FINAL MPOETC Exam – Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training
Commission Complete Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers |100% Verified.
What statute allows citizens to use force? - CORRECT> 505
What statute allows law enforcement to use force? - CORRECT> 508
Statute of Limitations - CORRECT> Time you were made aware of charges
What are the four types of culpability? - CORRECT> Intentionally
> Knowingly
> Recklessly
> Negligently
What is not a defense of culpability? (304) - CORRECT> Ignorance of the law
> Voluntary intoxication/drugged
What is a defense for culpability? - CORRECT> Duress
> Insanity
> Guilty but mentally ill
> Involuntary intoxication
What types of encounters does law enforcement have with the public? - CORRECT> Mere encounter
> Investigatory detention
> Custodial detention/arrest
What type of proof do you need for an investigatory detention? - CORRECT> Reasonable suspicion
What type of proof do you need for a custodial detention? - CORRECT> Probable Cause
What are the three components of the Criminal Justice System? - CORRECT> Law enforcement
> Courts
> Corrections
Level of Government - CORRECT> Local/municipal
> County
> State
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,> Federal
Courts (court system) - CORRECT> Local (minor courts)
> Court of common pleas (appeals from minor cases)
> Commonwealth court (state court)
> Superior court
> Supreme court
> Federal court
Initial Appearance (preliminary arraignment) - CORRECT> Defendant is brought before a judge to hear
charges & a bail decision
Preliminary Hearing - CORRECT> show the court the prosecution has a "prima facie" case (on the surface
it warrants putting the defendant through a prosecution & using the state's resources to pursue the matter)
Formal Arraignment - CORRECT> Defendant hears charges to be tried & enters plea
> if plead guilty or solo contenders (no contest) may have a hearing to determine penalty or may go
immediately to sentencing stage
> defendant may plea "not guilty" then the case proceeds to next level
Common Pleas Court (criminal court) - CORRECT> Trial by jury
> Trials have two primary stages:
- presentation of prosecution
- presentation of defense, if defendant elects to do so
Bail - CORRECT> A bond to insure the appearance of the defendant in court if they are not to be held in
custody until trial
ROR ( released on recognizance) - CORRECT> Their word they will appear in court is their bond
PA is the only state in which the grand jury has what? - CORRECT> No authority to indict
Pre-motion Trial - CORRECT> These motions may address the admissibility of evidence, or venue
changes
> In this stage the plea negotiations most likely will take place or diversionary programs such as Accelerated
Rehabilitative Disposition
What are the three eras of policing? - CORRECT> Political era
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, > Reform era
> Community era
Political Era - CORRECT> Police often obtained their job as favors by politicians to constituents who had
financially backed them
> Ex. big buff male would get job)
Reform Era - CORRECT> Narrowed police function to crime control/reactive, incident driven police
service
> Ex. DARE program
Community Era - CORRECT> We are currently in this era
> Develop a sense of lawfulness in our society \
> We want their input, we want them to invest in their community police agency (partnership)
S.A.R.A Model - CORRECT> Scanning
> Analysis
> Response
> Assessment
Crime Triangle - CORRECT> Offender
> Place
> Target/victim
Discretion - CORRECT> The right to choose what should be done in a particular situation; the quality of
showing discernment or good judgement
Summons - CORRECT> M-2 or lower
> Obey the summons
> No threat to self or others
Warrant - CORRECT> Murder, felony or M1
> Disobey summons
> Threat to self or other
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Commission Complete Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers |100% Verified.
What statute allows citizens to use force? - CORRECT> 505
What statute allows law enforcement to use force? - CORRECT> 508
Statute of Limitations - CORRECT> Time you were made aware of charges
What are the four types of culpability? - CORRECT> Intentionally
> Knowingly
> Recklessly
> Negligently
What is not a defense of culpability? (304) - CORRECT> Ignorance of the law
> Voluntary intoxication/drugged
What is a defense for culpability? - CORRECT> Duress
> Insanity
> Guilty but mentally ill
> Involuntary intoxication
What types of encounters does law enforcement have with the public? - CORRECT> Mere encounter
> Investigatory detention
> Custodial detention/arrest
What type of proof do you need for an investigatory detention? - CORRECT> Reasonable suspicion
What type of proof do you need for a custodial detention? - CORRECT> Probable Cause
What are the three components of the Criminal Justice System? - CORRECT> Law enforcement
> Courts
> Corrections
Level of Government - CORRECT> Local/municipal
> County
> State
1|Page
,> Federal
Courts (court system) - CORRECT> Local (minor courts)
> Court of common pleas (appeals from minor cases)
> Commonwealth court (state court)
> Superior court
> Supreme court
> Federal court
Initial Appearance (preliminary arraignment) - CORRECT> Defendant is brought before a judge to hear
charges & a bail decision
Preliminary Hearing - CORRECT> show the court the prosecution has a "prima facie" case (on the surface
it warrants putting the defendant through a prosecution & using the state's resources to pursue the matter)
Formal Arraignment - CORRECT> Defendant hears charges to be tried & enters plea
> if plead guilty or solo contenders (no contest) may have a hearing to determine penalty or may go
immediately to sentencing stage
> defendant may plea "not guilty" then the case proceeds to next level
Common Pleas Court (criminal court) - CORRECT> Trial by jury
> Trials have two primary stages:
- presentation of prosecution
- presentation of defense, if defendant elects to do so
Bail - CORRECT> A bond to insure the appearance of the defendant in court if they are not to be held in
custody until trial
ROR ( released on recognizance) - CORRECT> Their word they will appear in court is their bond
PA is the only state in which the grand jury has what? - CORRECT> No authority to indict
Pre-motion Trial - CORRECT> These motions may address the admissibility of evidence, or venue
changes
> In this stage the plea negotiations most likely will take place or diversionary programs such as Accelerated
Rehabilitative Disposition
What are the three eras of policing? - CORRECT> Political era
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, > Reform era
> Community era
Political Era - CORRECT> Police often obtained their job as favors by politicians to constituents who had
financially backed them
> Ex. big buff male would get job)
Reform Era - CORRECT> Narrowed police function to crime control/reactive, incident driven police
service
> Ex. DARE program
Community Era - CORRECT> We are currently in this era
> Develop a sense of lawfulness in our society \
> We want their input, we want them to invest in their community police agency (partnership)
S.A.R.A Model - CORRECT> Scanning
> Analysis
> Response
> Assessment
Crime Triangle - CORRECT> Offender
> Place
> Target/victim
Discretion - CORRECT> The right to choose what should be done in a particular situation; the quality of
showing discernment or good judgement
Summons - CORRECT> M-2 or lower
> Obey the summons
> No threat to self or others
Warrant - CORRECT> Murder, felony or M1
> Disobey summons
> Threat to self or other
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