PC 832 Arrest Pre Exam Questions and Answers All Correct

PC 832 Arrest Pre Exam Questions and Answers All Correct A man who was critically injured by a gunshot believes that he is dying. As he waits for the paramedics, witnesses overhear him say that his wife shot him. The man survives and chooses not to testify under privilege. Witness testimony about what he said could probably be admissible under what exception to the hearsay rule? a) Admissions and confessions b) Dying declarations c) Spontaneous statements d) None of the above - Answer-B) Dying Declarations Which of the following areas of a vehicle may not be searched incident to the custodial arrest of an occupant? - Answer-Trunk During a legal detention the officer may take the following common actions: a) Ask the detainee questions concerning their whereabouts at the time a crime had been committed b) Conduct an officer safety search of the detainee at any time c) Detain the individual as long as the officer wishes d) None of the above - Answer-Ask the detainee questions concerning their whereabouts at the time a crime had been committed. A suspect is attempting to swallow six diamond rings he stole from a jewelry store. The responding officer at the scene MAY NOT use any force to prevent the suspect from swallowing the evidence? T or F - Answer-False Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the constraints of the warrant. T or F - Answer-True A set of facts that would cause a person of ordinary care and prudence to entertain an honest and strong belief that the person to be arrested is guilty of a crime is called: a) Reasonable suspicion b) The totality of the circumstances c) Probable cause d) Both b) and c) - Answer-C) Probable Cause Arrest is defined by what? a) Taking a person into custody b) Detaining an individual for more than four hours c) Reading an individual their Miranda rights. d) Both a) and c) - Answer-A) Taking a person into custody A patdown search during a detention is limited to: a) Search for weapons b) Search for outer clothing c) Manipulation of a large object in the detainees sock to determine if it is a weapon d) All of the above - Answer-A) Search for weapons Johnson has been stopped by the police for being out after curfew. The officers transport Johnson home and do not site him for this violation of a city ordinance. This is an example of applying the law in the "spirit" of the law. T or F - Answer-True A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with intent of helping the principal escape is called an... a) principal b) accomplice c) accessory - Answer-C) Accesory this federal constitutional standard(Tennessee V. Garner) is the sole guideline for peace officers regarding the use of deadly force: T or F - Answer-False A person acknowledged and waived her Miranda rights by nodding her head in an affirmative manner. This is an example of: a) An express waiver b) An implied waiver c) an invalid waiver - Answer-B) An implied waiver Officer Smith has legally detained two men. Smith believes that the men may have weapons. Smith may legally do a pat down search of the two men for weapons? T or F - Answer-True Which of the actions below is considered appropriate for a peace officer to take during the detention of a robbery suspect? A) Asking questions about identity and conduct B) Patdown search of outer clothing C) Bringing victim to suspect for identification D) All of the above E) Only a) and b) > c - Answer-D) All of the above Negative non-verbal communication from peace officers towards citizens could possibly result in a loss of community involvement by those citizens and the people they influence. T or F - Answer-True What two circumstances must exist before Miranda warnings are required? A) Detention and custodial interviewing B) Custody and detention C) Custody and interview D) Detention and interrogation > b - Answer-C) Custody and interview Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of committing a crime? A) Children under 14 B)Mentally disabled individuals C) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts D) All of the above E) Only a) and b) - Answer-D) All of the above In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and intent, or criminal negligence. T or F - Answer-True A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with intent of helping the principal escape is called an... a) principal b) accomplice c) accessory - Answer-Accessory A woman renting an apartment refused to pay rent for two months, stating the landlord had failed to provide heat in her apartment. The landlord called an officer to remove the tenant. Should the officer treat this as a civil or criminal matter? - Answer-Civil Matter The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights - Answer-False Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the constraints of the warrant. T or F - Answer-True Mr. Guzman was living in a drug treatment center. In his room he had several suitcases in which he kept his personal property. Police came to the center and asked the Facility Director for consent to search Mr. Guzman's property. It was appropriate for the Facility Director to give consent to the police to search Guzman's suitcases? T or F - Answer-True Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? - Answer-Yes Monroe embezzled $300,000 from his engineering firm in Illinois. Six months later he was found in California and the embezzled funds were traced to an account he recently set up in a San Diego bank. Although the crime was in Illinois, Monroe is still considered to have attempted to commit a crime in California as well? Y or N - Answer-Yes Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of committing a crime? A) Children under 14 B) Mentally disabled individuals C) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts D) All of the above E) Only a) and b) - Answer-D) All of the above A prisoners right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment is a right that is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F - Answer-True