2024 Qrt Questions Flashcards
- You are on patrol when you observe a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. You conduct an enforcement stop on the vehicle and contact the driver. While speaking to the driver you notice the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from within the vehicle and observe an open container of alcohol in the cup holder. You ask the driver to exit the vehicle and perform a series of Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs). After completing the
FSTs, you do not believe the driver is impaired. Do you have probable cause to search the passenger compartment of the vehicle after observing an open container of alcohol?
a) Yes, you have probable cause to search for more open alcoholic beverage containers.
b) No, you do not have enough probable cause to search the vehicle.
c) No, once you have located the source of the odor of alcohol, you cannot search any further.
a) Yes, you have probable cause to search for more open alcoholic beverage containers.
- You and your partner are sweeping your assigned beat at the beginning of your shift. You begin conducting registration checks on vehicles driving in the lanes next you. You observe a vehicle with 2024 registration tags; however, when you conduct the
registration check, it returns expired in 2020. You conduct an enforcement stop on the vehicle and take proper enforcement action. Did you violate the driver’s Fourth Amendment rights by conducting a registration check without probable cause?
a) Yes, you must have reasonable suspicion or probable cause to conduct registration checks on vehicles.
b) No, you do not need reasonable suspicion or probable cause to conduct registration checks on vehicles traveling on public roadways.
c) The vehicle must be stopped for another violation other than registration.
d) You can stop the vehicle; however, you shall not take any enforcement action.
b) No, you do not need reasonable suspicion or probable cause to conduct registration checks on vehicles traveling on public roadways.
- You conduct an enforcement stop on a vehicle after observing a seatbelt violation. The driver happened to be in front of their residence and legally parked the car along the curb. You obtain the driver’s license and learn they are subject to an outstanding arrest warrant. You arrest the driver and store the vehicle pursuant to 22651(h) VC and inventory its contents prior to towing. While conducting the inventory, you locate a loaded handgun and a large quantity of narcotics in the trunk of the vehicle. Was the inventory lawful?
a) No, the inventory was not lawful. The vehicle could not be stored pursuant to 22651(h) VC as there was no community caretaking function.
b) Yes, the inventory was legal because officers can tow/impound any vehicle when someone is arrested.
c) The inventory would be lawful if a supervisor approved the storage.
d) A lawful inventory in this scenario would apply only if the vehicle was in a driveway.
a) No, the inventory was not lawful. The vehicle could not be stored pursuant to 22651(h) VC as there was no community caretaking function.
- Per General Order 100.91, Search and Seizure Policy, which of the following is not a requirement in order to conduct a consent search.
a) Consent must be granted freely and voluntarily.
b) The person granting consent must have standing over the items to be searched.
c) The scope or limitation of the search must be defined and cannot be exceeded by the officer.
d) The person granting consent has the right and the ability to withdraw consent at any time.
e) The consent search must be witnessed by a second uniformed employee.
e) The consent search must be witnessed by a second uniformed employee.
- You receive a call of a pedestrian standing in the gore point of a freeway on-ramp. Upon your arrival at the scene, you contact the pedestrian, who is standing in the gore point and has a shopping cart full of what they tell you is their property. You advise the pedestrian that they are not allowed to be on the freeway and that you will assist them off the freeway. The pedestrian tells you they are not going to leave and that they believe you are an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency. The pedestrian fails to comply with your repeated direction to exit the freeway. You decide to take the
pedestrian into custody and tell them to turn around and place their hands on their head. The pedestrian stares at you and does not move. What level of force are you justified using to take the pedestrian into custody?
a) Intermediate Force
b) Nondeadly Force
c) Deadly Force
b) Nondeadly Force
- The discharge of a firearm at a wrong-way, high speed, reckless driver or vehicle solely on the assumption that other persons may be injured or killed unless the driving act is terminated .
a) May be authorized.
b) Is authorized.
c) Is not authorized.
d) Requires supervisor approval.
c) Is not authorized.
