2026-2027 Latest SOCE Practice Test with 250
Questions and Correct Answers/ SOCE- State
Officer Certification Exam Practice Test – 250
Correctly Answered Practice Questions (New!)
Under the Stop and Frisk law, an______________may be only if the officer has
reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was committing, is committing, or is
about to commit a law violation. - ANSWER-Investigative Stop
_______________is the standard of justification needed to support a legal Terry
stop or investigative detention. Simply means that an officer can articulate, or put
into words, facts that support a suspicion that the person stopped was involved in a
law violation. - ANSWER-Reasonable Suspicion
Which statement is most accurate about pretext stops? - ANSWER-An officer can
stop the vehicle due to equipment violation but really wants to investigate other,
more serious criminal activity.
During the court hearing of Jason Jones, the officer admitted to illegally obtaining
evidence against Mr. Jones, due to the violation of the constitution which rule did
the officer violate? - ANSWER-Exclusionary Rule
Which of the following can an officer make an arrest which did not occur in his or
her presence? - ANSWER-Act Of Domestic Violence
Which negligence reaches the level of criminal responsibility. - ANSWER-
Culpable Negligence
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,The state must prove the following elements to convict a suspect
of__________________?
1. The offender knowingly and unlawfully obtained or used or endeavored to
obtain or use the property of another.
2. The offender did so with intent, either temporarily or permanently, to deprive
victim of his or her rights to the property or any benefit from it with the intent to
deprive the victim of it use, or appropriate the property of the victim to his or her
own use of the use of any person not entitled to it. - ANSWER-Theft
The State must prove the following elements to convict a suspect
of________________?
1. The offender willfully entered or remained in structure of conveyance alleged,
willfully refused to depart after having been warned by the owner or lesser or
person authorized by the owner or lessee alleged to depart.
2. The structure or conveyance alleged was in the lawful possession of person
alleged.
3. The offender's entering or remaining in the property was without the permission,
expressed or implied, of the person alleged or any other person authorized to give
that permission. - ANSWER-Elements of Trespass-In Structure or Conveyance
The state must prove the following elements to convict a suspect of
_____________________?
1. The offender intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to
do violence to the victim.
2. At the the time, the offender appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat.
3. The act of the offender created in the mind of the victim a well-founded fear that
the violence was about to take place. - ANSWER-Elements of Assault
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,Officer Dennis ran the suspects information through FCIC/NCIC, the search came
back with a hit, the suspect has a warrant. What must the officer first do? -
ANSWER-Confirm the warrant
Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-One of the biggest problems with
the MDT is the distraction it causes while an officer is driving and trying to read or
input information in the MDT.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibits person using police
radios, including communications center personnel and law enforcement officers,
from committing the following acts: - ANSWER-Transmitting nonessential or
excessive signals, messages, or communication
Usually the primary officer on the call is the? - ANSWER-Contact officer
_________________is a technique in which the interviewer acts as if he or she is
looking in a mirror and seeing him-or herself as the interviewee. Thus, the
interviewer should assume the interviewee's posture and repeat what the person is
saying, using a questioning tone to obtain clarification or more detailed response. -
ANSWER-Mirror interview
The ________________prepares the offense-incident report. - ANSWER-Primary
officer
Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-A person may object to taking an
oath based on religious matters.
Organizing ________________means sorting information by date and time from
the first event to the last event. - ANSWER-Chronologically
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, Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-Officers should be patient because
it may take extra time for a person with a disability to say, do or show something.
A female keeps claiming to a police officer that she is hearing voices and sees pink
elephants. What thought disorder is the female suffering from? - ANSWER-
Hallucination
Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-Baker Act and Marchman Act
applies to juveniles as well.
Factors that place the elderly at risk for suicide include debilitating physical
illnesses, often accompanied by severe pain, the death of a loved one, the loss of
independence, and __________________? - ANSWER-Financial inadequacy
Who do you report elder abuse to? - ANSWER-DCF
The following apply to which type of substance: hypodermic needles, bottle caps,
razors? - ANSWER-Heroin
Community oriented policing has two core components? - ANSWER-Community
partnerships & problem solving
Herbal, Resin, and hash oil are three forms of - ANSWER-Cannabis
Before transport begins, the officer should call dispatch and provide? - ANSWER-
The starting point
Where is the safest place to stand when an officer is directing traffic at an
intersection ? - ANSWER-Center of Intersection
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Questions and Correct Answers/ SOCE- State
Officer Certification Exam Practice Test – 250
Correctly Answered Practice Questions (New!)
