MPOETC ACT 120 - TEST ONE Questions With Correct Answers

4 Learning Skills - Answer Listen actively participate take notes think critically 6 Components to active listening - Answer Mindset Preparation Organization Focus Clarify Posture ACT 120 - Answer Established by PA Legislature in 1974. It's a certification for an officer which after completion, is good for two years. MPOETC TRAINING COMMISION - Answer There are 20 members of training commission. Each is appointed by the governor, they serve three year terms POWERS AND DUTIES OF MPOETC - Answer Administer Program, Academics, Certification, Training, Standards, Rules and Regulations. Defining Certification - Answer assignment of a certification to a police officer after completing the ACT 120, is valid for two years. Commission - Answer Is MPOETC Commissioner - Answer is the commissioner of PSP (PA state police) Police Department - Answer A public agency having general police powers and charged with making arrests in connection with the enforcement of criminal or traffic laws. It includes the sheriff's office and university police. Police officer - Answer An employee assigned to criminal or traffic law enforcement Commission members - Answer 20 members,etc (SEE PAGE 13 for remaining) PSP Commissioner is chairman, Attorney General police commisioner of a city of the first class. Commission power and duties - Answer a. Administer program b. Academies c. Certification d. Training e. Standards f. Rules and regulations PA CRIMES CODE - Answer TITLE 18 PA VEHICLE CODE - Answer TITLE 75 Systems that assist in maintenance of order. - Answer Value System Moral System Belief System Power - Answer Derived from the constitutional authority of government. Sir Robert Peel - Answer "Father of modern day policing" Nine principles that are basic guidelines for the London Metropolitan Police in 1829 and the foundations of modern law enforcement doctrine. American Law Enforcement followed the English Model. -watch system - Answer night watch in which each watchman signaled to others or citizens for help American Law Enforcement followed the English Model CONSTABLE. - Answer early officer who supervised the weapons and equipment of all community. American Law Enforcement followed the English Model. SHERIFF - Answer county wide law enforcement service provider. Police Discretion - Answer Defined as the ability to choose between alternatives when faced with a violation(s) of the law. Two Amendments used in use of force - Answer 4th and 8th The mere presence of the police is coercive power, and then adds to coercion of the orders that police give. Civil vs. Criminal Law - Answer Civil law deals with disputes between individuals and organizations. Criminal law deals with crime and legal punishment. TORT - Answer A civil wrongdoing, usually resulting in a civil lawsuit levied against an officer. WHEN DID MOST AMERICAN CITIES ESTABLISH POLICE DEPARTMENTS - Answer BETWEEN Important Amendments: - Answer 18th- Prohibition 21st- Repealed Prohibition Landmark Case Law: - Answer Miranda V. Arizona (1966), Terry V. Ohio (1968), Tennessee V. Garner (1985)