POST Regular Basic Course (RBC) Test 2 Practice

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• A woman was driving through a state park and threw her lit cigarette, causing a fire. The statement that she did not commit a crime, just an accident, is:
• What is required for protestors to legally block a street off?
• A man lures an ex-girlfriend into his car and locks the doors to prevent leaving. What crime did he commit?
• A registrant from Sacramento who travels to Fresno for two weeks must register within what timeframe?
• Which statement best describes the concept of particularity in a search warrant?
• Which statement best describes the role of documentation in domestic violence responses?
• After entering her ex-boyfriend's home through an open window and waiting for him to return, she refuses to leave when he arrives and calls police. What crime has she committed?
• What are the elements of theft?
• Which statement best describes the standard that justifies initiating a vehicle stop for suspected traffic violations?
• Two 16-year-olds were dating and willingly engaged in sexual intercourse. They have committed the crime of unlawful sexual intercourse. What is the classification?
• Why is objective language important in incident reports?
• What factor distinguishes felony vandalism from misdemeanor vandalism?
• A group of teenagers at a busy downtown intersection blocked the sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to step into the street. Which crime best fits this conduct?
• Which scenario triggers the registration requirement?
• A parent who possesses a videotape showing their child engaged in sexual conduct is guilty of possessing child pornography. True or False?
• Invasion of privacy requires which standard to be met?
• Which statement best describes the classification of unlawful sexual intercourse when the age difference exceeds three years?
• An adult babysitter was angry at the 7-year-old for whom she was caring. She punished him by making him stand in a closed closet knowing he was afraid of the dark. What crime, if any, occurred?
• What factors must be weighed in initiating or continuing a vehicle pursuit?
• What must be established for a consent-based search to be valid?
• What is a protective order and its purpose?
• Which statement correctly identifies the purposes of arrest warrants and search warrants?
• A 25-year-old male had consensual sexual intercourse with his family's 16-year-old babysitter. Which crime occurred?
• Vandalism becomes a felony when the amount of damage reaches which threshold?
• What is required to lawfully search a person or place under the privacy principle?
• A man found a checkbook outside a grocery store. He signed the check with the name in the checkbook. This man can be arrested for felony forgery if?
• In an empty elevator, the defense attorney pushes the emergency button and refuses to reactivate it, effectively detaining the prosecutor. Has a crime occurred?
• A man wrestled a woman to the ground in a dark carport with the intent to rape her; he fled when the headlights of an approaching car frightened him off. What crime occurred?
• What is the difference between intent crimes and strict liability crimes?
• What is the purpose of a lineup or show-up procedure in investigations?
• How should an officer document a driving complaint or hazardous driver?
• What is a field interview and its purpose?
• A man picked up his girlfriend in a car he had stolen. They took turns driving the car around until it ran out of gas and then they abandoned it. Is this statement correct: only the man can be charged with vehicle theft?
• In a confrontation, a person points a gun at another and threatens to shoot but does not fire. What crime is this?
• Which statement best describes the offense of possessing or receiving property with altered serial numbers?
• Why is radio discipline and clear transmissions important?
• What is a primary reason for documenting statements accurately during a domestic violence interview?
• The night watchman scenario resulted in which crime?
• Four young men shoved a man to the ground and kicked him until unconscious. The officer arrested them for assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury. Was this appropriate?
• In indecent exposure cases, the classification as a felony or misdemeanor depends on prior convictions.
• Penetrating the victim's anus with fingers against the will of the victim constitutes penetration with a foreign object.
• If a person enters a dwelling with intent to commit a felony, and the felony is not completed, the crime is burglary.
• An adult female was in possession of a videotape showing her 12-year-old daughter engaging in sexual intercourse. Which statement is true about this situation?
• Are officers required to report crimes they witness?
• Which statement about moving to Fresno from another city is accurate?
• Which statement best describes robbery?
• If a Sacramento registrant travels to Fresno for vacation, when must they register?
• A man in his backyard with a high-powered rifle shoots into a neighbor's house, killing the neighbor. What crime did he commit?
• A man swings a baseball bat at another during an argument; the second ducks and is not hit. What crime occurred?
• What crime occurs when someone enters a dwelling with intent to commit theft, even if nothing is stolen?
• An employee arranged to have a master key made for the new vice president, changed the number of keys on the request form, kept the extra key, intending to enter after hours and steal. What crime did the employee commit?
• A registrant from Sacramento travels to Fresno for a two-week vacation. When must he register?
• A woman at a bar during happy hour exposes her breasts and invites touching. Does she commit a crime?
• Which option is NOT consistent with proper crime scene photography practices?
• A male high school student who pushed a female high school student up against a locker, reached into her blouse and fondled her breasts, committed the crime of felony sexual battery.
