SOCE FDLE VOCAB exam questions and answers

SOCE FDLE VOCAB exam questions
and answers

Affray - ANSWER>>occurs when someone consents to fight with another person
to terrorize other people in a public place

abandoned vehicle - ANSWER>>a vehicle without a known driver or person
responsible for the vehicle (Traffic Incidents)

absorption - ANSWER>>the process by which alcohol enters the bloodstream
(DUI Traffic Stops)

accessory after the fact - ANSWER>>a person who gives the principal (the
person who commits the offense) any aid with the intent that the principal
avoids or escapes detention, arrest, trial, or punishment (Legal)

acting within the scope of employment - ANSWER>>the reasonable and
foreseeable activities that an employee does while carrying out the employer's
business (Legal)

active shooter - ANSWER>>an individual actively engaged in killing or
attempting to kill people in a populated area (Critical Incidents)

actual physical control - ANSWER>>being physically in or on the vehicle and
having the capability to operate the vehicle, regardless of whether the person is
actually operating the vehicle at the time (DUI Traffic Stops)

actual possession - ANSWER>>a controlled substance in the hand of or on the
suspect, or in a container in the hand of or on the suspect, or so close as to be
within ready reach and under the control of the suspect (Crimes Involving
Property and Society)

,acute stress - ANSWER>>a type of stress that is short-lived and occurs when a
person experiences unexpected changes in their life (Introduction to Law
Enforcement)

admissibility of evidence - ANSWER>>the legal requirements that must be meet
before a jury can see or hear about evidence (Crime Scene Follow-Up
Investigations)

affirmation - ANSWER>>a solemn and formal declaration in place of an oath,
usually taken to avoid the religious implications of an oath (Interviewing and
Report Writing)

aggravated assault - ANSWER>>an assault committed with a deadly weapon
without intent to kill, or with an intent to commit a felony (Crimes Against
Persons)

aggravated battery - ANSWER>>a battery that intentionally or knowingly caused
great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or was
committed with a deadly weapon (Crimes Against Persons)

algor mortis - ANSWER>>the postmortem cooling of the body (Crimes Against
Persons)

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER>>a federal civil rights law that
prohibits discrimination against peo ple with disabilities in all areas of public life
(Serving Your Community)

anti-lock braking system (ABS) scuff marks - ANSWER>>patterns left by a vehicle
with anti-lock brakes when a driver brakes hard (Traffic Crash Investigations)

area of collision (AOC) - ANSWER>>the location of the first harmful event, or the
first damage- producing event in a traffic crash (Traffic Crash Investigations)

,arrest - ANSWER>>to deprive a person of their liberty by legal authority (Legal)

arrest warrant - ANSWER>>a court order authorizing and requiring law
enforcement to take the individual named on the warrant into custody to
ANSWER for charges specified in the warrant (Legal)

assault - ANSWER>>a criminal offense in which the offender intentionally and
unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to the victim; and
at the time the offender appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat;
and the victim had a well-founded fear that the violence was about to take
place (Crimes Against Persons)

autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - ANSWER>>a type of pervasive developmental
disorder that is diagnosed in early childhood and continues throughout
adulthood and is characterized by language and social development delay and
repetitive behaviors (Serving Your Community)

autonomous vehicle - ANSWER>>a vehicle equipped with technology that
senses the environment and allows the vehicle to move on the road without a
person actively controlling or monitoring, such as a driverless, self- driving, or
robotic car (Traffic Incidents)

bailiff - ANSWER>>a court deputy, generally; a sworn law enforcement officer
who is responsible for security in the courtroom (Legal)

Baker Act - ANSWER>>a Florida law that provides people who have a mental
illness, or who may harm or neglect themselves or others, with an emergency
service and temporary detention for psychiatric evaluation and voluntary or
involuntary short-term inpatient treatment (Serving Your Community)

behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) - ANSWER>>a
proactive, investigative process used to identify, assess, and manage the risk of

, targeted violence posed by an identified or identifiable person (Fundamentals
of Patrol)

battery - ANSWER>>a criminal offense in which the offender intentionally
touched or struck the victim against the victim's will, or the offender
intentionally caused bodily harm to the victim (Crimes Against Persons)

BOLO - ANSWER>>an acronym that stands for Be On the Look Out; a description
of a vehicle or suspect, and any other information that would help identify the
suspect (Legal)

breach of duty - ANSWER>>an unreasonable failure of the defendant to act in
the duty they were obligated to perform (Legal)

breach of the peace or disorderly conduct - ANSWER>>an act that corrupts
public morals, outrages public decency, disturbs the peace and quiet of the
public, or engages in fighting (Crimes Involving Property and Society)

burglary - ANSWER>>the unlawful entry into any structure with the intent to
commit a crime inside (Crimes Involving Property and Society)

burglary tools - ANSWER>>anything used to gain entry during a burglary (Crimes
Involving Property and Society

canvass - ANSWER>>an inquiry of all possible sources of information
surrounding the incident or crime scene; happens most often when the suspect
leaves the scene (Crimes Against Persons)

capias - ANSWER>>a legal order for an arrest issued by the clerk of the court at
the request of the state attorney's office (Legal)

caregiver - ANSWER>>a parent, adult household member, or other person who
is responsible for a child's welfare or who might have legal custody of a child;