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MPTC POLICE ACADEMY CRIMINAL LAW FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
In order for destruction of property to be a felony under MGL 266
126A:
A. The property must be valued at over $100.
B. The property must be valued at over $250.
C. The property must be valued at over $5,000.
D. It is always a felony. - ANSWER-D. It is always a felony.
In order to convict someone of arson, there must be:
A. An insurance claim.
B. Smoke damage.
C. Some charring or chemical damage to the structure.
D. An accelerant. - ANSWER-C. Some charring or chemical
damage to the structure.
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Luis flunks the criminal law exam at the academy and is kicked
out. Seeking revenge, he sets the academy on fire one night after
everyone has left. The academy burns to the ground. If caught,
what could he be charged with:
A. Arson of a building.
B. Arson of a dwelling.
C. Destroying a place of worship.
D. Attempted arson. - ANSWER-A. Arson of a building.
Reverend Water sets up his new church on Main Street.
Neighborhood youths spray paint a pitchfork on the side of the
building. You respond to a call and investigate. Upon determining
the youth's identities, what do you do?
A. Arrest them for tagging.
B. Arrest them for a hate crime.
C. Charge them with malicious destruction under 266/126A.
D. Nothing. - ANSWER-C. Charge them with malicious
destruction under 266/126A.
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Hindering a firefighter is:
A. A misdemeanor.
B. A felony.
C. Not a crime.
D. A lot of fun. - ANSWER-B. A felony.
Intimidation of a witness is:
A. A felony.
B. A misdemeanor.
C. Contempt of court.
D. Perjury. - ANSWER-A. A felony.
You observe a man walking down the street. He looks around
then enters a yard and takes a pink flamingo lawn ornament. He
then continues walking down the street. Upon stopping him, he
admits to stealing the flamingo. It still has the $29.99 price tag on
it. What is the strongest police action you can take?
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A. Summons the individual for larceny under.
B. Arrest the person for larceny over.
C. Arrest the person for larceny under.
D. Summons the person for larceny under. - ANSWER-C. Arrest
the person for larceny under.
You receive a call from the local video store that a customer has
failed to return several porn tapes. After contacting the customer,
he reluctantly gives you the tapes. The store manager says this is
the third time that this has happened, and he wants to press
charges. What do you do?
A. Arrest the subject for larceny over, hold the tapes as evidence.
B. Summons the customer for larceny and return the tapes to the
store.
C. Summons the customer for failure to return leased property
and hold the tapes for evidence.
MPTC POLICE ACADEMY CRIMINAL LAW FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
In order for destruction of property to be a felony under MGL 266
126A:
A. The property must be valued at over $100.
B. The property must be valued at over $250.
C. The property must be valued at over $5,000.
D. It is always a felony. - ANSWER-D. It is always a felony.
In order to convict someone of arson, there must be:
A. An insurance claim.
B. Smoke damage.
C. Some charring or chemical damage to the structure.
D. An accelerant. - ANSWER-C. Some charring or chemical
damage to the structure.
,2|Page
Luis flunks the criminal law exam at the academy and is kicked
out. Seeking revenge, he sets the academy on fire one night after
everyone has left. The academy burns to the ground. If caught,
what could he be charged with:
A. Arson of a building.
B. Arson of a dwelling.
C. Destroying a place of worship.
D. Attempted arson. - ANSWER-A. Arson of a building.
Reverend Water sets up his new church on Main Street.
Neighborhood youths spray paint a pitchfork on the side of the
building. You respond to a call and investigate. Upon determining
the youth's identities, what do you do?
A. Arrest them for tagging.
B. Arrest them for a hate crime.
C. Charge them with malicious destruction under 266/126A.
D. Nothing. - ANSWER-C. Charge them with malicious
destruction under 266/126A.
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Hindering a firefighter is:
A. A misdemeanor.
B. A felony.
C. Not a crime.
D. A lot of fun. - ANSWER-B. A felony.
Intimidation of a witness is:
A. A felony.
B. A misdemeanor.
C. Contempt of court.
D. Perjury. - ANSWER-A. A felony.
You observe a man walking down the street. He looks around
then enters a yard and takes a pink flamingo lawn ornament. He
then continues walking down the street. Upon stopping him, he
admits to stealing the flamingo. It still has the $29.99 price tag on
it. What is the strongest police action you can take?
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A. Summons the individual for larceny under.
B. Arrest the person for larceny over.
C. Arrest the person for larceny under.
D. Summons the person for larceny under. - ANSWER-C. Arrest
the person for larceny under.
You receive a call from the local video store that a customer has
failed to return several porn tapes. After contacting the customer,
he reluctantly gives you the tapes. The store manager says this is
the third time that this has happened, and he wants to press
charges. What do you do?
A. Arrest the subject for larceny over, hold the tapes as evidence.
B. Summons the customer for larceny and return the tapes to the
store.
C. Summons the customer for failure to return leased property
and hold the tapes for evidence.
