Florida Police Academy Exam Test Questions And
Answers Verified 100% Correct
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER The federal
civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with
disabilities and requires public buildings and spaces to have
equal opportunity for access
Anthrax - ANSWER Naturally occurring bacterium which when
inhaled causes a very high mortality rate for its victims; when
exposure occurs through the skin, victims have a high rate of
survival
Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) - ANSWER Patterns left by a
vehicle with anti-lock brakes when a driver breaks hard
Area of Collision (AOC) - ANSWER the location of the first
harmful event, or the first damage-producing event in a traffic
crash
Arrest - ANSWER To deprive a person of his or her liberty by
legal authority
Arrest Warrant - ANSWER a court-ordered document
authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific charge
Assault - ANSWER A criminal offense in which the offender
intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to
do violence to the victim; and at the time the offender appeared
,to have the ability to carry out the threat; and the victim had a
wellfounded fear the violence was about to take place
Associate - ANSWER An individual who is not officially a gang
member but is accepted to some degree and participates on a
limited basis in the gang's social and criminal activities
Assumption - ANSWER A notion, statement, or belief about a
person, group or event that may or may not be factual
At-collision phase - ANSWER The time of the initial impact or
contact in a traffic crash
Attempt - ANSWER An offense when a person did some act
toward committing a crime that went beyond thinking or talking
about it, or would have committed the crime except that the
person failed or that someone or something prevented the
person from committing it
Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER A type of pervasive
developmental disorder that is diagnosed in early childhood and
continues throughout adulthood that is characterized by
language and social development delay or self-stimulating
behaviors
Autonomous Vehicle - ANSWER Vehicle equipped with
technology that senses the environment and allows the vehicle to
move on the road without a person actively controlling or
monitoring it
Baker Act - ANSWER A law that provides persons with mental
illness access to emergency services and temporary detention
,for psychiatric evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short-term
community inpatient treatment
Battery - ANSWER A criminal offense in which the offender
intentionally touched or struck the victim against the victim's will,
or the offender intentionally caused great bodily harm to the
victim
Beat-in - ANSWER A type of gang initiation where multiple
members of the gang batter the prospective member for a
predetermined length of time
Bicycle Path - ANSWER Any Road or path open to bicycle travel
Bill of Rights - ANSWER The first ten amendments to
the
Constitution
Bird's-eye view - ANSWER Depiction of a scene as if
looking
down from an altitude or
distance
Bless-in - ANSWER Due to a well-respected or high ranking
family member, or prospective member is initiated into a gang
Blindness - ANSWER Inability to see
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) - ANSWER The limit at
which an individual is presumed impaired and cannot legally
operate a vehicle; BAC is expressed interims of grams of alcohol
in every 100 milliliters of blood
BOLO - ANSWER Be on the look out
, Botulinum toxin - ANSWER An extremely toxic biological agent
that can be introduced to the body through ingestion, inhalation,
or absorption.
Breach of duty - ANSWER an unreasonable failure of the
defendant to act in the duty he or she was obligated to perform
Breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) - ANSWER The limit at
which an individual is presumed impaired and cannot legally
operate a vehicle; BrAC is expressed as grams of alcohol per
210 liters of breath
Bribery - ANSWER when someone voluntarily offers payment to
get an illegal advantage
Burglary tools - ANSWER Any tool, machine, or implement with
the intent to use, or allow it to be used, to commit any burglary
or
trespass such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, and pry bars
Canvass - ANSWER Door-to-door inquiry of all possible sources
of information for a given area
Capias - ANSWER A legal order for an arrest issued by the clerk
of courts at the request of the state attorney's office.
