Florida SOCE Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Florida Statutes define family or household member as?
spouse, former spouses, people related by blood or marriage,
people who live together as a family, or who have lived together
in the past as a family, and people who are parents with a child
in common. With the exception of people who have a child in
common, the family or household members must currently live,
or in the past, have lived together in the same single dwelling
unit.
What is dating violence?
Is violence between people who have had a continuing and
significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
What is the criteria for dating violence?
A dating relationship within the past six months, the character of
the relationship, including the expectation of affection or sexual
involvement.
the frequency and type of interaction occurring over time and on
a continuous basis.
Does a charge of dating violence need victim's consent to press
charges?
No, the decision to investigate, arrest, and charge does not
require the victim's consent. You are not liable in any civil
action for an arrest based on probable cause, enforcement of a
,court order, or service of process in good faith arising from an
alleged incident of dating violence.
What are the conditions of a no contact order?
prohibits any oral or written communication with the victim or
person named in the order. no physical or violent contact with
the victim; or presence within 500 feet of the victim's residence,
vehicle, or workplace, or a specific place that the victim visits
regularly. typically part of the pretrial release conditions
imposed on someone arrested for committing a crime against
another person. Most often, domestic violence.
Does Florida honor injunctions from other states or countries?
Yes, will need to advise the victim to ask the local clerk of court
to reissue the injunction in Florida if the victim is now residing
there.
What is Child domestic battery?
When a child commits an act of violence against a parent,
sibling, or other family member living in the home.
What does Florida require you to do if you have written a
domestic violence report?
Send a copy of your report to the nearest local, certified
domestic violence center within 24 hours of receiving
notification of the reporting of the incident.
What is stalking?
involves unwanted and repeated attention, contact, or
harassment by the suspect toward the victim. it can easily
,escalate as the suspect progresses to possessive and controlling
behavior. Stalking is not limited to people who have an existing
relationship. can occur as a cluster of events in a short period of
time or repeated over a long period of time.
Chapter 784, F.S. outlines the elements of stalking as...
when the suspect willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows,
harasses, or cyberstalks the victim.
Defines Maliciously in terms of Florida law.
wrongfully, intentionally, without legal justification or excuse,
and with the knowledge that injury or damage will or may be
caused to another person or their property.
What constitutes aggravated stalking?
when the suspect willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows,
harasses, or cyberstalks the victim, and makes a credible threat
to the victim.
What is a credible threat?
a verbal or non-verbal threat, or a combination of the two, that
places someone in reasonable fear for their safety or the safety
of their family and friends
Define Cyberstalk.
to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to
be communicated, directly or indirectly, of words, images, or
language by or through use of electronic mail or electronic
communication, directed at, or pertaining to a specific person,
causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving
, no legitimate purpose. Other forms of cyberstalking are
cyberintimidation and sexual cyber harassment.
What constitutes Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult?
when a suspect knowingly or willfully subjects an elderly person
or disabled adult to behavior that could reasonably be expected
to result in the physical or psychological harm or death of the
victim.
what constitutes aggravated abuse of an elderly person or
disabled adult?
commits aggravated battery, willfully tortures, maliciously
punishes, or willfully and unlawfully cages the victim, or
knowingly and willfully abuses the victim and causes great
bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.
Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult occurs when...
the suspect willfully fails to provide the care, supervision, and
services necessary to maintain the physical or mental health of
an elderly person or disabled adult, or fails to make reasonable
effort to protect the victim from abuse, neglect, or exploitation
by another person. may be repeated conduct or a single incident
that can result in a serious physical or psychological injury, or
substantial risk of death.
What is an API?
Adult Protective Investigator
What is a CPI?
Child Protective Investigator
Florida Statutes define family or household member as?
spouse, former spouses, people related by blood or marriage,
people who live together as a family, or who have lived together
in the past as a family, and people who are parents with a child
in common. With the exception of people who have a child in
common, the family or household members must currently live,
or in the past, have lived together in the same single dwelling
unit.
What is dating violence?
Is violence between people who have had a continuing and
significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
What is the criteria for dating violence?
A dating relationship within the past six months, the character of
the relationship, including the expectation of affection or sexual
involvement.
the frequency and type of interaction occurring over time and on
a continuous basis.
Does a charge of dating violence need victim's consent to press
charges?
No, the decision to investigate, arrest, and charge does not
require the victim's consent. You are not liable in any civil
action for an arrest based on probable cause, enforcement of a
,court order, or service of process in good faith arising from an
alleged incident of dating violence.
What are the conditions of a no contact order?
prohibits any oral or written communication with the victim or
person named in the order. no physical or violent contact with
the victim; or presence within 500 feet of the victim's residence,
vehicle, or workplace, or a specific place that the victim visits
regularly. typically part of the pretrial release conditions
imposed on someone arrested for committing a crime against
another person. Most often, domestic violence.
Does Florida honor injunctions from other states or countries?
Yes, will need to advise the victim to ask the local clerk of court
to reissue the injunction in Florida if the victim is now residing
there.
What is Child domestic battery?
When a child commits an act of violence against a parent,
sibling, or other family member living in the home.
What does Florida require you to do if you have written a
domestic violence report?
Send a copy of your report to the nearest local, certified
domestic violence center within 24 hours of receiving
notification of the reporting of the incident.
What is stalking?
involves unwanted and repeated attention, contact, or
harassment by the suspect toward the victim. it can easily
,escalate as the suspect progresses to possessive and controlling
behavior. Stalking is not limited to people who have an existing
relationship. can occur as a cluster of events in a short period of
time or repeated over a long period of time.
Chapter 784, F.S. outlines the elements of stalking as...
when the suspect willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows,
harasses, or cyberstalks the victim.
Defines Maliciously in terms of Florida law.
wrongfully, intentionally, without legal justification or excuse,
and with the knowledge that injury or damage will or may be
caused to another person or their property.
What constitutes aggravated stalking?
when the suspect willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows,
harasses, or cyberstalks the victim, and makes a credible threat
to the victim.
What is a credible threat?
a verbal or non-verbal threat, or a combination of the two, that
places someone in reasonable fear for their safety or the safety
of their family and friends
Define Cyberstalk.
to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to
be communicated, directly or indirectly, of words, images, or
language by or through use of electronic mail or electronic
communication, directed at, or pertaining to a specific person,
causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving
, no legitimate purpose. Other forms of cyberstalking are
cyberintimidation and sexual cyber harassment.
What constitutes Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult?
when a suspect knowingly or willfully subjects an elderly person
or disabled adult to behavior that could reasonably be expected
to result in the physical or psychological harm or death of the
victim.
what constitutes aggravated abuse of an elderly person or
disabled adult?
commits aggravated battery, willfully tortures, maliciously
punishes, or willfully and unlawfully cages the victim, or
knowingly and willfully abuses the victim and causes great
bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.
Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult occurs when...
the suspect willfully fails to provide the care, supervision, and
services necessary to maintain the physical or mental health of
an elderly person or disabled adult, or fails to make reasonable
effort to protect the victim from abuse, neglect, or exploitation
by another person. may be repeated conduct or a single incident
that can result in a serious physical or psychological injury, or
substantial risk of death.
What is an API?
Adult Protective Investigator
What is a CPI?
Child Protective Investigator