- How many primary types of departmentally approved control holds are there? From which position can an entry into a control hold be made?
a) Four, and from the strong side.
b) Two, and achieved from almost any position (facing, side, and rear).
c) One, and achieved from almost any position (facing, side and rear).
d) Two, and from either the weak side or strong side.
b) Two, and achieved from almost any position (facing, side, and rear).
- You arrest a suspect who is extremely combative, flailing and kicking while in handcuffs. To prevent injury to the suspect and officer, you apply the nylon leg restraint. You are solo in your patrol vehicle; where do you place the suspect in the patrol vehicle?
a) Place the suspect in a prone position with their head turned toward the rear of the patrol vehicle.
b) Place the suspect in a prone position with their head turned toward the front of the patrol vehicle.
c) Place the suspect on their side, in a position that allows you to continuously observe and closely monitor the suspect for any possible complications (e.g., breathing problems).
d) None of the above.
c) Place the suspect on their side, in a position that allows you to continuously observe and closely monitor the suspect for any possible complications (e.g., breathing problems).
- You make an enforcement stop on a vehicle for a moving violation. During your enforcement stop you discover the driver has an outstanding felony warrant. You have the suspect exit the vehicle and you observe they are wearing a short skirt. You use the appropriate arrest and control technique to put them in handcuffs and begin the search. In this situation, would it be appropriate to perform the groin rake?
a) No
b) Yes
a) No
- While on patrol conducting Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR) speed enforcement, you observe a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. You visually estimate the vehicle’s speed to be approximately 90 mph. Using the RADAR, you confirm the vehicle’s speed is approximately 92 mph. You position your patrol vehicle behind the suspect vehicle and activate your patrol vehicle’s forward-facing emergency lights and siren. The vehicle fails to yield as it accelerates at a high rate of speed. You make the decision to pursue the suspect vehicle and advise dispatch of the pursuit.
After evading for several miles, the suspect vehicle exits the freeway and enters city streets. What is the most appropriate method to maneuver through intersections?
a) Follow the suspect vehicle as closely as possible.
b) Look left, to the front, then proceed.
c) Look left, front, right, then left again before proceeding. Make eye contact with other drivers or pedestrians at the intersection who appear to be yielding the right-of-way. Be prepared to stop if necessary.
d) Proceed through the intersections. The motoring public will always yield to your patrol vehicle’s lights and siren.
c) Look left, front, right, then left again before proceeding. Make eye contact with other drivers or pedestrians at the intersection who appear to be yielding the right-of-way. Be prepared to stop if necessary.
- You are working an unincorporated portion of your assigned beat when you receive a call from dispatch advising you of a broken window at the local DMV. You respond and arrive on scene to discover that a window near the entrance has been broken. You contact the DMV employee waiting outside of the entrance. The DMV employee
informs you that an unknown individual was sleeping in the bushes outside of the DMV. When the individual was asked to leave, they picked up a rock and threw it at the window. The DMV employee advises that the individual then fled the scene on foot.
What is the appropriate documentation for this incident?
a) CHP 216 and STD. 99
b) CHP 202 and STD. 99
c) CHP 216 and CHP 246
d) CHP 271 and STD. 99
d) CHP 271 and STD. 99
- While on patrol, you are dispatched to a call of an 11-25 vehicle blocking the northbound lane of a rural state highway. After stopping northbound traffic, you position the patrol vehicle behind the disabled vehicle. Utilizing the push-bumpers, you push the vehicle to a wide right shoulder of the highway. Once safely on the shoulder, you ask the driver what happened. The driver relates they ran out of gas and tell you they already requested a tow truck which should arrive within 15 minutes. You ask the driver if they would like you to wait with them until the tow truck arrives. They state they are fine and you don’t need to stay with them. You leave the scene and continue patrolling. Was a special relationship established?
a) Yes. Since you utilized your patrol vehicle’s push bumpers, you created a special relationship.
b) No, you did not establish a special relationship.
c) Yes. Although you did not place them in peril or increase their harm, you did contact the party, move the vehicle from the lane to the shoulder, thus creating a special relationship.
b) No, you did not establish a special relationship.
