Police Academy Final Exam |217 Questions and
Answers
What are the two types of vehicle stops based on risk assessment? - -High-risk and
unknown-risk
-Describe four categories of factors to consider when assessing risk presented by an
unknown-risk vehicle stop. - -1. Initial reason for the stop
2. Environment (location of the stop)
3. Subject vehicle
4. Subjects (vehicle occupants)
-What are the 6 steps of the Vehicle Stop sequence? - -1. Determine your objectives and
authority.
2. Query the license plate on CPIC.
3. Plan the location for the stop and your tactics in that environment.
4. Advise dispatch.
5. Pull the vehicle to a stop (using emergency equipment)
6. Properly position your vehicle.
-What information is available from a vehicle's record in CPIC (10-28 and 10-29)? - --
Vehicle description
- RO information
- Vehicle license (expiry, plate changes)
- Notice and Orders
- CPIC information
- "No hits" CPIC logs for the past 72 hours
-What factors should be considered when planning the location of an unknown risk vehicle
stop? - -- Hazards (potential hazards and avoid creating a hazard)
- Lighting
- Escape routes
- Other subjects
- What physical cover is available?
- What contact and cover requirements are required?
-What information must you provide to dispatch in an unknown risk vehicle stop? - -The
location of the stop and the license plate number.
-How would you position your vehicle in an unknown risk vehicle stop? - -- One car length
(5-6 meters)
- Parallel to the subject vehicle and offset three feet to the left
- Wheels turned all the way to the left
,-What are the six basic steps for conducting an unknown risk vehicle stop once the
vehicles have been parked? - -1. Approach the violator's vehicle and take a safe relative
position.
2. Contact and communicate with the violator.
3. Investigate to establish identity, offenses and enforcement action.
4. Take - and explain - any enforcement action.
5. Continue to Assess-Plan-Act throughout the stop.
6. End the encounter in a safe and professional manner.
-Describe tactics for approaching a vehicle in an unknown risk traffic stop? - -- Make sure
you can see into the violator's vehicle.
- Keep engine running.
- Visually inspect and clear the rear seat as you approach.
- Use contact and cover if possible.
- Be alert and flexible
- Consider the vehicle's "threat zones".
-Stay slightly away from the vehicle
- Stand parallel to the vehicle, with your gun side back
- Never position yourself between the violator and the police vehicle
-What are the threat zones associated to a vehicle? - -Danger zone (avoid unless you have
an important reason) and transition zone (behind the center door post)
-What is the proper position for completing a violation ticket and the benefits of this
position? - -Your police vehicle, holding the ticket on the steering wheel, with the license
and registration on the dash. This forces you to observe the violator and gives you
maximum reaction time if you are threatened.
-What is a high-risk vehicle stop? - -A stop where there is reason to believe occupants pose
a danger to the safety of the police or the public.
-What is an unknown-risk vehicle stop? - -Any stop that is not considered a high-risk
vehicle stop.
-Describe 6 occasions when a police officer will conduct a vehicle search. - -1. A vehicle is a
crime scene.
2. A vehicle is abandoned.
3. A vehicle is part of a search incident to lawful arrest.
4. A vehicle is impounded.
5. The officer has consent to search the vehicle.
6. The officer has a warrant to search the vehicle.
-What are some environment, subject, and time and distance factors in vehicle search
situations? - -- Does it present hazards to your safety, the subject or evidence?
- Is there sufficient lighting?
- Continuity of evidence?
,- Is there a safe place for the subject to stay while you search?
- How will you protect evidence from contamination?
- Is the location problematic, or can it be towed to the police department?
- Do you need cover?
- Do you have sufficient resources?
-What are the 7 basic steps for conducting a safe and effective search of a vehicle? - -1.
Consider objective and authority.
2. Plan location and tactics.
3. Contact and control any subjects
4. Position yourself relative to the subject, vehicle and environment.
5. Conduct a systematic search.
6. Continue to Assess-Plan-Act.
7. Conclude the search in a safe and professional manner.
-How can you use contact and cover to enhance officer safety during a vehicle search? - -
Helps to ensure safety and control of a vehicle's occupants by having a second officer act as
cover to guard them. The cover officer can also act as an exhibit officer and log the items
found. After the first officer completes searching the vehicle, the second officer should
begin a secondary search to reduce the chance of overlooking or failing to recognize an
item.
-What is the point when an accused is officially charged with an offence and the name of
the document required? - -A person is officially charged when an information is laid before
a justice. An information is a written statement of declaration made on oath before a justice
by an "informant" who alleges that the person committed an offence.
-What is a Federal Appearance Notice (FAN)? - -Used by a police officer to compel court
appearance without imposing conditions on release. Also compels the person to attend to
be fingerprinted and photographed if they are alleged to have committed an indictable or
dual offence.
-What is an Undertaking (UTA)? - -Attached to a PTA given by a police officer to impose
conditions on release. Enforceable even before charges are laid.
