CPD CPD Advanced Practice 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under CPD policy on vehicle pursuits, an officer must immediately terminate a pursuit when:
- The suspect drives over 60 mph in a residential zone
- The risk to the public outweighs the benefit of apprehension (Correct answer)
- The suspect crosses into a neighboring suburb
- The officer loses visual contact for more than 30 seconds
Correct answer: The risk to the public outweighs the benefit of apprehension
CPD's pursuit policy requires officers to continuously assess whether the danger posed by the pursuit outweighs the need for immediate apprehension, and to terminate when it does.
Question 2: A CPD officer finds a handgun at an arrest scene. Proper evidence handling requires the officer to:
- Unload the weapon and place it in an evidence bag immediately
- Document the location, render the weapon safe if needed, and process it through the property system without altering its condition (Correct answer)
- Run the serial number and return it to the scene if no crime match is found
- Hand it to a detective before logging it into evidence
Correct answer: Document the location, render the weapon safe if needed, and process it through the property system without altering its condition
Firearms must be documented in place, rendered safe if necessary, and submitted through the property inventory system without unnecessarily altering their evidentiary condition.
Question 3: Under Illinois law, what defines 'aggravated battery' compared to simple battery?
- Battery committed with any physical contact
- Battery that causes great bodily harm, uses a deadly weapon, or is committed against a protected class of victim (Correct answer)
- Battery witnessed by more than one person
- Battery committed on private property
Correct answer: Battery that causes great bodily harm, uses a deadly weapon, or is committed against a protected class of victim
Aggravated battery involves factors such as great bodily harm, a deadly weapon, or a protected victim (e.g., police officer, child, elderly person), elevating it above simple battery.
Question 4: When a CPD officer arrests a juvenile, which agency must typically be notified in addition to the parents or guardians?
- Illinois State Police
- The Cook County Juvenile Probation Department (Correct answer)
- The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
- The Chicago Board of Education
Correct answer: The Cook County Juvenile Probation Department
Juvenile arrests in Chicago typically require notification to the Cook County Juvenile Probation Department as part of the youth processing procedure.
Question 5: A Fourth Amendment 'plain view' seizure is lawful only when:
- The officer is on private property with the owner's consent
- The officer is lawfully present, the item is immediately apparent as contraband or evidence, and the officer has a lawful right of access to the item (Correct answer)
- The seizure occurs during a lawful traffic stop regardless of other conditions
- A supervisor has pre-authorized the seizure
Correct answer: The officer is lawfully present, the item is immediately apparent as contraband or evidence, and the officer has a lawful right of access to the item
Plain view requires three elements: lawful presence at the location, immediately apparent incriminating character of the item, and lawful access to seize it.
Question 6: Under CPD policy, an officer who witnesses another officer using excessive force has an obligation to:
- Report the incident only if the victim files a complaint
- Intervene to stop the excessive force and report the incident through the chain of command (Correct answer)
- Defer to the senior officer's judgment on the scene
- Document the incident privately and wait for an official investigation
Correct answer: Intervene to stop the excessive force and report the incident through the chain of command
CPD's duty-to-intervene policy requires officers to intervene to stop unlawful force by colleagues and to report the incident regardless of the other officer's rank.
Question 7: Under the Illinois FOID (Firearm Owners Identification) Act, which of the following persons is PROHIBITED from possessing a FOID card?
- A person with a single DUI conviction more than 5 years prior
- A person convicted of a felony or domestic violence misdemeanor (Correct answer)
- A person who has used cannabis legally under state law
- A non-citizen residing legally in Illinois on a work visa
Correct answer: A person convicted of a felony or domestic violence misdemeanor
Illinois law prohibits FOID card issuance or possession to those convicted of a felony or a qualifying domestic violence offense, mirroring federal firearms prohibitions.
CPD CPD Advanced Practice 4
Under CPD policy on vehicle pursuits, an officer must immediately terminate a pursuit when: