BLE PTI Test 2
Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule - CORRECT ANSWER-good faith, inevitable
discovery, independent source
Reasonable Suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-based upon reasonable inferences and
articulable facts; needed for a terry stop.
Developing reasonable suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-personal observations,
suspect behavior, hearsay, officer's training/special knowledge
warrant - CORRECT ANSWER-A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police
permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search.
summons - CORRECT ANSWER-issued by the court, commanding a person to appear
in a specific location.
NTA - CORRECT ANSWER-issued 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
What needs to be in an NTA? - CORRECT ANSWER-offender'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.
The most significant element that effects a department's reputation. - CORRECT
ANSWER-The community's confidence in the police.
combat effective area - CORRECT ANSWER-pelvic region up to the eyeballs
The weight of bullets is measured in ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-grains
ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-establish principles of right behavior that serve as guides
for individual or group actions.
Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit. - CORRECT ANSWER-punitive
damages
, Best time to use a shotgun - CORRECT ANSWER-For perimeter shooting
exclusionary rule - CORRECT ANSWER-illegally gathered evidence (physical or
testimonial) may not be introduced in a criminal trial
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-Protection against Unreasonable Search and
Seizure
"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-excludes evidence
acquired as an INDIRECT result of police misconduct.
probable cause - CORRECT ANSWER-"reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an
arrest and search warrant
Fresh Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER-A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement
Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines
Arizona v. Gant (2009) - CORRECT ANSWER-requires 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) - CORRECT ANSWER-legal warrantless automobile search allows
closed containers found in the trunk to be searched
Carroll Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-3 conditions for vehicle search: PC exists,
vehicle is mobile, and it is on a public roadway.
An arrest warrant is valid until _______ - CORRECT ANSWER-it is executed or
quashed.
What amount of time is given to execute a search warrant? - CORRECT ANSWER-96
hours
statement - CORRECT ANSWER-a recounting of a suspect's or witness' knowledge of
criminal matter; the content of a statement might amount to an admission or confession.
admission - CORRECT ANSWER-statement 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-admitting fully the commission of an offense-
admitting each element of the offense.
Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule - CORRECT ANSWER-good faith, inevitable
discovery, independent source
Reasonable Suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-based upon reasonable inferences and
articulable facts; needed for a terry stop.
Developing reasonable suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-personal observations,
suspect behavior, hearsay, officer's training/special knowledge
warrant - CORRECT ANSWER-A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police
permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search.
summons - CORRECT ANSWER-issued by the court, commanding a person to appear
in a specific location.
NTA - CORRECT ANSWER-issued 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? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
What needs to be in an NTA? - CORRECT ANSWER-offender'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.
The most significant element that effects a department's reputation. - CORRECT
ANSWER-The community's confidence in the police.
combat effective area - CORRECT ANSWER-pelvic region up to the eyeballs
The weight of bullets is measured in ________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-grains
ethics - CORRECT ANSWER-establish principles of right behavior that serve as guides
for individual or group actions.
Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit. - CORRECT ANSWER-punitive
damages
, Best time to use a shotgun - CORRECT ANSWER-For perimeter shooting
exclusionary rule - CORRECT ANSWER-illegally gathered evidence (physical or
testimonial) may not be introduced in a criminal trial
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER-Protection against Unreasonable Search and
Seizure
"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-excludes evidence
acquired as an INDIRECT result of police misconduct.
probable cause - CORRECT ANSWER-"reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an
arrest and search warrant
Fresh Pursuit - CORRECT ANSWER-A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement
Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines
Arizona v. Gant (2009) - CORRECT ANSWER-requires 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) - CORRECT ANSWER-legal warrantless automobile search allows
closed containers found in the trunk to be searched
Carroll Doctrine - CORRECT ANSWER-3 conditions for vehicle search: PC exists,
vehicle is mobile, and it is on a public roadway.
An arrest warrant is valid until _______ - CORRECT ANSWER-it is executed or
quashed.
What amount of time is given to execute a search warrant? - CORRECT ANSWER-96
hours
statement - CORRECT ANSWER-a recounting of a suspect's or witness' knowledge of
criminal matter; the content of a statement might amount to an admission or confession.
admission - CORRECT ANSWER-statement 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-admitting fully the commission of an offense-
admitting each element of the offense.
