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Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy – Qs And As
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Phase 1 Wisconsin Police Academy – Qs And As(Fundamentals of CJ) Name of the person filling an appeal - ✔️
Appellate
(Fundamentals of CJ) The name of the party that opposes the appeal -
✔️ Respondent
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the Wisconsin Supreme
Court? - ✔️ 7
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many judges are in the U.S. Supreme Court?
- ✔️ 9
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a warrant command? - ✔️ The
defendant be arrested and brought before the court
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does a summons command? - ✔️ Orders
the defendant to appear before the court on a certain date and time
(Fundamentals of CJ) The court system is the ______ branch of government
in Wisconsin. - ✔️ Third
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin
Supreme Court? - ✔️ 10 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many courts of appeals are in Wisconsin Court
System? Where are they? - ✔️ 4 districts in Madison, Waukesha,
Milwaukee, and Wausau
(Fundamentals of CJ) How many years do judges serve on the Wisconsin
Circuit Courts? - ✔️ 6 years
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of circuit courts in the Wisconsin
Court System? - ✔️ Trial courts with jurisdiction in criminal and civil
cases
,(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the function of Municipal Courts in the
Wisconsin Court System? - ✔️ Exclusive jurisdiction over ordinance
violations
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the order of the Wisconsin Court System?
- ✔️ 1. Supreme Court
2. Court of Appeals
3. Circuit Courts
4. Municipal Courts
(Fundamentals of CJ) Most Appeals Court cases are decided by a ___ -judge
panel. - ✔️ 3
(Fundamentals of CJ) Is testimony taken by the Appeals Court? - ✔️
No. They rely on the circuit court record and the written briefs of the
litigants to make their decisions
(Agency Policy) What are the mandatory policies for Wisconsin Law
Enforcement agencies? - ✔️ - Use of Force [§66.0511(2)]
- Citizen Complaint [§66.0511.(3)]
- High Speed Pursuit [§346.03(6)]
- Open Records [§19.34(1)]
- Domestic Abuse [§968.075(3)]
- Expander of Jurisdiction [§175.40(6)(d) and § 175.40 (6m)]
- Reporting Abuse [§48.981(3)(b)3)]
- Eyewitness Identification [§175.50(2)]
(Agency Policy) What are the policies for Wisconsin Law Enforcement
agencies that are required under certain conditions? - ✔️ - Privacy in
Locker Rooms [§175.22]
- Police Escorts [§346.215]
- Crime Victims' Rights [§950.08]
- Disposition of Public Records [§19.21(4), (5)]
- Emergency Detention [§51.15(11m)]
(Agency Policy) What is a discretionary policy? - ✔️ You have some
choices about how you will complete a task, includes words such as may
and should.
,(Agency Policy) What is a ministerial policy? - ✔️ Tasks you must
perform, you have no choice, includes words such as will and shall.
(Agency Policy) What do policies and procedures provide in law
enforcement? - ✔️ Written documents that set forth the expectations
for employees in regard to what is to be done in a broad range of common,
foreseeable situations.
(Agency Policy) What is a policy statement? - ✔️ It is what is to be
done in relation to a particular issue. Reflects philosophy
(Agency Policy) What Wisconsin State law protects you in the event of a
civil lawsuit from having to pay your own attorney fees or from paying
damages if there is a finding of liability? - ✔️ §895.46
(Agency Policy) Does Wisc. Stats. §895.46 protects you if you clearly act
outside of the scope of your authority or are charged with a criminal
offense? - ✔️ No
(Fundamentals of CJ) Why are we called the Guardians of Rights? - ✔️
We are an extension of the judicial system which tries laws and protects
individual rights (ex: right to property and right to defend oneself)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution created
circuit courts to serve as Wisconsin trial courts? - ✔️ Article VII
(Fundamentals of CJ) What article of the Wisconsin Constitution authorized
the creation of municipal courts? - ✔️ Article VII, Sections 2 and 14
(Fundamentals of CJ) What chapter in the Wisconsin Constitution defines
the term "Law Enforcement Officer" - ✔️ 165.85 (2)(C)
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the Tenth Amendment of the U.S.
Constitution? - ✔️ Allows individual states to make laws that prohibit
or punish acts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What jurisdiction do Municipal Courts have? - ✔️
They have jurisdiction over ordinance violations and non-criminal traffic
violations.
, (Fundamentals of CJ) If a conduct violates both state and municipal
ordinances, who decides if the issue of a municipal court citation is given or
refer the case to the district attorney with recommendation that state
charges be filed? - ✔️ Law Enforcement
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the Declaration of Independence assert for
all men? - ✔️ All men are created equal and have the right to life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
(Fundamentals of CJ) What does the U.S. Constitution provide? - ✔️
Common defense and general welfare of the people, as well as separating
the functions into three different branches of government with a system of
checks and balances.
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who empowers Law Enforcement? - ✔️ The state
which allows for the use of force, to make arrests, and to take freedoms
from those who break the law.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What Wisconsin Constitution statute outlines duties
of the Sheriff ? - ✔️ Chapter 59
(Fundamentals of CJ) The law requires that municipalities with a
population of ______ or more must provide police protective services. -
✔️ 5,000. *They can be provided by creating a municipal court, creating a
joint department or contracting for services with another police agency.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What are tribal governments? - ✔️ Federally
recognized Indian tribes that establish their own civil and criminal codes
and have their own courts.
(Fundamentals of CJ) Who has jurisdiction over criminal matters on
reservations? - ✔️ Subject to Public Law 83-280 (PL 280): All
reservation and off reservation trust lands in Wisconsin, except the
Menominee Reservation, are subject to state criminal jurisdiction.
(Fundamentals of CJ) What is the philosophy of policing that combines
traditional aspects of law enforcement with prevention measures, problem-
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