• In the kerosene-related scenario, which charge best fits the facts given the intent to burn?
• Which statement best describes how juveniles are treated in the justice process?
• A father left dangerous drugs in an area accessible to a child. Two officers arrested him for the crime of child harm, injury, or endangerment. Did they act appropriately?
• Which offense involves looking into the windows of an occupied dwelling not your own at night?
• Which statement about moving to Fresno is true?
• In the groceries scenario, the act constitutes carjacking rather than auto theft.
• Which are the two common types of warrants in criminal procedure?
• A woman knew that her boss owned several expensive coins and kept them at his home. While he was away on business, she decided to go to his apartment to steal his coin collection. She entered the apartment with the key he kept in his desk at the office. She went to the drawer where the coins were stored; however, they weren't there. She quickly left the apartment. What crime, if any, did the woman commit?
• Reaching into a woman's blouse and fondling her breasts constitutes felony sexual battery.
• A pawn shop owner has serial numbers scratched off; He admitted they were altered when purchased. What crime is he guilty of?
• A paraplegic adult requires daily home care. The caregiver takes cash from a dresser and leaves. What crime occurred?
• Which statement is true regarding the timing of registration for this offender?
• Which statement best describes the role of intent in crime classification?
• A family arrives at a campground in their motor home. The manager offers a lot for free if the family would pay for utilities. After five weeks they drive off without paying the $360 bill. Would this be charged as felony or misdemeanor crime?
• Which person is subject to this registration requirement?
• Because the victim felt physically threatened by a man she knew, she agreed to have sex with him to avoid injury, provided he used a condom. Is this rape?
• During an argument, one man spit on another, landing spittle on his shirt. What crime occurred?
• In a search warrant, what must be described with particularity?
• Which scenario best describes elder abuse in the context of the described cases?
• Protesters entering private land to interfere with a business can be charged with which offense?
• A man prowls around a housing complex, rings doorbells to see if residents are home; He pretends to be waiting for the bus. What crime is described?
• Which item is an example of physical evidence?
• Are officers required to report suspected child abuse?
• Which situation would undermine the validity of a consent-based search?
• What is a key step to take regarding evidence when medical personnel are en route?
• What is the proper charge when a person enters a dwelling with the intent to commit theft, regardless of whether any theft occurs?
• How should officers interact with individuals with disabilities?
• Before medical personnel arrive, which steps should be taken?
• A homeless man finds a vacant apartment with a broken window, climbs through the window, and lives there for three months before the owner discovers him. What form of trespass did he commit?
• What is the vehicle exception to the warrant requirement?
• Martinez’s actions in the described custody scenario would constitute child abduction without custodial right.
• A man sits on a park bench and rubs his genitals in public to arouse passersby. What crime?
• Which statement best describes the difference between probable cause and reasonable suspicion?
• The statement that this scenario is a crime of passion and thus manslaughter is true.
• Which practice describes safe action when approaching a stopped vehicle?
• Who is required to register under this rule?
• Which element is essential to include in a report when evidence is involved?
• What is the fundamental rule for handling a drawn weapon during a stop?
• What is a valid reason for a police stop of a vehicle?
• Which statement best describes the registration deadline when relocating to Fresno?
• Robbery requires taking property from a person or in their immediate presence with force or fear.
• Which is an example of an exigent circumstance?
• The robbery described involved the attacker using which element to take the property?
• What is the typical procedure when responding to a domestic violence call?
• A mother refuses to let her child return to his father in a shared custody situation. What crime did she commit?
• A repossessor began backing an automobile out of a shopping center parking lot when the buyer came out and objected to the repossession. Can the buyer object?
• Holding a lit match to a child's hand until a welt formed constitutes a crime.
• The statement 'The man committed assault with intent to commit rape' is true.
• A woman placed her hand inside a man's pants and fondled his penis without his consent. The act is described as misdemeanor sexual battery.
• What makes a good police report?
• A man threw turpentine on the hood of his neighbor's car, causing $900 in damage. Did he commit a felony?
• An adult female made sexually explicit remarks to a 17-year-old boy about his body. She committed the crime of annoying or molesting children.
• What is the purpose of a police code of ethics?
• Which of the following best represents the core elements of crisis intervention in a mental health crisis?
• An adult female talked a 13-year-old boy into kissing her and then placed his hand on her breast. Is this a crime, even if the boy consented?
• A man took a motor home that was idling in a rest area and brought it to a friend's chop shop to dismantle for parts. What kind of theft did the man commit?
• A man used a gas-powered leaf blower at 5:00 am on a Sunday morning and was reported by a neighbor. This conduct most likely constitutes which offense?
