MCJA PHASE II COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Officers must always use a _________ amount of force while attempting to control suspects
or defending themselves.. Answer: Reasonable
● The laws regarding physical force in law enforcement can be found in:. Answer: Title 17-A
§107 and case law
● According to the MARC Curriculum Guide, the key concept in defensive tactics is
__________ of the individual.. Answer: Control
● t/f Officers need to know their agency-specific policy relating to all Use of Force issues
regardless of techniques or procedures in the Mechanics of Restraint and Control Manual..
Answer: True
● According to the MARC Curriculum Guide, 17-A M.R.S. permits an officer to use
non-deadly force to accomplish an arrest or prevent an escape under three conditions:.
Answer: Necessary Legal Reasonable
● Officers are NEVER justified in using defensive tactics to:. Answer: Punish
● "When the law enforcement officer knows that the facts or circumstances would cause an
ordinary and prudent officer to act or think similarly under similar circumstances" is a definition
of:. Answer: Reasonable belief
● Situational Use of Force options is a dynamic process by which an officer assesses, plans,
and responds to situations that threaten public and officer safety. Aspects that are included in
the assessment process include:. Answer: The severity of the crime or suspected offense.
The level and imminence of any threat to the officers or public. The level of resistance and risk
or apparent attempt to flee or escape. The suspect's behavior and individual actions.
● Possible repercussions for an officer who uses excessive force include which of the
following?. Answer: Civil suits. Criminal prosecution. Progressive discipline by the employing
agency.
● When using deadly force, a warning must be given:. Answer: When feasible
, ● A person who displays variant behavior may:. Answer: Have a mental disorder. Be under
the influence of drugs or liquor. Be suicidal.
● Investigating people who display variant behavior includes determining all of the following,
EXCEPT:. Answer: Whether the subject has a particular diagnosis.
● t/f: Officers must treat every threatened or attempted suicide seriously by assessing the
subject and situation, transporting the subject to the emergency department if necessary, and
documenting the incident in a report.. Answer: True
● The laws regarding taking a subject into protective custody require an 18 hour maximum
hold time, delivery to a physician or psychologist, and which of the following: (Select all that
apply.). Answer: -Use of the least restrictive form of transportation. -The subject poses a
threat of harm to self or others. -The subject is unable to care for him/herself.
● A combative subject who is taken into protective custody should be transported by
_______.. Answer: Cruiser or ambulance only.
● t/f: The definition of an incapacitated person is any person who is impaired by reason of
intellectual disability to the extent that he or she lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to
make, communicate or implement responsible decisions concerning his or her person or
property.. Answer: True
● t/f: Under Maine law, law enforcement officers are mandated to report to DHHS if they have
probable cause to suspect that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected or that a
suspicious child death has occurred, or that an incapacitated or dependent adult has been or
is at substantial risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation.. Answer: True
● When interacting with a person exhibiting variant behavior, officers should maintain control,
speak in a calm, soothing voice and be ___________________.. Answer: Non-confrontational
● A person is guilty of causing "unwarranted hospitalization" or causing a "denial of rights" if
he or she willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any person or the denial to any
person of any of the rights accorded to him or her under the law. Unwarranted hospitalization
and causing a denial of rights are ______ crimes.. Answer: Class C
● t/f When transporting a person in protective custody, an officer should consider using the
least restrictive form of transportation.. Answer: True
● Select the statement that is NOT TRUE regarding sexual assault cases.. Answer:
Historically in the U.S., we have been socialized to never blame the victim of a sexual assault.
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● Officers must always use a _________ amount of force while attempting to control suspects
or defending themselves.. Answer: Reasonable
● The laws regarding physical force in law enforcement can be found in:. Answer: Title 17-A
§107 and case law
● According to the MARC Curriculum Guide, the key concept in defensive tactics is
__________ of the individual.. Answer: Control
● t/f Officers need to know their agency-specific policy relating to all Use of Force issues
regardless of techniques or procedures in the Mechanics of Restraint and Control Manual..
Answer: True
● According to the MARC Curriculum Guide, 17-A M.R.S. permits an officer to use
non-deadly force to accomplish an arrest or prevent an escape under three conditions:.
Answer: Necessary Legal Reasonable
● Officers are NEVER justified in using defensive tactics to:. Answer: Punish
● "When the law enforcement officer knows that the facts or circumstances would cause an
ordinary and prudent officer to act or think similarly under similar circumstances" is a definition
of:. Answer: Reasonable belief
● Situational Use of Force options is a dynamic process by which an officer assesses, plans,
and responds to situations that threaten public and officer safety. Aspects that are included in
the assessment process include:. Answer: The severity of the crime or suspected offense.
The level and imminence of any threat to the officers or public. The level of resistance and risk
or apparent attempt to flee or escape. The suspect's behavior and individual actions.
● Possible repercussions for an officer who uses excessive force include which of the
following?. Answer: Civil suits. Criminal prosecution. Progressive discipline by the employing
agency.
● When using deadly force, a warning must be given:. Answer: When feasible
, ● A person who displays variant behavior may:. Answer: Have a mental disorder. Be under
the influence of drugs or liquor. Be suicidal.
● Investigating people who display variant behavior includes determining all of the following,
EXCEPT:. Answer: Whether the subject has a particular diagnosis.
● t/f: Officers must treat every threatened or attempted suicide seriously by assessing the
subject and situation, transporting the subject to the emergency department if necessary, and
documenting the incident in a report.. Answer: True
● The laws regarding taking a subject into protective custody require an 18 hour maximum
hold time, delivery to a physician or psychologist, and which of the following: (Select all that
apply.). Answer: -Use of the least restrictive form of transportation. -The subject poses a
threat of harm to self or others. -The subject is unable to care for him/herself.
● A combative subject who is taken into protective custody should be transported by
_______.. Answer: Cruiser or ambulance only.
● t/f: The definition of an incapacitated person is any person who is impaired by reason of
intellectual disability to the extent that he or she lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to
make, communicate or implement responsible decisions concerning his or her person or
property.. Answer: True
● t/f: Under Maine law, law enforcement officers are mandated to report to DHHS if they have
probable cause to suspect that a child has been or is likely to be abused or neglected or that a
suspicious child death has occurred, or that an incapacitated or dependent adult has been or
is at substantial risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation.. Answer: True
● When interacting with a person exhibiting variant behavior, officers should maintain control,
speak in a calm, soothing voice and be ___________________.. Answer: Non-confrontational
● A person is guilty of causing "unwarranted hospitalization" or causing a "denial of rights" if
he or she willfully causes the unwarranted hospitalization of any person or the denial to any
person of any of the rights accorded to him or her under the law. Unwarranted hospitalization
and causing a denial of rights are ______ crimes.. Answer: Class C
● t/f When transporting a person in protective custody, an officer should consider using the
least restrictive form of transportation.. Answer: True
● Select the statement that is NOT TRUE regarding sexual assault cases.. Answer:
Historically in the U.S., we have been socialized to never blame the victim of a sexual assault.
