DCJS CCJTA EXAM 10 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, JUVENILE LAW, AND
GANGS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The authority for private citizens or LEOs to arrest without probable cause or a warrant comes from
which legal concept? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Common law
True or false: Common law allows for citizens to make a felony arrest. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: Under certain conditions, individuals other than LEOs (ie bail bondsmen) have legal
authority to make an arrest. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: Upon executing an arrest warrant, an officer does not have to mirandize an individual
unless they begin an interrogation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What is the court case that allows for stop and frisks? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Terry v. Ohio
True or false: An arrest deprives an individual of their freedom of movement and requires probable
cause. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What are the elements of an investigative detention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brief
Least intrusive
Not free to leave
ALL THE ABOVE
Scenario: You find a citizen bleeding and he informs you that his neighbor shot him after an argument.
Do you have the right to arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
Scenario: You are investigating a robbery. You observe John Doe near the scene who has a history of
robbery. You interview Doe and he has no alibi. Do you have the right to arrest? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅No
, Scenario: While off duty, you stop by a convenience store. Upon entering, the clerk tells you that he was
recently robbed and points to a man who he claims did the robbery. Would this be a legal arrest? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
In what situations outlined in 19.2-81 may an officer make a warrantless felony arrest? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Committed in officer presence
Has probable cause
At the scene of a MVA
ALL THE ABOVE
Under the Code of Virginia, an officer can make a warrantless arrest for which of these offenses? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Shoplifting
Domestic assault and battery
Concealed weapon in a school
ALL THE ABOVE
True or false: While off duty, you observe a felony and arrest the individual. This is a legal arrest. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: an arrest differs from an investigative detention as the threshold for a detention is
reasonable suspicion and for an arrest it is probable cause. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: A felony warrant may be issued by a magistrate based solely on a citizen complaint after
the citizen has a conference with a LEO or commonwealth attorney. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: During a consensual encounter, a reasonable person in the same position would feel free
to leave. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
GANGS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The authority for private citizens or LEOs to arrest without probable cause or a warrant comes from
which legal concept? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Common law
True or false: Common law allows for citizens to make a felony arrest. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: Under certain conditions, individuals other than LEOs (ie bail bondsmen) have legal
authority to make an arrest. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: Upon executing an arrest warrant, an officer does not have to mirandize an individual
unless they begin an interrogation. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What is the court case that allows for stop and frisks? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Terry v. Ohio
True or false: An arrest deprives an individual of their freedom of movement and requires probable
cause. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
What are the elements of an investigative detention? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Brief
Least intrusive
Not free to leave
ALL THE ABOVE
Scenario: You find a citizen bleeding and he informs you that his neighbor shot him after an argument.
Do you have the right to arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
Scenario: You are investigating a robbery. You observe John Doe near the scene who has a history of
robbery. You interview Doe and he has no alibi. Do you have the right to arrest? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅No
, Scenario: While off duty, you stop by a convenience store. Upon entering, the clerk tells you that he was
recently robbed and points to a man who he claims did the robbery. Would this be a legal arrest? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Yes
In what situations outlined in 19.2-81 may an officer make a warrantless felony arrest? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Committed in officer presence
Has probable cause
At the scene of a MVA
ALL THE ABOVE
Under the Code of Virginia, an officer can make a warrantless arrest for which of these offenses? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Shoplifting
Domestic assault and battery
Concealed weapon in a school
ALL THE ABOVE
True or false: While off duty, you observe a felony and arrest the individual. This is a legal arrest. -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: an arrest differs from an investigative detention as the threshold for a detention is
reasonable suspicion and for an arrest it is probable cause. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: A felony warrant may be issued by a magistrate based solely on a citizen complaint after
the citizen has a conference with a LEO or commonwealth attorney. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
True or false: During a consensual encounter, a reasonable person in the same position would feel free
to leave. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
