Complete report should clearly identify all actions
taken by an officer, actions can include Searches
conducted, seizures of evidence, arrests, standard
procedures such as knock and notice, field show up,
Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical attention,
safety measures taken, disposition of suspect, methods
used to preserve evidence or capture essential
information
CDCR memorandum
Ans: Written for a variety of reasons, including lost staff
identification card, observed misconduct by staff or
reports of inspection
Counseling only RVR
Ans: used to document an inmates minor misconduct
CDCR form 128-B General chrono
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CDCR EXAM 3 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | for Specific Exam
Identify the legal basis for requiring investigative reports
Ans: PC, section 11107 requires each sheriff or police
chief executive to furnish reports specified misdemeanors
and felonies to the DOJ department of justice
Report must have
Ans: Describe the nature and character of each crime,
includes supporting evidence collected, note all
particular circumstances, include all additional and
supplemental information pertaining to the suspected
criminal activity
Why should the ability to write reports be personally
important to you as a correctional peace officer?
Ans: Moral obligation, stand up to legal scrutiny, and the
right thing to do
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
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Why are departmental reports important for the legal
process in court system, both criminal and civilly?
Ans: legal process relies on departmental reports as the
main account of the event or incident
Identify the three-step process for taking notes during a
full interview
Ans: Listen attentively, take notes and ask questions,
verify information
Identify the primary questions that must be answered
within an effective report
Ans: Who, what, when, where, how, why (if possible)
Initial information
Ans: Describe the officer's immediate observations of any
action taken upon arrival at the scene
identification of the crime
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: the facts, or the evidence of a crime, referred to as
the corpus delicti it, or the body of the crime
Identification of involved parties
Ans: Can include the person(s) who reported the
incident, victim(s), witness(es), or suspect(s)
Witness/victim statements:
Ans: helps place events in their proper sequence,
establish the elements of the crime
Crime scene specifics
Ans: Physical condition of the scene it's self, chronology
of events, location of physical evidence
Property information:
Ans: Such as brand names, model/serial numbers,
description like color, unique markings and dimensions,
value of stolen item, Location where the item was found
or stolen and relationship of the item to the crime/incident
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
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CDCR correctional officer actions
Ans: Complete report should clearly identify all actions
taken by an officer, actions can include Searches
conducted, seizures of evidence, arrests, standard
procedures such as knock and notice, field show up,
Miranda admonishments, use of force, medical attention,
safety measures taken, disposition of suspect, methods
used to preserve evidence or capture essential
information
CDCR memorandum
Ans: Written for a variety of reasons, including lost staff
identification card, observed misconduct by staff or
reports of inspection
Counseling only RVR
Ans: used to document an inmates minor misconduct
CDCR form 128-B General chrono
:
vPretest - Stuvia US
