SOCE PRACTICE TEST 14 CERTIFICATION
PREPARATION GUIDE
◉ FBI.
Answer: Organization responsible for investigating violations of
criminal law and protecting the USA from foreign intelligence and
terrorist activities
◉ Case law.
Answer: Body of law formed by decisions of the court system
◉ Bill of Rights.
Answer: First ten amendments to the constitution, describing rights
such as freedom of speech and protection against unreasonable
searches
◉ Sixth Amendment.
Answer: Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, counsel,
an impartial jury, and to confront witnesses
◉ Reasonable Suspicion.
Answer: Legal concept allowing an officer to detain based on a belief
that a person is, was, or is about to be involved in criminal activity
,◉ Elements of Burglary.
Answer: Requirements the state must prove to convict a suspect of
burglary
◉ Elements of Battery.
Answer: Requirements the state must prove to convict a suspect of
battery
◉ Elements of Assault on Law Enforcement Officer of Firefighter.
Answer: Requirements the state must prove to convict a suspect of
assaulting a specified officer
◉ Mistake of ignorance of fact.
Answer: Legal defense for unintentional actions due to a mistaken
belief in facts
◉ Physical evidence.
Answer: Examples include drugs, a gun, clothing, or money
◉ Investigative Stop.
Answer: Authorization for law enforcement officers to use
reasonable and necessary force to effect an investigative stop
, ◉ Negligence.
Answer: Tort applicable when an officer fails to exercise reasonable
care, resulting in harm to another
◉ Principal Of The First Degree.
Answer: Role of a person who plans or participates in the
commission of a crime
◉ Provides wanted and missing persons information.
Answer: Function of FCIC
◉ Initial Stage.
Answer: First stage of an interview where rapport is established
◉ Supplemental.
Answer: Type of report linked to offense-incident reports and arrest
affidavits
◉ Cocaine/Crack.
Answer: Substances associated with razor blades and dilated pupils
PREPARATION GUIDE
◉ FBI.
Answer: Organization responsible for investigating violations of
criminal law and protecting the USA from foreign intelligence and
terrorist activities
◉ Case law.
Answer: Body of law formed by decisions of the court system
◉ Bill of Rights.
Answer: First ten amendments to the constitution, describing rights
such as freedom of speech and protection against unreasonable
searches
◉ Sixth Amendment.
Answer: Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, counsel,
an impartial jury, and to confront witnesses
◉ Reasonable Suspicion.
Answer: Legal concept allowing an officer to detain based on a belief
that a person is, was, or is about to be involved in criminal activity
,◉ Elements of Burglary.
Answer: Requirements the state must prove to convict a suspect of
burglary
◉ Elements of Battery.
Answer: Requirements the state must prove to convict a suspect of
battery
◉ Elements of Assault on Law Enforcement Officer of Firefighter.
Answer: Requirements the state must prove to convict a suspect of
assaulting a specified officer
◉ Mistake of ignorance of fact.
Answer: Legal defense for unintentional actions due to a mistaken
belief in facts
◉ Physical evidence.
Answer: Examples include drugs, a gun, clothing, or money
◉ Investigative Stop.
Answer: Authorization for law enforcement officers to use
reasonable and necessary force to effect an investigative stop
, ◉ Negligence.
Answer: Tort applicable when an officer fails to exercise reasonable
care, resulting in harm to another
◉ Principal Of The First Degree.
Answer: Role of a person who plans or participates in the
commission of a crime
◉ Provides wanted and missing persons information.
Answer: Function of FCIC
◉ Initial Stage.
Answer: First stage of an interview where rapport is established
◉ Supplemental.
Answer: Type of report linked to offense-incident reports and arrest
affidavits
◉ Cocaine/Crack.
Answer: Substances associated with razor blades and dilated pupils
