TOMPSC SCCJA Cumulative Exam Study
Guide|278 Questions and Answers
1st Amendment - -Amendment that dealt with freedom of speech
-4th Amendment - -Search and seizure
-5th Amendment - -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy
-6th Amendment - -Right to a speedy and public trial
-14th Amendment - -Due Process
-Executive, Legislative, Judicial - -Three Branches
-Executive Branch - -Enforces laws
-Legislative Branch - -Makes laws
-Judicial Branch - -Interprets the laws
-Supreme Court - -Article III of Constitution. Court of last resort. Judicial
review. President nominates all justices, including position of Chief Justice,
and they must be confirmed by a majority of the senate. 9 justices. Receive
and dispose of approximately 5,000 cases a year, and grant certiorari to
about 150 cases. Term begins the first Monday of October and ends in late
June or early July.
-Due Process - -No law will be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious and the
means selected to enforce that law shall have reasonable and substantial
relation to the object being sought to be achieved by that law or process
-Fighting words - -Words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to
incite an immediate breach of peace
-Intoxication, threats, physical interference - -Forms of speech that are not
protected
-Texas v. Johnson - -A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a
law banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such
action was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.
-Trial Running - -Lost individuals will hastily travel the nearest trail or travel
aid
, -Despondent - -Persons who are severely depressed individuals or persons
contemplating suicide
-View Enhancement - -Type of strategy occurs when the lost person climbs
a hill or tree in order to improve or enhance their view of the area
-16 - -SC code of laws pertaining to weapons
-Any person under the age of 18 - -Definition of a child
-Jeb v. Alabama - -Case that established the equal protection clause
-63 - -SC Code pertaining to child abuse and juveniles
-1996 - -When was Megans Law passed?
-94 - -How many federal district courts are there?
-13 - -How many circuit courts of appeals are there?
-Common pleas and general sessions - -Two branches of a circuit court?
-Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire - -Court case that established fighting words
-Acute, Outward Adjustment, Resolution - -3 phases of rape trauma
syndrome
-90% of population is right handed, majority don't use holsters - -
Characteristics of an armed gunman
-Protrusions, Printing, Weighted hemline, Straps/slings, commercial
concealment gear - -5 things you should look for on suspects carrying a
weapon
-Tapping, Grasping, Pressing - -What are three security checks officers to
look for with a gunman?
-Failure to make shelter/fire, discarding equipment, disrobing, failure to
respond to searches, failure to respond to searches, failure to use travel aids
- -Abnormal behaviors in lost individuals
-The Jury is sworn in - -Double jeopardy attaches to a jury trial when?
-1st witness is sworn in - -Double jeopardy attaches to a bench trial when?
, -Child Abuse and Neglect - -Occurs when the parent, guardian, or other
person responsible for the child's welfare inflicts upon a child physical or
mental injury or engages in acts or omissions which present a substantial
risk of physical or mental injury to the child
-Family - -A spouse, child, parent, sibling, any person who regularly resides
-Household member - -A spouse, former spouse, persons with child in
common, someone who has or formerly has cohabitation
-Going from family to general sessions - -What is transfer of jurisdiction
-Situational Child Molester - -Does not have sexual preference for children
but will engage in sex with a child for complex reasons
-Preferential Child Molester - -Has a sexual preference for children
-Child Advocacy Center - -Agency that provides for law enforcement a
forensic interviewer, an opportunity for medical protocol to be done, and
counseling services for child abuse
-Rapport, Anatomy Identification, Touch Inquiry, Abuse Scenario, Closure - -
Elements of a forensic interview
-Mutual Combat - -A condition or circumstance in which the parties involved
agree to a voluntary confrontation
-24 hours - -How long does a department have to begin a preliminary
investigation once a child has been taken into EPC?
-Sextortion - -MCMEC says that this is the new form of sexual exploitation
that occurs online using non-physical forms to encourage victims to provide
sexual content of a child
-Compromise, Assault, Self-destruct, Escape - -What does C.A.S.E stand for
when applied to a suspects potential reaction to arrest?
