SOCE EVALUATIONS EXAM UPDATED TEST QUESTIONS
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✔✔Mistake or ignorance of fact - ✔✔is a legal defense that is used when the accused
does not possess the mental state required to commit a criminal offense because of a
reasonably mistaken belief about the facts relating to the circumstances.
✔✔Criminal Attempt - ✔✔is an offense when either the person did some act toward
committing the crime that went beyond just thinking or talking about it; or the person
would have committed the crime except that someone or something prevented him or
her from doing so, or the person failed.
✔✔suspect - ✔✔is the person believed to have committed a crime.
✔✔victim - ✔✔is a person or entity which suffers an injury as a result of a crime.
✔✔witness - ✔✔is any person who has information about some element of the crime or
about evidence or documents related to the crime.
✔✔arrest warrant - ✔✔is a court order authorizing law enforcement to take the
individual named on the document into custody to answer for charges specified in the
document.
✔✔Carroll doctrine - ✔✔the principle that an o cer may search a vehicle or other mobile
conveyance without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle
contains contraband or evidence of criminal activity (Legal)
✔✔Bill of Rights - ✔✔the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which are known as
the
✔✔noncriminal violation - ✔✔An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine,
forfeiture, or other civil penalty.
✔✔Administrative law - ✔✔is the body of law that allows for the creation of public
regulatory agencies.
✔✔Culpable negligence - ✔✔is consciously doing an act that the person knew or
should have known was likely to cause death or great bodily injury. An example of this
fourth category of intent is vehicular homicide.
✔✔supremacy clause - ✔✔states that when laws conflict, federal law generally
overrules state and local law. State law can be more restrictive than federal law, but it
cannot undermine the federal standard.
,✔✔Statutory law - ✔✔is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local
governing authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes civil,
criminal, administrative, and regulatory laws.
✔✔ordinance - ✔✔Statutes enacted by a municipal (city) or county government. Local
regulations for the protection and well-being of the residents and property. Apply only to
the geographical area of the county or city that enacted them. Most violations are not
criminal in nature.
✔✔Mere suspicion - ✔✔is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law
enforcement training and knowledge.
✔✔pretext stops - ✔✔the officer stops the vehicle due to an equipment violation but
really wants to investigate other, more serious criminal activity.
✔✔Proof beyond a reasonable doubt - ✔✔is the standard used to determine if a
criminal defendant is guilty. Based on the facts of the case, there is no other reasonable
explanation than that defendant committed the crime.
✔✔Constitutional law - ✔✔law defines the form of government Americans have
established
✔✔arrest - ✔✔is defined as depriving a person of his or her liberty by legal authority.
✔✔color of law - ✔✔When an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of official
duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation, he or she is acting under
✔✔alibi - ✔✔is a suspect or defendant's claim that he or she was not present when the
alleged act was committed.
✔✔fellow officer rule - ✔✔involves relying on the collective knowledge of other officers
when taking law enforcement action. An example would be making an investigative stop
based on a BOLO
✔✔Fruits of the Poisonous Tree doctrine - ✔✔holds that evidence gathered with the
assistance of illegally obtained information must be excluded from trial.
✔✔Consensual encounter - ✔✔occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact
with a person under circumstances in which a reasonable person would feel free to
disregard the police and go about his or her business. It involves no coercion, no
detention, and therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure.
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in a
county jail of up to one year.
,✔✔Specific intent - ✔✔requires an expectation of a particular result, which requires a
heightened mental state of intent to commit the act.
✔✔corpus delicti - ✔✔Before a person can be charged with a criminal offense, the
officer must have evidence that a crime has been committed. Meaning "body of the
offense."
✔✔notice to appear - ✔✔is a written order that may be issued by a law enforcement
officer in lieu of a physical arrest requiring a person accused of violating the law to
appear in court at a specified date and time.
✔✔Florida's Stop and Frisk law, s. 901.151, F.S. - ✔✔requires probable cause before a
weapons pat down is permitted.
✔✔Transferred intent - ✔✔is present when an intentional act harms an unintended
second victim. For example, a person intending to shoot one victim misses and
unintentionally strikes a second victim.
✔✔Fresh pursuit - ✔✔is a legal doctrine that permits a law enforcement officer to make
an arrest of a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
✔✔Sovereign immunity - ✔✔provides one of the most important protections for
governmental employees and law enforcement agencies. It includes a list of
circumstances and requirements that must be met before the state, a county, a
municipality, or a law enforcement agency or any of its employees can be sued in a
state tort action.
✔✔Vicarious liability - ✔✔occurs when one person or entity is held liable for the
negligent actions of another person even though the first person or entity was not
directly responsible for the injury.
✔✔Punitive damages - ✔✔an unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of
another person, such as the rights to due process and equal protection under the law.
✔✔Compensatory damages - ✔✔are designed to compensate for the actual property
damage, harm, or injury that the plaintiff suffers.