Caregiver - ANSWER A person, such as a parent, relative,
court-appointed guardian or voluntary guardian, adult household
member, neighbor, health care provider, or employee or
volunteer of facilities, who has been entrusted with or has
assumed responsibility for the care or the property of a child,
disabled adult, or elderly person
Answers Verified 100% Correct
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER The federal
civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with
disabilities and requires public buildings and spaces to have
equal opportunity for access
Anthrax - ANSWER Naturally occurring bacterium which when
inhaled causes a very high mortality rate for its victims; when
exposure occurs through the skin, victims have a high rate of
survival
Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) - ANSWER Patterns left by a
vehicle with anti-lock brakes when a driver breaks hard
Area of Collision (AOC) - ANSWER the location of the first
harmful event, or the first damage-producing event in a traffic
crash
Arrest - ANSWER To deprive a person of his or her liberty by
legal authority
Arrest Warrant - ANSWER a court-ordered document
authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific charge
Assault - ANSWER A criminal offense in which the offender
intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to
do violence to the victim; and at the time the offender appeared
,to have the ability to carry out the threat; and the victim had a
wellfounded fear the violence was about to take place
Associate - ANSWER An individual who is not officially a gang
member but is accepted to some degree and participates on a
limited basis in the gang's social and criminal activities
Assumption - ANSWER A notion, statement, or belief about a
person, group or event that may or may not be factual
At-collision phase - ANSWER The time of the initial impact or
contact in a traffic crash
Attempt - ANSWER An offense when a person did some act
toward committing a crime that went beyond thinking or talking
about it, or would have committed the crime except that the
person failed or that someone or something prevented the
person from committing it
Autism Spectrum Disorder - ANSWER A type of pervasive
developmental disorder that is diagnosed in early childhood and
continues throughout adulthood that is characterized by
language and social development delay or self-stimulating
behaviors
Autonomous Vehicle - ANSWER Vehicle equipped with
technology that senses the environment and allows the vehicle to
move on the road without a person actively controlling or
monitoring it
Baker Act - ANSWER A law that provides persons with mental
illness access to emergency services and temporary detention
,for psychiatric evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short-term
community inpatient treatment
Battery - ANSWER A criminal offense in which the offender
intentionally touched or struck the victim against the victim's will,
or the offender intentionally caused great bodily harm to the
victim
Beat-in - ANSWER A type of gang initiation where multiple
members of the gang batter the prospective member for a
predetermined length of time
Bicycle Path - ANSWER Any Road or path open to bicycle travel
Bill of Rights - ANSWER The first ten amendments to
the
Constitution
Bird's-eye view - ANSWER Depiction of a scene as if
looking
down from an altitude or
distance
Bless-in - ANSWER Due to a well-respected or high ranking
family member, or prospective member is initiated into a gang
Blindness - ANSWER Inability to see
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) - ANSWER The limit at
which an individual is presumed impaired and cannot legally
operate a vehicle; BAC is expressed interims of grams of alcohol
in every 100 milliliters of blood
BOLO - ANSWER Be on the look out
, Botulinum toxin - ANSWER An extremely toxic biological agent
that can be introduced to the body through ingestion, inhalation,
or absorption.
Breach of duty - ANSWER an unreasonable failure of the
defendant to act in the duty he or she was obligated to perform
Breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) - ANSWER The limit at
which an individual is presumed impaired and cannot legally
operate a vehicle; BrAC is expressed as grams of alcohol per
210 liters of breath
Bribery - ANSWER when someone voluntarily offers payment to
get an illegal advantage
Burglary tools - ANSWER Any tool, machine, or implement with
the intent to use, or allow it to be used, to commit any burglary
or
trespass such as screwdrivers, pliers, wrenches, and pry bars
Canvass - ANSWER Door-to-door inquiry of all possible sources
of information for a given area
Capias - ANSWER A legal order for an arrest issued by the clerk
of courts at the request of the state attorney's office.
Caregiver - ANSWER A person, such as a parent, relative,
court-appointed guardian or voluntary guardian, adult household
member, neighbor, health care provider, or employee or
volunteer of facilities, who has been entrusted with or has
assumed responsibility for the care or the property of a child,
disabled adult, or elderly person