-Speed, Surprise, Safety - -Elements of planning a successful arrest
-Protective, Search incident to arrest, strip, internal body cavity, ploys
affecting the search - -5 types of searches
-ADHD - -Most common disorder that develops in children
-Autism - -Illness that is usually diagnosed within the first three years of life
Guide|278 Questions and Answers
1st Amendment - -Amendment that dealt with freedom of speech
-4th Amendment - -Search and seizure
-5th Amendment - -The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy
-6th Amendment - -Right to a speedy and public trial
-14th Amendment - -Due Process
-Executive, Legislative, Judicial - -Three Branches
-Executive Branch - -Enforces laws
-Legislative Branch - -Makes laws
-Judicial Branch - -Interprets the laws
-Supreme Court - -Article III of Constitution. Court of last resort. Judicial
review. President nominates all justices, including position of Chief Justice,
and they must be confirmed by a majority of the senate. 9 justices. Receive
and dispose of approximately 5,000 cases a year, and grant certiorari to
about 150 cases. Term begins the first Monday of October and ends in late
June or early July.
-Due Process - -No law will be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious and the
means selected to enforce that law shall have reasonable and substantial
relation to the object being sought to be achieved by that law or process
-Fighting words - -Words that by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to
incite an immediate breach of peace
-Intoxication, threats, physical interference - -Forms of speech that are not
protected
-Texas v. Johnson - -A 1989 case in which the Supreme Court struck down a
law banning the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such
action was symbolic speech protected by the First Amendment.
-Trial Running - -Lost individuals will hastily travel the nearest trail or travel
aid
, -Despondent - -Persons who are severely depressed individuals or persons
contemplating suicide
-View Enhancement - -Type of strategy occurs when the lost person climbs
a hill or tree in order to improve or enhance their view of the area
-16 - -SC code of laws pertaining to weapons
-Any person under the age of 18 - -Definition of a child
-Jeb v. Alabama - -Case that established the equal protection clause
-63 - -SC Code pertaining to child abuse and juveniles
-1996 - -When was Megans Law passed?
-94 - -How many federal district courts are there?
-13 - -How many circuit courts of appeals are there?
-Common pleas and general sessions - -Two branches of a circuit court?
-Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire - -Court case that established fighting words
-Acute, Outward Adjustment, Resolution - -3 phases of rape trauma
syndrome
-90% of population is right handed, majority don't use holsters - -
Characteristics of an armed gunman
-Protrusions, Printing, Weighted hemline, Straps/slings, commercial
concealment gear - -5 things you should look for on suspects carrying a
weapon
-Tapping, Grasping, Pressing - -What are three security checks officers to
look for with a gunman?
-Failure to make shelter/fire, discarding equipment, disrobing, failure to
respond to searches, failure to respond to searches, failure to use travel aids
- -Abnormal behaviors in lost individuals
-The Jury is sworn in - -Double jeopardy attaches to a jury trial when?
-1st witness is sworn in - -Double jeopardy attaches to a bench trial when?
, -Child Abuse and Neglect - -Occurs when the parent, guardian, or other
person responsible for the child's welfare inflicts upon a child physical or
mental injury or engages in acts or omissions which present a substantial
risk of physical or mental injury to the child
-Family - -A spouse, child, parent, sibling, any person who regularly resides
-Household member - -A spouse, former spouse, persons with child in
common, someone who has or formerly has cohabitation
-Going from family to general sessions - -What is transfer of jurisdiction
-Situational Child Molester - -Does not have sexual preference for children
but will engage in sex with a child for complex reasons
-Preferential Child Molester - -Has a sexual preference for children
-Child Advocacy Center - -Agency that provides for law enforcement a
forensic interviewer, an opportunity for medical protocol to be done, and
counseling services for child abuse
-Rapport, Anatomy Identification, Touch Inquiry, Abuse Scenario, Closure - -
Elements of a forensic interview
-Mutual Combat - -A condition or circumstance in which the parties involved
agree to a voluntary confrontation
-24 hours - -How long does a department have to begin a preliminary
investigation once a child has been taken into EPC?
-Sextortion - -MCMEC says that this is the new form of sexual exploitation
that occurs online using non-physical forms to encourage victims to provide
sexual content of a child
-Compromise, Assault, Self-destruct, Escape - -What does C.A.S.E stand for
when applied to a suspects potential reaction to arrest?
-Speed, Surprise, Safety - -Elements of planning a successful arrest
-Protective, Search incident to arrest, strip, internal body cavity, ploys
affecting the search - -5 types of searches
-ADHD - -Most common disorder that develops in children
-Autism - -Illness that is usually diagnosed within the first three years of life
