Review For LEO Certification Exam – Questions &
Answers (Accurate)
Who prepares a Investigative Report
(why?) Right Ans - Peace Officer
to record the officers:
-observations & actions
Accessible Files on UCJIS Right Ans - DLD, DMV, SWW (state wide
warrants), NLETS, NCIC, UCCH
How is the arrest information obtained? Right Ans - Ten print fingerprint
card and/or single-print citation
What is contained in someone's criminal history? Right Ans - Criminal
Justice Summary=# of UT arrest
Arrest=name used, date, OTN (offense tracking #), agency, agency case # &
charge
Disposition=name of court & disposition for charge(s)
UCCH Right Ans - Utah Computerized Criminal History
-is a compilation of info obtained from each section of the CJ system
BCI
(Division it is apart of) Right Ans - Bureau of Criminal Identification
Utah Department of Public Safety
What does UCJIS do?
(what does it stand for?) Right Ans - Utah Criminal Justice Information
System
maintains records & verification for NCIC, NLETS, & UCCH
What % of households own dogs? Right Ans - 47%
What % of households own a pet? Right Ans - 62%
Reasonable Strategy to distract a dog Right Ans - food or toy
noise maker/fire extinguisher
Factors that contribute to dog related incidents Right Ans - dog allowed to
run at large
tethered or chained & unattended
neglected dogs
absent owner
irresponsible breeding
fighting dogs/lots of dogs in a small space
TEETH Right Ans - Tension
Ears
Eyes
Tail
Head
Print Media
(needs) Right Ans - Ex: News paper, Magazines
usually needs pictures to support stories
Radio Media
(needs) Right Ans - Info can be gathered in person or over the phone
Television Media
(needs) Right Ans - on seen interview
audio & visual needed
Internet Media
(needs) Right Ans - fastest growing media delivery
variation of all elements needed
When can law enforcement agencies rely on media to relay information?
Right Ans - Amber Alert
criminal trends
Amber Alert
,(guidelines needed) Right Ans - -Law Enforcement believes abduction has
occurred
-is in immanent danger of serious bodily injury or death
-enough descriptive information of victim
-17 yrs old or younger
Info that may be released to media Right Ans - Personal
adult: name, age, sex & city of residence
juvenile: age, sex, city
General
type/location of crime
extent of injury or property damage
Information that should not be released Right Ans - -juvenile names
-no information if juvenile has been charged
-names of seriously injured or deceased until next of kin is notified
-any info w/ detrimental effect on investigation
Government Records & Management Act (GRAMA) Right Ans - A record is
public unless otherwise expressly provided by statute
Purpose of Field Notes Right Ans - help determine that a crime has been
committed
Components of Field Notes Right Ans - Names: suspect, victim, witnesses,
officer(s) & those who assisted
Purpose of Investigative Report Right Ans - -accurately record facts
establishing each element of a crime
-list evidence that links a suspect to crime
Components of an Investigative Report Right Ans - -facts needed to
establish crime
-officers actions are justified
-who, what, when, where, how & why
Fundamental content common to Investigative Reports Right Ans - -initial
information
, -ID of crime & involved parties
-victim/witness statements
-crime scene specifics
-property information
-officer actions & justification
General Rule to Report Writing Right Ans - 1st Person & Past Tense
Giglio V United States Right Ans - share exculpatory information which
defendant to include information concerning credibility of government
witness
Brady v Maryland Right Ans - Requires all evidence to be turned over to
defense
Inculpatory v Exculpatory Right Ans - In: shows that a crime was
committed
Ex: information that would help the defense
What is a PIO?
(Responsibility) Right Ans - Public Information Officer
To provide accurate & timely information to media & public
NLETS
(stand for/purpose) Right Ans - National Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System
-to provide for the interstate and/or inter-agency exchange of CJ and CJ
related info
NCIC
(What is it?) Right Ans - National Crime Information Center
-contains accurate & timely documented CJ info
What is AFIS? Right Ans - Automated Fingerprint Identification System
Managed by department of Public Safety, BCI
prints added to Western Identification Network (WIN)
SNS
(What does it do?) Right Ans - Sympathetic Nervous System
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