MCOLES TRAINING STUDY SHEET 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Terry v. Ohio. Answer: STOP AND FRISK with articulated
reasonable suspicion of weapons. Reasonable suspicion exists that
crime is afoot, a crime has occurred, or is occurring.
◉Pennsylvania v. Mimms. Answer: Police can legally ORDER A
PERSON TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLE.
This was issued after the respondent was lawfully detained, was
reasonable, and thus permissible under the Fourth Amendment.
◉Maybury v. Madison. Answer: A case under the Marshall court that
implemented the rule of judicial review. It was a landmark case in
saying that the court has the final say on constitutionality.
◉Canton v. Harris. Answer: The FAILURE TO TRAIN must reflect a
deliberate or conscious choice by the municipality.
-The NEED TO TRAIN officers in the constitutional limitations on the
use of deadly force can be said so obvious, that failure to do so could
properly be characterized as "deliberate indifference" to
constitutional rights.
,- LACK OF TRAINING is reason for suit
◉Arizona v. Gant. Answer: SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST if: The
arrestee might access the vehicle @ the time of search, or the vehicle
contains evidence of the offense he was arrested for.
◉South Dakota v. Opperman. Answer: An INVENTORY SEARCH,
following standard police procedures, of an impounded vehicle is
not an unreasonable search so long as it is not done as a pretext
concealing an investigatory police motive to locate evidence or other
unlawful seizure.
◉When processing DNA evidence, you should place the evidence in
what kind of packaging?
(A) Breathable Paper Bag
(B) Glass Container
(C) Plastic Bag. Answer: (A) Breathable Paper Bag
◉A gun or a bloody knife should be placed in what kind of packaging
for evidence processing?
(A) Plastic Bag
(B) Cardboard Box or Styrofoam Container
,(C) Glass Container. Answer: (B) Cardboard Box or Styrofoam
Container
◉Soil samples should be processed using what kind of packaging?
(A) Glass or Plastic Container
(B) Cardboard or Styrofoam Container
(C) Breathable Paper Bag. Answer: (A) Glass or Plastic Container
◉With a wet shirt covered in fresh blood, before processing, you
should always take what course of action first?
(A) Package the shirt in a plastic bag as soon as possible to preserve
evidentiary value of blood.
(B) Place the shirt in between two strips of cardboard to keep the
shirt dry.
(C) Air-dry the shirt before packaging.. Answer: (C) Air-dry the shirt
before packaging
◉People v. Shankle. Answer: OFFICER ASKED DRIVER OUT OF
VEHICLE AND ASKED FOR ID. VOLUNTARY. Evidence was deemed
admissible.
, ◉People v. Freeman. Answer: Officers UNLAWFULLY ORDERED THE
DRIVER OUT OF A PARKED VEHICLE to obtain ID. Evidence of the
crime was suppressed.
◉Tre or False. Anonymous tips are admissible in court.. Answer:
False. Anonymous tips are not admissible in court UNLESS further
evidence or investigation can corroborate the information obtained
through anonymous tip.
◉A man runs into a gas station and knocks a woman to the ground
after committing the armed robbery. Who do you tend to first?
(A) Render aid to the woman on the ground
(B) Pursue the man running out of the gas station
(C) Notify dispatch of the man's direction of travel and call for
backup. Answer: (A) Render aid to the woman on the ground
◉Mapp v. Ohio. Answer: EVIDENCE ILLEGALY OBTAINED IS NOT
ADMISSABLE IN TRIAL
◉People v. Parham. Answer: MUST BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE
REASON FOR STOP
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Terry v. Ohio. Answer: STOP AND FRISK with articulated
reasonable suspicion of weapons. Reasonable suspicion exists that
crime is afoot, a crime has occurred, or is occurring.
◉Pennsylvania v. Mimms. Answer: Police can legally ORDER A
PERSON TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLE.
This was issued after the respondent was lawfully detained, was
reasonable, and thus permissible under the Fourth Amendment.
◉Maybury v. Madison. Answer: A case under the Marshall court that
implemented the rule of judicial review. It was a landmark case in
saying that the court has the final say on constitutionality.
◉Canton v. Harris. Answer: The FAILURE TO TRAIN must reflect a
deliberate or conscious choice by the municipality.
-The NEED TO TRAIN officers in the constitutional limitations on the
use of deadly force can be said so obvious, that failure to do so could
properly be characterized as "deliberate indifference" to
constitutional rights.
,- LACK OF TRAINING is reason for suit
◉Arizona v. Gant. Answer: SEARCH INCIDENT TO ARREST if: The
arrestee might access the vehicle @ the time of search, or the vehicle
contains evidence of the offense he was arrested for.
◉South Dakota v. Opperman. Answer: An INVENTORY SEARCH,
following standard police procedures, of an impounded vehicle is
not an unreasonable search so long as it is not done as a pretext
concealing an investigatory police motive to locate evidence or other
unlawful seizure.
◉When processing DNA evidence, you should place the evidence in
what kind of packaging?
(A) Breathable Paper Bag
(B) Glass Container
(C) Plastic Bag. Answer: (A) Breathable Paper Bag
◉A gun or a bloody knife should be placed in what kind of packaging
for evidence processing?
(A) Plastic Bag
(B) Cardboard Box or Styrofoam Container
,(C) Glass Container. Answer: (B) Cardboard Box or Styrofoam
Container
◉Soil samples should be processed using what kind of packaging?
(A) Glass or Plastic Container
(B) Cardboard or Styrofoam Container
(C) Breathable Paper Bag. Answer: (A) Glass or Plastic Container
◉With a wet shirt covered in fresh blood, before processing, you
should always take what course of action first?
(A) Package the shirt in a plastic bag as soon as possible to preserve
evidentiary value of blood.
(B) Place the shirt in between two strips of cardboard to keep the
shirt dry.
(C) Air-dry the shirt before packaging.. Answer: (C) Air-dry the shirt
before packaging
◉People v. Shankle. Answer: OFFICER ASKED DRIVER OUT OF
VEHICLE AND ASKED FOR ID. VOLUNTARY. Evidence was deemed
admissible.
, ◉People v. Freeman. Answer: Officers UNLAWFULLY ORDERED THE
DRIVER OUT OF A PARKED VEHICLE to obtain ID. Evidence of the
crime was suppressed.
◉Tre or False. Anonymous tips are admissible in court.. Answer:
False. Anonymous tips are not admissible in court UNLESS further
evidence or investigation can corroborate the information obtained
through anonymous tip.
◉A man runs into a gas station and knocks a woman to the ground
after committing the armed robbery. Who do you tend to first?
(A) Render aid to the woman on the ground
(B) Pursue the man running out of the gas station
(C) Notify dispatch of the man's direction of travel and call for
backup. Answer: (A) Render aid to the woman on the ground
◉Mapp v. Ohio. Answer: EVIDENCE ILLEGALY OBTAINED IS NOT
ADMISSABLE IN TRIAL
◉People v. Parham. Answer: MUST BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE
REASON FOR STOP