- When nonconsensual blood draws are conducted at an Area office or a CHP facility, only Safety Restraint Chairs (SRCs) approved by the Department shall be utilized, with limited exceptions. If an officer forms the opinion that utilizing the SRC would cause the subject to become combative, the officer seek approval from a Sergeant or OIC to not utilize the SRC.
a) Should
b) Shall
- When nonconsensual blood draws are conducted at an Area office or a CHP facility, only Safety Restraint Chairs (SRCs) approved by the Department shall be utilized, with limited exceptions. If an officer forms the opinion that utilizing the SRC would cause the subject to become combative, the officer seek approval from a Sergeant or OIC to not utilize the SRC.
a) Should
b) Shall
- When booking evidence or property, when is the blue sensitive item serialized tape required to be used?
a) At all times.
b) When the items are associated with a felony crime.
c) When the items are controlled substances.
d) When the items are controlled substances or money.
a) When the items are controlled substances or money.
- When demonstrators link themselves together or physically resist arrest by bringing their arms and legs close to their body, they must sometimes be separated by applying a pressure point stimulus for distraction before a control hold can be applied. A pressure point stimulus produces a slight but sudden degree of controlled pain which diverts the subject’s attention to the pressure point and away from the strength of their arms. At that instant, the officer or partner officer can pull the subject’s arm free and apply a control hold. Which of the following is not an approved technique.
a) Mastoid Nerve Distraction
b) Salivary Gland Distraction
c) Sternum Distraction
d) Rib Distraction
e) Thumb Grip Distraction
a) Mastoid Nerve Distraction
- Under most circumstances, the rear amber flashing lights be activated prior to the front red light. Turn signals be used in conjunction with the rear amber lights to provide an indication of intended patrol car direction.
a) Shall, shall
b) Should, shall
c) Should, should
d) Shall, should
c) Should, should
- You and your partner are working your assigned graveyard beat monitoring radio traffic while traveling down a two-lane highway. A neighboring Area broadcasts reports from a 9-1-1 call of a black Ram pickup which ran the caller off the road. The caller
provided the truck’s license plate number, location, and time of the incident. Approximately 18 minutes later you observe the pickup traveling in the opposite direction. It takes you approximately five minutes to safely make a U-turn and catch up to the pickup. You confirm the license plate matches the 9-1-1 call and make an
enforcement stop. You determine the driver was hauling 30 pounds of marijuana in the bed of the truck. Was this detention of the black Ram pickup lawful?
a) Yes. Even without the officer personally observing indicia of impaired driving, the 9-1-1 call was sufficient to provide reasonable suspicion that the driver had committed a traffic offense in running another vehicle off the road.
b) No. You did not observe any reasonable suspicion that the driver had committed a traffic offense and the enforcement stop of the vehicle was unlawful.
c) Yes. You are the California Highway Patrol.
d) No. A 9-1-1 call does not constitute reasonable suspicion for a detention.
a) Yes. Even without the officer personally observing indicia of impaired driving, the 9-1-1 call was sufficient to provide reasonable suspicion that the driver had committed a traffic offense in running another vehicle off the road.
- Officers are directed to form crowd control formations through the use of both visual and verbal commands. Since noise generated by crowds may impede the use of verbal commands, officers should look to the unit leader for visual commands which will dictate the desired formation. Both visual and verbal commands are divided into two parts: the command of preparation and the command of execution. The unit leader will issue a verbal command of preparation to the unit by loudly shouting the unit to be addressed (e.g., “Squad 1!”), and the entire unit will respond in acknowledgment by repeating?
a) “Go ahead.”
b) “Copy all.”
c) The Division they are from.
d) “Squad 1.”
a) “Squad 1.”
