UTAH LEO STUDY CORE GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Benefits of learning mental prep skills and having a survival mindset - ✔✔1. Being
ready with a plan at all times
2. Believing you will overcome no matter the odds
3. Reverting to training
✔✔What are the functions of patrol - ✔✔1. Reduce or remove opportunities to commit
crimes
2. Protect life and property
3. Preserve public peace and quality of life
4. Enforce laws and ordinances
5. Detect and arrest offenders
6. Preform miscellaneous services
✔✔Calming techniques for domestic violence situations - ✔✔1. Separate combatants
2. Give/allow for personal space
3. Ask to sit to reduce tension
4. Use a calm and friendly voice
5. Reduce/remove distractions
✔✔Civil liability is involved and should be considered in resolving a hostage/barricaded
subject incident - ✔✔1. Training and experience
2. Firearm skill
3. Timeliness of response
4. Ability to differentiate between hostage and barricade situations
✔✔Civil and criminal liability immunity is outline where - ✔✔62a-4a-410
✔✔Where is the officers authority in taking abused and neglected children into custody.
- ✔✔78a-6-112
✔✔Where is the officers authority in entering the home of abused and neglected
children - ✔✔78a-6-106
✔✔Where is child abuse and neglect defined - ✔✔78a-6-105
✔✔Statues for live/photo line-ups - ✔✔77-8-2,3,4
✔✔Where is ID fraud/theft defined - ✔✔76-6-1102
✔✔Conditions and terms which allow protective custody of a child by a doctor - ✔✔62a-
4a-407
, ✔✔Authority and procedure in obtaining photographic evidence of child abuse and
neglect - ✔✔62a-4a-406
✔✔Notification and reporting procedure for death associated to child abuse and neglect
- ✔✔62a-4a-405
✔✔Where are reporting abuse requirements - ✔✔62a-4a-403
✔✔Requirements to properly place a child taken into custody for shelter care - ✔✔78a-
6-113
✔✔Statues regulating death investigations - ✔✔26-4, Utah Medical Examiner Act
✔✔Primary objectives of a high risk traffic stop - ✔✔1. Stop the vehicle
2. Apprehend the suspect
3. Complete the stop safely and effectively
✔✔Proactive patrol vs. Reactive patrol - ✔✔Proactive: Aim is to be highly visible in
order to discourge the occurrence of the problem you are seeking to control
Reactive: Aim is to apprehend the violator or criminal in the act or after the act
✔✔The 3 stages of domestic violence - ✔✔1. Tension building
2. Violent outburst
3. Honeymoon
✔✔Strategies to avoid friendly-fire - ✔✔1. Provide dispatch with your physical
description
2. Attempt to control access until police arrive
3. Take a position where you can see responding officers
4. Obey on duty officer's commands
✔✔Items to be carried by officers when off duty - ✔✔1. Weapons with extra mags
2. Handcuffs
3. Police ID and badge
4. Cell phone
✔✔4 primary levels of law enforcement problems likely to be encountered off duty -
✔✔1. Minor
2. Non-emergency
3. Emergency
4. Situations requiring immediate response
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Benefits of learning mental prep skills and having a survival mindset - ✔✔1. Being
ready with a plan at all times
2. Believing you will overcome no matter the odds
3. Reverting to training
✔✔What are the functions of patrol - ✔✔1. Reduce or remove opportunities to commit
crimes
2. Protect life and property
3. Preserve public peace and quality of life
4. Enforce laws and ordinances
5. Detect and arrest offenders
6. Preform miscellaneous services
✔✔Calming techniques for domestic violence situations - ✔✔1. Separate combatants
2. Give/allow for personal space
3. Ask to sit to reduce tension
4. Use a calm and friendly voice
5. Reduce/remove distractions
✔✔Civil liability is involved and should be considered in resolving a hostage/barricaded
subject incident - ✔✔1. Training and experience
2. Firearm skill
3. Timeliness of response
4. Ability to differentiate between hostage and barricade situations
✔✔Civil and criminal liability immunity is outline where - ✔✔62a-4a-410
✔✔Where is the officers authority in taking abused and neglected children into custody.
- ✔✔78a-6-112
✔✔Where is the officers authority in entering the home of abused and neglected
children - ✔✔78a-6-106
✔✔Where is child abuse and neglect defined - ✔✔78a-6-105
✔✔Statues for live/photo line-ups - ✔✔77-8-2,3,4
✔✔Where is ID fraud/theft defined - ✔✔76-6-1102
✔✔Conditions and terms which allow protective custody of a child by a doctor - ✔✔62a-
4a-407
, ✔✔Authority and procedure in obtaining photographic evidence of child abuse and
neglect - ✔✔62a-4a-406
✔✔Notification and reporting procedure for death associated to child abuse and neglect
- ✔✔62a-4a-405
✔✔Where are reporting abuse requirements - ✔✔62a-4a-403
✔✔Requirements to properly place a child taken into custody for shelter care - ✔✔78a-
6-113
✔✔Statues regulating death investigations - ✔✔26-4, Utah Medical Examiner Act
✔✔Primary objectives of a high risk traffic stop - ✔✔1. Stop the vehicle
2. Apprehend the suspect
3. Complete the stop safely and effectively
✔✔Proactive patrol vs. Reactive patrol - ✔✔Proactive: Aim is to be highly visible in
order to discourge the occurrence of the problem you are seeking to control
Reactive: Aim is to apprehend the violator or criminal in the act or after the act
✔✔The 3 stages of domestic violence - ✔✔1. Tension building
2. Violent outburst
3. Honeymoon
✔✔Strategies to avoid friendly-fire - ✔✔1. Provide dispatch with your physical
description
2. Attempt to control access until police arrive
3. Take a position where you can see responding officers
4. Obey on duty officer's commands
✔✔Items to be carried by officers when off duty - ✔✔1. Weapons with extra mags
2. Handcuffs
3. Police ID and badge
4. Cell phone
✔✔4 primary levels of law enforcement problems likely to be encountered off duty -
✔✔1. Minor
2. Non-emergency
3. Emergency
4. Situations requiring immediate response
