WISCONSIN PHASE 1 POLICE ACADEMY STUDY GUIDE CORRECT&
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
(Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal - Ans >> Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal - Ans >> Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court? - Ans >> 7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court? - Ans >> 9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - Ans >> The defendant be arrested and
brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - Ans >> Orders the defendant to appear
before the court on a certain date and time
(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the branch of government in Wisconsin. - Ans >> Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court? - Ans >> 10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System? Where are they? -
Ans >> 4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts? - Ans >> 6 years
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,(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court System? - Ans >>
Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases
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,(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court System? -
Ans >> Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System? - Ans >> 1. Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts
(Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are decided by a -judge panel. - Ans >> 3
(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court? - Ans >> No. They rely on the circuit
court record and the written briefs of the litigants to make their decisions
(Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies? - Ans >> -
Use of Force [§66.0511(2)]
- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]
(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies that are required under
certain conditions? - Ans >> - Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]
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, (Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - Ans >> You have some choices about how you will
complete a task, includes words such as may and should.
(Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - Ans >> Tasks you must perform, you have no choice,
includes words such as will and shall.
(Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law enforcement? - Ans >> Written
documents that set forth the expectations for employees in regard to what is to be done in a broad
range of common, foreseeable situations.
(Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - Ans >> It is what is to be done in relation to a particular issue.
Reflects philosophy
(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event of a civil lawsuit from having to pay
your own attorney fees or from paying damages if there is a finding of liability? - Ans >> §895.46
(Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly act outside of the scope of your
authority or are charged with a criminal offense? - Ans >> No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? - Ans >> We are an extension of the
judicial system which tries laws and protects individual rights (ex: right to property and right to defend
oneself)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution created circuit courts to serve as
Wisconsin trial courts? - Ans >> Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation of municipal
courts? - Ans >> Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines the term "Law Enforcement
Officer" - Ans >> 165.85 (2)(C)
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VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025
(Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal - Ans >> Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal - Ans >> Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme Court? - Ans >> 7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court? - Ans >> 9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - Ans >> The defendant be arrested and
brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - Ans >> Orders the defendant to appear
before the court on a certain date and time
(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the branch of government in Wisconsin. - Ans >> Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court? - Ans >> 10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court System? Where are they? -
Ans >> 4 districts in Madison, Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Wausau
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin Circuit Courts? - Ans >> 6 years
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,(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin Court System? - Ans >>
Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil cases
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,(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the Wisconsin Court System? -
Ans >> Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System? - Ans >> 1. Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts
(Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are decided by a -judge panel. - Ans >> 3
(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court? - Ans >> No. They rely on the circuit
court record and the written briefs of the litigants to make their decisions
(Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies? - Ans >> -
Use of Force [§66.0511(2)]
- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]
(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement agencies that are required under
certain conditions? - Ans >> - Privacy in Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]
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, (Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - Ans >> You have some choices about how you will
complete a task, includes words such as may and should.
(Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - Ans >> Tasks you must perform, you have no choice,
includes words such as will and shall.
(Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law enforcement? - Ans >> Written
documents that set forth the expectations for employees in regard to what is to be done in a broad
range of common, foreseeable situations.
(Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - Ans >> It is what is to be done in relation to a particular issue.
Reflects philosophy
(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event of a civil lawsuit from having to pay
your own attorney fees or from paying damages if there is a finding of liability? - Ans >> §895.46
(Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly act outside of the scope of your
authority or are charged with a criminal offense? - Ans >> No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? - Ans >> We are an extension of the
judicial system which tries laws and protects individual rights (ex: right to property and right to defend
oneself)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution created circuit courts to serve as
Wisconsin trial courts? - Ans >> Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized the creation of municipal
courts? - Ans >> Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines the term "Law Enforcement
Officer" - Ans >> 165.85 (2)(C)
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