- You are headed to lunch with your beat partners when you are dispatched to a multi-vehicle crash on an unincorporated street. You arrive on scene and observe three clearly injured drivers standing next to their respective vehicles. You begin to interview each one and you notice a slight odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from one of the involved drivers. You conduct Field Sobriety Tests, determine the driver is under the
influence and place them under arrest. The other drivers are treated for their injuries and leave the scene. Your beat partners tell you to hurry so you can meet them for lunch. You ask the in-custody if they would like to be treated for the cut to their eyebrow, sustained in the crash. The in-custody states that they are fine and don’t need to see a doctor. You transport your in-custody straight to the jail, complete your booking as quickly as you can, and meet your beat partners for lunch. Two hours later, the office receives a call from the jail advising that the in-custody was transported to the hospital and is in critical condition with a possible brain bleed. Was there anything more that should have been done?
a) No. You completed your investigation, arrested the impaired driver, and offered treatment. The subject stated they did not want any care and they were placed in the care of another agency.
b) Yes. You established a special relationship. When you place someone into custody, you create a special relationship and are required to ensure all avenues of care have been completed.
b) Yes. You established a special relationship. When you place someone into custody, you create a special relationship and are required to ensure all avenues of care have been completed.
- You are working swing shift in an unincorporated major metropolitan area and your shift is short staffed. You’re working a very time-consuming, multi-vehicle crash when you receive a call of a subject wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with black pants, agitating customers in front of a business. The reporting party referred to the suspect’s cognitive problems and linked them to a nearby homeless camp. You are familiar with the business which is located in a high-crime area with heavy with foot traffic. Two hours later you clear your crash and respond to the business. You locate an individual sitting 80 yards away from the business, matching the description given by dispatch. You attempt to speak with the individual and ascertain their identity, but they refuse to talk with you and begin to walk away. You detain the subject, perform a preliminary frisk for weapons, and locate and remove a knife. While doing so, you observe a credit card with the suspect’s name on it. You perform a records check on the name which returns with informal searchable probation. You then perform a standing search and locate cocaine. Was this detention lawful?
a) No. The circumstances do not justify a detention and preliminary frisk.
b) Yes. The circumstances justify a detention and preliminary frisk.
c) Yes. Your hunch was enough to make that detention lawful.
a) No. The circumstances do not justify a detention and preliminary frisk.
- When officers are involved in or witness an incident in which they believe excessive force is currently or may have been used by________, they __________ take immediate action to stop the excessive force.
a) another CHP employee, should
b) any peace officer, shall
c) any peace officer, should
d) another CHP employee, shall
b) any peace officer, shall
- You are investigating a felony hit-and-run crash. The passenger of the suspect vehicle gives you the identity of the driver who fled the scene on foot. After interviewing the passenger you do not have reason to believe that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash. Three hours later, you respond to the suspect’s residence and find the driver standing in their open garage, which is attached to their house. You walk into the garage and arrest the suspect for felony hit-and-run. Was your entrance into the garage without a warrant lawful?
a) Yes. You have probable cause and therefore can enter the garage to make the arrest.
b) Yes. You may enter the garage to make an arrest based upon the exigency of “fresh pursuit.”
c) No. The garage is part of the home and cannot be entered without a warrant absent some other warrantless search authority.
d) Yes. The garage door is open and therefore the suspect has no expectation of privacy.
c) No. The garage is part of the home and cannot be entered without a warrant absent some other warrantless search authority.
- You are investigating a potential impaired driver and there is a language barrier between you and the subject. You determine the subject is in violation of 23152(a) VC and place them under arrest. Due to the language barrier, the subject is not able to understand your commands. What is your best option to place the subject in handcuffs?
a) Have your partner act out what you want the subject to do.
b) Select an intermediate use of force option due to the subject not following commands.
c) Use the appropriate entry (e.g., facing, side, or rear) into a bent wrist control hold.
d) Both A & B.
c) Use the appropriate entry (e.g., facing, side, or rear) into a bent wrist control hold.
