PC 832 UPDATED FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MARKED A+
✔✔Positions and Responsibilities in the criminal justice system. ( Judges, Prosecuting
Attorneys, and Defense Attorneys) - ✔✔1. Judges: Administering justice in a fair and
impartial manner by applying the facts of the law.
2. Prosecuting Attorneys: Prosecuting individuals accused of criminal activities,
Protecting public rights and privileges.
3. Defense Attorneys: Defending the accused, Defending the rights and privileges of
citizens.
✔✔Arrest - ✔✔Taking a person into custody in a case, and in the manner authorized by
the law.
✔✔Active Listening - ✔✔The listener's deliberate and conscious concentration on what
is being said.
✔✔Amendments - ✔✔Modifications or changes made for the better as amendments to
the U.S Constitution.
✔✔Appeals - ✔✔Requests to a higher court to review or revise decisions made by
lower court.
✔✔Arraignment - ✔✔Legal procedure where the court informs defendants of the nature
of the charges against them and of their constitutional rights to have counsel, to plead
guilty or not guilty, and to have a jury trial.
✔✔Authority - ✔✔A peace officers right to influence others that is granted by law.
✔✔Bail - ✔✔A security deposited with a competent court or magistrate to ensure that
the accused person will appear for trial when summoned.
✔✔Communication - ✔✔The sending and receiving of messages, both verbal and
nonverbal, between two or more people.
✔✔Discrimination - ✔✔An action or behavior that is prompt or based on prejudiced
thought. Includes differential treatment based on an unsubstantiated or unfair
categorization.
✔✔Double Jeopardy - ✔✔Protection against a second prosecution after acquittal or
conviction.
✔✔Power - ✔✔Capacity to influence and inspire others.
,✔✔Principles - ✔✔Ethical standards that people rely on for guidance in decision
making.
✔✔Indictment - ✔✔An accusation in writing formally charging a person with a crime or
public offense.
✔✔Due Process - ✔✔A course of legal proceeding according to the rules and principles
which have established by the government; basic rights of a defendant in judicial
proceeding and requisites for a fair trial.
✔✔Emergency - ✔✔Any condition which results in, or could result in, the response of a
public official in an authorized emergency vehicle (e.g., patrol vehicle, ambulance, fire
equipment, etc.), or any condition that jeopardizes public safety and results or could
results in evacuation (Penal Code Section 148.3(3) )
✔✔Ethics - ✔✔The accepted principles of conduct governing decisions and actions
based on professional values and expectations.
✔✔Executive Officer - ✔✔Any people charged with responsibility of enforcing the law.
This includes peace officers, district attorneys, city attorneys, and police commissioners.
✔✔Feedback - ✔✔The receiver's response to the message; tells the sender whether
the receiver has an accurate understanding of the message.
✔✔Grand Jury - ✔✔A body of a set number of citizens from within the county who are
sworn to receive complaints and accusations in criminal cases; responsible for
determining if there is sufficient cause to believe a person has committed a crime and
should be made to stand trial.
✔✔Organizational Values - ✔✔The collective beliefs that characterize an organization.
✔✔Parole - ✔✔A condition release from confinement which allows an individual to
serve the remainder of a sentence outside of prison.
✔✔Personal Values - ✔✔The individual beliefs that a person relies on in making the
personal decisions in his/her daily life.
✔✔Personation - ✔✔The act of assuming the person or identity of another, without that
person's consent, for a fraudulent purpose (Penal Code Section 529)
✔✔Prejudice - ✔✔A prejudice or point of view about a person or group of individuals
that is usually formed before the facts are known.
, ✔✔Preliminary Hearing - ✔✔A screening procedure used in felony cases to determine if
there is enough evidence to hold a defendant for trial.
✔✔Proactive Approach - ✔✔Attempting to eliminate or minimize crime-related
problems, reduce criminal opportunity, and deter potential offenders.
✔✔Professional Values - ✔✔The beliefs that are fundamental to and characterize a
specific vocational group or discipline.
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔Adherence to high standards of behavior and training required
for employment in a particular occupation or profession.
✔✔Proxemics - ✔✔Spatial relationship or positioning of the speaker relative to the
listener.
✔✔Public Officer - ✔✔Individuals employed by a governmental agency with certain
specified law enforcement powers.
✔✔Racism - ✔✔A doctrine that one race is inherently superior (physically, intellectually,
or culturally) to another.
✔✔Reactive Approach - ✔✔Responding to criminal activity after it has taken place.
✔✔Right to Bail - ✔✔A defendant's constitutional right to reasonable bail to permit the
unhampered preparation of a defense before trial.
✔✔Sentencing - ✔✔A judgement that is formally pronounced by the court upon a
defendant after conviction in a criminal trial.
✔✔Trial - ✔✔A formal judicial examination and determination of issues (law or fact)
between parties.
✔✔Trial Courts - ✔✔Referred to as the lower courts; receive evidence and consider
cases involving criminal activity or civil disputes.
✔✔Police Jargon - ✔✔Officers should avoid "police jargon" when speaking with the
public. (e.g., penal codes, regulations, case laws, vehicle codes.)
✔✔Penal Code 148(a) (1) delaying, or obstructing any public officer, peace officer, or
emergency technician. - ✔✔Crime Elements:
* every person who willfully resist, delays, or obstructs
* any public officer, peace officer, or emergency technician
* in the discharge or the attempt to discharge
* any duty of that officer's office or employment
MARKED A+
✔✔Positions and Responsibilities in the criminal justice system. ( Judges, Prosecuting
Attorneys, and Defense Attorneys) - ✔✔1. Judges: Administering justice in a fair and
impartial manner by applying the facts of the law.
