NC BLET State Exam

NC BLET State Exam What makes LE different than any other public business? - ANSWER Public Trust Can you accept gifts and favors? - ANSWER NO Who are you in control of for professional purposes? - ANSWER Yourself, my own standard of professionalism Do your personal feelings get involved with decisions? - ANSWER NO, do the right thing, the right way Which source of law deals with governmental habits and customs? - ANSWER Constitutional Law Who can issue a warrant? - ANSWER A Judicial Official Where is a warrant valid? - ANSWER Anywhere in the state Does a defendant need to be named or sufficiently described? - ANSWER Sufficiently described Who is a warrant addressing? - ANSWER The officer Who is a criminal summons addressing? - ANSWER The defendant - advising them to come to court What are warrantless arrests? - ANSWER i.e. shoplifting, concealment of merchandise, price tag substitution, domestic criminal trespass, driving while impaired, DWI commercial vehicle Ethics - ANSWER the discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral duties Morals - ANSWER the principles of right and wrong Crime Fighter (Crime Control Model) - ANSWER repression of criminal conduct is the most important function; failure of LE means the breakdown of order; criminal process is the positive guarantor of social freedom; efficiency is a top priority; emphasis is on speed and finality; a conveyor belt is the model for the system; there is a presumption of guilt Public Servant (Due Process Model) - ANSWER there is a possibility of error; finality is not a priority; there is insistence on prevention and elimination of mistakes; efficiency is rejected if it involves shortcuts; protection of process is important as protection as innocents; the coercive power of the state is always subject to abuse Common drivers of unethical behavior - ANSWER Noble Cause Corruption "The Blue Curtain"/Code of Silence Slippery Slope/"Mama Rosa's test" 6 major groups of unethical behavior in LE - ANSWER 1. Graft, bribery, and classic corruption 2. Process corruption 3. Brutality and excessive force 4. on-duty unprofessional conduct 5. Workplace deviance 6. off-duty unprofessional conduct 3 sources of law - ANSWER 1. Constitutional law 2. Statutory law 3. Common law Criminal and civil consequences of violating someone's constitutional rights - ANSWER criminal prosecution, civil liability, departmental sanctions, evidence excluded Territorial jurisdiction of State officers - ANSWER anywhere in the state Territorial jurisdiction of County officers - ANSWER in the county; any property owned by the county (even if it is outside the county); as well as any waterways adjacent/surrounding the county Territorial jurisdiction of municipal/city police - ANSWER city limits + 1 mile (even if it crosses city or state lines); any property owned by the city outside the city limits Territorial jurisdiction of campus police - ANSWER on campus; any roadway adjacent