- You are working a graveyard shift at the State Capitol. While on foot, you notice an individual passed out on a bench across the street from state property. You approach and believe the individual is passed out from drinking alcohol. They are breathing, but do not respond to vocal commands or attempts to awaken them. You begin to check the individual for a Medic-Alert card in their wallet, where you find contraband. A warrantless search in this instance is lawful, true or false?
a) True
b) False
a) True
- You are on patrol when you receive a radio call from dispatch advising you of an 11- 79, within an unincorporated area of your beat. While responding to the crash, you begin ascending a steep hill. You observe slower traffic ahead of your patrol vehicle and decide to pass traffic to the left. You recognize passing traffic on an incline presents its own unique driving hazards. Which of the following enforcement driving techniques should you consider while passing traffic on an ascending grade?
a) Down shift to assist decelerating the patrol vehicle to a safe passing speed.
b) No special driving considerations exist.
c) Maintain momentum and retain straight-line stability with steady throttle pressure as you accelerate.
d) Accelerate quickly to pass slower traffic before a vehicle abruptly changes lanes in front of you.
c) Maintain momentum and retain straight-line stability with steady throttle pressure as you accelerate.
- Due to concerns regarding employees’ exposure to contagious and infectious diseases caused by spitting prisoners, the Department has identified a polyester hood (spit sock) which can be placed over a prisoner’s head to reduce or eliminate exposure to contaminants from the saliva of such prisoners.
If circumstances warrant the use of a spit sock and one is not available, what may be used in its place?
a) The hooded jacket of the in-custody.
b) Medical bandages.
c) No other device shall be attached or affixed to the head, face, or mouth of a spitting prisoner.
c) No other device shall be attached or affixed to the head, face, or mouth of a spitting prisoner.
- After completing your regular work shift, or overtime shift, the completion and submission of the day’s ATS must occur:
a) Within 24 hours of the end of the work shift.
b) Before the start of the next business week.
c) Before the next FLSA period ends.
d) Prior to the end of the work shift.
a) Within 24 hours of the end of the work shift.
- Any officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense use objectively reasonable force to effect the arrest, prevent escape, or to overcome resistance.
a) Shall
b) Can
c) Should
d) May
d) May
- When conducting a nonconsensual blood draw, if at any point the medical professional collecting the sample in accordance with HPM 70.4, Chapter 5, paragraph 4.b., determines that in their opinion the level of the subject’s resistance creates an undue risk of injury, the nonconsensual blood draw procedure be terminated.
a) Should
b) May
c) Shall
c) Shall
- The CHP 330, Emergency Medical Report, is used to document contacts with ill or injured persons by any employee trained in Public Safety First Aid (PSFA). The CHP 330 be completed for all emergency medical service incidents, even if multiple departmental personnel provided aid.
a) Should
b) Shall
c) May
b) Shall
- While on routine patrol at approximately 0200 hours, you and your partner observe a red Chevrolet pickup traveling without functioning headlights. As the vehicle travels past your location you observe the rear taillights are also not illuminated. You position your patrol vehicle directly behind the pickup and initiate a traffic stop. The driver yields to a parking lot of an apartment building. You contact the driver and advise the driver the reason for the stop. While speaking to the driver, your partner obtains the passenger’s information. The passenger relates to your partner they are on parole.
The driver of the vehicle is not on parole and is the registered owner of the vehicle. Can you conduct a parole search of the passenger compartment of the vehicle?
a) No, the driver is the owner of the vehicle therefore their car is not subject to a parole search.
b) You must gain consent from the driver and establish what items belong to the driver before the search.
c) You can only search the passenger’s person due to not being able to establish what items in the car belong to the person on parole.
d) You may search the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
d) You may search the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
- While on patrol, you observe a blue Ford Mustang traveling at a high rate of speed ahead of your patrol vehicle. You accelerate and position your patrol vehicle behind the Ford and initiate a traffic stop. As you approach the vehicle, you instruct the driver to roll the front passenger side window down and the driver complies. While talking with the driver, you observe a loaded magazine on the right front passenger floorboard. With officer safety in mind, you request an additional unit. You instruct the driver to exit the vehicle. The driver complies and is detained. Based upon observing the magazine on the floorboard, what type of search would be reasonable?
