MPOETC ACT 120 Certification Exam | Comprehensive Review
14th amendment What is the constitutional right to life, liberty, property, and equal rights for all?
mapp v. ohio What U.S. Supreme Court case made the disposition of the "Exclusionary Rule?"
4th amendment What amendment provides guidelines and sets standards for the use of force?
commonwealth v. maglioccio What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case defines the concept that a person
cannot be convicted of ethnic intimidation without being found guilty of a predicate
offense?
aggravated assault What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches a Pennsylvania police
officer?
simple assault What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches their significant other?
criminal attempt In addition to aggravated assault, what other 18 Pa.C.S. statute would be charged
against a woman who attempted to stab a man and missed?
juvenile petition What should be filed when a juvenile strikes a teacher?
incorrect CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A motorcycle should pull up to a solid white line, wait
3 seconds, and look both ways before proceeding?
flammable What does a diamond hazard symbol indicate?
incorrect CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A Police Officer should interview a child with the
parents included when there is a domestic situation at large?
eliminate threat What should a shot Police Officer or fellow officer do when there is an active
shooter at large?
robbery What 18 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against a man who robs a bank, but is
then locked between the doors?
directly in front of home When responding to a domestic situation at large, where should a Police Officer
NOT park his/her patrol vehicle?
3 feet How far offset to the left should a patrol vehicle be positioned on a traffic stop?
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civil matter Why should a Police Officer advise a father to contact an attorney if a mother fails to
permit father to see child during the weekend?
no violation committed What 18 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against an elder man who offered to
transport a child someplace?
mental hospital When "302-ing" someone, where should a Police Officer take them first?
statute 3111 What 75 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against someone who turned right on a
steady red light? (Obedience to Traffic Devices)
graham v. connor What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that an Officer's reasonable perspective of a
scene will be judged rather than 20/20 hindsight of others?
fruit of the poisonous tree What term applies to any evidence found through illegal conduct that is suppressed,
regardless of the relationship between the act and the seizure?
nix v. williams What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled on the inevitable discovery exception to the
exclusionary rule?
us v. leon What is the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule?
involuntary commitment What type of commitment pertains to spending 24 hours in a mental institute, a
thorough psychiatric evaluation, or being taken to a Magisterial judge?
order of courts Minor Court, Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania State Supreme Court,
Pennsylvania State Superior Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
sheriff department If a Police Officer is serving a P.F.A. and there are firearms present, where must the
firearms be taken?
take immediately A Police Officer responds to a domestic disturbance for loud noise. Upon knocking
on the door, the Police Officer notices a powdered substance in baggies on the
table when the resident answers. If they do not get a warrant, what should the
Officer do?
yes Upon entering a house, the wife who lives there grants permission to the police to
search her husband's unlocked closet. Will her permission suffice?
11 pm What is considered a "Night Time Warrant" in the State of Pennsylvania?
indecent assault An 18 year old goes on a date with a "14 year old" who is actually 13. He fondles
her breast. What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is he charged with?
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14th amendment What is the constitutional right to life, liberty, property, and equal rights for all?
mapp v. ohio What U.S. Supreme Court case made the disposition of the "Exclusionary Rule?"
4th amendment What amendment provides guidelines and sets standards for the use of force?
commonwealth v. maglioccio What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case defines the concept that a person
cannot be convicted of ethnic intimidation without being found guilty of a predicate
offense?
aggravated assault What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches a Pennsylvania police
officer?
simple assault What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches their significant other?
criminal attempt In addition to aggravated assault, what other 18 Pa.C.S. statute would be charged
against a woman who attempted to stab a man and missed?
juvenile petition What should be filed when a juvenile strikes a teacher?
incorrect CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A motorcycle should pull up to a solid white line, wait
3 seconds, and look both ways before proceeding?
flammable What does a diamond hazard symbol indicate?
incorrect CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A Police Officer should interview a child with the
parents included when there is a domestic situation at large?
eliminate threat What should a shot Police Officer or fellow officer do when there is an active
shooter at large?
robbery What 18 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against a man who robs a bank, but is
then locked between the doors?
directly in front of home When responding to a domestic situation at large, where should a Police Officer
NOT park his/her patrol vehicle?
3 feet How far offset to the left should a patrol vehicle be positioned on a traffic stop?
Grade A+ | Updated
, MPOETC ACT 120 Certification Exam | Comprehensive Review
civil matter Why should a Police Officer advise a father to contact an attorney if a mother fails to
permit father to see child during the weekend?
no violation committed What 18 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against an elder man who offered to
transport a child someplace?
mental hospital When "302-ing" someone, where should a Police Officer take them first?
statute 3111 What 75 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against someone who turned right on a
steady red light? (Obedience to Traffic Devices)
graham v. connor What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that an Officer's reasonable perspective of a
scene will be judged rather than 20/20 hindsight of others?
fruit of the poisonous tree What term applies to any evidence found through illegal conduct that is suppressed,
regardless of the relationship between the act and the seizure?
nix v. williams What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled on the inevitable discovery exception to the
exclusionary rule?
us v. leon What is the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule?
involuntary commitment What type of commitment pertains to spending 24 hours in a mental institute, a
thorough psychiatric evaluation, or being taken to a Magisterial judge?
order of courts Minor Court, Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania State Supreme Court,
Pennsylvania State Superior Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
sheriff department If a Police Officer is serving a P.F.A. and there are firearms present, where must the
firearms be taken?
take immediately A Police Officer responds to a domestic disturbance for loud noise. Upon knocking
on the door, the Police Officer notices a powdered substance in baggies on the
table when the resident answers. If they do not get a warrant, what should the
Officer do?
yes Upon entering a house, the wife who lives there grants permission to the police to
search her husband's unlocked closet. Will her permission suffice?
11 pm What is considered a "Night Time Warrant" in the State of Pennsylvania?
indecent assault An 18 year old goes on a date with a "14 year old" who is actually 13. He fondles
her breast. What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is he charged with?
Grade A+ | Updated
