Module 2 Flashcards
1
Q
- Once the decision to arrest has been made in the field, prisoners should be searched before they are handcuffed.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
2
Q
- Prior to placing the prisoner in the patrol vehicle, the officer should _______.
A
- inform the dispatcher
- ensure the safety belt is securely fastened
- double lock the handcuffs
- ensure the area where the prisoner will be seated has been searched (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
3
Q
- When searching a prisoner’s pockets at the station, officers should _______.
A
- have the prisoner empty his/her pockets before the search
- pull the pockets inside-out
- ensure the lining is visible
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
4
Q
- If contraband (i.e., weapons or drugs) are found when searching a prisoner at the station, the officer should treat the contraband as personal effects and the prisoner should be issued a property receipt.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
5
Q
- Non-contraband prisoner property should be inventoried _________ of the prisoner.
A
- in the presence (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- in the absence
- in a different room
- none of the above
6
Q
- An officer should use caution regarding the release of information concerning a prisoner in their custody.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
7
Q
- A prisoner may be reliably identified by examining his/her personal effects.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
8
Q
- When a prisoner has an outstanding warrant, the officer should arrange for the pick-up of the prisoner by _________.
A
- recording a hold
- notifying the prisoner
- record the status of the pick-up arrangement
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
9
Q
- Officers should document any prisoner safety issues including ________ on booking forms.
A
- mental illnesses
- segregation issues
- suicide risks
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
10
Q
- When a strip search will be conducted, officers should ________.
A
- use only officers of the same gender
- conduct the search in a private area
- have additional officers in the room
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
11
Q
- A prisoner’s bond is never based on the flight risk of the prisoner.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
12
Q
- Before transporting a prisoner, the officer should provide dispatch with the _______.
A
- time, destination, and mileage (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- prisoner’s name and time only
- location and time only
- none of the above
13
Q
- When searching a prisoner at the station, officers should search the prisoner’s shoes by _______.
A
- forcefully striking the heel of the shoe on the ground to dislodge anything in the toe area (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- spraying the inside of the shoe with a de-lice spray
- haveing the prisoner stick his/her hand in the shoe (for officer safety)
- all of the above
14
Q
- Non-contraband prisoner property should be inventoried in the presence of the prisoner.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
15
Q
- If an officer receives an inquiry (i.e., telephone call) from a prisoner’s relative regarding the prisoner, the officer should _________.
A
- answer every question of the relative
- follow agency policy (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- ask the prisoner which questions to answer
- none of the above
16
Q
- An officer may reliably verify a prisoner’s name by asking the prisoner.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
17
Q
- The officer, not the detention facility, is responsible for checking the prisoner in LEADS for outstanding warrants.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
18
Q
- Gang or organization affiliations (i.e., neo-Nazi, Ku Klux Klan, etc.) are important safety issues to document on a booking form.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
19
Q
- A prisoner’s bond is usually based on the severity of the crime, flight risk, and other factors.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
20
Q
- Before transporting a prisoner, the officer should provide dispatch with the destination, time, and mileage prior to traveling.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
21
Q
- When searching a prisoner at the station, officers should _______.
A
- search the prisoner in an unsystematic method, since a thorough search has already been conducted in the field
- search the prisoner in a systematic method regardless of how thorough the field search may have been (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- only conduct a brief frisk, since the prisoner has already been searched in the field
- All of the above
22
Q
- If contraband (i.e., weapons or drugs) are found when searching a prisoner at the station, the officer should seize the contraband.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
23
Q
- Officers should document any prisoner injuries/illnesses including ________ on booking forms.
A
- communicable diseases
- description of injuries
- whether treatment was obtained or refused
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
24
Q
- Body cavity searches should be conducted by ________.
A
- law enforcement officers
- detention officers
- medical personnel (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- none of the above
25
Q
- The manner in which the prisoner may bond out of jail depends on the jurisdictional and detention facility requirements.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
26
Q
- If the vehicle is equipped with a video system, the pat down search of the prisoner should be conducted _______.
A
- off camera
- on camera (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- off camera, but within audio range
- none of the above
27
Q
- If an officer receives an inquiry (i.e., telephone call) from a prisoner’s relative regarding the prisoner, the officer should _________.
A
- identify the person making the inquiry
- normally only release information concerning the prisoner’s custodial status
- follow agency policy
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
28
Q
- If a prisoner has is being booked on theft, but has an outstanding warrant, the officer should only book the prisoner on the theft charge, as the detention facility will place a hold on the prisoner for the warrant.
A
- True (Your Answer)
* False (Correct Answer)
29
Q
- Strip searches are customary with persons charged with drug offenses.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
30
Q
- A pat down search of the prisoner in the field after arrest should include _______.
A
- waist area and ankle area only
- any area where weapons and/or drugs could be concealed and reached by the prisoner (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- searches are not conducted in the field because of officer and/or prisoner safety risks
- none of the above
31
Q
- Non-contraband prisoner property should not be inventoried or searched in the presence of the prisoner.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
32
Q
- If contraband (i.e., weapons or drugs) are found when searching a prisoner at the station, officer should _______.
A
- treat the contraband as evidence
- complete a chain of custody
- store the contraband as per agency policy
- All of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
