NC BLET State Exam complete questions and answers 100% correct
Ethics - >>>the discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral duties
Morals - >>>the principles of right and wrong
Crime Fighter (Crime Control Model) - >>>repression of criminal conduct is the most important function;
failure of LE means the breakdown of order; criminal process is the positive guarantor of social freedom;
efficiency is a top priority; emphasis is on speed and finality; a conveyor belt is the model for the system;
there is a presumption of guilt
Public Servant (Due Process Model) - >>>there is a possibility of error; finality is not a priority; there is
insistence on prevention and elimination of mistakes; efficiency is rejected if it involves shortcuts;
protection of process is important as protection as innocents; the coercive power of the state is always
subject to abuse
Common drivers of unethical behavior - >>>Noble Cause Corruption
"The Blue Curtain"/Code of Silence
Slippery Slope/"Mama Rosa's test"
6 major groups of unethical behavior in LE - >>>1. Graft, bribery, and classic corruption
2. Process corruption
3. Brutality and excessive force
4. on-duty unprofessional conduct
5. Workplace deviance
6. off-duty unprofessional conduct
3 sources of law - >>>1. Constitutional law
,2. Statutory law
3. Common law
Criminal and civil consequences of violating someone's constitutional rights - >>>criminal prosecution,
civil liability, departmental sanctions, evidence excluded
Territorial jurisdiction of State officers - >>>anywhere in the state
Territorial jurisdiction of County officers - >>>in the county; any property owned by the county (even if it
is outside the county); as well as any waterways adjacent/surrounding the county
Territorial jurisdiction of municipal/city police - >>>city limits + 1 mile (even if it crosses city or state
lines); any property owned by the city outside the city limits
Territorial jurisdiction of campus police - >>>on campus; any roadway adjacent to campus; IF the city
and campus make an agreement, then campus PO can have jurisdiction outside of campus
Territorial jurisdiction of company police - >>>property owned by the company plus any location that
they are contracted to work in
What makes LE different than any other public business? - >>>Public Trust
Can you accept gifts and favors? - >>>NO
Who are you in control of for professional purposes? - >>>Yourself, my own standard of professionalism
Do your personal feelings get involved with decisions? - >>>NO, do the right thing, the right way
, Which source of law deals with governmental habits and customs? - >>>Constitutional Law
Who can issue a warrant? - >>>A Judicial Official
Where is a warrant valid? - >>>Anywhere in the state
Does a defendant need to be named or sufficiently described? - >>>Sufficiently described
Who is a warrant addressing? - >>>The officer
Who is a criminal summons addressing? - >>>The defendant - advising them to come to court
What are warrantless arrests? - >>>i.e. shoplifting, concealment of merchandise, price tag substitution,
domestic criminal trespass, driving while impaired, DWI commercial vehicle
What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - >>>Felony; misdemeanors observed in the
officer's presence; domestic violence assault
Definition of a bond - >>>An agreement between court and defendant that the defendant will come to
court
What does a magistrate's order do? - >>>Documents a warrantless arrest
Real Property - >>>The ground and anything affixed to it
Personal Property - >>>Anything that is mobile and not affixed to the ground
Ethics - >>>the discipline of determining good and evil and defining moral duties
Morals - >>>the principles of right and wrong
Crime Fighter (Crime Control Model) - >>>repression of criminal conduct is the most important function;
failure of LE means the breakdown of order; criminal process is the positive guarantor of social freedom;
efficiency is a top priority; emphasis is on speed and finality; a conveyor belt is the model for the system;
there is a presumption of guilt
Public Servant (Due Process Model) - >>>there is a possibility of error; finality is not a priority; there is
insistence on prevention and elimination of mistakes; efficiency is rejected if it involves shortcuts;
protection of process is important as protection as innocents; the coercive power of the state is always
subject to abuse
Common drivers of unethical behavior - >>>Noble Cause Corruption
"The Blue Curtain"/Code of Silence
Slippery Slope/"Mama Rosa's test"
6 major groups of unethical behavior in LE - >>>1. Graft, bribery, and classic corruption
2. Process corruption
3. Brutality and excessive force
4. on-duty unprofessional conduct
5. Workplace deviance
6. off-duty unprofessional conduct
3 sources of law - >>>1. Constitutional law
,2. Statutory law
3. Common law
Criminal and civil consequences of violating someone's constitutional rights - >>>criminal prosecution,
civil liability, departmental sanctions, evidence excluded
Territorial jurisdiction of State officers - >>>anywhere in the state
Territorial jurisdiction of County officers - >>>in the county; any property owned by the county (even if it
is outside the county); as well as any waterways adjacent/surrounding the county
Territorial jurisdiction of municipal/city police - >>>city limits + 1 mile (even if it crosses city or state
lines); any property owned by the city outside the city limits
Territorial jurisdiction of campus police - >>>on campus; any roadway adjacent to campus; IF the city
and campus make an agreement, then campus PO can have jurisdiction outside of campus
Territorial jurisdiction of company police - >>>property owned by the company plus any location that
they are contracted to work in
What makes LE different than any other public business? - >>>Public Trust
Can you accept gifts and favors? - >>>NO
Who are you in control of for professional purposes? - >>>Yourself, my own standard of professionalism
Do your personal feelings get involved with decisions? - >>>NO, do the right thing, the right way
, Which source of law deals with governmental habits and customs? - >>>Constitutional Law
Who can issue a warrant? - >>>A Judicial Official
Where is a warrant valid? - >>>Anywhere in the state
Does a defendant need to be named or sufficiently described? - >>>Sufficiently described
Who is a warrant addressing? - >>>The officer
Who is a criminal summons addressing? - >>>The defendant - advising them to come to court
What are warrantless arrests? - >>>i.e. shoplifting, concealment of merchandise, price tag substitution,
domestic criminal trespass, driving while impaired, DWI commercial vehicle
What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - >>>Felony; misdemeanors observed in the
officer's presence; domestic violence assault
Definition of a bond - >>>An agreement between court and defendant that the defendant will come to
court
What does a magistrate's order do? - >>>Documents a warrantless arrest
Real Property - >>>The ground and anything affixed to it
Personal Property - >>>Anything that is mobile and not affixed to the ground
