Test Review (Potential POST review) Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Test Review (Potential POST review) Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the three general type of police encounters? A. Consensual B. Investigative/Detention C. Arrests D. All the above D - All the above Reasonable Suspicion for a STOP Facts and circumstances which would cause a reasonable person to suspect criminal activity is afoot What are situations where a stop, detention, or even a search without suspicious of a crime may be legally justified? A. TBD Situation: You are a Minneapolis police officer. An adult with an Minnesota drivers license commits a misdemeanor violation of possession of an alcohol beverage at a municipal park in you presence. You decide to issue her a written citation for the violation as required by Minnesota Rule of Criminal Procedure. Before issuing the citation, you may search the adult incident to arrest? True or False False! Here's why: State(MN) v. Varnado - The fourth amendment prohibits an officer from searching an individual without a warrant, "subject only to a few specially established and well-defined exceptions, those are: (1) a protective frisk for weapons, (2) a routine police procedure conducted for officer safety, and (3) a search incident to a lawful arrest. Situation: You are a Rochester police officer. You receive a call to a residence on a complaint by a neighbor of loud music coming from the residence. It is 3:00am when you arrive, and you can hear the music clearly while sitting in your squad car with the windows rolled up. Which ONE of the following statement is TRUE? a) You knock on the door and a person who identified herself as the owners 16-year old daughter invites you in. You may entree the house to tell the occupants to turn down the music. b) You knock on the door and a person who identifies himself as an employee with the catering staff answers the door. You ask for permission to enter, and the employee tells you that she needs to check with her boss. Before she returns with an answer, you may enter the house to tell them to turn down the music. c) You knock on the door but nobody is willing to come to the door, which by the way happens to be unlocked. A - need to be given consent by a person who has lawful authority over the property Our constitution and its amendments protect our rights to be secure against unreasonable searches. There are some exceptions where discovery of evidence does not qualify as a search, so the Fourth Amendment does not apply to these exceptions: a) Plain-view doctrine b) Consent? c) Exigent circumstances (moment destruction of evidence & imminent danger) d) Plain-feel doctrine e) all the above? TBD Reasonable Suspicion for a FRISK Facts and circumstances which would cause a person to suspect a person may be armed and dangerous A police officer legally ask you and any passengers