Under the Stop and Frisk law, an______________may be only if the officer has
reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was committing, is committing, or is
about to commit a law violation. - ANSWER-Investigative Stop
_______________is the standard of justification needed to support a legal Terry
stop or investigative detention. Simply means that an officer can articulate, or put
into words, facts that support a suspicion that the person stopped was involved in a
law violation. - ANSWER-Reasonable Suspicion
Which statement is most accurate about pretext stops? - ANSWER-An officer can
stop the vehicle due to equipment violation but really wants to investigate other,
more serious criminal activity.
During the court hearing of Jason Jones, the officer admitted to illegally obtaining
evidence against Mr. Jones, due to the violation of the constitution which rule did
the officer violate? - ANSWER-Exclusionary Rule
Which of the following can an officer make an arrest which did not occur in his or
her presence? - ANSWER-Act Of Domestic Violence
Which negligence reaches the level of criminal responsibility. - ANSWER-
Culpable Negligence
1
,The state must prove the following elements to convict a suspect
of__________________?
1. The offender knowingly and unlawfully obtained or used or endeavored to
obtain or use the property of another.
2. The offender did so with intent, either temporarily or permanently, to deprive
victim of his or her rights to the property or any benefit from it with the intent to
deprive the victim of it use, or appropriate the property of the victim to his or her
own use of the use of any person not entitled to it. - ANSWER-Theft
The State must prove the following elements to convict a suspect
of________________?
1. The offender willfully entered or remained in structure of conveyance alleged,
willfully refused to depart after having been warned by the owner or lesser or
person authorized by the owner or lessee alleged to depart.
2. The structure or conveyance alleged was in the lawful possession of person
alleged.
3. The offender's entering or remaining in the property was without the permission,
expressed or implied, of the person alleged or any other person authorized to give
that permission. - ANSWER-Elements of Trespass-In Structure or Conveyance
The state must prove the following elements to convict a suspect of
_____________________?
1. The offender intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to
do violence to the victim.
2. At the the time, the offender appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat.
3. The act of the offender created in the mind of the victim a well-founded fear that
the violence was about to take place. - ANSWER-Elements of Assault
2
,Officer Dennis ran the suspects information through FCIC/NCIC, the search came
back with a hit, the suspect has a warrant. What must the officer first do? -
ANSWER-Confirm the warrant
Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-One of the biggest problems with
the MDT is the distraction it causes while an officer is driving and trying to read or
input information in the MDT.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibits person using police
radios, including communications center personnel and law enforcement officers,
from committing the following acts: - ANSWER-Transmitting nonessential or
excessive signals, messages, or communication
Usually the primary officer on the call is the? - ANSWER-Contact officer
_________________is a technique in which the interviewer acts as if he or she is
looking in a mirror and seeing him-or herself as the interviewee. Thus, the
interviewer should assume the interviewee's posture and repeat what the person is
saying, using a questioning tone to obtain clarification or more detailed response. -
ANSWER-Mirror interview
The ________________prepares the offense-incident report. - ANSWER-Primary
officer
Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-A person may object to taking an
oath based on religious matters.
Organizing ________________means sorting information by date and time from
the first event to the last event. - ANSWER-Chronologically
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, Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-Officers should be patient because
it may take extra time for a person with a disability to say, do or show something.
A female keeps claiming to a police officer that she is hearing voices and sees pink
elephants. What thought disorder is the female suffering from? - ANSWER-
Hallucination
Which statement is most accurate? - ANSWER-Baker Act and Marchman Act
applies to juveniles as well.
Factors that place the elderly at risk for suicide include debilitating physical
illnesses, often accompanied by severe pain, the death of a loved one, the loss of
independence, and __________________? - ANSWER-Financial inadequacy
Who do you report elder abuse to? - ANSWER-DCF
The following apply to which type of substance: hypodermic needles, bottle caps,
razors? - ANSWER-Heroin
Community oriented policing has two core components? - ANSWER-Community
partnerships & problem solving
Herbal, Resin, and hash oil are three forms of - ANSWER-Cannabis
Before transport begins, the officer should call dispatch and provide? - ANSWER-
The starting point
Where is the safest place to stand when an officer is directing traffic at an
intersection ? - ANSWER-Center of Intersection
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