CLEET Cert Test Review Questions and
Answers
1. A crime may be defined as...
Answer A public offense, forbidden, which the government sanctions.
2. A suspect may invoke his/her right to counsel or right to remain
silent when?-
Answer At any time during the investigation.
3. A self incriminatory statement by a subject, falling short of a
complete ac- knowledgement of guilt is known as what?
Answer Admission
4. Ted broke into Sally's at 0730 while Sally was sleeping. While in
the apartment, Ted intentionally set Sally's bed on fire. What crime
did Ted commit?
Answer 1st Degree Arson
5. Cases where the court of criminal appeals has interpreted
statutory law in very specific cases are called what?
Answer Case Law
,6. An arrest warrant issued out of the district court charging a
misdemeanor...-
Answer Can be served according to what the warrant states.
7. Malice afore-thought as used in murder in the first degree may be
defined as what?
Answer Deliberate intent
8. Normally, if you make an arrest outside your jurisdiction, you must...
Answer Make the arrest as a private citizen
9. False arrest & false imprisonment cases are what?
Answer Criminal and Civil
10. What are the 2 main types of municipal courts in Oklahoma?
Answer Court of record & Court of non record
11. A writ is...
Answer An order of the court
12. Mary (13 y/o), gives her consent to have sexual intercourse
with Sam (22 y/o). If Sam has intercourse with Mary, what crime has
,been committed?
Answer 1st Degree Rape
13. Burden of proof in a civil case is...
Answer Preponderance of the evidence
14. What amendment gives a citizen to right to not self
incriminate?
Answer The 5th Amendment
15. The elements of civil battery are...
Answer Intentional, non-consensual, physical contact & another Person.
16. The rights to an attorney during a police interrogation or
when defendants are in custodial situations are defined in what Case
Law?
Answer Miranda v. Arizona
17. Generally, a police officer may arrest for a misdemeanor?
Answer Committed or attempted in his presence
18. Improper service, improper venue, lack of jurisdiction, and
statute of limita- tions are examples of...
Answer Technical defenses of a constitutional tort
, 19. Reasonable grounds such as would warrant a prudent
person to believe certain facts are true is what?
Answer Probable Cause
20. Failure to exercise the necessary degree of care where a
reasonable person would use under a given set of circumstances is
what?
Answer Negligence
21. The legal steps necessary to provide a violation of a criminal
statute is known as...
Answer Elements of a crime
22. Homicide is justifiable when?
Answer When defending against deadly force
23. A good rule concerning the use of force by a LEO is what?
Answer Use force when it is necessary and then use only reasonable force.
24. Under conditions specified in 21 O.S. 540B, a person commits
a felony by running a roadblock. Under these conditions, what may an
officer do?
Answer Use deadly force if the person poses a threat of deadly force to the officer or another
person.
Answers
1. A crime may be defined as...
Answer A public offense, forbidden, which the government sanctions.
2. A suspect may invoke his/her right to counsel or right to remain
silent when?-
Answer At any time during the investigation.
3. A self incriminatory statement by a subject, falling short of a
complete ac- knowledgement of guilt is known as what?
Answer Admission
4. Ted broke into Sally's at 0730 while Sally was sleeping. While in
the apartment, Ted intentionally set Sally's bed on fire. What crime
did Ted commit?
Answer 1st Degree Arson
5. Cases where the court of criminal appeals has interpreted
statutory law in very specific cases are called what?
Answer Case Law
,6. An arrest warrant issued out of the district court charging a
misdemeanor...-
Answer Can be served according to what the warrant states.
7. Malice afore-thought as used in murder in the first degree may be
defined as what?
Answer Deliberate intent
8. Normally, if you make an arrest outside your jurisdiction, you must...
Answer Make the arrest as a private citizen
9. False arrest & false imprisonment cases are what?
Answer Criminal and Civil
10. What are the 2 main types of municipal courts in Oklahoma?
Answer Court of record & Court of non record
11. A writ is...
Answer An order of the court
12. Mary (13 y/o), gives her consent to have sexual intercourse
with Sam (22 y/o). If Sam has intercourse with Mary, what crime has
,been committed?
Answer 1st Degree Rape
13. Burden of proof in a civil case is...
Answer Preponderance of the evidence
14. What amendment gives a citizen to right to not self
incriminate?
Answer The 5th Amendment
15. The elements of civil battery are...
Answer Intentional, non-consensual, physical contact & another Person.
16. The rights to an attorney during a police interrogation or
when defendants are in custodial situations are defined in what Case
Law?
Answer Miranda v. Arizona
17. Generally, a police officer may arrest for a misdemeanor?
Answer Committed or attempted in his presence
18. Improper service, improper venue, lack of jurisdiction, and
statute of limita- tions are examples of...
Answer Technical defenses of a constitutional tort
, 19. Reasonable grounds such as would warrant a prudent
person to believe certain facts are true is what?
Answer Probable Cause
20. Failure to exercise the necessary degree of care where a
reasonable person would use under a given set of circumstances is
what?
Answer Negligence
21. The legal steps necessary to provide a violation of a criminal
statute is known as...
Answer Elements of a crime
22. Homicide is justifiable when?
Answer When defending against deadly force
23. A good rule concerning the use of force by a LEO is what?
Answer Use force when it is necessary and then use only reasonable force.
24. Under conditions specified in 21 O.S. 540B, a person commits
a felony by running a roadblock. Under these conditions, what may an
officer do?
Answer Use deadly force if the person poses a threat of deadly force to the officer or another
person.