a) Cursory Search
b) Protective Search
c) Exigent Circumstance Search
d) Search Incident to Arrest
a) Protective Search
- You are working day shift and make an enforcement stop on a vehicle for speeding. While contacting the driver, you smell the overwhelming odor of what you know to be fresh leaf marijuana, emitting from within the subject vehicle. You ask the driver if they
have any marijuana inside of the vehicle. The driver tells you they just left the marijuana dispensary, and the marijuana is inside their backpack, located in the backseat. You ask the driver how much marijuana is in the vehicle, and they relate, “I think an ounce.” You request the driver to show you how much marijuana is inside of the backpack. Upon opening the backpack, it is obvious the driver is in possession of more than one ounce of marijuana. You subsequently detain the driver, place them into the rear of your patrol vehicle and begin to search the subject vehicle for marijuana.
While searching the trunk of the subject vehicle, you locate two more large backpacks full of leaf marijuana, totaling two pounds. Was the search of the trunk legal?
a) No. The search of the trunk was not legal due to not having probable cause.
b) Yes. The search of the trunk was legal. Due to the driver being in possession of more than one ounce of marijuana, you had probable cause to continue to search for more marijuana.
c) No. Marijuana is legal in California; therefore, you had no reason to search the suspect vehicle.
d) No. Possession of marijuana is only an infraction.
b) Yes. The search of the trunk was legal. Due to the driver being in possession of more than one ounce of marijuana, you had probable cause to continue to search for more marijuana.
- While driving through your area you observe a vehicle parked on the right shoulder of the freeway. You pull the patrol vehicle directly behind the vehicle and run the license plate. The plate returns to a stolen vehicle. You safely approach the vehicle and determine the vehicle is unoccupied. Can the officer search the vehicle even though they can clearly see through the non-tinted windows there are no weapons or people inside?
a) No. An officer can do a vehicle inventory, but they can not search the vehicle.
b) No. There needs to be probable cause or consent from the owner of the vehicle.
c) Yes. You may search the vehicle because it was involved in a crime.
d) No. Advise the owner of the vehicle they can come pick it up and the items inside can be kept or thrown away.
Yes. You may search the vehicle because it was involved in a crime.
- You just started your shift on B-watch when you make an enforcement stop on a vehicle for a seatbelt violation. You make contact with the driver and obtain their information. The driver is agitated and uncooperative. You inform the driver that you will be issuing them a citation. The driver yells obscenities at you as you walk back to your patrol vehicle. As you’re about to finish writing the citation, the driver exits their vehicle and walks back to your location to continue the argument. The driver becomes aggressive and a physical altercation ensues between you and the driver. During the altercation, the driver obtains your Rapid Containment Baton (RCB) from your duty belt and backs away from you. You draw your service weapon and order the driver to drop the baton. The driver opens the baton and yells more obscenities saying they’re going to kill you. The driver refuses to follow your commands and begins to charge at you. Fearing for your safety, you fire your service weapon at the driver, striking them in the chest several times. After the driver goes down to the ground you return to cover and
provide dispatch with all relevant information. Following the use of force incident the officer provide medical care within their scope of practice.
a) Should
b) Shall
c) May
d) Can
a) Shall
- You are involved in a pursuit that terminates in a parking lot. The driver exits the suspect vehicle and begins to flee, while yelling “Stay away from me!” You give chase and issue commands for the driver to stop. The driver ignores your commands. As you catch up to the driver, which level of force may be used to take the subject into custody?
a) Intermediate Force
b) Nondeadly Force
c) Deadly Force
a) Nondeadly Force
- You and your graveyard partner arrest a subject for driving under the influence. At your Area office, you advise them of their requirement to submit a chemical test. The subject advises you they refuse to submit to a test. The subject continues saying they will not offer any resistance, but just want it noted that they are refusing to submit to the test voluntarily. What shall you do?
a) Utilize the Safety Restraint Chair (SRC) to assist in obtaining a blood test.
b) Seek approval from a Sergeant or OIC to not utilize the SRC. If at any time the subject becomes uncooperative, resistive, or combative the SRC shall be utilized.
c) Put a safety mat down on the floor and restrain the subject utilizing the safety mat.
d) None of the above.
b) Seek approval from a Sergeant or OIC to not utilize the SRC. If at any time the subject becomes uncooperative, resistive, or combative the SRC shall be utilized.
