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Name the 4 dimensions of policing in proper order: - Answer✔1. Law
2. Tactics
3. Relatioships
4. Offcial Communication
Why are a police officers 3 ethical obligations? - Answer✔1. Tell the truth
2. Investigate Adequately
3. Disclose Exculpatory information (evidence)
The search and seizure activities of police officers are governed by the____________
Amendment to the US Constitution and by Article __________ of the Mass. Declaration of
Rights. If they conflict I follow _____________. - Answer✔- 4th
- Article 14
- Mass. Declaration of Rights
The ___________ Amendment to the US Constitution and Article___________ of the Mass.
Declaration of Rights provide citizens with the right against self-incrimination and the right to
counsel. If they conflict I follow____________. - Answer✔- 5th
- Article 12
- Mass Declaration of Rights
what are the 4 rights protected in the first amendment of the Constitution? (SPAR) - Answer✔1.
Speech
2. Press
3. Assembly
4. Religion
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The 14th Amendment stands for 2 things: - Answer✔Equal Protection and Due Process
A criminal defendant will often file a motion to suppress evidence. if the court feels that police
acted unlawfully, the judge will not allow the evidence to be used in trial. This is called? -
Answer✔Exclusionary rule- The fruit if the poison tree
What court issued the decision found in Comm V. Jones, 451 Mass. 67 (2008)? - Answer✔SJC-
Supreme Judicial Court
the legislature passed laws known as_______________. An example is 274, § 4 or 265, § 1. -
Answer✔Statutes
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with violent and sexual offenses? - Answer✔265
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with property damage and thefts? - Answer✔266
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with Domestic violence? - Answer✔209 A
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with narcotics and marijuana - Answer✔94C, and 94G
for Marijuana
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with public order (disorderly, child porno)? -
Answer✔272
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with POST and police regulation - Answer✔6E
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with conflicts of interest for public officials? -
Answer✔268 A
What chapter of Mass General Laws deal with Alcohol? - Answer✔138
State agencies oftentimes issue their own regulations- for example alcohol beverage control
commission, the registry of motor vehicles. What is the document you can look up these
regulations? - Answer✔CMR- Code of Mass. Regulations
What level of information does an officer need to conduct an Investigative detention? -
Answer✔Reasonable Suspicion
What level of information does and officer need to conduct a frisk? - Answer✔Reasonable
suspicion
the opposite of an investigative detention is a ___________ where an officer may watch and
speak to a citizen. - Answer✔field encounter
what do you need to conduct a field encounter? - Answer✔NOTHING