P.C. 832 PRACTICE EXAM with
Complete Solutions | 2025
Update | 100% Correct
Johnson thought the employer cheated him on his paycheck. He decided to
take the money he was owed from the company petty cash fund. Johnson's
actions should be viewed as a _____________ matter.
A) Civil
B) Criminal - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B) Criminal
Two employees of the zoo were arguing about the treatment of the animals.
They started fighting. An officer responded to the site and stopped the fight.
He cited each of the employees for disturbing the peace. The officer's actions
reflected the _______________ of the law.
A) Spirit
B) Letter - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B) Letter
,The two elements of every crime are 1) a planned prohibited act and 2) intent.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B) False
Two parole agents were eating lunch at the park. Neither of them was too
concerned with the trash they created, leaving it on the picnic table when they
left. An officer stopped the two as they were leaving the park and asked them
to dispose of their trash. The agents complied and no citations were issued.
The officer's actions were consistent with the ___________________ of the
law.
A) Spirit
B) Letter - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) Spirit
A peace officer is allowed to use reasonable force to effect the collection of a
blood sample that is legally required to be obtained.
A) Yes
B) No - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) Yes
While conducting a sobriety checkpoint, an officer identified two females in a
vehicle who matched the description of individuals who had been involved in
an armed robbery of a nearby convenience store. The officer ordered the
women to exit the vehicle and conducted a protective search of the passenger
compartment for weapons. Was the limited search of the vehicle lawful?
A) Yes
B) No - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) Yes
, Jimmy was at the zoo with two of his friends. The two friends attempted to
shoplift from the gift shop. When police attempted to cite the two, Jimmy
became disruptive and attempted to interfere with the officer's actions. What
crime if any has Jimmy commited?
A) No crime was committed
B) Threats of retaliation / PC 140
C) Resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer / PC 148(a)
D) Attempting to rescue or rescuing / PC 4550 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-C) Resisting,
delaying, or obstructing a peace officer / PC 148(a)
The Fourteenth Amendment directs all peace officers to take actions that
ensure that all persons are treated in a fair and equal manner.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) True
During a legal detention an officer is allowed to conduct a pat-down/frisk an
individual if the officer feels his safety is jeopardized.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) True
Non-citizens are given all rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and
subsequent Amendments until they are incarcerated in a federal or state
prison. All that time they lose many of of those rights.
A) True
Complete Solutions | 2025
Update | 100% Correct
Johnson thought the employer cheated him on his paycheck. He decided to
take the money he was owed from the company petty cash fund. Johnson's
actions should be viewed as a _____________ matter.
A) Civil
B) Criminal - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B) Criminal
Two employees of the zoo were arguing about the treatment of the animals.
They started fighting. An officer responded to the site and stopped the fight.
He cited each of the employees for disturbing the peace. The officer's actions
reflected the _______________ of the law.
A) Spirit
B) Letter - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B) Letter
,The two elements of every crime are 1) a planned prohibited act and 2) intent.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B) False
Two parole agents were eating lunch at the park. Neither of them was too
concerned with the trash they created, leaving it on the picnic table when they
left. An officer stopped the two as they were leaving the park and asked them
to dispose of their trash. The agents complied and no citations were issued.
The officer's actions were consistent with the ___________________ of the
law.
A) Spirit
B) Letter - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) Spirit
A peace officer is allowed to use reasonable force to effect the collection of a
blood sample that is legally required to be obtained.
A) Yes
B) No - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) Yes
While conducting a sobriety checkpoint, an officer identified two females in a
vehicle who matched the description of individuals who had been involved in
an armed robbery of a nearby convenience store. The officer ordered the
women to exit the vehicle and conducted a protective search of the passenger
compartment for weapons. Was the limited search of the vehicle lawful?
A) Yes
B) No - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) Yes
, Jimmy was at the zoo with two of his friends. The two friends attempted to
shoplift from the gift shop. When police attempted to cite the two, Jimmy
became disruptive and attempted to interfere with the officer's actions. What
crime if any has Jimmy commited?
A) No crime was committed
B) Threats of retaliation / PC 140
C) Resisting, delaying, or obstructing a peace officer / PC 148(a)
D) Attempting to rescue or rescuing / PC 4550 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-C) Resisting,
delaying, or obstructing a peace officer / PC 148(a)
The Fourteenth Amendment directs all peace officers to take actions that
ensure that all persons are treated in a fair and equal manner.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) True
During a legal detention an officer is allowed to conduct a pat-down/frisk an
individual if the officer feels his safety is jeopardized.
A) True
B) False - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A) True
Non-citizens are given all rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and
subsequent Amendments until they are incarcerated in a federal or state
prison. All that time they lose many of of those rights.
A) True
