WISCONSIN LE ACADEMY PHASE 5 SAMPLE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100%
VERIFIED
The first contact with the violator during a traffic stop should be
Introduction, reason for stop, identifying driver/occupants, threat assessment
When would an officer use an approach contact, meaning that the officer
would get out of his or her squad and walk up to the subject vehicle to talk to
the driver?
When tactical evaluation and threat assessment indicate you can approach safely
Assuming that a person has been lawfully stopped for temporary questioning,
a police officer may frisk or pat down that person:
Only if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the subject has a weapon and they
have specific and articulable facts that point to it.
A burglary suspect, with no apparent weapons, attacks an officer who is
attempting to arrest him. What is the officer allowed to do to make an arrest?
The officer may use force that they perceive as objectively reasonable to achieve
and maintain control to make a lawful arrest.
A search warrant must be executed no more than ______ after that date of
issuance?
5 days
Officers have a search warrant for the home of James Otto, the warrant
authorizes the officers to search for 2 stolen diamond rings, during the search
one of the officers recognizes a tv that had been stolen last week from another
residence. What about the tv?
Can take the TV, does not have to be specified in warrant if it is in plain view.
Officers go to John Smith's house to question him about a burglary. He's not
home but his wife is. They ask the wife if they can search the house. Is it ok to
search if the wife gives consent?
Consent is valid to search all areas the two share - unless husband arrives and says
no.
, Foot patrol, come across one of your regulars, usually he is pleasant and does
as you ask, but this time you had to use force to get him controlled. What
happened?
He may have been going through a crisis or you presumed compliance - got lazy
Define hallucination
Auditory or visual stimuli that holds no basis in reality
Define delusion
An idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being
contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument
Is a motorist assist considered a vehicle contact?
Yes
You may search a vehicle if you have probable cause to
believe the vehicle contains evidence of a crime
If you make an investigative stop and you believe that you or someone else is
in danger, what can you do?
Frisk the vehicle
When conducting a search of a vehicle there is no set rule for how to search a
vehicle. However, to ensure you do not miss anything - what should you do?
Conduct search slowly and systematically, starting in the driver's compartment.
During approach considerations phase of a vehicle contact, it is important for
an officer to conduct a tactical evaluation. The main goal of doing so is
To assess for potential threats and officer subject factors
What should you do if at any time your threat assessment indicates an
approach contact is not wise?
Disengage or escalate to a non-approach or high risk contact
If you notice a violation and want to initiate a traffic stop but find the current
location is not ideal for a traffic stop, you should
Wait to initiate until safe or ideal to do so
When completing paperwork in a squad care, following contact with a subject
during an approach vehicle contact, an officer should hold the paperwork
Above the steering wheel, allowing line of sight to vehicle
If an officer discovers evidence of a crime during a lawful inventory, the
doctrine which allows the officer to seize the evidence is
Plain View Doctrine
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 100%
VERIFIED
The first contact with the violator during a traffic stop should be
Introduction, reason for stop, identifying driver/occupants, threat assessment
When would an officer use an approach contact, meaning that the officer
would get out of his or her squad and walk up to the subject vehicle to talk to
the driver?
When tactical evaluation and threat assessment indicate you can approach safely
Assuming that a person has been lawfully stopped for temporary questioning,
a police officer may frisk or pat down that person:
Only if the officer has reasonable suspicion that the subject has a weapon and they
have specific and articulable facts that point to it.
A burglary suspect, with no apparent weapons, attacks an officer who is
attempting to arrest him. What is the officer allowed to do to make an arrest?
The officer may use force that they perceive as objectively reasonable to achieve
and maintain control to make a lawful arrest.
A search warrant must be executed no more than ______ after that date of
issuance?
5 days
Officers have a search warrant for the home of James Otto, the warrant
authorizes the officers to search for 2 stolen diamond rings, during the search
one of the officers recognizes a tv that had been stolen last week from another
residence. What about the tv?
Can take the TV, does not have to be specified in warrant if it is in plain view.
Officers go to John Smith's house to question him about a burglary. He's not
home but his wife is. They ask the wife if they can search the house. Is it ok to
search if the wife gives consent?
Consent is valid to search all areas the two share - unless husband arrives and says
no.
, Foot patrol, come across one of your regulars, usually he is pleasant and does
as you ask, but this time you had to use force to get him controlled. What
happened?
He may have been going through a crisis or you presumed compliance - got lazy
Define hallucination
Auditory or visual stimuli that holds no basis in reality
Define delusion
An idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being
contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality or rational argument
Is a motorist assist considered a vehicle contact?
Yes
You may search a vehicle if you have probable cause to
believe the vehicle contains evidence of a crime
If you make an investigative stop and you believe that you or someone else is
in danger, what can you do?
Frisk the vehicle
When conducting a search of a vehicle there is no set rule for how to search a
vehicle. However, to ensure you do not miss anything - what should you do?
Conduct search slowly and systematically, starting in the driver's compartment.
During approach considerations phase of a vehicle contact, it is important for
an officer to conduct a tactical evaluation. The main goal of doing so is
To assess for potential threats and officer subject factors
What should you do if at any time your threat assessment indicates an
approach contact is not wise?
Disengage or escalate to a non-approach or high risk contact
If you notice a violation and want to initiate a traffic stop but find the current
location is not ideal for a traffic stop, you should
Wait to initiate until safe or ideal to do so
When completing paperwork in a squad care, following contact with a subject
during an approach vehicle contact, an officer should hold the paperwork
Above the steering wheel, allowing line of sight to vehicle
If an officer discovers evidence of a crime during a lawful inventory, the
doctrine which allows the officer to seize the evidence is
Plain View Doctrine