• A hitchhiker asks the driver to drop him at a specific location; the driver later takes him to another location against the hitchhiker's protests and refuses to let him out. Has a crime been committed?
• In public areas, repossession control is completed when which event occurs?
• What is the key difference between a search incident to arrest and a contemporaneous search?
• Under the super strike rule, a person can be charged with felony forgery if they have one or more prior forgery convictions.
• What is de-escalation in a policing context?
• Exigent circumstances permit warrantless entry to protect the welfare or safety of a child when there is credible evidence of imminent danger. True or False?
• Which statement is an accurate summary of the registration rule?
• A woman leaves home, drives about 75 mph in a school zone, cannot stop, her car collides with another car, and the car hits a stopped school bus; the other driver dies later that night. What crime did she commit?
• What is bias-based policing?
• The handgun waiting period case asks whether it is likely to be charged as first-degree murder.
• A man penetrated a woman's vagina with the barrel of a gun against her will. This crime is
• Is it lawful to resist arrest?
• A man grabs a coworker, shoves her into his car, locks the doors, and drives to another state after she refuses his advances. The crime is?
• Which crime involves forcibly taking a person from a vehicle and driving away?
• A person buys a watch at an unusually low price, suspecting it may be stolen. What crime is the buyer most likely guilty of?
• Lineup versus show-up: which statement is accurate?
• Performing oral sex on a severely retarded man who cannot understand the act constitutes a felony.
• A landlord enters an apartment to investigate a water leak when no one answers. Did he commit trespass?
• A family at a campground drives off without paying a $360 bill for utilities; what is the charge?
• When is deadly force justified?
• At around two in the morning, a man looks into several windows of a house not his, and stops at a window where a child is sleeping. What crime is committed?
• What is the primary safety principle for a field traffic stop?
• In the 3:30 a.m. incident, officers arrested the woman for possession of burglary tools based on which evidence?
• Which offense involves quietly moving around private property to observe residents without permission?
• A transient spots a bed in an open garage, enters through the doorway, and falls asleep. What form of trespass did he commit?
• A man enters an apartment through a window with intent to commit rape. What crime is he guilty of?
• A man had penile/vaginal intercourse with a woman who consented, but she revoked consent after initial penetration and he did not stop when asked. This is rape, true or false?
• A wallet containing $45 is stolen from a person's pocket; how is this theft classified?
• The statement 'The act did not commit a crime' is true.
• Which factor is not typically weighed when initiating a vehicle pursuit?
• As a 67-year-old woman became more senile, her daughter repeatedly brushed her hair; the daughter ultimately hit her mother with the brush. Did this constitute a crime?
• Are officers trained to interview a domestic violence victim with safety and nonjudgmental questions?
• What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?
• Exposing oneself to the occupants of a home constitutes felony indecent exposure.
• What constitutes perjury?
• In dependent adult abuse cases involving theft, what determines whether the crime is a felony or a misdemeanor?
• What is a basic principle of crime scene photography?
• What is required for the plain view doctrine to apply?
• Which factor is essential to establishing probable cause for a DUI observation?
• Which statement about battery is correct in the described cases?
• Which option describes the charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a child?
• Which offense best fits the scenario in which a person possessing glass bottles, a container of kerosene, and strips of cloth, along with a strong odor of kerosene, is discovered after declaring intent to burn someone's house?
• In the scenario involving a child left in a hot car, the conduct may be charged as a felony if the act is likely to cause great bodily injury or death.
• When must a man convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery register?
• During a bar fight, a man stabs another man in the arm with a knife. What crime has he committed?
• A tourist buys a gold designer watch for $250; The watch is suspected to be stolen due to the unusually low price. What crime, if any, did the tourist commit?
• A house's regular occupant had been in a convalescent home for more than one year. She fully intended to return and the house was being regularly maintained in the meantime. Is the house considered inhabited?
• A 35-year-old woman rubbed the penis of her daughter's 15-year-old boyfriend through his pants. Because he is older than 14, no crime has occurred.
• Which statement best describes the role of clear and complete reporting in investigations?
• A teacher wrote nine sexually explicit love letters to a 13-year-old student saying she loved him and dreamed about him. Which crime best describes this conduct?
• What constitutes probable cause to arrest a person?
• A man spent the night at a hotel and left without paying because he only had enough money to buy gas to get home. What kind of theft did the man commit?
• Exposing bare breasts in public to attract attention is categorized as which crime?
• Gang members spray painted gang marks on sidewalks and walls causing $300 in damage. What would officers need to arrest them for felony vandalism?
• A man looks through an open window into a private bathroom and sees a woman showering. Has he committed invasion of privacy?
• Which method documents the transfer of evidence to the lab?
• An office worker changed the amount due on a bill from $150 to $1500; When billed, she kept the extra money. The office worker committed felony theft. True/False.