2. Prosecuting Attorneys: Prosecuting individuals accused of criminal activities,
Protecting public rights and privileges.
3. Defense Attorneys: Defending the accused, Defending the rights and privileges of
citizens.
✔✔Arrest - ✔✔Taking a person into custody in a case, and in the manner authorized by
the law.
✔✔Active Listening - ✔✔The listener's deliberate and conscious concentration on what
is being said.
✔✔Amendments - ✔✔Modifications or changes made for the better as amendments to
the U.S Constitution.
✔✔Appeals - ✔✔Requests to a higher court to review or revise decisions made by
lower court.
✔✔Arraignment - ✔✔Legal procedure where the court informs defendants of the nature
of the charges against them and of their constitutional rights to have counsel, to plead
guilty or not guilty, and to have a jury trial.
✔✔Authority - ✔✔A peace officers right to influence others that is granted by law.
✔✔Bail - ✔✔A security deposited with a competent court or magistrate to ensure that
the accused person will appear for trial when summoned.
✔✔Communication - ✔✔The sending and receiving of messages, both verbal and
nonverbal, between two or more people.
✔✔Discrimination - ✔✔An action or behavior that is prompt or based on prejudiced
thought. Includes differential treatment based on an unsubstantiated or unfair
categorization.
✔✔Double Jeopardy - ✔✔Protection against a second prosecution after acquittal or
conviction.
✔✔Power - ✔✔Capacity to influence and inspire others.
,✔✔Principles - ✔✔Ethical standards that people rely on for guidance in decision
making.
✔✔Indictment - ✔✔An accusation in writing formally charging a person with a crime or
public offense.
✔✔Due Process - ✔✔A course of legal proceeding according to the rules and principles
which have established by the government; basic rights of a defendant in judicial
proceeding and requisites for a fair trial.
✔✔Emergency - ✔✔Any condition which results in, or could result in, the response of a
public official in an authorized emergency vehicle (e.g., patrol vehicle, ambulance, fire
equipment, etc.), or any condition that jeopardizes public safety and results or could
results in evacuation (Penal Code Section 148.3(3) )
✔✔Ethics - ✔✔The accepted principles of conduct governing decisions and actions
based on professional values and expectations.
✔✔Executive Officer - ✔✔Any people charged with responsibility of enforcing the law.
This includes peace officers, district attorneys, city attorneys, and police commissioners.
✔✔Feedback - ✔✔The receiver's response to the message; tells the sender whether
the receiver has an accurate understanding of the message.
✔✔Grand Jury - ✔✔A body of a set number of citizens from within the county who are
sworn to receive complaints and accusations in criminal cases; responsible for
determining if there is sufficient cause to believe a person has committed a crime and
should be made to stand trial.
✔✔Organizational Values - ✔✔The collective beliefs that characterize an organization.
✔✔Parole - ✔✔A condition release from confinement which allows an individual to
serve the remainder of a sentence outside of prison.
✔✔Personal Values - ✔✔The individual beliefs that a person relies on in making the
personal decisions in his/her daily life.
✔✔Personation - ✔✔The act of assuming the person or identity of another, without that
person's consent, for a fraudulent purpose (Penal Code Section 529)
✔✔Prejudice - ✔✔A prejudice or point of view about a person or group of individuals
that is usually formed before the facts are known.
, ✔✔Preliminary Hearing - ✔✔A screening procedure used in felony cases to determine if
there is enough evidence to hold a defendant for trial.
✔✔Proactive Approach - ✔✔Attempting to eliminate or minimize crime-related
problems, reduce criminal opportunity, and deter potential offenders.
✔✔Professional Values - ✔✔The beliefs that are fundamental to and characterize a
specific vocational group or discipline.
✔✔Professionalism - ✔✔Adherence to high standards of behavior and training required
for employment in a particular occupation or profession.
✔✔Proxemics - ✔✔Spatial relationship or positioning of the speaker relative to the
listener.
✔✔Public Officer - ✔✔Individuals employed by a governmental agency with certain
specified law enforcement powers.
✔✔Racism - ✔✔A doctrine that one race is inherently superior (physically, intellectually,
or culturally) to another.
✔✔Reactive Approach - ✔✔Responding to criminal activity after it has taken place.
✔✔Right to Bail - ✔✔A defendant's constitutional right to reasonable bail to permit the
unhampered preparation of a defense before trial.
✔✔Sentencing - ✔✔A judgement that is formally pronounced by the court upon a
defendant after conviction in a criminal trial.
✔✔Trial - ✔✔A formal judicial examination and determination of issues (law or fact)
between parties.
✔✔Trial Courts - ✔✔Referred to as the lower courts; receive evidence and consider
cases involving criminal activity or civil disputes.
✔✔Police Jargon - ✔✔Officers should avoid "police jargon" when speaking with the
public. (e.g., penal codes, regulations, case laws, vehicle codes.)
✔✔Penal Code 148(a) (1) delaying, or obstructing any public officer, peace officer, or
emergency technician. - ✔✔Crime Elements:
* every person who willfully resist, delays, or obstructs
* any public officer, peace officer, or emergency technician
* in the discharge or the attempt to discharge
* any duty of that officer's office or employment
