BLE PTI Test 2 Questions & Answers
The most significant element that effects a department's reputation. - ANSWERThe
community's confidence in the police.
combat effective area - ANSWERpelvic region up to the eyeballs
The weight of bullets is measured in ________________. - ANSWERgrains
ethics - ANSWERestablish principles of right behavior that serve as guides for individual
or group actions.
Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit. - ANSWERpunitive damages
Best time to use a shotgun - ANSWERFor perimeter shooting
exclusionary rule - ANSWERillegally gathered evidence (physical or testimonial) may
not be introduced in a criminal trial
4th Amendment - ANSWERProtection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine - ANSWERexcludes evidence acquired as an
INDIRECT result of police misconduct.
probable cause - ANSWER"reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an arrest and
search warrant
Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule - ANSWERgood faith, inevitable discovery,
independent source
Reasonable Suspicion - ANSWERbased upon reasonable inferences and articulable
facts; needed for a terry stop.
Developing reasonable suspicion - ANSWERpersonal observations, suspect behavior,
hearsay, officer's training/special knowledge
warrant - ANSWERA legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to make
an arrest, seizure, or search.
summons - ANSWERissued by the court, commanding a person to appear in a specific
location.
NTA - ANSWERissued by an officer, requesting a person to appear in a specific
location on a specific time and date.
, Is an arrest a "seizure" under the fourth amendment? - ANSWERYes
Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment? - ANSWERYes
What needs to be in an NTA? - ANSWERoffender's name and address, nature of the
offense, location of appearance, date and time, statement that failure to appear could
result in a summons or warrant, your signature. No legal requirement for a suspect's
signature.
Fresh Pursuit - ANSWERA legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to
arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines
Arizona v. Gant (2009) - ANSWERrequires law enforcement officers to demonstrate an
actual and continuing threat to their safety posed by an arrestee, or a need to preserve
evidence related to the crime of arrest from tampering by the arrestee, in order to justify
a warrant-less vehicular search incident to arrest conducted after the vehicle's recent
occupants have been arrested and secured.
U.S. v. Ross (1982) - ANSWERlegal warrantless automobile search allows closed
containers found in the trunk to be searched
Carroll Doctrine - ANSWER3 conditions for vehicle search: PC exists, vehicle is mobile,
and it is on a public roadway.
An arrest warrant is valid until _______ - ANSWERit is executed or quashed.
What amount of time is given to execute a search warrant? - ANSWER96 hours
statement - ANSWERa recounting of a suspect's or witness' knowledge of criminal
matter; the content of a statement might amount to an admission or confession.
admission - ANSWERstatement by the suspect that acknowledges a fact that implicates
the suspect in the crime- a statement or conduct from which guilt might be inferred
when taken in connection with other facts, but from which guilt does not necessarily
follow.
confession - ANSWERadmitting fully the commission of an offense- admitting each
element of the offense.
Defendants in custody must be tried within how many days? - ANSWER120 days
Defendants not in custody must be tried within how many days? - ANSWER160 days
Right to communicate when arrested - ANSWERmake a reasonable number of
telephone calls: right to call an attorney and a member of their family.
The most significant element that effects a department's reputation. - ANSWERThe
community's confidence in the police.
combat effective area - ANSWERpelvic region up to the eyeballs
The weight of bullets is measured in ________________. - ANSWERgrains
ethics - ANSWERestablish principles of right behavior that serve as guides for individual
or group actions.
Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit. - ANSWERpunitive damages
Best time to use a shotgun - ANSWERFor perimeter shooting
exclusionary rule - ANSWERillegally gathered evidence (physical or testimonial) may
not be introduced in a criminal trial
4th Amendment - ANSWERProtection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine - ANSWERexcludes evidence acquired as an
INDIRECT result of police misconduct.
probable cause - ANSWER"reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an arrest and
search warrant
Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule - ANSWERgood faith, inevitable discovery,
independent source
Reasonable Suspicion - ANSWERbased upon reasonable inferences and articulable
facts; needed for a terry stop.
Developing reasonable suspicion - ANSWERpersonal observations, suspect behavior,
hearsay, officer's training/special knowledge
warrant - ANSWERA legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to make
an arrest, seizure, or search.
summons - ANSWERissued by the court, commanding a person to appear in a specific
location.
NTA - ANSWERissued by an officer, requesting a person to appear in a specific
location on a specific time and date.
, Is an arrest a "seizure" under the fourth amendment? - ANSWERYes
Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment? - ANSWERYes
What needs to be in an NTA? - ANSWERoffender's name and address, nature of the
offense, location of appearance, date and time, statement that failure to appear could
result in a summons or warrant, your signature. No legal requirement for a suspect's
signature.
Fresh Pursuit - ANSWERA legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to
arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines
Arizona v. Gant (2009) - ANSWERrequires law enforcement officers to demonstrate an
actual and continuing threat to their safety posed by an arrestee, or a need to preserve
evidence related to the crime of arrest from tampering by the arrestee, in order to justify
a warrant-less vehicular search incident to arrest conducted after the vehicle's recent
occupants have been arrested and secured.
U.S. v. Ross (1982) - ANSWERlegal warrantless automobile search allows closed
containers found in the trunk to be searched
Carroll Doctrine - ANSWER3 conditions for vehicle search: PC exists, vehicle is mobile,
and it is on a public roadway.
An arrest warrant is valid until _______ - ANSWERit is executed or quashed.
What amount of time is given to execute a search warrant? - ANSWER96 hours
statement - ANSWERa recounting of a suspect's or witness' knowledge of criminal
matter; the content of a statement might amount to an admission or confession.
admission - ANSWERstatement by the suspect that acknowledges a fact that implicates
the suspect in the crime- a statement or conduct from which guilt might be inferred
when taken in connection with other facts, but from which guilt does not necessarily
follow.
confession - ANSWERadmitting fully the commission of an offense- admitting each
element of the offense.
Defendants in custody must be tried within how many days? - ANSWER120 days
Defendants not in custody must be tried within how many days? - ANSWER160 days
Right to communicate when arrested - ANSWERmake a reasonable number of
telephone calls: right to call an attorney and a member of their family.
