PC 832 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Leadership - Correct Answers -The practice of influencing people, while using ethical
values and goals, to produce an intended change.
Compliance - Correct Answers -Acceptance of a person's authority
Commitment - Correct Answers -An outward manifestation of an internal willingness to
embrace leadership values (ie integrity of self) and agency goals (ie provide quality
service).
Public Trust - Correct Answers -The foundation of a peace officer's authority and power,
by virtue of a social contract with the government
Intervention - Correct Answers -The act of attempting to prevent or attempting to stop
the inappropriate or unlawful behavior of another.
*advanced
*immediate
*delayed
Constitution - Correct Answers -A written document that embodies the basic laws of a
nation or state.
Branches of Government - Correct Answers --Executive
-Legislative
-Judicial
Criminal Justice System - Correct Answers --Law enforcement
-Judicial
-Corrections
Infraction - Correct Answers -A public offense punishable by only a fine
Principals - Correct Answers -All persons involved in the commission of a felony or
misdemeanor
Accessory - Correct Answers -Anyone who, after a felony has been committed, helps
the the criminal
, -knowledge of the crime
-harbors, conceals, or aids a principal in the felony
Accomplice - Correct Answers -a person who takes part in a crime
-helps but then becomes a snitch
Reasonable Suspicion - Correct Answers -a suspicion based on specific facts; less than
probable cause
Probable Cause - Correct Answers -The situation occurring when the police have
reason to believe that a person should be arrested. In making the arrest, police are
allowed legally to search for and seize incriminating evidence.
"Totality of the circumstances"
Sixth Amendment - Correct Answers -A constitutional amendment designed to protect
individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel, the right to confront
witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial.
-right to a speedy trial
Fourth Amendment - Correct Answers -Protects against unreasonable search and
seizure
Under Color of Law - Correct Answers -means an action carried out as if under the
authority of law, but is actually done in violation of the law (e.g., peace officers or
magistrates using their positions to act in an unlawful manner)
Consensual Encounter - Correct Answers -A face-to-face contact between a private
individual and a peace officer under circumstances that would cause a reasonable
person to believe that they are free to leave or otherwise not cooperate
-conversing casually
-requesting information
Detention - Correct Answers -Must have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
-less than an arrest and more substantial than a consensual encounter
Arrest - Correct Answers -The taking of a person into custody in a case and in the
manner authorized by law.
-intent
-cause
-authority
Arrest Warrant - Correct Answers -an order signed by a judge naming the individual to
be arrested for a specific crime
Required:
-Name of defendant
-Crime the defendant is suspected of committing
CORRECT ANSWERS
Leadership - Correct Answers -The practice of influencing people, while using ethical
values and goals, to produce an intended change.
Compliance - Correct Answers -Acceptance of a person's authority
Commitment - Correct Answers -An outward manifestation of an internal willingness to
embrace leadership values (ie integrity of self) and agency goals (ie provide quality
service).
Public Trust - Correct Answers -The foundation of a peace officer's authority and power,
by virtue of a social contract with the government
Intervention - Correct Answers -The act of attempting to prevent or attempting to stop
the inappropriate or unlawful behavior of another.
*advanced
*immediate
*delayed
Constitution - Correct Answers -A written document that embodies the basic laws of a
nation or state.
Branches of Government - Correct Answers --Executive
-Legislative
-Judicial
Criminal Justice System - Correct Answers --Law enforcement
-Judicial
-Corrections
Infraction - Correct Answers -A public offense punishable by only a fine
Principals - Correct Answers -All persons involved in the commission of a felony or
misdemeanor
Accessory - Correct Answers -Anyone who, after a felony has been committed, helps
the the criminal
, -knowledge of the crime
-harbors, conceals, or aids a principal in the felony
Accomplice - Correct Answers -a person who takes part in a crime
-helps but then becomes a snitch
Reasonable Suspicion - Correct Answers -a suspicion based on specific facts; less than
probable cause
Probable Cause - Correct Answers -The situation occurring when the police have
reason to believe that a person should be arrested. In making the arrest, police are
allowed legally to search for and seize incriminating evidence.
"Totality of the circumstances"
Sixth Amendment - Correct Answers -A constitutional amendment designed to protect
individuals accused of crimes. It includes the right to counsel, the right to confront
witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial.
-right to a speedy trial
Fourth Amendment - Correct Answers -Protects against unreasonable search and
seizure
Under Color of Law - Correct Answers -means an action carried out as if under the
authority of law, but is actually done in violation of the law (e.g., peace officers or
magistrates using their positions to act in an unlawful manner)
Consensual Encounter - Correct Answers -A face-to-face contact between a private
individual and a peace officer under circumstances that would cause a reasonable
person to believe that they are free to leave or otherwise not cooperate
-conversing casually
-requesting information
Detention - Correct Answers -Must have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity
-less than an arrest and more substantial than a consensual encounter
Arrest - Correct Answers -The taking of a person into custody in a case and in the
manner authorized by law.
-intent
-cause
-authority
Arrest Warrant - Correct Answers -an order signed by a judge naming the individual to
be arrested for a specific crime
Required:
-Name of defendant
-Crime the defendant is suspected of committing
