CO Post Practice Exam- Review.
Questions with Correct Verified
Answers. Latest Edition 2025-2026.
Graded A
"Date started", means what - ANS Date report was started.
4th degree arson is - ANS Endangering a building or person.
80% of all convictions come from - ANS Plea bargaining.
A bullet will leave a - ANS Small entry hole and larger cone shaped exit
hole.
A common error in collecting evidence is - ANSNot collecting enough of the
sample for comparison by the prosecution and the defense.
A crowd of people making very loud noise will appear to be? - ANSSize
perception will be affected by sound. For example, an attacker who is
shouting at the same time is more frightening than a similar attacker who is
silent. The person making the noise will appear to be larger, and numbers
of people will appear greater when they are making loud and menacing
noises. (Police Field Operations, Chapter 3, page 84)
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,A drunk driver hits a drunk pedestrian and kills him, what is the charge -
ANSVehicular Homicide.
A group of individuals is tubing down a river; the group comes on ground
that is private property, what is the charge - ANS3rd degree criminal
trespass.
A person breaks into a home, the owner confronts the suspect with a gun,
the suspect says "I won't hurt you and I'm leaving now". The owner shoots
and kills the suspect. Is this a valid defense under the make my day law -
ANSNo, because the burglar posed no threat to the owner.
A person commits vehicular assault when - ANSHe drives recklessly and
someone other than the driver suffers serious bodily injury.
A person is in the hospital from an assault and is dying, you should -
ANSSeek a dying declaration from the victim that will aid in identification
and prosecution of the killer.
A person jumps a fence surrounding a residence and steals a dog. What is
the most appropriate criminal charge - ANS2nd degree burglary (because it
fits the definition of an "occupied structure")
A police officer discovering a body can best determine death by? -
ANSLooking at the victim's eyes (constricted pupils or thickness of eyelids).
A police officer should always obey the law: - ANSOn or off duty.
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,A police report should be simple, brief, factual, to the point and: -
ANSDescriptive. (Police Field Operations, page 157)
A reliable informant gives police information about computer crime going on
in a certain computer office. - ANSThe informant describes the office for the
police. The police obtain a warrant for the computer office. The warrant
obtained will be: Not over broad because the informant only gave police a
general description of the computer office.
A suspect is arrested by officers in the driveway of his home for possession
of narcotics. The officers then search the inside of the suspect's home and
recover more drugs. Is the search of the home legal? - ANSNo. There was
no available theory for such a search.
A victim is entitled to information regarding - ANSInformation about charges
filed when suspect has been arrested.
After a victim has been sexually assaulted, why is it hard to investigate -
ANSSensitive nature of the offense. Social attitudes of the offense.Victims
horror/embarrassment.
Aggravated robbery is - ANSSame as above but use of a deadly weapon is
used or injury to the victim.
An attorney paid by the government to defend a person without money to
defend himself is a - ANSA public defender.
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, An individual poisons a certain number of bottles of medication in a store.
He says that he will tell which bottles are poisoned for money, what's the
charge - ANSAggravated extortion.
An issue with child neglect is - ANSFailure to provide education.
An officer can make an arrest when: - ANSIf the suspect is in a public place
and there is no time to get a warrant. (Other options make reference to
reasonable grounds/reasonable suspicion and arresting someone in their
own home under non-emergency situations). ALL ARRESTS require
probable cause. (Colorado Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook, 2-50, 2-51)
An officer commits a negative (negligent) tort when he does what -
ANSNegligently (accident, omission, error) fails to act which results in an
injury.
An officer finds a dead body in an alley, and removes the driver's license. Is
the license a proper method for making a positive identification? - ANSNo.
Personal effects found on a victim assist in identification but they may not
belong to the deceased. The most positive identification is by fingerprint of
DNA analysis. (Criminal Investigations, 4th Ed., page 428)
An officer has a duty to assist a repossessor of property (like a car) when: -
ANSThe repossessor has a coun order. (Colorado Peace Officer 's Legal
Sourcebook, page 15-4)
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Questions with Correct Verified
Answers. Latest Edition 2025-2026.
