NC BLET STATE EXAM Q&A
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 to
campus; IF the city and campus make an agreement, then campus PO can have
jurisdiction outside of campus
Territorial jurisdiction of company police - Answer-property owned by the company plus
any location that they are contracted to work in
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
What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - Answer-Felony; misdemeanors
observed in the officer's presence; domestic violence assault
Definition of a bond - Answer-An agreement between court and defendant that the
defendant will come to court
What does a magistrate's order do? - Answer-Documents a warrantless arrest
Real Property - Answer-The ground and anything affixed to it
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 to
campus; IF the city and campus make an agreement, then campus PO can have
jurisdiction outside of campus
Territorial jurisdiction of company police - Answer-property owned by the company plus
any location that they are contracted to work in
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
What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - Answer-Felony; misdemeanors
observed in the officer's presence; domestic violence assault
Definition of a bond - Answer-An agreement between court and defendant that the
defendant will come to court
What does a magistrate's order do? - Answer-Documents a warrantless arrest
Real Property - Answer-The ground and anything affixed to it
