Chapter 7: Crimes Against Persons
Florida Basic Recruit Law
Enforcement Academy Questions with
Answers Graded A+ 2025-2026 Update.
Abandonment - Answer A situation involving a parent, legal custodian, or caregiver who,
while being able, makes no significant contribution to a child’s care and maintenance or has
failed to establish or maintain a substantial and positive relationship with a child, or both.
Abuse of an Elderly Person - Answer Elderly person or disabled adult the suspect knowingly
or willfully inflicted intentional physical or psychological injury, committed an intentional act
that could reasonably be expected to result in physical or psychological injury, or actively
encouraged another person to commit an act that resulted in or could reasonably have been
expected to result in physical or psychological injury.
Aggravated Assault - Answer Document that the suspect committed all the elements of
assault and in addition, made the assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, or with an
intent to commit a felony.
Aggravated Battery - Answer Intentionally or knowingly caused great bodily harm,
permanent disability, permanent disfigurement to the victim; or used a deadly weapon.
Aggravated Child Abuse - Answer Committed aggravated battery upon a child, willfully
tortured a child, maliciously punished a child, willfully and unlawfully caged a child, or
knowingly or willfully committed child abuse, causing great bodily harm, permanent disability,
or permanent disfigurement.
Algor Mortis - Answer The postmortem cooling of the body
Assault - Answer Involves verbal or non-verbal threats. For example, if someone walks up to
you within striking distance and suddenly raises their fist in a manner that puts you in fear of
being harmed, even if they do not say a word
,Caregiver - Answer A parent, adult household member, or other person who is responsible
for a child s welfare or who might have legal custody of a child
Carjacking - Answer Suspect took the motor vehicle from the victim, intended to
permanently or temporarily deprive the victim of their motor vehicle and took it for their own
or someone else s use, and used force, violence, assault, or placed the victim in fear during the
incident.
Cause of Death - Answer The specific injury or disease that leads to death. While observing
the body, look for obvious or abnormal signs of trauma, such as the presence of blood, cuts,
gashes, or bruising.
Child Abuse - Answer Intentionally inflicting physical or mental injury, committing an
intentional act that could reasonably be expected to result in physical or mental injury, or
actively encouraging another person to commit an act that results in or could reasonably have
been expected to result in physical or mental injury to a child.
Child Domestic Abuse - Answer Occurs when a child commits an act of violence against a
parent, sibling, or other family member living in the home.
Child Neglect - Answer Can result in serious physical or mental injury or a substantial risk of
death to a child younger than 18. It occurs when a caregiver fails to provide food, nutrition,
clothing, shelter, medicine, and medical services essential for the well- being of a child,
regardless of the age.
Child Pornography - Answer Any image depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct and
may include children posing in a lewd and lascivious manner or performing a sexual act.
Coercion - Answer Means the use of exploitation, bribes, threats of force, or intimidation to
gain cooperation or compliance.
Consent - Answer Actively agreeing to do something or giving permission for something to
happen; it is intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent, and does not include submission by
coercion.
Credible Threat - Answer A verbal or non verbal threat, or a combination of the two, that
, communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that
person, and serving no legitimate purpose.
Dating Violence - Answer Violence between people who have or have had a continuing and
significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
Disabled Adult - Answer According to chapter 825, F.S., is a person 18 or older who has a
condition of physical or mental incapacitation due to a developmental disability, organic brain
damage, or mental illness, or who has one or more physical or mental limitations that restrict
the person s ability to perform the normal activities of daily living.
Domestic Battery by Strangulation - Answer A felony battery that is battery against a family
or household member or someone with whom the victim is in a dating relationship. The
primary aggressor knowingly and intentionally impedes the victim's breathing or blood
circulation against their will by applying pressure on the throat or neck, or by blocking the
victim's nose or mouth.
Domestic Violence - Answer As any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery,
sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or
any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by
another family or household member
Elderly Person - Answer According to chapter 825, F.S., is a person 60 or older who has
infirmities of aging as manifested by advanced age or organic brain damage, or other physical,
mental, or emotional dysfunction, to the extent that the ability of the person to provide
adequately for their own care or protection is impaired.
Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult - Answer The suspect knowingly obtained
or used, attempted to obtain or use, or conspired with another to obtain or use the victim s
funds, assets, or property. The intent was to deprive the victim of the use, benefit, or possession
of the funds, assets, or property temporarily or permanently. Doing this benefits someone other
than the victim. The subject can be in a position of trust and confidence or has a business
relationship with the victim. The subject knows or reasonably should know that the victim lacks
the capacity to consent.
False Imprisonment - Answer Document that the suspect forcibly by threat or secretly
confined, abducted, imprisoned, or restrained the victim against their will without lawful
authority.
