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MPOETC ACT 120 CERTIFICATION EXAM 195 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Evidence will be _______ if police can prove that illegally obtained evidence would be legally obtained anyway? - ANSWER-Admissible Good dating exception to the exclusionary rule? - ANSWER-US V. Leon What do you for involuntary commitment? - ANSWER-24 hours mental institute or psychiatrist to be evaluated or take to a magisterial judge. What the correct order or the courts? - ANSWER-Minor Courts Court of common pleas Pa Supreme Court Pa superior US supreme
I'f you serve a PFA and there are firearms where do they go? - ANSWER-Sheriffs Department A neighbor calls for a loud noise and when the door is answered you look inside and see a powered substance in plastic baggies on the table, what do you do? - ANSWER-Take immediately or get a warrant The wife gives you permission to search a husband's unlocked closet can you search? - ANSWER-Yes Night time warrant - ANSWER-11pm You are 18 and you go on a date with a girl who says she's 14 but is really 13 and you grab her breasts what do you get charged with? - ANSWER-Indecent assault What would you consider a robbery? - ANSWER-You knock someone over and take their purse with $1.00 in charge in it If a restaurant won't let you pay for your food what should you do? - ANSWER-Leave your fair share on the table If a bunch of officers rough someone up after he was caught and it is not justifiable what should you consider before you hand in your report? - ANSWER-Mortally right
A child is walking down the street and a guy tries to give him a ride home? - ANSWER-There was no crime committed What level of drugs have non-medical use? - ANSWER-Schedule 1 Drugs What most frequently would start a court case? - ANSWER-Warrant less arrest when can you do on a terry stop? - ANSWER-Conducting a field interview or when you see someone walking into a store and you see a gun What is a direct testimony? - ANSWER-Ties the defendant directly to the crime. Why is physical evidence good? - ANSWER-Because it speaks for itself Why do prosecutors like physical evidence? - ANSWER-Because you do not need testimony to explain it. Graham V. Connor objective reasonable standard - ANSWER-Officer's previous history
Undeveloped open woodland Area outside the curtilage of a home is? - ANSWER-Open Field Where an item subject to seizure is exposed to public view? - ANSWER-Public places Home/Place of business where an item subject to seizure is publicly? - ANSWER-Plan View VIN # - ANSWER-17 Digits When you arrest of have a search warrant facts and circumstances that would led to a reasonable person to believe? - ANSWER- Probable cause How many people do you need for a jury trial? - ANSWER- 12 What an officer who develops reasonable suspicion to believe that criminal activity is a foot he may engage in a temp detention of an actor? - ANSWER-Investigatory detention The minimum number of photos for a photo array is? - ANSWER- 6 What is the RAPP? - ANSWER-Recognize Aware Position Pacify
Sports bag and briefcase, find drugs? - ANSWER-Nothing because of the fruit of the poisonous tree Arresting someone in the open field? - ANSWER-Laying down palms up Closing arguments the prosecutor does what? - ANSWER-Starts and closes Vio Dier - ANSWER-Number of jurors called upon You get a call at a bar fight, two men are fist fighting what do you do? - ANSWER-Don't wait for a back up, don't use deadly force One having to take a juvenile back to the station what should you do when processing? ANSWER-Constant supervision Before court that defense attorney want to talk before the trial start what should you do? ANSWER-Do you not talk to them or ask the district attorney When pursuing a subject from behind how do you take them down? - ANSWER-Push them from behind When emergency response is passing you? - ANSWER-Pass in a lane not adjacent to that of the emergency response area if possible
Connor V. Graham - ANSWER-No 20/20 hindsight, reasonable standard (Diabetic) Illinois V. Gates - ANSWER-totality of the circumstances to determine probable cause Tennessee V. Garner - ANSWER-Deadly Force justified when necessary to prevent escape of fleeing felon and suspect poses a threat of SBI or death. The number of people who handle evidence in time and commission? - ANSWER-Chain of custody First on crime scene what do you do? - ANSWER-Take names of witnesses and call later Testimonial Evidence does what? - ANSWER-Ties the defendant to the crime. Real evidence can be produced in court, also known as what? - ANSWER-Physical evidence Real evidence - ANSWER-Speaks for itself
You receive info about a robbery and a description of the person, you see someone marching the description, what should you do? - ANSWER-Stop them because you have reasonable suspicion What is a good way to prepare for court? - ANSWER-Field notes What should you do if you write in the wrong address of someone in your field notes? ANSWER-One line cross out and initial Impairment of physical condition or substantial pain is known as _______? - ANSWER-bodily injury Any driver who drives a vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others shall be charged with? - ANSWER-Reckless driving Any instrument used with intent to use criminals is considered a what? - ANSWERInstrument of a crime Judged form the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene rather than the 20/20 vision of hindsight is a part of what case law? - ANSWER-Graham V. Connor When handcuffing, which wrist first? - ANSWER-Right Bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death of which causes serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of
the function of any bodily member or organ. - ANSWER-Serious bodily injury According to Commonwealth V. Grey, a nervous suspect does not equal what? - ANSWERreasonable suspicion A search warrant must include what? - ANSWER-Time and date, description of property seized, description of person/place being seized And officer tells a person they're not free to leave but not in custody? - ANSWERInvestigatory Detention When an officer stoops and speaks with someone Spontaneously it's called? - ANSWER-Mere encounter Contraband is what? - ANSWER-Items that are in and of themselves illegal to own or possess What is that proper way to handle a weapon or gun found? - ANSWER-Let your cover get it / Give it to backup BAC legal level? - ANSWER-.
