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PC 832 ARREST PRE EXAM 2025
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
1. 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) - correct answer -A) Taking a person into
custody
2. 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 - correct answer -A) Search for weapons
3. 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 - correct
answer -True
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4. 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 - correct answer -C) Accesory
5. this federal constitutional standard(Tennessee V. Garner) is the
sole guideline for peace officers regarding the use of deadly
force:
6. T or F - correct answer -False
7. 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 - correct answer -B) An implied waiver
8. 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 - correct answer -
True
PC 832 ARREST PRE EXAM 2025
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
1. 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) - correct answer -A) Taking a person into
custody
2. 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 - correct answer -A) Search for weapons
3. 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 - correct
answer -True
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4. 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 - correct answer -C) Accesory
5. this federal constitutional standard(Tennessee V. Garner) is the
sole guideline for peace officers regarding the use of deadly
force:
6. T or F - correct answer -False
7. 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 - correct answer -B) An implied waiver
8. 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 - correct answer -
True
