NYPD TRI3 Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Custodial Interrogation - Answer-The questioning of a suspect after that person has
been taken into custody. In this situation, the suspect must be read his or her Miranda
rights before interrogation can begin.
confession - Answer-is a voluntary statement DIRECTLY ACKNOWLEDGING GUILT,
such as, "I pointed the gun at Jim and shot him."
admission - Answer-is not a direct acknowledgment of guilt but rather an
acknowledgment of a fact or facts, in connection with proof of other facts, from which
guilt may be inferred by the jury or court.
Inculpatory admission - Answer-tending to establish guilt
Exculpatory statement - Answer-tending to clear from guilt
Custody - Answer-Any restraint of a person that would lead a reasonable person to
believe that they are not free to leave
Interrogation - Answer-Asking questions designed to elicit responses from the suspect
that may acknowledge guilt, or implicate the suspect as being a party to a crime.
The following areas are also factors in determining whether there is custodial
interrogation - Answer-nature of the crime, length of time and manner where interview is
conducted.
a person right should be ___________________ waived. - Answer-voluntarily,
intelligently and knowingly
a police officer may question a person in custody prior to reading them the Miranda
Warnings for - Answer-public safety and emergency situations.
Non-Custodial Interrogation - Answer-Statements made by persons being questioned
who are not in custody and free to go, will be admissible provided they do not have an
attorney on the matter
Spontaneously Volunteered Statements - Answer-those statements which are made
freely by a person and are not the result of any inducement, coercion or
encouragement, will be admissible.