1.The purpose of the practice exams is not to give hints on the actual exam, but to help students learn how to apply legal principles in a factual situation. 2. This practice exam may not address all the EPOs you are responsible for, or all the materials you must know to master an EPO. The student is responsible for knowing and mastering the EPOs. 3. These questions may be harder or easier than the exam. 4. Students will find reviewing the answers - even the incorrect ones - will help them master the principles.

"Following a two year decline, law enforcement fatalities in 2010 spiked to 162. This was an increase of nearly 40 percent compared to the previous year when 117 officers were killed in the line of duty" (NLEOMF, 2011). Law enforcement officers/agents routinely encounter situations that require them to make decisions with limited information under rapidly changing conditions. Many of these situations expose officers to inordinate risks, and under certain circumstances, require the use of lethal or non-lethal weapons for defensive or preemptive purposes. FBI research (Federal Bureau of...

Law enforcement officers serve the public by performing a broad range of activities that range from passive surveillance and investigative work to the dynamic arrest situations that can quickly become violent and life threatening. Our justice system permits the use of force only when necessary, and limits its use to specifically defined situations. Thus, an officer's survival depends upon his/her ability to quickly assess a situation and respond with an appropriate level of force. With legal guidelines in place governing the "use of force," it may appear to be a simple process for an officer...

1. The purpose of the practice exams is to help students learn how to apply legal principles in a factual situation. 2. This practice exam may not address all the EPOs you are responsible for, or all the materials you must know to master an EPO. The student is responsible for knowing and mastering the EPOs. 3. These questions may be harder or easier than those found on the actual exam. 4. Reviewing the answers - even the correct ones - will help you master the principles. 5. Use a piece of paper to cover the answers on the bottom while you are answering the question.