• Three teenagers followed one of their teachers home, climbed over the fence with the intent to spray paint the teacher's house, and did not leave when told. What form of trespass did they commit?
• Name a key step in preserving evidence at a scene?
• Husband kills the man with whom his wife was having an affair; what crime is most likely charged?
• Field interviews are generally conducted in what context?
• Name two common standardized field sobriety tests.
• The statement 'Penetration of the victim's anus with fingers against the will of the victim did not constitute a penetration with a foreign object' is true.
• What establishes probable cause to administer a chemical test for DUI?
• A woman waiting for the bus has her wallet containing $45 stolen from her pocket; a man nearby stops the thief. Is this an example of grand theft, petty theft, or robbery?
• Is the statement 'If the child is not naked, then this is not Possession of Child Pornography' true or false?
• Is it true that a peace officer may force entry to check welfare after an infant is crying and there is no response at the door?
• A man knew the victim was intoxicated by drugs or alcohol and was unable to give consent. He had penile/vaginal intercourse with the victim. What crime occurred?
• A Neo-Nazi group member receives a tip that he plans to burn a local synagogue. Officers enter the apartment; they find oily rags and pamphlets; he admits he intends to burn the place down. What will he be arrested for?
• A mother left her infant in an unventilated vehicle on a 90-degree day while she ran into the supermarket. Has the mother committed a felony?
• First-degree murder is distinguished by which factor?
• An eighteen-year-old driver is speeding 30 mph in a 25 mph zone; a child runs into the street, is killed. Is this crime a misdemeanor or a felony? Why?
• A man forced a woman to kiss his genitals by threatening to kill her family members. This crime is
• If the offender is 10 or more years older than the minor, charges may escalate. Which statement best reflects this idea?
• What is a key component of crisis intervention in mental health crises?
• The classification of 'annoying or molesting children' can be either a felony or a misdemeanor depending on prior convictions. Which statement is correct?
• Show-up identification: which statement is correct?
• A woman hits her boyfriend, he falls, hits his head, and is knocked unconscious. What crime occurred?
• Breath test admissibility requires which conditions?
• A man stands inside the men's room and stares at men urinating, offering to help. What crime?
• A man drinks a bottle of alcohol in a bar and becomes so intoxicated he cannot get up. Has he committed a crime?
• A woman selling computers from the back of a truck has computers with missing serial numbers. Police arrest the woman for knowingly selling property with altered serial numbers. Did officers act appropriately?
• Blocking a sidewalk at a busy downtown intersection resulted in pedestrians stepping into the street. Which offense is charged?
• A man tells a woman to take him to a room to perform sex acts for $100. It's not yet performed. Which statement is true?
• Which of the following describes the correct deadline phrasing?
• What is the difference between testimonial and physical evidence?
• A woman sitting at a red light is pulled from her car by a man who then drives away. What crime occurred?
• If a registrant moves from Sacramento to Fresno, when must he register?
• A peace officer walked past an apartment and heard a child screaming 'Daddy stop hitting me.' The officer believed the child was in immediate danger. The officer entered and contacted the male. Did the officer act appropriately?
• What is the purpose of a frisk during a stop?
• Members of a nature activist group protested the cutting down of trees housing a rare bird. They chained themselves to the trees; loggers told them to leave; officers arrested them. What offense can officers arrest them for?
• Under exigent circumstances, when may officers conduct a warrantless search?
• Which statement about inhabitation is correct?
• Which of the following are essential elements of a search warrant?
• What element distinguishes kidnapping from false imprisonment?
• After relocating to Fresno, with whom must the registrant register?
• What is the purpose of the use-of-force continuum?
• A homeless man enters a vacant apartment through a broken window and stays for months. What is the charge?
• What is the chain of custody for evidence?
• In the case where a man restrained a male victim and pulled his pants off while stating his intent to sodomize the victim, the crime is
• Exposing oneself to the occupants of a home constitutes felony indecent exposure.
• Why was the tourist in the watch case charged with receiving stolen property?
• A man steals $2000 in jewelry. His girlfriend hides the jewelry and claims she never received them. Jewelry is found hidden in her apartment. What crime has she committed?
• Which offense best describes looking into a private bathroom window and continuing to look after realizing it is private?
• When are Miranda warnings triggered?
• Disturbing the peace is typically classified as what type of offense?
• Are breath test results admissible in court?
• A peace officer received a reliable report from a citizen that an infant was being left in an apartment unattended. The officer could lawfully force entry without a warrant or consent to determine the welfare and safety of the child. True or False?
• Which action best supports safety when handling a drawn weapon during a stop?
• Frisk standard: which statement is accurate?
• First-degree murder is typically characterized by which element?