Florida Basic Recruit Law
Enforcement Academy Questions with
Answers Graded A+ 2025-2026 Update.
Abandonment - Answer A situation involving a parent, legal custodian, or caregiver who,
while being able, makes no significant contribution to a child’s care and maintenance or has
failed to establish or maintain a substantial and positive relationship with a child, or both.
Abuse of an Elderly Person - Answer Elderly person or disabled adult the suspect knowingly
or willfully inflicted intentional physical or psychological injury, committed an intentional act
that could reasonably be expected to result in physical or psychological injury, or actively
encouraged another person to commit an act that resulted in or could reasonably have been
expected to result in physical or psychological injury.
Aggravated Assault - Answer Document that the suspect committed all the elements of
assault and in addition, made the assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, or with an
intent to commit a felony.
Aggravated Battery - Answer Intentionally or knowingly caused great bodily harm,
permanent disability, permanent disfigurement to the victim; or used a deadly weapon.
Aggravated Child Abuse - Answer Committed aggravated battery upon a child, willfully
tortured a child, maliciously punished a child, willfully and unlawfully caged a child, or
knowingly or willfully committed child abuse, causing great bodily harm, permanent disability,
or permanent disfigurement.
Algor Mortis - Answer The postmortem cooling of the body
Assault - Answer Involves verbal or non-verbal threats. For example, if someone walks up to
you within striking distance and suddenly raises their fist in a manner that puts you in fear of
being harmed, even if they do not say a word
,Caregiver - Answer A parent, adult household member, or other person who is responsible
for a child s welfare or who might have legal custody of a child
Carjacking - Answer Suspect took the motor vehicle from the victim, intended to
permanently or temporarily deprive the victim of their motor vehicle and took it for their own
or someone else s use, and used force, violence, assault, or placed the victim in fear during the
incident.
Cause of Death - Answer The specific injury or disease that leads to death. While observing
the body, look for obvious or abnormal signs of trauma, such as the presence of blood, cuts,
gashes, or bruising.
Child Abuse - Answer Intentionally inflicting physical or mental injury, committing an
intentional act that could reasonably be expected to result in physical or mental injury, or
actively encouraging another person to commit an act that results in or could reasonably have
been expected to result in physical or mental injury to a child.
Child Domestic Abuse - Answer Occurs when a child commits an act of violence against a
parent, sibling, or other family member living in the home.
Child Neglect - Answer Can result in serious physical or mental injury or a substantial risk of
death to a child younger than 18. It occurs when a caregiver fails to provide food, nutrition,
clothing, shelter, medicine, and medical services essential for the well- being of a child,
regardless of the age.
Child Pornography - Answer Any image depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct and
may include children posing in a lewd and lascivious manner or performing a sexual act.
Coercion - Answer Means the use of exploitation, bribes, threats of force, or intimidation to
gain cooperation or compliance.
Consent - Answer Actively agreeing to do something or giving permission for something to
happen; it is intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent, and does not include submission by
coercion.
Credible Threat - Answer A verbal or non verbal threat, or a combination of the two, that
, communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that
person, and serving no legitimate purpose.
Dating Violence - Answer Violence between people who have or have had a continuing and
significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
Disabled Adult - Answer According to chapter 825, F.S., is a person 18 or older who has a
condition of physical or mental incapacitation due to a developmental disability, organic brain
damage, or mental illness, or who has one or more physical or mental limitations that restrict
the person s ability to perform the normal activities of daily living.
Domestic Battery by Strangulation - Answer A felony battery that is battery against a family
or household member or someone with whom the victim is in a dating relationship. The
primary aggressor knowingly and intentionally impedes the victim's breathing or blood
circulation against their will by applying pressure on the throat or neck, or by blocking the
victim's nose or mouth.
Domestic Violence - Answer As any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery,
sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or
any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by
another family or household member
Elderly Person - Answer According to chapter 825, F.S., is a person 60 or older who has
infirmities of aging as manifested by advanced age or organic brain damage, or other physical,
mental, or emotional dysfunction, to the extent that the ability of the person to provide
adequately for their own care or protection is impaired.
Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult - Answer The suspect knowingly obtained
or used, attempted to obtain or use, or conspired with another to obtain or use the victim s
funds, assets, or property. The intent was to deprive the victim of the use, benefit, or possession
of the funds, assets, or property temporarily or permanently. Doing this benefits someone other
than the victim. The subject can be in a position of trust and confidence or has a business
relationship with the victim. The subject knows or reasonably should know that the victim lacks
the capacity to consent.
False Imprisonment - Answer Document that the suspect forcibly by threat or secretly
confined, abducted, imprisoned, or restrained the victim against their will without lawful
authority.