If someone is driving DUI and they go off the street and hit a tree, and get arrested, leaving the car stranded is this crash reportable? - ANSWER-No Some moron drives his vehicle out into floodwaters and got it stuck requiring to be towed, is this crash reportable? - ANSWER-No Which is a reportable crash? - ANSWER-Driving and car catches fire in fire lane What is circumstantial evidence? - ANSWER-And direct evidence that links all avenues together. Do you see people breaking sheets of glass on a truck what do you do? - ANSWER-Use commands/non-lethal force Slovakian national requests you wait? - ANSWER-72 hours to contact the consulate Slovakia is on the list of mutual countries? - ANSWER-Inform without delay Someone will always leave something to a crime scene and leave something behind? ANSWER-Locard exchange principle
Someone breaks into a house violating a PFA and also slaps the person who has the PFA against them? - ANSWER-Two separate charges of indirect criminal attempt Which is not a benefit of close community and police relations? - ANSWER-Citizens wear uniforms and arrest people Two parts of domestic violence? - ANSWER-Power & Control Biggest cause of accidents at night? - ANSWER-Drivers without their headlights on What is deemed a small amount of marijuana? - ANSWER-30 g or less What is ethnic intimidation? - ANSWER-Harassment of people because of race, color, religion, national origin. What cannot be entered as evidence in a rape trial? - ANSWER-The victims past sexual contact with other people What can police do in regards to a PFA? - ANSWER-Seize firearms, arrest for crimes committed out of their presence, arrest without a warrant.
What powers do you have in a domestic violence situation? - ANSWER-Give referrals What powers don't cops have on a traffic stop? - ANSWER- Immediately revoke license Person grabs steering wheel in an argument? - ANSWER-Deliberate intent non reportable What happens to summary charges if a felony already on the docket is held for court? ANSWER-They are automatically held for court 1st strap for cleaning a gun? - ANSWER-Unload it What are the types of PFA? - ANSWER-Emergency, temporary, final Which amendment is responsible for counsel? - ANSWER-6th What amendment in regards to cruel and unusual punishment? - ANSWER-8th What do you do with a bank robbery in progress? - ANSWER-Stay outside communicate over radio / ask to come with hands up
How do you approach a house for domestic violence with 2 cops? - ANSWER-Stand on either side of the door Naked guy on roof going to kill a woman? - ANSWER-Deadly force because threat to someone's life What do you not do when someone witnesses someone die? - ANSWER-Remind the person that they are not hurt What do you do when someone says they are deaf? - ANSWER- Provide an interpreter What do you do when someone has an intellectual disability? - ANSWER-Ask for parent / guardian info Reliving past life experiences? - ANSWER-PTSD Kid has a beer and admits it officer asks the kid to get out of the car?
The order of proof? - ANSWER-Mere encounter Reasonable suspicion Probable cause Preponderance of evidence Beyond reasonable doubt What should a patrol car do when hydroplaning? - ANSWER-Brake slowly Best way to have relationship with community? - ANSWER-Foot Patrol What is not true about terrorists? - ANSWER-They are not infiltrating the military What needs a search warrant? - ANSWER-Secretly installing cameras in a house Best cheap way to prevent burglary? - ANSWER-Well lit entryway When you mess up in your testimony what should you do? - ANSWER-Have it read back to you
Good way to be active listener? - ANSWER-Stay silent What do you do when someone signs on the authorized signature line with a copyright symbol? - ANSWER-Know that they are a sovereign citizen What do you when you finish a report? - ANSWER-Make sure notes match What is a pop out knife considered? - ANSWER-Prohibited weapons What should a cop not do? - ANSWER-Complacent Two items entering a traffic space? - ANSWER-Encroachment Two guys agree to commit a crime and get caught later? - ANSWER- Conspiracy When applying the tourniquet, where do you write? - ANSWER- Forehead and time What color does a police officer work in? - ANSWER-Yellow What is the speed limit in an urban area? - ANSWER-35 Mph