MPD G.O. Investigators Exam Q&A: Key Concepts and Procedures, Exams of Criminal procedure

A series of questions and answers related to the mpd g.o. Investigators exam, covering essential topics such as body-worn cameras (bwc) protocols, investigator responsibilities, legal foundations for criminal procedural decisions, and civil rights considerations. It includes key concepts like the exclusionary rule, qualified immunity, and constitutional rights, offering a concise review for those preparing for the exam or seeking a refresher on law enforcement procedures and legal principles. The material is presented in a question-and-answer format, facilitating quick comprehension and retention of critical information relevant to law enforcement investigations and legal compliance.

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MPD G.O. Investigators Exam Questions
And Answers
What should a member do while coming in contact
with an individual while BWC is activated? -
correct answer ✅When practical, a member shall
inform contact subjects that they are being recorded
at the beginning of the contact.
Dealing with non-English proficient person while BWC
activated, a member shall? -
correct answer ✅Shall provide the individual with a
MPD BWC recording notice in the appropriate
language at the beginning of the BWC recording when
practical.
Can a member view a recording of BWC on the scene?
-
correct answer ✅No, it's prohibited.
Are BWCs allowed for outside employment? -
correct answer ✅No
In order to destroy, disseminate, edit, alter, modify,
and tamper with BWC recording, member needs
approval of? -
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What should a member do while coming in contact with an individual while BWC is activated? - correct answer ✅When practical, a member shall inform contact subjects that they are being recorded at the beginning of the contact. Dealing with non-English proficient person while BWC activated, a member shall? - correct answer ✅Shall provide the individual with a MPD BWC recording notice in the appropriate language at the beginning of the BWC recording when practical. Can a member view a recording of BWC on the scene?

correct answer ✅No, it's prohibited. Are BWCs allowed for outside employment? - correct answer ✅No In order to destroy, disseminate, edit, alter, modify, and tamper with BWC recording, member needs approval of? -

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correct answer ✅Written approval of the Chief of Police. If a citizen requests the BWC to be turned off, what shall the member do? - correct answer ✅Request an official to the scene. Intrafamily incidents and offenses BWC - correct answer ✅Members shall make the effort to provide privacy recording during any discussion between OCAP and the victim. What does investigators position represent? - correct answer ✅The first level in the field of criminal investigation. What are the essential functions of an investigator? - correct answer ✅To proactively and reactively conduct investigations of crimes, to gather facts and evidence leading to the apprehension and successful prosecution of offenders and to recover stolen property.

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Who decides when the legislature has acted beyond the scope of its authority? - correct answer ✅The Supreme Court has the final say so as to the constitutionality of statutes passed by either state or federal legislatures. The power of judicial review. Barron v. Baltimore - correct answer ✅Held that the Bill of Rights, which the Fourth Amendment is part, did not apply to the action of state and local governmental agencies, but instead was intended to apply only to the activities of federal agency. Weeks v. United States - correct answer ✅The Court held that evidence illegally obtained by federal law enforcement officers must be excluded in all federal criminal prosecutions. Wolf v. Colorado - correct answer ✅The Supreme Court determined that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendments incorporated the Fourth Amendment and applied to state action.

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Mapp v. Ohio - correct answer ✅Applied the exclusionary rule to the states, through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Cámara v. Municipal Court - correct answer ✅Supreme Court ruled that administrative search warrants may be issued on less than probable cause. Terry v. Ohio - correct answer ✅Supreme Court ruled that police could stop and frisk someone on the street based on reasonable suspicion. Herbert Parkers model's - correct answer ✅Crime Control model and Due process model The exclusionary rule - correct answer ✅Provides that evidence obtained by an unreasonable search and seizure will not be

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statements are contrary to evidence acquired by illegal search. Nix v. Williams - correct answer ✅Inevitable discovery exception to exclusionary rule that evidence discovered without a warrant is admissible if it would have been discovered anyway. If the government can show that discovery of the evidence by lawful means was inevitable, the evidence will be admitted even thou it was initially obtained unlawfully. Under civil rights what does "color of law" means? - correct answer ✅Is when an officer acts under color of law when investigating crimes, making arrest, conducting searches, quelling disturbances of the peace, or conducting other law enforcement activity. Under civil rights actions, what does qualified immunity mean? - correct answer ✅Qualified immunity protects government officials performing discretionary functions from liability for civil damages insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established

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statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known. Two steps analysis for an official to be entitled to qualified for immunity? - correct answer ✅1. Whether the law governing the official conduct was clearly established 2. Whether, under the law, a reasonable officer could have believed the conduct was lawful. Under civil rights criminal actions - correct answer ✅If an officer knowingly or unknowingly willfully deprives a person of a right that is protected by the Constitution, he or she may be liable Vicarious liability - correct answer ✅Not only is an officer who deprives a person of a constitutional right civilly liable for failure to protect those rights, but the supervisor, administrator, or agency maybe also held liable. The state police powers are limited by: - correct answer ✅1. The rights guaranteed by the constitution