-What is a Recognizance? - -Used by an OIC to release an accused with or without
conditions but requiring them to forfeit a sum of money if they violate the recognizance.
-When would it be appropriate to request a summons for a Federal Offense? - -- When the
offence is a summary conviction offence not found committing.
- There is not flight risk or other urgency and there is some specific reason not to arrest the
accused at the time.
- Only appropriate for first time offenders or very minor offenses.
-When would it be appropriate to request an arrest warrant for a Federal Offense? - --
When you cannot locate the accused to effect an arrest..
, - Reasonable grounds to believe that the arrest is necessary in the public interest.
-When is it appropriate to continue the detention of a suspect for a Federal offence and
how would you articulate this request in your RTCC? - -- When the offence is strictly
indictable, not listed in s 553, and punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years.
- When continuing the arrest is necessary to ensure that the accused appears for court.
- When continuing the arrest is necessary in the public interest.
-When must an OIC release an accused who satisfies public interest, based on the
classification and punishment of the offence? - -When the offence is strictly indictable and
punishable by more than 5 years.
-What is a Promise to Appear (PTA)? - -Used by a police officer to release an accused
unconditionally with the option of attaching an Undertaking to impose conditions on
release. Also compels a person to attend for fingerprints and photographs.
-How long can a person be held in custody before being brought before a justice of the
peace? - -24 hours
-What is a "show cause" hearing and what are the two types of an order that police and
Crown may seek for a justice at a show cause hearing? - -Police and the Crown will attempt
to show just cause for seeking either the continued detention of the accused in custody or
conditions on release (bail terms). Two orders of release are are Undertakings and
Recognizances.
-When is it appropriate to compel court appearance with a VT? - -A peace officer can write
a VT for any offence under a provincial statute if the offence carries a voluntary penalty.
Does not compel the person's attendance in court, but court attendance is required if they
choose to dispute it. The Offense Act does not require an officer to find committing.
-What is a Provincial Appearance Notice , who can use it, and in what circumstances? - -A
PAN compels the person served to appear in court. It is used to release suspects who are
alleged to have committed provincial offences If the law authorizes police to issue a VT for
an offence, they also have the option of issuing a PAN instead if there are aggravating
factors that make is appropriate for Crown to seek a greater punishment.
-What does "ex parte" mean? - -The person against whom the information is laid is not
present. The judge only hears the information provided by the informant.
-What are the Primary Grounds for keeping the accused in custody? - -To ensure they
attend court.
-What are the Secondary Grounds for keeping the accused in custody? - -For the
protection and safety of the public.
Answers
What are the two types of vehicle stops based on risk assessment? - -High-risk and
unknown-risk
-Describe four categories of factors to consider when assessing risk presented by an
unknown-risk vehicle stop. - -1. Initial reason for the stop
2. Environment (location of the stop)
3. Subject vehicle
4. Subjects (vehicle occupants)
-What are the 6 steps of the Vehicle Stop sequence? - -1. Determine your objectives and
authority.
2. Query the license plate on CPIC.
3. Plan the location for the stop and your tactics in that environment.
4. Advise dispatch.
5. Pull the vehicle to a stop (using emergency equipment)
6. Properly position your vehicle.
-What information is available from a vehicle's record in CPIC (10-28 and 10-29)? - --
Vehicle description
- RO information
- Vehicle license (expiry, plate changes)
- Notice and Orders
- CPIC information
- "No hits" CPIC logs for the past 72 hours
-What factors should be considered when planning the location of an unknown risk vehicle
stop? - -- Hazards (potential hazards and avoid creating a hazard)
- Lighting
- Escape routes
- Other subjects
- What physical cover is available?
- What contact and cover requirements are required?
-What information must you provide to dispatch in an unknown risk vehicle stop? - -The
location of the stop and the license plate number.
-How would you position your vehicle in an unknown risk vehicle stop? - -- One car length
(5-6 meters)
- Parallel to the subject vehicle and offset three feet to the left
- Wheels turned all the way to the left
,-What are the six basic steps for conducting an unknown risk vehicle stop once the
vehicles have been parked? - -1. Approach the violator's vehicle and take a safe relative
position.
2. Contact and communicate with the violator.
3. Investigate to establish identity, offenses and enforcement action.
4. Take - and explain - any enforcement action.
5. Continue to Assess-Plan-Act throughout the stop.
6. End the encounter in a safe and professional manner.
-Describe tactics for approaching a vehicle in an unknown risk traffic stop? - -- Make sure
you can see into the violator's vehicle.
- Keep engine running.
- Visually inspect and clear the rear seat as you approach.
- Use contact and cover if possible.
- Be alert and flexible
- Consider the vehicle's "threat zones".
-Stay slightly away from the vehicle
- Stand parallel to the vehicle, with your gun side back
- Never position yourself between the violator and the police vehicle
-What are the threat zones associated to a vehicle? - -Danger zone (avoid unless you have
an important reason) and transition zone (behind the center door post)
-What is the proper position for completing a violation ticket and the benefits of this
position? - -Your police vehicle, holding the ticket on the steering wheel, with the license
and registration on the dash. This forces you to observe the violator and gives you
maximum reaction time if you are threatened.