- You arrested a subject for driving under the influence and transported them back to your Area office where you have a Safety Restraint Chair (SRC). While at the office, the subject refuses to submit to a chemical test. When do you place the subject in the SRC?
a) Immediately for the safety of the subject and yourself.
b) When you receive confirmation from dispatch that a certified phlebotomist is on their way.
c) When the certified phlebotomist is on scene and ready to perform the blood draw.
d) As soon as the certified phlebotomist arrives at the office.
c) When the certified phlebotomist is on scene and ready to perform the blood draw.
- You arrest a combative subject for driving under the influence within the city limits, near your local Police Department. The subject refuses to submit to a chemical test. You are not within a reasonable distance to your Area office where Safety Restraint Chair is located. What does policy say to do?
a) Transport the subject to the local Police Department where they have a Safety Restraint Chair.
b) Use a safety mat at the local Police Department in order to obtain a blood sample.
c) Transport the subject to the local hospital in order to obtain a blood draw.
d) None of the above.
c) Transport the subject to the local hospital in order to obtain a blood draw.
- You are on an enforcement stop issuing a citation when you hear radio traffic that your beat partner is in pursuit of a stolen Honda Civic. The pursuit is approaching your location and the pursuing officer requests over the radio, a unit with a spike strip. You quickly conclude your enforcement stop in order to deploy the spike strip. Which factor should you consider when choosing a location to deploy the spike strip?
a) None. You can deploy the spike strip at any location.
b) Make sure to deploy the spike strip after a blind curve so the suspect can’t see you.
c) Do not deploy the spike strip in areas that may increase the risk of injury to the suspect or uninvolved traffic.
d) None of the above.
c) Do not deploy the spike strip in areas that may increase the risk of injury to the suspect or uninvolved traffic.
- The Incident Command System (ICS) is the nationally recognized and standardized on-scene emergency management system. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) require the use of ICS at the field response level for all incidents. Can you identify the five sections of
ICS?
a) Tactics, Command, Logistics, Resources, Safety
b) Operations, Intelligence, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration
c) Command, Operations, Planning, Finance, Logistics
d) Incident, Control, Strategy, Response, Mitigation
c) Command, Operations, Planning, Finance, Logistics
- While on patrol, you notice a vehicle blocking the #2 lane of a 4-lane freeway. You position your patrol vehicle behind the 11-25 and talk with the driver. The driver
indicates they ran out of gas. You inform the driver that you are going to push the vehicle off the freeway by utilizing the patrol vehicle’s push bumper. You explain to the driver the process and return to the patrol vehicle. You make subtle contact with the
11-25 and slowly you begin to push the vehicle off the road, to the right shoulder, where you both come to a stop. You check the rear bumper and observe no damage to the
rear of the vehicle. You recontact the driver and the driver asks if you can push the vehicle to the next off ramp. You relate that you are not able to, and they can request a tow truck, or you can give them a ride off the freeway. The driver states they want to stay with their vehicle and requests a tow. You request the tow and ask the driver if you are needed for anything else. The driver states they are fine and did not need any more assistance.
Have you created a special relationship?
a) You did not create a special relationship.
b) You have created a special relationship.
a) You did not create a special relationship.
- Fully stocked Trauma Bags are required in all Departmental enforcement vehicles.
a) If the uniformed member utilizing the vehicle likes having it with them.
b) At all times and will be restocked as soon as reasonable after use.
c) If you’re a Departmental EMT or Paramedic.
d) Only on an as needed basis.
a) At all times and will be restocked as soon as reasonable after use.
