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7. Q. What is required of an officer when a defendant 

 in a branch court takes a jury trial? A. Take all papers 

 to jury trial court; the defendant to jury trial court, 

 if not out on bail, ascertain date on which case has 

 been set for hearing; notify witnesses of the time, and 

 be there at that time. 



8. Q. \a) Define misdemeanor, (b) mittimus. A. (a) 

 Misdemeanor, any crime less than a felony, (b) A 

 written order from court committing a person to a 

 place of imprisonment. 



9. Q. Define crime against children. A. Taking or 

 attempting to take indecent liberties with any child 

 under the age of fifteen years, with an intent to arouse 

 or gratify the lust or passions or sexual desire on such 

 person or child. 



10. Q. (a) What is the proper method of making out 

 an arrest notification? (b) When would you give an 

 arrest slip to an out-of-town automobilist? A. (a} Date, 

 full name (printed), address, where to appear, date and 

 time committed, state license and vehicle license, year 

 of license, name of arresting officer, star number and 

 division, sex, age, nativity, married or single, occupa- 

 tion, place of occurrence, and if for Section 91, if enter- 

 ing or crossing the boulevard, (b) Only when his busi- 

 ness is in the city, and he can properly identify himself. 



Second Series of Questions and Answers 



1. Q. What should be the conduct of an officer when 

 making an arrest? A. He shall do so in such a manner 

 that the person arrested cannot accuse him of using 

 coarse, profane or insolent language, or any improper 

 conduct. 



2. Q. What should his conduct be at all times to all 

 persons? A. His conduct shall at all times be gentle- 

 manly, courteous and obliging to all persons; whether 

 on duty or not his conduct shall be above reproach, as 

 becoming an officer and a gentleman. 



3. Q. When a violator of an ordinance uses profane 

 or insolent language to an officer making an arrest, is 

 the officer justified in abusing or mistreating his pris- 

 oner? A. No, an officer in any such case should not 

 abuse or mistreat his prisoner, but he should act with 

 sufficient firmness to properly perform his duties, and 

 make a written report to the captain of the conduct of 

 the prisoner. The captain will pay particular attention 

 to see that the prisoner when taken to court will be 

 punished for his conduct. 



4. Q. Define: (a) Nolle prosequi (nol. pros.}, (b) 

 Appeal, (c) Felony. A. (a) An entry made of record 

 by which the prosecutor or plaintiff declares that he 

 will prosecute no further, (b) Removal of a cause from 

 a court of inferior to one of superior jurisdiction, for 

 the purpose of obtaining a renewal or retrial, (c) An 

 offense punishable with death or imprisonment in the 

 penitentiary. 



5. Q. If obliged to make an arrest on a city street 

 for an offense committed on a city street, could you 



book him on a West Park ordinance? A. No, West 

 Park ordinances only apply to the territory under the 

 jurisdiction of the West Park Commissioners. 



6. Q. What are your duties when your attention is 

 called to an insane person? A. Good judgment should 

 be used, especially in a public place. Take or send 

 person to detention hospital, file or have filed an affi- 

 davit in County Court, secure or have secured com- 

 mitment papers at trial with witnesses. 



7. Q. What are your duties when you find a dead 

 body? A. Whenever an officer finds a dead body under 

 suspicious circumstances he should prevent its removal 

 unless exposed or other important reasons, examine 

 surroundings and conditions, note position of body 

 relative to objects nearby, note presence or absence of 

 weapons or other things which may cause death; (in 

 poison case), preserve contents of jars, pots, kettles as 

 well as all edibles found. Notify captain's office at once 

 if possible, get names and addresses of all witnesses, 

 arrest those suspected of or having knowledge of crime. 

 Make careful and complete memorandum of all facts 

 for report. If accident, take body to nearest under- 

 taker or where friends or relatives may direct. 



8. Q. What are your duties regarding property of 

 prisoners? A. Have all property taken from prisoner 

 and see that he gets receipt for same, except stolen 

 property or concealed weapons. 



9. Q. When violations frequently occur, what will 

 the policeman patrolling such post be charged with, and 

 what is this evidence of? A. He shall be charged with 

 negligence, inefficiency or inability, of which this is 

 evidence. 



10. Q. What should patrolmen know regarding their 

 posts and the location and condition of park and boule- 

 vard property? A. They shall be thoroughly informed 

 relative to the condition of their posts, the location and 

 condition of park and boulevard property. 



Third Series of Questions and Answers 



1. Q. What is meant by duress? A. Duress is the 

 act of compelling or forcing persons to commit an act 

 against their will. 



2. Q. What is the first thing for you to observe when 

 assigned to a new post? A. The location of the nearest 

 fire and patrol box, and public telephone. 



3. Q. Define mayhem. A. Maliciously maiming or 

 disfiguring the tongue, eye, ear, nose or lip of another 

 or depriving him of the use of a limb or other member. 

 Penalty, one to twenty years or fine not exceeding 

 $l,ooo and confinement in county jail one year. 



4. Q. Define incest. A. The sexual intercourse of a 

 man and woman related to each other in any of the 

 degrees of relationship in which marriage is prohibited 

 by law. Penalty: if father with daughter, not exceeding 

 twenty years; others not exceeding ten years. 



5. 0. What is a dying declaration? A. A dying 

 declaration is a statement made by a dying person who 



