Download Chicago Police Exam 2024 NEW UPDATE and more Exams Public Health in PDF only on Docsity! Chicago Police Exam #1 EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE What is a Driver? - answer>>Person who is physically in control of the vehicle Drivers license the average person has? - answer>>Class D What is a motor vehicle? - answer>>A motor vehicle is every vehicle which is self propelled and every vehicle designed to run upon the highways which is pulled by a self propelled vehicle. (does not include mopeds) What is a Motor Driven Cycle - answer>>Less than 150cc engine What is a GVWR - answer>>Gross Vehicle Weight Rating What is merging traffic? - answer>>Both vehicles need to adjust vehicle speed and lateral positioning What is a sidewalk - answer>>Adjacent/parallel to the roadway, between roadway and property lines, sidewalk does not have to be paved or improved What is a street - answer>>Area between the boundary lines of the road What is a stop in regards to a vehicle? - answer>>Complete cessation of all movement What are the specific Speed Limits? - answer>>Speed limits posted on all roadways and highways Municipal laws can be stricter than State laws Roadway 30mphs Alleyways 15mph What is "Right-of-Way"? - answer>>Vehicle allows a pedestrian or another vehicle to proceed yield. then first car there goes first. or car on left must yield to car on right. Also, vehicles designed to run upon the highways that are pulled by motor vehicles are themselves motor vehicles. Registration/Plates in Illinois - answer>>Must be displayed front & back Not less than 5 inches from the ground What can car registration be verified through: - answer>>LEADS License Plate TEMP plate issued by SOS Driver License Phases "Permit" - answer>>Age 15 50hrs, 10hrs at night Supervised by parent/21 yrs or older, night time restrictions, no convictions for 9 months Drivers License Phases "Initial" - answer>>2nd phase Age 16-17 Night time restrictions No convictions prior to 18 yrs old Drivers License Phase "Full" - answer>>Age 18-20 No restrictions An investigation is a systematic inquiry for the facts related to a crime with the goal of: - answer>>Locating and arresting the offender The first step in an investigation is: - answer>>Determine what crime has been committed When conducting an investigation, the investigator should - answer>>Conduct a thorough and accurate investigation Due Process: Innocent until proven guilty Example of a Informal Leader - answer>>Activists/Community Leader "Doesn't hold position/power" Example of a Positional Leader - answer>>Decision making power "Alderman" What is a Community Profile? - answer>>Characteristics of a community that includes economic trends, social or community needs, political constituents. What is Community Policing? - answer>>Engage/Collaborate with communities in the fight against crime,meaningful partnerships What are shared interests? "Community Culture" - answer>>A.Geographic Boundaries B.Demographic Boundaries C.Statistical Characteristics D. Total Populations What is labeling theory? - answer>>labels given to people affect not only how others respond to that person, but also the person's self image What is Social Disorganization Theory? - answer>>Contends that deviance and crime increase due to a breakdown in or absence of communal relationships and other social institutions such as the family, school, church, and local government What is the SARA model? - answer>>Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment S.A.R.A model - answer>>Scanning: Identify Recurring Problems Analysis: Analyze problems though research Response= Brainstorm ideas for intervention Assessment=Were goals met Four major functions of the Police? - answer>>Public Service Order Maintenance Public Safety Law Enforcement Who is the Father of Modern Policing? - answer>>Sir Robert Peele 1829 Established guidelines and principles that are still in practice by law enforcement today. *The police are the public and the public are the police* What is corpus delicti - answer>>Body of the Crime, Concrete evidence (A Corpse) of a breach of law needed. A random confession is not PC alone. Time Limits for a Felony - answer>>Punishable by one year or more in penitentiary. Time limit for a misdemeanor - answer>>Punishable by less than one year in a place other than a penitentiary. Time limit up to 1 year. Other forms such as parole or diversion may be an option. No time limit on - answer>>Homicides 1st and 2nd degree murders Involuntary manslaughter leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving a death or serious injury, attempt to commit 1st degree murder, treason, arson. Reasonable doubt - answer>>the standard used by a jury to decide if the prosecution has provided enough evidence for conviction What is a voluntary act - answer>>A person legally capable of that act (Failure or Omission to take action) Mental State - answer>>Act was committed with intent, knowledge, recklessness, and negligence Conduct - answer>>An act or omission and its accompanying mental state Dwelling - answer>>Enclosed space used or intended for the use of human habitation (home/residence) Offense - answer>>Violation of any penal statute Petty Offense - answer>>Fines/not punishable by an unauthorized disposition Peace Officer - answer>>A duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses Penal Institution - answer>>A penitentiary, prison, jail or house of corrections Can an alleged victim sue an officer in civil court - answer>>Yes Two or more people agree to commit a crime - answer>>Conspiracy Jursidiction - answer>>an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice, or where the crime was committed Reasonable Belief - answer>>A belief that would be held by an ordinary and prudent man in the same circumstances as the actor. Crime - answer>>A violation of criminal law for which some governmental authority applies formal penalties. consciously aware - answer>>having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts. Recognizing what is going on, the results of actions and decisions Conscientious objective - answer>>Intent to accomplish that result or Engage in that conduct