✔✔principal in the first degree - ✔✔a defendant who helped another person or persons
commit or attempt to commit a crime and must be treated as if he or she had done all
the things the other person or persons did
✔✔Proximate cause - ✔✔the legal phrase for the link between the breach of duty and
the harm caused (damages)
, ✔✔Administrative Search - ✔✔Subjects of this type of search include students, public
schools, people in government offices, government property (such as desks, lockers,
and vehicles), people engaged in certain businesses or licensed activities, and people
on probation or parole. These types of searches generally do not require warrants
because they are for regulatory purposes and usually are not conducted by a law
enforcement officer.
✔✔Valid Search Warrant - ✔✔Must be authorized and signed by a neutral magistrate or
judge.
Must be based on an affidavit that states sufficient facts to establish probable cause that
evidence of a crime will be found in the place to be searched.
The basis of the information in the affidavit must come from reliable sources.
Must particularly describe the person or place to be searched and the items to be
seized.
✔✔Carjacking, s. 812.133, F.S., Felony - ✔✔1. The offender took the motor vehicle
from the victim or custody of the victim.
2. Force, violence, assault, or putting in fear was used in the course of the taking.
3. The taking was with the intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim of his
or her right to the vehicle or any benefit from it.
✔✔Burglary, s. 810.02, F.S., Felony - ✔✔1. The offender entered a structure or
conveyance owned by or in the possession of the victim.
2. At the time of entering the structure or conveyance, the offender had the intent to
commit the crime that is listed in the charge.
3. The offender was not licensed or invited to enter the structure or conveyance, or the
premises were not open to the public at the time of the entering.
✔✔Robbery, s. 812.13, F.S., Felony - ✔✔1. The offender took the money or property
from the victim or from custody of the victim.
2. Force, violence, assault, or putting in fear of violence was used in the course of the
taking.
3. The property taken was of some value.
4. The taking was with the intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim of his
or her right to the property or any benefit from it.
✔✔Theft, s. 812.014, F.S. - ✔✔1. The offender knowingly and unlawfully obtained or
used or endeavored to obtain or use the property of another.
2. The offender did so with intent, either temporarily or permanently, to deprive the
victim of his or her right to the property or any benefit from it, or appropriate the property
of the victim to his or her own use or to the use of any person not entitled to it.
✔✔Trespass—In Structure or Conveyance, s. 810.08, F.S., Misdemeanor/Felony -
✔✔1. The offender, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully entered or
remained in any structure or conveyance, or, having been authorized, licensed, or
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Mistake or ignorance of fact - ✔✔is a legal defense that is used when the accused
does not possess the mental state required to commit a criminal offense because of a
reasonably mistaken belief about the facts relating to the circumstances.
✔✔Criminal Attempt - ✔✔is an offense when either the person did some act toward
committing the crime that went beyond just thinking or talking about it; or the person
would have committed the crime except that someone or something prevented him or
her from doing so, or the person failed.
✔✔suspect - ✔✔is the person believed to have committed a crime.
✔✔victim - ✔✔is a person or entity which suffers an injury as a result of a crime.
✔✔witness - ✔✔is any person who has information about some element of the crime or
about evidence or documents related to the crime.
✔✔arrest warrant - ✔✔is a court order authorizing law enforcement to take the
individual named on the document into custody to answer for charges specified in the
document.
✔✔Carroll doctrine - ✔✔the principle that an o cer may search a vehicle or other mobile
conveyance without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle
contains contraband or evidence of criminal activity (Legal)
✔✔Bill of Rights - ✔✔the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which are known as
the
✔✔noncriminal violation - ✔✔An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine,
forfeiture, or other civil penalty.
✔✔Administrative law - ✔✔is the body of law that allows for the creation of public
regulatory agencies.
✔✔Culpable negligence - ✔✔is consciously doing an act that the person knew or
should have known was likely to cause death or great bodily injury. An example of this
fourth category of intent is vehicular homicide.
✔✔supremacy clause - ✔✔states that when laws conflict, federal law generally
overrules state and local law. State law can be more restrictive than federal law, but it
cannot undermine the federal standard.
,✔✔Statutory law - ✔✔is written and enacted by Congress, state legislatures, or local
governing authorities in response to a perceived need. Statutory law includes civil,
criminal, administrative, and regulatory laws.
✔✔ordinance - ✔✔Statutes enacted by a municipal (city) or county government. Local
regulations for the protection and well-being of the residents and property. Apply only to
the geographical area of the county or city that enacted them. Most violations are not
criminal in nature.
✔✔Mere suspicion - ✔✔is sometimes described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law
enforcement training and knowledge.
✔✔pretext stops - ✔✔the officer stops the vehicle due to an equipment violation but
really wants to investigate other, more serious criminal activity.
✔✔Proof beyond a reasonable doubt - ✔✔is the standard used to determine if a
criminal defendant is guilty. Based on the facts of the case, there is no other reasonable
explanation than that defendant committed the crime.
