MPTC Lynnfield 2nd ROC final exam practice test- Legal Section
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What legal standard or proof Is less than probable Reasonable suspicion
cause but more than a hunch?
2. Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT cor- Oflcer conducting search
rect? can physically touch ar-
restee
3. What court case set the onjectively reasonable stan- Graham v. Connor
dard for police officer actions in use of force cases?
4. Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure Approaching someone in
under the 4th Amendment? a public place and asking
them questions that they
willingly answer.
5. Which answer below is NOT required criteria for con- Gender of person
ducting a valid person inventory search? searched and oflcer must
be the same
6. is trustworthy facts and circumstances suf- probable cause
ficient to convince a person of reasonable caution to
believe that it is more likely than not that, in the case
of a search, a specific item subject to seizure will be
found in the place to be searched or, in the case of an
arrest, a crime has been committed and the person to
be arrested has committed it.
7. Which of the following is INCORRECT about anony- One factor is almost al-
mous tips and developing reasonable suspicion? ways suflcient to estab-
lish reasonable suspicion
or probable cause
8.
, Which type of police evidence gathering activity below Continuous recorded sur-
requires a search warrant? veillance of a home over an
extended period of time
9. Which answer below about consent searches is cor- The best practice is to get
rect? consent to search in writ-
ing.
10. Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? To conduct a lawful pat
frisk there must be a con-
stitutional seizure of the
individual, and police must
have a reasonable suspi-
cion, based on specific and
articulable facts, that the
suspect is armed and dan-
gerous.
11. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires 6th Amendment
that all persons charged with a crime be informed of
charges against them and that people charged with a
crime have a right to counsel and speedy public trial
by an impartial jury?
12. Tim and Shelly have been married for 15 years and live Police cannot search any of
in a 2-bedroom condominium in Boylston. Shelly gives the above areas.
police consent to search the entire condominium, but
Tim is also present and objects and refuses to consent
to the search. Where can police search?
13. What is the immediate area surrounding a dwelling curtilage
that generally includes driveways, gardens, decks,
swimming pools, garages, and storage sheds in which
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UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. What legal standard or proof Is less than probable Reasonable suspicion
cause but more than a hunch?
2. Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT cor- Oflcer conducting search
rect? can physically touch ar-
restee
3. What court case set the onjectively reasonable stan- Graham v. Connor
dard for police officer actions in use of force cases?
4. Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure Approaching someone in
under the 4th Amendment? a public place and asking
them questions that they
willingly answer.
5. Which answer below is NOT required criteria for con- Gender of person
ducting a valid person inventory search? searched and oflcer must
be the same
6. is trustworthy facts and circumstances suf- probable cause
ficient to convince a person of reasonable caution to
believe that it is more likely than not that, in the case
of a search, a specific item subject to seizure will be
found in the place to be searched or, in the case of an
arrest, a crime has been committed and the person to
be arrested has committed it.
7. Which of the following is INCORRECT about anony- One factor is almost al-
mous tips and developing reasonable suspicion? ways suflcient to estab-
lish reasonable suspicion
or probable cause
8.
, Which type of police evidence gathering activity below Continuous recorded sur-
requires a search warrant? veillance of a home over an
extended period of time
9. Which answer below about consent searches is cor- The best practice is to get
rect? consent to search in writ-
ing.
10. Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? To conduct a lawful pat
frisk there must be a con-
stitutional seizure of the
individual, and police must
have a reasonable suspi-
cion, based on specific and
articulable facts, that the
suspect is armed and dan-
gerous.
11. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires 6th Amendment
that all persons charged with a crime be informed of
charges against them and that people charged with a
crime have a right to counsel and speedy public trial
by an impartial jury?
12. Tim and Shelly have been married for 15 years and live Police cannot search any of
in a 2-bedroom condominium in Boylston. Shelly gives the above areas.
police consent to search the entire condominium, but
Tim is also present and objects and refuses to consent
to the search. Where can police search?
13. What is the immediate area surrounding a dwelling curtilage
that generally includes driveways, gardens, decks,
swimming pools, garages, and storage sheds in which
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