Module 2

Question 1

1. Once the decision to arrest has been made in the field, prisoners should be searched before they are handcuffed.

Answer 1

• True

* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 2

2. Prior to placing the prisoner in the patrol vehicle, the officer should _______.

Answer 2

• 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)

Question 3

3. When searching a prisoner’s pockets at the station, officers should _______.

Answer 3

• 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)

Question 4

4. 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.

Answer 4

• True

* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 5

5. Non-contraband prisoner property should be inventoried _________ of the prisoner.

Answer 5

• in the presence (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
• in the absence
• in a different room
• none of the above

Question 6

6. An officer should use caution regarding the release of information concerning a prisoner in their custody.

Answer 6

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 7

7. A prisoner may be reliably identified by examining his/her personal effects.

Answer 7

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 8

8. When a prisoner has an outstanding warrant, the officer should arrange for the pick-up of the prisoner by _________.

Answer 8

• recording a hold
• notifying the prisoner
• record the status of the pick-up arrangement
• all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 9

9. Officers should document any prisoner safety issues including ________ on booking forms.

Answer 9

• mental illnesses
• segregation issues
• suicide risks
• all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 10

10. When a strip search will be conducted, officers should ________.

Answer 10

• 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)

Question 11

11. A prisoner’s bond is never based on the flight risk of the prisoner.

Answer 11

• True

* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 12

2. Before transporting a prisoner, the officer should provide dispatch with the _______.

Answer 12

• time, destination, and mileage (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
• prisoner’s name and time only
• location and time only
• none of the above

Question 13

3. When searching a prisoner at the station, officers should search the prisoner’s shoes by _______.

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

5. Non-contraband prisoner property should be inventoried in the presence of the prisoner.

Answer 14

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 15

6. If an officer receives an inquiry (i.e., telephone call) from a prisoner’s relative regarding the prisoner, the officer should _________.

Answer 15

• answer every question of the relative
• follow agency policy (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
• ask the prisoner which questions to answer
• none of the above

Question 16

7. An officer may reliably verify a prisoner’s name by asking the prisoner.

Answer 16

• True

* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 17

8. The officer, not the detention facility, is responsible for checking the prisoner in LEADS for outstanding warrants.

Answer 17

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 18

9. Gang or organization affiliations (i.e., neo-Nazi, Ku Klux Klan, etc.) are important safety issues to document on a booking form.

Answer 18

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 19

11. A prisoner’s bond is usually based on the severity of the crime, flight risk, and other factors.

Answer 19

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 20

2. Before transporting a prisoner, the officer should provide dispatch with the destination, time, and mileage prior to traveling.

Answer 20

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 21

3. When searching a prisoner at the station, officers should _______.

Answer 21

• 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

Question 22

4. If contraband (i.e., weapons or drugs) are found when searching a prisoner at the station, the officer should seize the contraband.

Answer 22

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 23

9. Officers should document any prisoner injuries/illnesses including ________ on booking forms.

Answer 23

• communicable diseases
• description of injuries
• whether treatment was obtained or refused
• all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 24

10. Body cavity searches should be conducted by ________.

Answer 24

• law enforcement officers
• detention officers
• medical personnel (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
• none of the above

Question 25

11. The manner in which the prisoner may bond out of jail depends on the jurisdictional and detention facility requirements.

Answer 25

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 26

1. If the vehicle is equipped with a video system, the pat down search of the prisoner should be conducted _______.

Answer 26

• off camera
• on camera (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
• off camera, but within audio range
• none of the above

Question 27

6. If an officer receives an inquiry (i.e., telephone call) from a prisoner’s relative regarding the prisoner, the officer should _________.

Answer 27

• 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)

Question 28

8. 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.

Answer 28

• True (Your Answer)

* False (Correct Answer)

Question 29

10. Strip searches are customary with persons charged with drug offenses.

Answer 29

• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

* False

Question 30

1. A pat down search of the prisoner in the field after arrest should include _______.

Answer 30

• 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

Question 31

5. Non-contraband prisoner property should not be inventoried or searched in the presence of the prisoner.

Answer 31

• True

* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)

Question 32

4. If contraband (i.e., weapons or drugs) are found when searching a prisoner at the station, officer should _______.

Answer 32

• 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)