-What is a high-risk vehicle stop? - -A stop where there is reason to believe occupants pose
a danger to the safety of the police or the public.
-What is an unknown-risk vehicle stop? - -Any stop that is not considered a high-risk
vehicle stop.
-Describe 6 occasions when a police officer will conduct a vehicle search. - -1. A vehicle is a
crime scene.
2. A vehicle is abandoned.
3. A vehicle is part of a search incident to lawful arrest.
4. A vehicle is impounded.
5. The officer has consent to search the vehicle.
6. The officer has a warrant to search the vehicle.
-What are some environment, subject, and time and distance factors in vehicle search
situations? - -- Does it present hazards to your safety, the subject or evidence?
- Is there sufficient lighting?
- Continuity of evidence?
,- Is there a safe place for the subject to stay while you search?
- How will you protect evidence from contamination?
- Is the location problematic, or can it be towed to the police department?
- Do you need cover?
- Do you have sufficient resources?
-What are the 7 basic steps for conducting a safe and effective search of a vehicle? - -1.
Consider objective and authority.
2. Plan location and tactics.
3. Contact and control any subjects
4. Position yourself relative to the subject, vehicle and environment.
5. Conduct a systematic search.
6. Continue to Assess-Plan-Act.
7. Conclude the search in a safe and professional manner.
-How can you use contact and cover to enhance officer safety during a vehicle search? - -
Helps to ensure safety and control of a vehicle's occupants by having a second officer act as
cover to guard them. The cover officer can also act as an exhibit officer and log the items
found. After the first officer completes searching the vehicle, the second officer should
begin a secondary search to reduce the chance of overlooking or failing to recognize an
item.
-What is the point when an accused is officially charged with an offence and the name of
the document required? - -A person is officially charged when an information is laid before
a justice. An information is a written statement of declaration made on oath before a justice
by an "informant" who alleges that the person committed an offence.
-What is a Federal Appearance Notice (FAN)? - -Used by a police officer to compel court
appearance without imposing conditions on release. Also compels the person to attend to
be fingerprinted and photographed if they are alleged to have committed an indictable or
dual offence.
-What is an Undertaking (UTA)? - -Attached to a PTA given by a police officer to impose
conditions on release. Enforceable even before charges are laid.
-What is a Recognizance? - -Used by an OIC to release an accused with or without
conditions but requiring them to forfeit a sum of money if they violate the recognizance.
-When would it be appropriate to request a summons for a Federal Offense? - -- When the
offence is a summary conviction offence not found committing.
- There is not flight risk or other urgency and there is some specific reason not to arrest the
accused at the time.
- Only appropriate for first time offenders or very minor offenses.
-When would it be appropriate to request an arrest warrant for a Federal Offense? - --
When you cannot locate the accused to effect an arrest..
, - Reasonable grounds to believe that the arrest is necessary in the public interest.
-When is it appropriate to continue the detention of a suspect for a Federal offence and
how would you articulate this request in your RTCC? - -- When the offence is strictly
indictable, not listed in s 553, and punishable by imprisonment for more than 5 years.
- When continuing the arrest is necessary to ensure that the accused appears for court.
- When continuing the arrest is necessary in the public interest.
-When must an OIC release an accused who satisfies public interest, based on the
classification and punishment of the offence? - -When the offence is strictly indictable and
punishable by more than 5 years.
-What is a Promise to Appear (PTA)? - -Used by a police officer to release an accused
unconditionally with the option of attaching an Undertaking to impose conditions on
release. Also compels a person to attend for fingerprints and photographs.
-How long can a person be held in custody before being brought before a justice of the
peace? - -24 hours
-What is a "show cause" hearing and what are the two types of an order that police and
Crown may seek for a justice at a show cause hearing? - -Police and the Crown will attempt
to show just cause for seeking either the continued detention of the accused in custody or
conditions on release (bail terms). Two orders of release are are Undertakings and
Recognizances.
-When is it appropriate to compel court appearance with a VT? - -A peace officer can write
a VT for any offence under a provincial statute if the offence carries a voluntary penalty.
Does not compel the person's attendance in court, but court attendance is required if they
choose to dispute it. The Offense Act does not require an officer to find committing.
-What is a Provincial Appearance Notice , who can use it, and in what circumstances? - -A
PAN compels the person served to appear in court. It is used to release suspects who are
alleged to have committed provincial offences If the law authorizes police to issue a VT for
an offence, they also have the option of issuing a PAN instead if there are aggravating
factors that make is appropriate for Crown to seek a greater punishment.
-What does "ex parte" mean? - -The person against whom the information is laid is not
present. The judge only hears the information provided by the informant.
-What are the Primary Grounds for keeping the accused in custody? - -To ensure they
attend court.
-What are the Secondary Grounds for keeping the accused in custody? - -For the
protection and safety of the public.