- While caring for a subject suffering from the affects of a potential Opiate overdose, ensure you:
a) Rapidly administer all available Nasal Naloxone doses on scene, until the subject awakens.
b) Don’t touch the subject so potential evidence is not disturbed and await the arrival of medical personnel.
c) Administer Nasal Naloxone and stop performing rescue breathing.
d) Assess the subject’s Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. Provide rescue breathing if indicated, ensure medical personnel are responding to the scene, and administer Nasal Naloxone if signs and symptoms of a potential Opiate overdose are observed. Continue providing rescue breaths if indicated, as Naloxone doesn’t work immediately after administration.
d) Assess the subject’s Airway, Breathing, and Circulation. Provide rescue breathing if indicated, ensure medical personnel are responding to the scene, and administer Nasal Naloxone if signs and symptoms of a potential Opiate overdose are observed. Continue providing rescue breaths if indicated, as Naloxone doesn’t work immediately after administration.
- You’re sweeping your beat and observe an 11-26 parked on a wide right shoulder. You safely park behind the vehicle and contact one of the vehicle’s occupants. It appears to be family members who are crying hysterically and hugging an elderly
subject in the front seat. As you contact this individual, you see they are pale, appear lifeless, not breathing, and do not have a pulse. You begin attempting to remove the subject from the vehicle to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), but the family tells you they have a Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNR) and do not want you to perform CPR. You should:
a) Ask the family to produce physical proof of the DNR. If they cannot display physical proof, perform CPR, request an 11-41, and additional units.
b) Take their word for it, place a yellow blanket on the subject out of respect, and clear the scene.
c) Just return to your patrol vehicle and call for the Sheriff’s Office as they are the County Coroner in your jurisdiction.
d) Perform CPR no matter what, as there is a citizen in need of medical aid.
a) Ask the family to produce physical proof of the DNR. If they cannot display physical proof, perform CPR, request an 11-41, and additional units.
- Officers refrain from entering the freeway in the wrong direction when chasing a wrong-way vehicle.
a) Shall
b) Should
c) May
d) None of the above
b) Should
- The local CHP office has been made aware of recent thefts of pickup trucks in an unincorporated portion of your Area. While driving in that area, you are flagged down by a concerned citizen, who advises you that their pickup truck was stolen, and they think they have located it. They advise you they think it’s in the backyard of the neighbor’s house. You drive down the street and you observe the roof of a pickup truck along the right side of a house, with a tarp partially covering it, behind a fence. You are unable to see the license plate, so you walk to the fence and stand on the trash cans in the front yard to see the license plate. A registration check is conducted, and the pickup truck returns stolen. Dispatch asks for your status, and you advise that the pickup truck is behind homeowner’s fence. Is the officer allowed to recover the pickup truck?
a) Yes, it’s a stolen pickup and it isn’t locked up.
b) No, because no one is riding it.
c) Yes, because law enforcement are allowed to recover any stolen items.
d) No, the officer needs a lawful right to be there in order to take possession of the pickup.
d) No, the officer needs a lawful right to be there in order to take possession of the pickup.
- You have been assigned to a Mobile Field Force squad which is assisting an allied agency with a scheduled demonstration. You are in a Line Formation, with the baton in the Long-Extended Holding Position, and the need to move the crowd away from the current location has become apparent. A dispersal order has been given by the appropriate agency. The crowd refuses to obey the order and begins to actively resist. At the order of your Company Commander and Squad Leader, you begin to walk forward in order to move the crowd. As you approach, the members of the crowd do not move and are pressing against your baton. What is your next course of action?
a) Begin utilizing a fixed jab with the baton in order to gain compliance.
b) Continue walking forward with your squad, using the baton as an extension of your body, giving clear and concise commands.
c) Stop walking forward and halt the line before any contact with the group occurs.
d) As you start walking, begin to execute multiple Forward Strikes, to create space between you and the protesters.