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WA BLEA PRE-ACADEMY TEST QUESTIONS
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WA BLEA PRE-ACADEMY TEST
QUESTIONS
Core Principles - Answers-- Legal Authority
- Communication
- Position & Movement
- Threat Management
- Equipment Management
What percentage of high-risk incidents do patrol officers handle before special services
arrive? - Answers-90%
Five Primary Objectives of Patrol - Answers-1. Protect and Serve
2. Crime Prevention
3. Preserve the Peace
4. Enforce all Laws
5. Arrest
Patrol Priorities - Answers-1. Victims
2. Citizens
3. Officers
4. Suspects
5. Property
Mission of Patrol - Answers-Our mission is to save lives, protect the innocent, and
prevent the destruction of property.
Mission of Crime Prevention - Answers-Our mission is to stop or avert crime. Crime is
driven by opportunity, desire, and ability. Law enforcement can impact both opportunity
,and ability by creating the impression that the opportunity to commit crime does not
exist, or that an attempt to commit crime is too great to risk.
Mission of Preserving the Peace - Answers-Our mission is to uphold the constitutional
rights of the masses while protecting the lives and property of the individual.
Mission of Enforcing all Laws - Answers-Our mission is to regulate public conduct and
protect people from themselves and others.
- We enforce all laws enacted by the legislature.
- Civil Infractions (fines only), Misdemeanors and Gross Misdemeanors (fines and up to
a year in jail), and Felonies (fines and a year or more in prison)
- We help civil organizations like child protective services, department of social and
health services (DSHS), adult protection services (APS), hospitals, and fire departments
by taking 'protective custody' of people at risk.
Mission of Arrest - Answers-Our mission is to remove people who endanger the
communities we serve. Therefore, we have the authority to:
- Take away an offender's ability to commit crime
- Remove an individual's right to freedom (which is the most dangerous part of our job)
- Use reasonable and necessary force to accomplish this task
What are criminal procedures? - Answers-The combination of laws and rules that
establish the standards and limitations to be employed by the government and its
agents.
This includes issues of: search and seizure, powers of arrest, interrogation,
prosecutorial limitations, bail and sentencing.
Criminal procedures is how peace officers lawfully do their job to ensure successful
prosecution of offenders.
Two Categories of Criminal Procedures - Answers-1. Substantive Law
- legislated acts
- est. the acts & mental state necessary to commit a crime
- RCW 9A.52.030
2. Procedural Law
- legislated acts
- est. procedures to be employed in gov. affairs
, - RCW 10.31.100
Significance of Criminal Procedures - Answers-1. Protects the rights of all citizens
2. Enhances the ability to successfully prosecute criminals
3. Reduces criminal liability to the officer
4. Reduces civil liability to the officer
5. Reduces likelihood of internal discipline
6. Enhances public cooperation in those "critical times"
Sources of Criminal Procedure - Answers-- Constitutional documents ( i.e. united states
and Washington state)
- Revised code of Washington (state laws)
- Washington state court rules
- Court rulings from federal and state courts
- Agency policies (law enforcement agency and prosecutorial agencies)
- Common law
What is the most dangerous part of our job? - Answers-Removing an individuals right to
freedom
Patrol Responsibilities (four major resp when resp to police calls) - Answers-1.
Communicate
2. Coordinate
3. Command
4. Control
Communicate Responsibilities - Answers-- notify dispatch when you are en-route, ETA,
on scene
- answer status checks
- conduct records checks
- notify dispatch when your status or location changes
- relay any additional suspect descriptions
- notify dispatch any time you transport someone or after you clear a call
Coordinate Responsibilities - Answers-- Where should other officers respond to?
- What is the best direction for them to approach?
- Which route accounts for fleeing suspects?
- Do you need to contain the area?
- What escape routes might be used?
- Do I need to plan an alternate route?
- Do I need units to continue?
- Do I need additional resources?
- What kind of containment do I have?
Command Responsibilities - Answers-When responding and arriving, you must
determine if you will need more resources. These resources include:
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