Graded A
"Date started", means what - ANS Date report was started.
4th degree arson is - ANS Endangering a building or person.
80% of all convictions come from - ANS Plea bargaining.
A bullet will leave a - ANS Small entry hole and larger cone shaped exit
hole.
A common error in collecting evidence is - ANSNot collecting enough of the
sample for comparison by the prosecution and the defense.
A crowd of people making very loud noise will appear to be? - ANSSize
perception will be affected by sound. For example, an attacker who is
shouting at the same time is more frightening than a similar attacker who is
silent. The person making the noise will appear to be larger, and numbers
of people will appear greater when they are making loud and menacing
noises. (Police Field Operations, Chapter 3, page 84)
1
,A drunk driver hits a drunk pedestrian and kills him, what is the charge -
ANSVehicular Homicide.
A group of individuals is tubing down a river; the group comes on ground
that is private property, what is the charge - ANS3rd degree criminal
trespass.
A person breaks into a home, the owner confronts the suspect with a gun,
the suspect says "I won't hurt you and I'm leaving now". The owner shoots
and kills the suspect. Is this a valid defense under the make my day law -
ANSNo, because the burglar posed no threat to the owner.
A person commits vehicular assault when - ANSHe drives recklessly and
someone other than the driver suffers serious bodily injury.
A person is in the hospital from an assault and is dying, you should -
ANSSeek a dying declaration from the victim that will aid in identification
and prosecution of the killer.
A person jumps a fence surrounding a residence and steals a dog. What is
the most appropriate criminal charge - ANS2nd degree burglary (because it
fits the definition of an "occupied structure")
A police officer discovering a body can best determine death by? -
ANSLooking at the victim's eyes (constricted pupils or thickness of eyelids).
A police officer should always obey the law: - ANSOn or off duty.
2
,A police report should be simple, brief, factual, to the point and: -
ANSDescriptive. (Police Field Operations, page 157)
A reliable informant gives police information about computer crime going on
in a certain computer office. - ANSThe informant describes the office for the
police. The police obtain a warrant for the computer office. The warrant
obtained will be: Not over broad because the informant only gave police a
general description of the computer office.
A suspect is arrested by officers in the driveway of his home for possession
of narcotics. The officers then search the inside of the suspect's home and
recover more drugs. Is the search of the home legal? - ANSNo. There was
no available theory for such a search.
A victim is entitled to information regarding - ANSInformation about charges
filed when suspect has been arrested.
After a victim has been sexually assaulted, why is it hard to investigate -
ANSSensitive nature of the offense. Social attitudes of the offense.Victims
horror/embarrassment.
Aggravated robbery is - ANSSame as above but use of a deadly weapon is
used or injury to the victim.
An attorney paid by the government to defend a person without money to
defend himself is a - ANSA public defender.
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, An individual poisons a certain number of bottles of medication in a store.
He says that he will tell which bottles are poisoned for money, what's the
charge - ANSAggravated extortion.
An issue with child neglect is - ANSFailure to provide education.
An officer can make an arrest when: - ANSIf the suspect is in a public place
and there is no time to get a warrant. (Other options make reference to
reasonable grounds/reasonable suspicion and arresting someone in their
own home under non-emergency situations). ALL ARRESTS require
probable cause. (Colorado Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook, 2-50, 2-51)
An officer commits a negative (negligent) tort when he does what -
ANSNegligently (accident, omission, error) fails to act which results in an
injury.
An officer finds a dead body in an alley, and removes the driver's license. Is
the license a proper method for making a positive identification? - ANSNo.
Personal effects found on a victim assist in identification but they may not
belong to the deceased. The most positive identification is by fingerprint of
DNA analysis. (Criminal Investigations, 4th Ed., page 428)
An officer has a duty to assist a repossessor of property (like a car) when: -
ANSThe repossessor has a coun order. (Colorado Peace Officer 's Legal
Sourcebook, page 15-4)
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