✔✔Constitutional law - ✔✔law defines the form of government Americans have
established
✔✔arrest - ✔✔is defined as depriving a person of his or her liberty by legal authority.
✔✔color of law - ✔✔When an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of official
duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation, he or she is acting under
✔✔alibi - ✔✔is a suspect or defendant's claim that he or she was not present when the
alleged act was committed.
✔✔fellow officer rule - ✔✔involves relying on the collective knowledge of other officers
when taking law enforcement action. An example would be making an investigative stop
based on a BOLO
✔✔Fruits of the Poisonous Tree doctrine - ✔✔holds that evidence gathered with the
assistance of illegally obtained information must be excluded from trial.
✔✔Consensual encounter - ✔✔occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact
with a person under circumstances in which a reasonable person would feel free to
disregard the police and go about his or her business. It involves no coercion, no
detention, and therefore is no Fourth Amendment seizure.
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔is any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in a
county jail of up to one year.
,✔✔Specific intent - ✔✔requires an expectation of a particular result, which requires a
heightened mental state of intent to commit the act.
✔✔corpus delicti - ✔✔Before a person can be charged with a criminal offense, the
officer must have evidence that a crime has been committed. Meaning "body of the
offense."
✔✔notice to appear - ✔✔is a written order that may be issued by a law enforcement
officer in lieu of a physical arrest requiring a person accused of violating the law to
appear in court at a specified date and time.
✔✔Florida's Stop and Frisk law, s. 901.151, F.S. - ✔✔requires probable cause before a
weapons pat down is permitted.
✔✔Transferred intent - ✔✔is present when an intentional act harms an unintended
second victim. For example, a person intending to shoot one victim misses and
unintentionally strikes a second victim.
✔✔Fresh pursuit - ✔✔is a legal doctrine that permits a law enforcement officer to make
an arrest of a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
✔✔Sovereign immunity - ✔✔provides one of the most important protections for
governmental employees and law enforcement agencies. It includes a list of
circumstances and requirements that must be met before the state, a county, a
municipality, or a law enforcement agency or any of its employees can be sued in a
state tort action.
✔✔Vicarious liability - ✔✔occurs when one person or entity is held liable for the
negligent actions of another person even though the first person or entity was not
directly responsible for the injury.
✔✔Punitive damages - ✔✔an unlawful interference with the fundamental rights of
another person, such as the rights to due process and equal protection under the law.
✔✔Compensatory damages - ✔✔are designed to compensate for the actual property
damage, harm, or injury that the plaintiff suffers.
✔✔principal in the first degree - ✔✔a defendant who helped another person or persons
commit or attempt to commit a crime and must be treated as if he or she had done all
the things the other person or persons did
✔✔Proximate cause - ✔✔the legal phrase for the link between the breach of duty and
the harm caused (damages)
, ✔✔Administrative Search - ✔✔Subjects of this type of search include students, public
schools, people in government offices, government property (such as desks, lockers,
and vehicles), people engaged in certain businesses or licensed activities, and people
on probation or parole. These types of searches generally do not require warrants
because they are for regulatory purposes and usually are not conducted by a law
enforcement officer.
✔✔Valid Search Warrant - ✔✔Must be authorized and signed by a neutral magistrate or
judge.
Must be based on an affidavit that states sufficient facts to establish probable cause that
evidence of a crime will be found in the place to be searched.
The basis of the information in the affidavit must come from reliable sources.
Must particularly describe the person or place to be searched and the items to be
seized.
✔✔Carjacking, s. 812.133, F.S., Felony - ✔✔1. The offender took the motor vehicle
from the victim or custody of the victim.
2. Force, violence, assault, or putting in fear was used in the course of the taking.
3. The taking was with the intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim of his
or her right to the vehicle or any benefit from it.
✔✔Burglary, s. 810.02, F.S., Felony - ✔✔1. The offender entered a structure or
conveyance owned by or in the possession of the victim.
2. At the time of entering the structure or conveyance, the offender had the intent to
commit the crime that is listed in the charge.
3. The offender was not licensed or invited to enter the structure or conveyance, or the
premises were not open to the public at the time of the entering.
✔✔Robbery, s. 812.13, F.S., Felony - ✔✔1. The offender took the money or property
from the victim or from custody of the victim.
2. Force, violence, assault, or putting in fear of violence was used in the course of the
taking.
3. The property taken was of some value.
4. The taking was with the intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim of his
or her right to the property or any benefit from it.
✔✔Theft, s. 812.014, F.S. - ✔✔1. The offender knowingly and unlawfully obtained or
used or endeavored to obtain or use the property of another.
2. The offender did so with intent, either temporarily or permanently, to deprive the
victim of his or her right to the property or any benefit from it, or appropriate the property
of the victim to his or her own use or to the use of any person not entitled to it.
✔✔Trespass—In Structure or Conveyance, s. 810.08, F.S., Misdemeanor/Felony -
✔✔1. The offender, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully entered or
remained in any structure or conveyance, or, having been authorized, licensed, or
