9/10/25, 12:51 PM Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin)
Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin) COMPREHENSION
LATEST 2025-2026 (NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
BANK) COMPLETE ACCURATE QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Pros: Community and police involvement and teamwork.
What are the pros and cons
in Chicago Alternative
Cons: cost and data showed ineffective
Policing Strategy (CAPS)?
Civil law: 2 independent parties, preponderance of evidence.
What is the difference
between civil law vs
Criminal law: Gov vs Party, beyond reasonable doubt
criminal law?
How many appellate districts 4 districts
(State) in WI?
Where do you go if your Chicago
federal case goes to
Appeals?
Police officers file a Written statement listing essential facts of the offense
complaint. What is a and a statement outlining they believe the defendant
complaint? committed the crime
The judge review the Probable Cause
complaint and determines
if there is
Discretionary: you have some choices about how you
will complete a task, includes may and should.
What is a discretionary
policy vs a ministerial
Ministerial: tasks you must perform, you have no
policy?
choice- policy includes will and shall
How do you become a Elected
municipal judge?
5,000
How large does a
municipality have to be to
Partner with another
get a police dept?
agency Create your
own
What are the options?
Contract services with another department
/ 1/20
,9/10/25, 12:51 PM Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin)
Why are we called Guardian We defend the rights guarded to the people of the Constitution
of Rights?
Develop relationships between police
and the community Proactive problem
solving
Define Community Oriented
Policing Develop
Solutions
How it is
used Build
relationship
s
Work with stakeholders to find solutions
Scanning: Define the problem
Identify neighborhood crime and
disorder problems Ex: Quality of life
issues, traffic safety, Vandalism, Theft
Obtain input from the community
Organize the information Determine the
priority of the call
What does SARA stand
for and how does it
work? Analyze: People involved, specific
locations, and root causes Understand
the conditions
Respond: Implement a response to fight
the problems Develop and implement
solutions
Know what you are going to do when
you face problems
Assessment: Assess results: Working?
Changes? How did it work?
/ 2/20
, 9/10/25, 12:51 PM Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin)
A system to identify underlying crime problems and
develop strategies that prevent and reduce crime
What is Problem Oriented
Driven by analysis
Policing and what are the
problems associated with it?
Problems: lack of people with adequate training,
significant cost, lack of commitment, Falsely raising the
public's expectations of Law Enforcement
Minor crimes like broken windows makes a
What it the Broken Windows
Theory? neighborhood look unkept allowing more serious crime
to move in
What are the 4 basic Atmosphere, sender→ message → receiver
elements of
communication?
What is O.I.R.? opening information resolution
It is expected that a law Ethical, legal, professional and bound by policy
enforcement officer
decision are
Anchoring: mind gives disproportionate weight
to first info it receives The Status Quo: stay
with what seems familiar/least change
What are the pitfalls/traps in
The Justify-Past-Actions: if you've already made
decision making? And what
decision it's hard to go back and change
do they mean...
Inferences and Assumptions: Inference - drawing
conclusion based on interpretation of assumptions.
Assumptions - subconscious belief taken for granted
Vagueness and Ambiguity: ambiguity two
meanings that make sense Opinion versus
Fact:
/ 3/20
Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin) COMPREHENSION
LATEST 2025-2026 (NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
BANK) COMPLETE ACCURATE QUIZZES WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Pros: Community and police involvement and teamwork.
What are the pros and cons
in Chicago Alternative
Cons: cost and data showed ineffective
Policing Strategy (CAPS)?
Civil law: 2 independent parties, preponderance of evidence.
What is the difference
between civil law vs
Criminal law: Gov vs Party, beyond reasonable doubt
criminal law?
How many appellate districts 4 districts
(State) in WI?
Where do you go if your Chicago
federal case goes to
Appeals?
Police officers file a Written statement listing essential facts of the offense
complaint. What is a and a statement outlining they believe the defendant
complaint? committed the crime
The judge review the Probable Cause
complaint and determines
if there is
Discretionary: you have some choices about how you
will complete a task, includes may and should.
What is a discretionary
policy vs a ministerial
Ministerial: tasks you must perform, you have no
policy?
choice- policy includes will and shall
How do you become a Elected
municipal judge?
5,000
How large does a
municipality have to be to
Partner with another
get a police dept?
agency Create your
own
What are the options?
Contract services with another department
/ 1/20
,9/10/25, 12:51 PM Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin)
Why are we called Guardian We defend the rights guarded to the people of the Constitution
of Rights?
Develop relationships between police
and the community Proactive problem
solving
Define Community Oriented
Policing Develop
Solutions
How it is
used Build
relationship
s
Work with stakeholders to find solutions
Scanning: Define the problem
Identify neighborhood crime and
disorder problems Ex: Quality of life
issues, traffic safety, Vandalism, Theft
Obtain input from the community
Organize the information Determine the
priority of the call
What does SARA stand
for and how does it
work? Analyze: People involved, specific
locations, and root causes Understand
the conditions
Respond: Implement a response to fight
the problems Develop and implement
solutions
Know what you are going to do when
you face problems
Assessment: Assess results: Working?
Changes? How did it work?
/ 2/20
, 9/10/25, 12:51 PM Phase 1 Exam-- 720 Academy (Wisconsin)
A system to identify underlying crime problems and
develop strategies that prevent and reduce crime
What is Problem Oriented
Driven by analysis
Policing and what are the
problems associated with it?
Problems: lack of people with adequate training,
significant cost, lack of commitment, Falsely raising the
public's expectations of Law Enforcement
Minor crimes like broken windows makes a
What it the Broken Windows
Theory? neighborhood look unkept allowing more serious crime
to move in
What are the 4 basic Atmosphere, sender→ message → receiver
elements of
communication?
What is O.I.R.? opening information resolution
It is expected that a law Ethical, legal, professional and bound by policy
enforcement officer
decision are
Anchoring: mind gives disproportionate weight
to first info it receives The Status Quo: stay
with what seems familiar/least change
What are the pitfalls/traps in
The Justify-Past-Actions: if you've already made
decision making? And what
decision it's hard to go back and change
do they mean...
Inferences and Assumptions: Inference - drawing
conclusion based on interpretation of assumptions.
Assumptions - subconscious belief taken for granted
Vagueness and Ambiguity: ambiguity two
meanings that make sense Opinion versus
Fact:
/ 3/20
