PTI TEST 2 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ combat effective area
Answer: pelvic region up to the eyeballs
◉ The weight of bullets is measured in ________________.
Answer: grains
◉ ethics
Answer: establish principles of right behavior that serve as guides
for individual or group actions.
◉ Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit.
Answer: punitive damages
◉ Best time to use a shotgun
Answer: For perimeter shooting
◉ exclusionary rule
Answer: illegally gathered evidence (physical or testimonial) may
not be introduced in a criminal trial
,◉ 4th Amendment
Answer: Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
◉ "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine
Answer: excludes evidence acquired as an INDIRECT result of police
misconduct.
◉ probable cause
Answer: "reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an arrest and
search warrant
◉ Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule
Answer: good faith, inevitable discovery, independent source
◉ Reasonable Suspicion
Answer: based upon reasonable inferences and articulable facts;
needed for a terry stop.
◉ Developing reasonable suspicion
Answer: personal observations, suspect behavior, hearsay, officer's
training/special knowledge
, ◉ warrant
Answer: A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to
make an arrest, seizure, or search.
◉ summons
Answer: issued by the court, commanding a person to appear in a
specific location.
◉ NTA
Answer: issued by an officer, requesting a person to appear in a
specific location on a specific time and date.
◉ Is an arrest a "seizure" under the fourth amendment?
Answer: Yes
◉ Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment?
Answer: Yes
◉ What needs to be in an NTA?
Answer: offender's name and address, nature of the offense, location
of appearance, date and time, statement that failure to appear could
result in a summons or warrant, your signature. No legal
requirement for a suspect's signature.
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ combat effective area
Answer: pelvic region up to the eyeballs
◉ The weight of bullets is measured in ________________.
Answer: grains
◉ ethics
Answer: establish principles of right behavior that serve as guides
for individual or group actions.
◉ Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit.
Answer: punitive damages
◉ Best time to use a shotgun
Answer: For perimeter shooting
◉ exclusionary rule
Answer: illegally gathered evidence (physical or testimonial) may
not be introduced in a criminal trial
,◉ 4th Amendment
Answer: Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
◉ "Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine
Answer: excludes evidence acquired as an INDIRECT result of police
misconduct.
◉ probable cause
Answer: "reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an arrest and
search warrant
◉ Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule
Answer: good faith, inevitable discovery, independent source
◉ Reasonable Suspicion
Answer: based upon reasonable inferences and articulable facts;
needed for a terry stop.
◉ Developing reasonable suspicion
Answer: personal observations, suspect behavior, hearsay, officer's
training/special knowledge
, ◉ warrant
Answer: A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to
make an arrest, seizure, or search.
◉ summons
Answer: issued by the court, commanding a person to appear in a
specific location.
◉ NTA
Answer: issued by an officer, requesting a person to appear in a
specific location on a specific time and date.
◉ Is an arrest a "seizure" under the fourth amendment?
Answer: Yes
◉ Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment?
Answer: Yes
◉ What needs to be in an NTA?
Answer: offender's name and address, nature of the offense, location
of appearance, date and time, statement that failure to appear could
result in a summons or warrant, your signature. No legal
requirement for a suspect's signature.
