POLICE ACADEMY FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking lot, he saw her
next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to give her a ride to the gas
station. When she refused, he grabbed her, shoved her into the car, locked the doors,
and drove until they entered another state.
The man committed false imprisonment. true/false - ✔✔False- kidnapping (felony)
✔✔During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an empty elevator.
Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the emergency button and began to
harass the prosecuting attorney about a suspected ethics violation. When the
prosecutor demanded to get off the elevator, the defense attorney refused to reactivate
it.
has a crime occurred? - ✔✔yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony if violence,
menace, fraud, or deceit was used
✔✔A man lured his ex-girlfriend into his car and then locked the doors to keep her from
leaving. He would not unlock the doors until she promised to meet him for a date that
weekend.
the man committed False imprisonment, Felony - ✔✔true - deceit
✔✔A boy lived with his father who had legal custody, but the boy still wanted to see his
mother, the man's ex-wife. The boy's father decided to allow the boy to visit with his
mother and took him to the mother's apartment. When he came to pick the boy up, the
mother refused to let the boy go home with his father.
What Crime, if any, did the Mother commit? - ✔✔child abduction without custodial right -
Felony
because she prevented the child from returning to his father, the custodial parent.
✔✔Martinez and his wife, in the process of a divorce, obtained a temporary custodial
decree. The decree granted them joint custody of their 6-month-old daughter. Martinez
was to have the daughter on weekends. Martinez decided to go on an extended
weekend trip with his daughter and did not tell his wife. When he did not arrive with their
daughter at the normal time his wife frantically called him. He told his wife that she did
not need to worry and indicated he would bring their daughter back in a few days.
Martinez further stated to his wife that since she had never treated him right during their
marriage, he felt that she deserved to know how it felt to be mistreated.
, Martinez committed the crime of child abduction without custodial right. True/False -
✔✔False - child abduction with custodial right - Felony
✔✔A woman cashed a check at a liquor store for $100. As she walked away, a man
approached her and demanded her handbag. She refused and clutched the handbag
tightly in her arms. The man grabbed the handbag, but the woman wouldn't let go. The
man pulled the handbag away from her and knocked her off balance. She fell and hit
the ground, and the man ran off with the handbag.
The man used _______, making this robbery. - ✔✔Force
✔✔A night watchman was sitting at his desk, when a group
of masked men entered the room and tied him to his chair. They then went down the
hall and stole several pieces of computer equipment that were under his protection.
Did the men commit robbery or Burglary? - ✔✔Robbery - felony
Even though the property was not taken directly from the watchman's person, it was
taken in the watchman's immediate presence.
✔✔A woman was sitting in her car at a red light. The driver's side door was opened and
a man pulled her from the car and drove off.
What crime was committed? - ✔✔Carjacking - felony
✔✔A woman put the groceries in the back of the car. As she attempted to get into the
driver's seat, a man pushed her aside, jumped into the driver's seat, and drove off.
He committed auto theft because she was not in the car yet. True/False - ✔✔False -
Carjacking because it was in her immediate presence
✔✔A woman discovered that her husband was having an affair with her best friend. She
purchased a handgun and returned after a two-week waiting period to pick up the gun.
She then drove to her friend's house and waited for her to come home from work. When
the friend got out of her car, the woman shot her several times and killed her. The
woman has committed the crime of murder (f).
Is it likely it will be charged as first degree murder? - ✔✔yes - Premeditated and lying in
wait
✔✔A teenage boy, armed with a gun, was meeting a man in the park to buy some
crack. When he arrived, the seller said he didn't have the crack, but he would have it the
next day. The boy was so outraged he shot the man, killing him.
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking lot, he saw her
next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to give her a ride to the gas
station. When she refused, he grabbed her, shoved her into the car, locked the doors,
and drove until they entered another state.
The man committed false imprisonment. true/false - ✔✔False- kidnapping (felony)
✔✔During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an empty elevator.
Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the emergency button and began to
harass the prosecuting attorney about a suspected ethics violation. When the
prosecutor demanded to get off the elevator, the defense attorney refused to reactivate
it.
has a crime occurred? - ✔✔yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony if violence,
menace, fraud, or deceit was used
✔✔A man lured his ex-girlfriend into his car and then locked the doors to keep her from
leaving. He would not unlock the doors until she promised to meet him for a date that
weekend.
the man committed False imprisonment, Felony - ✔✔true - deceit
✔✔A boy lived with his father who had legal custody, but the boy still wanted to see his
mother, the man's ex-wife. The boy's father decided to allow the boy to visit with his
mother and took him to the mother's apartment. When he came to pick the boy up, the
mother refused to let the boy go home with his father.
What Crime, if any, did the Mother commit? - ✔✔child abduction without custodial right -
Felony
because she prevented the child from returning to his father, the custodial parent.
✔✔Martinez and his wife, in the process of a divorce, obtained a temporary custodial
decree. The decree granted them joint custody of their 6-month-old daughter. Martinez
was to have the daughter on weekends. Martinez decided to go on an extended
weekend trip with his daughter and did not tell his wife. When he did not arrive with their
daughter at the normal time his wife frantically called him. He told his wife that she did
not need to worry and indicated he would bring their daughter back in a few days.
Martinez further stated to his wife that since she had never treated him right during their
marriage, he felt that she deserved to know how it felt to be mistreated.
, Martinez committed the crime of child abduction without custodial right. True/False -
✔✔False - child abduction with custodial right - Felony
✔✔A woman cashed a check at a liquor store for $100. As she walked away, a man
approached her and demanded her handbag. She refused and clutched the handbag
tightly in her arms. The man grabbed the handbag, but the woman wouldn't let go. The
man pulled the handbag away from her and knocked her off balance. She fell and hit
the ground, and the man ran off with the handbag.
The man used _______, making this robbery. - ✔✔Force
✔✔A night watchman was sitting at his desk, when a group
of masked men entered the room and tied him to his chair. They then went down the
hall and stole several pieces of computer equipment that were under his protection.
Did the men commit robbery or Burglary? - ✔✔Robbery - felony
Even though the property was not taken directly from the watchman's person, it was
taken in the watchman's immediate presence.
✔✔A woman was sitting in her car at a red light. The driver's side door was opened and
a man pulled her from the car and drove off.
What crime was committed? - ✔✔Carjacking - felony
✔✔A woman put the groceries in the back of the car. As she attempted to get into the
driver's seat, a man pushed her aside, jumped into the driver's seat, and drove off.
He committed auto theft because she was not in the car yet. True/False - ✔✔False -
Carjacking because it was in her immediate presence
✔✔A woman discovered that her husband was having an affair with her best friend. She
purchased a handgun and returned after a two-week waiting period to pick up the gun.
She then drove to her friend's house and waited for her to come home from work. When
the friend got out of her car, the woman shot her several times and killed her. The
woman has committed the crime of murder (f).
Is it likely it will be charged as first degree murder? - ✔✔yes - Premeditated and lying in
wait
✔✔A teenage boy, armed with a gun, was meeting a man in the park to buy some
crack. When he arrived, the seller said he didn't have the crack, but he would have it the
next day. The boy was so outraged he shot the man, killing him.
