DCJS FINAL EXAM PRACTICE EXAM AND FINAL TEST
STUDY GUIDE 2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)/ALREADY GRADED A+
Common Form of OC Application - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Stream.
Medical Symptoms of OC Spray Exposure - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - - intense
burning eyes - restricted breathing - burning sensation on skin - disorientation.
Burst Duration for OC Spray - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 2-3 seconds (outside).
Force Response Options - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- officer presence 2- verbal
direction 3- empty hand control 4- less lethal force 5- lethal force.
Empty Hand Techniques - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Soft and hard.
Pre-Assault Indicators - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- witness scanning 2- target
glancing 3- clenched fist 4- verbal aggression.
AOD Strategy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Awareness, obstacles and distance.
Steps to Generate Compliance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- Ask or command 2-
Explain why 3- Present options 4- Final appeal 5- Act.
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,Graham Factors - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- the severity of the crime 2- whether
the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of officers and others 3- is
the suspect resisting arrest or trying to escape.
Definition of Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence is the means by which
facts are established. It is anything that would tend to prove or disapprove a legal
issue.
Testimonial evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence based on the
statements of witnesses.
Documental evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence in the form of
documents or records.
Physical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence that can be physically
collected and analyzed.
Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Anything at a crime scene can be considered
evidence.
Chain of custody/chain of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Documentation
accounting for the whereabouts of a piece of evidence from the time of its
discovery until its appearance in court.
Tests for evidence admission - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Test of logical relevance,
quality of evidence, and test of legal relevance.
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,Types of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Nature of the evidence can be
broken into direct and circumstantial.
Evidence storage - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence should be turned into the
evidence property room and not secured in a trunk or locker.
Documentation of evidence destruction or release - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Yes,
evidence destruction or release must be documented.
Completion of chain of custody - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - When the property is
returned to the owner or disposed of by the agency after use, it must be
documented and condition noted.
Dying declaration validity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - To make a dying declaration
valid in court, one must know that death is near and imminent.
Unclaimed property retention - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Yes, state law allows for
a police agency to sell or retain unclaimed property for sale or use.
Destruction of unclaimed firearms - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - They are usually
disposed of by burning if they have been in the possession of a law enforcement
agency for more than 60 days.
Disposing of seized drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Agencies are responsible for
destroying drugs that have lost evidentiary value at the request of the chief LEO
with written consent of the commonwealth attorney.
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, Modus operandi - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Characteristics that indicate a pattern
or signature of a criminal, helping clarify a suspect by suggesting possible
perpetrators.
Protective Order for Children - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A child can obtain a
protective order, but it must be filed on their behalf by a parent or guardian.
Issuance of Protective Orders - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Only judges can issue
preliminary or permanent protective orders; magistrates cannot.
Emergency Protective Orders - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Emergency protective
orders can be sought by either law enforcement officers or a victim and are issued
by any JDR judge or magistrate. They are valid for 72 hours or until the next
business day if the end of the hours falls on a holiday.
Possession of Firearm with Protective Order - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Possession
and transportation of a firearm while a protective order is active by the defendant
is illegal.
Communication Violation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - While there is a protective
order in place, the defendant cannot use a third party to communicate with the
petitioner; doing so is a violation of the protective order and is an arrestable
offense.
Definition of Stalking in Family Violence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Stalking in
family violence is defined as a person who, on more than one occasion, engages
in conduct directed at another person with the intent to place fear of death,
criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to the domestic violence victim.
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STUDY GUIDE 2026 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS)/ALREADY GRADED A+
Common Form of OC Application - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Stream.
Medical Symptoms of OC Spray Exposure - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - - intense
burning eyes - restricted breathing - burning sensation on skin - disorientation.
Burst Duration for OC Spray - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 2-3 seconds (outside).
Force Response Options - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- officer presence 2- verbal
direction 3- empty hand control 4- less lethal force 5- lethal force.
Empty Hand Techniques - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Soft and hard.
Pre-Assault Indicators - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- witness scanning 2- target
glancing 3- clenched fist 4- verbal aggression.
AOD Strategy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Awareness, obstacles and distance.
Steps to Generate Compliance - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- Ask or command 2-
Explain why 3- Present options 4- Final appeal 5- Act.
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,Graham Factors - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - 1- the severity of the crime 2- whether
the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of officers and others 3- is
the suspect resisting arrest or trying to escape.
Definition of Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence is the means by which
facts are established. It is anything that would tend to prove or disapprove a legal
issue.
Testimonial evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence based on the
statements of witnesses.
Documental evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence in the form of
documents or records.
Physical evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence that can be physically
collected and analyzed.
Evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Anything at a crime scene can be considered
evidence.
Chain of custody/chain of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Documentation
accounting for the whereabouts of a piece of evidence from the time of its
discovery until its appearance in court.
Tests for evidence admission - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Test of logical relevance,
quality of evidence, and test of legal relevance.
Pg. 2
,Types of evidence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Nature of the evidence can be
broken into direct and circumstantial.
Evidence storage - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Evidence should be turned into the
evidence property room and not secured in a trunk or locker.
Documentation of evidence destruction or release - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Yes,
evidence destruction or release must be documented.
Completion of chain of custody - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - When the property is
returned to the owner or disposed of by the agency after use, it must be
documented and condition noted.
Dying declaration validity - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - To make a dying declaration
valid in court, one must know that death is near and imminent.
Unclaimed property retention - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Yes, state law allows for
a police agency to sell or retain unclaimed property for sale or use.
Destruction of unclaimed firearms - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - They are usually
disposed of by burning if they have been in the possession of a law enforcement
agency for more than 60 days.
Disposing of seized drugs - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Agencies are responsible for
destroying drugs that have lost evidentiary value at the request of the chief LEO
with written consent of the commonwealth attorney.
Pg. 3
, Modus operandi - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Characteristics that indicate a pattern
or signature of a criminal, helping clarify a suspect by suggesting possible
perpetrators.
Protective Order for Children - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - A child can obtain a
protective order, but it must be filed on their behalf by a parent or guardian.
Issuance of Protective Orders - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Only judges can issue
preliminary or permanent protective orders; magistrates cannot.
Emergency Protective Orders - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Emergency protective
orders can be sought by either law enforcement officers or a victim and are issued
by any JDR judge or magistrate. They are valid for 72 hours or until the next
business day if the end of the hours falls on a holiday.
Possession of Firearm with Protective Order - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Possession
and transportation of a firearm while a protective order is active by the defendant
is illegal.
Communication Violation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - While there is a protective
order in place, the defendant cannot use a third party to communicate with the
petitioner; doing so is a violation of the protective order and is an arrestable
offense.
Definition of Stalking in Family Violence - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - Stalking in
family violence is defined as a person who, on more than one occasion, engages
in conduct directed at another person with the intent to place fear of death,
criminal sexual assault, or bodily injury to the domestic violence victim.
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