MPTC Lynnfield 2nd ROC final exam
practice test- Legal Section UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What legal standard or proof Is less than probable cause but more than a hunch? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Reasonable suspicion
Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT correct? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Officer conducting search can physically touch arrestee
What court case set the onjectively reasonable standard for police officer actions in use of force
cases? - CORRECT ANSWER -Graham v. Connor
Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure under the 4th Amendment? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Approaching someone in a public place and asking them questions that they
willingly answer.
Which answer below is NOT required criteria for conducting a valid person inventory search? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Gender of person searched and officer must be the same
___________ is trustworthy facts and circumstances sufficient to convince a person of
reasonable caution to believe that it is more likely than not that, in the case of a search, a specific
item subject to seizure will be found in the place to be searched or, in the case of an arrest, a
crime has been committed and the person to be arrested has committed it. - CORRECT
ANSWER -probable cause
Which of the following is INCORRECT about anonymous tips and developing reasonable
suspicion? - CORRECT ANSWER -One factor is almost always sufficient to establish
reasonable suspicion or probable cause
, Which type of police evidence gathering activity below requires a search warrant? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Continuous recorded surveillance of a home over an extended period of time
Which answer below about consent searches is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER -The best
practice is to get consent to search in writing.
Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER -To conduct a
lawful pat frisk there must be a constitutional seizure of the individual, and police must have a
reasonable suspicion, based on specific and articulable facts, that the suspect is armed and
dangerous.
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that all persons charged with a crime be
informed of charges against them and that people charged with a crime have a right to counsel
and speedy public trial by an impartial jury? - CORRECT ANSWER -6th Amendment
Tim and Shelly have been married for 15 years and live in a 2-bedroom condominium in
Boylston. Shelly gives police consent to search the entire condominium, but Tim is also present
and objects and refuses to consent to the search. Where can police search? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Police cannot search any of the above areas.
What is the immediate area surrounding a dwelling that generally includes driveways, gardens,
decks, swimming pools, garages, and storage sheds in which individuals have a reasonable
expectation of privacy called? - CORRECT ANSWER -curtilage
Police can conduct a protective sweep to conduct a cursory check for what? - CORRECT
ANSWER -people only
When the courts are trying to determine whether exigent circumstances existed, which question
below is NOT likely to be considered by the courts? - CORRECT ANSWER -Who
committed the offense?
__________ makes any evidence obtained by police in an unreasonable search or seizure
inadmissible in court. - CORRECT ANSWER -The exclusionary rule
practice test- Legal Section UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What legal standard or proof Is less than probable cause but more than a hunch? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Reasonable suspicion
Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT correct? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Officer conducting search can physically touch arrestee
What court case set the onjectively reasonable standard for police officer actions in use of force
cases? - CORRECT ANSWER -Graham v. Connor
Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure under the 4th Amendment? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Approaching someone in a public place and asking them questions that they
willingly answer.
Which answer below is NOT required criteria for conducting a valid person inventory search? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Gender of person searched and officer must be the same
___________ is trustworthy facts and circumstances sufficient to convince a person of
reasonable caution to believe that it is more likely than not that, in the case of a search, a specific
item subject to seizure will be found in the place to be searched or, in the case of an arrest, a
crime has been committed and the person to be arrested has committed it. - CORRECT
ANSWER -probable cause
Which of the following is INCORRECT about anonymous tips and developing reasonable
suspicion? - CORRECT ANSWER -One factor is almost always sufficient to establish
reasonable suspicion or probable cause
, Which type of police evidence gathering activity below requires a search warrant? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Continuous recorded surveillance of a home over an extended period of time
Which answer below about consent searches is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER -The best
practice is to get consent to search in writing.
Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER -To conduct a
lawful pat frisk there must be a constitutional seizure of the individual, and police must have a
reasonable suspicion, based on specific and articulable facts, that the suspect is armed and
dangerous.
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that all persons charged with a crime be
informed of charges against them and that people charged with a crime have a right to counsel
and speedy public trial by an impartial jury? - CORRECT ANSWER -6th Amendment
Tim and Shelly have been married for 15 years and live in a 2-bedroom condominium in
Boylston. Shelly gives police consent to search the entire condominium, but Tim is also present
and objects and refuses to consent to the search. Where can police search? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Police cannot search any of the above areas.
What is the immediate area surrounding a dwelling that generally includes driveways, gardens,
decks, swimming pools, garages, and storage sheds in which individuals have a reasonable
expectation of privacy called? - CORRECT ANSWER -curtilage
Police can conduct a protective sweep to conduct a cursory check for what? - CORRECT
ANSWER -people only
When the courts are trying to determine whether exigent circumstances existed, which question
below is NOT likely to be considered by the courts? - CORRECT ANSWER -Who
committed the offense?
__________ makes any evidence obtained by police in an unreasonable search or seizure
inadmissible in court. - CORRECT ANSWER -The exclusionary rule
