GPSTC EXAM 9 INDEPENDENT STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When an officer is in hot pursuit and crosses jurisdictional lines, what should he
or she do? - ANSWER Contact the neighboring agency to get their cooperation.
What types of arrangements do many agencies have with neighbouring
agencies? - ANSWER Mutual Aid
What type of police department is the primary law enforcement agency? -
ANSWER City
What services does the GBI give to law enforcement agencies around Georgia?
- ANSWER: Investigation and identification services.
What is the GCIC's responsibility? - ANSWER: ensuring the privacy and
integrity of criminal history record information
Which is the state's major law enforcement agency? - ANSWER Georgia State
Patrol
What are the Georgia State Patrol's responsibilities? - ANSWER enforcement of
traffic laws and accident investigations (on request)
What are the Organized Crime Prevention Council's responsibilities? –
ANSWER to exchange information about organized crime operations in the
state.
What are the US Secret Service's responsibilities? - ANSWER to find and arrest
any individual committing any infraction under the laws of the United States
, relating to coinage, currency, and securities of the United States and foreign
governments.
What is the role of POST? - ANSWER to develop law enforcement training
standards and apply minimal pre-employment requirements.
How many POST Council members are appointed by the Governor? -
ANSWER 10.
What are the four divisions of POST staff? - ANSWER training standards,
program support, administrative hearings, certification, and investigations
What is the Investigations Division's responsibility? - ANSWER to research
individual applicants, peace officers, and other employed public safety
personnel who have or want State Certification.
What is the Training Standards Division's responsibility? - ANSWER functions
in the planning, evaluation, and management of peace officer training
What is the administrative hearings and certification division's responsibility? -
ANSWER guarantee compliance by agencies and peace officers with the
qualifications and training requirements stated in the POST Act, and to take
action against those agencies and officers in violation.
Who is part of the Law Enforcement Support Personnel? - Answer: Jailers,
communication officers, identification technologists, forensic specialists, and
photographers.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When an officer is in hot pursuit and crosses jurisdictional lines, what should he
or she do? - ANSWER Contact the neighboring agency to get their cooperation.
What types of arrangements do many agencies have with neighbouring
agencies? - ANSWER Mutual Aid
What type of police department is the primary law enforcement agency? -
ANSWER City
What services does the GBI give to law enforcement agencies around Georgia?
- ANSWER: Investigation and identification services.
What is the GCIC's responsibility? - ANSWER: ensuring the privacy and
integrity of criminal history record information
Which is the state's major law enforcement agency? - ANSWER Georgia State
Patrol
What are the Georgia State Patrol's responsibilities? - ANSWER enforcement of
traffic laws and accident investigations (on request)
What are the Organized Crime Prevention Council's responsibilities? –
ANSWER to exchange information about organized crime operations in the
state.
What are the US Secret Service's responsibilities? - ANSWER to find and arrest
any individual committing any infraction under the laws of the United States
, relating to coinage, currency, and securities of the United States and foreign
governments.
What is the role of POST? - ANSWER to develop law enforcement training
standards and apply minimal pre-employment requirements.
How many POST Council members are appointed by the Governor? -
ANSWER 10.
What are the four divisions of POST staff? - ANSWER training standards,
program support, administrative hearings, certification, and investigations
What is the Investigations Division's responsibility? - ANSWER to research
individual applicants, peace officers, and other employed public safety
personnel who have or want State Certification.
What is the Training Standards Division's responsibility? - ANSWER functions
in the planning, evaluation, and management of peace officer training
What is the administrative hearings and certification division's responsibility? -
ANSWER guarantee compliance by agencies and peace officers with the
qualifications and training requirements stated in the POST Act, and to take
action against those agencies and officers in violation.
Who is part of the Law Enforcement Support Personnel? - Answer: Jailers,
communication officers, identification technologists, forensic specialists, and
photographers.
