BCSOT UPDATED Key Exam 7 Questions
and Correct Answers
What is probable cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Facts or circumstances that would make a
reasonable or prudent person believe a crime is being or has been committed.
What are the 2 types of probable cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Probable cause to arrest and
probable cause to search.
What is probable cause to arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS When an officer has enough facts or
circumstances that makes him believe a crime has been committed. He can then arrest the person
for committing that crime.
What is probable cause to search? - CORRECT ANSWERS Facts or circumstances that would a
make a reasonable (officer) person believe that persons or property to be searched contains
evidence which is in violation of the law.
What is the exclusionary rule? - CORRECT ANSWERS Evidence obtained in violation of the due
process clause of the 14th Amendment, or some provision of the Bill of Rights, may not be
introduced by the prosecution at trial, at least for the purpose of providing direct proof of the
defendant's guilt.
What are the exceptions when police do not do anything wrong or the evidence would have been
discovered in spite of the unlawful conduct of the officer? - CORRECT ANSWERS Good faith,
independent source, inevitable discovery, purged taint.
If you have a warrant, can you search for things other than what is on the warrant? - CORRECT
ANSWERS No, a warrant authorizes a search only in a manner which is necessary to find those
items specified in the warrant.
On a search warrant, what should be described? - CORRECT ANSWERS Particular description of
the place to be searched and the things to be seized.
What are the 3 tiers of law enforcement encounters? - CORRECT ANSWERS Verbal encounter
(tier 1), stop and frisk (tier 2), and arrest (tier 3).
, Which amendment covers an arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS The 4th amendment.
What are the elements of arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS Intent, seizure, communication and
understanding.
What are the 2 focal points in determining whether a warrant-less arrest is valid? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Probable cause test and Georgia law.
What are the 3 situations in which a warrant-less arrest is permissible? - CORRECT ANSWERS A
crime occurs within the officers presence or immediate knowledge, the subject is attempting to
escape, and probable cause that an act of family violence has been committed.
What is the scope of a search incident to an arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS The person arrested,
and the area into which an arrestee might reach in order to grab a weapon or destroy evidence, the
lunge area.
What is a protective sweep? - CORRECT ANSWERS A limited search of the premises conducted
primarily to ensure the safety of police officers by detecting the presence of others.
What is diplomatic immunity? - CORRECT ANSWERS A principle of international law by which
certain foreign government officials are not subject to the jurisdiction of local courts and other
authorities for both their official and, to a large extent, their personal activities.
Reasonable grounds are based on what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Officer's training, experience,
knowledge of the subject and the subject's appearance and actions.
What are some authorized searches for a DCS officer? - CORRECT ANSWERS When entering a
DCS Office, 4th amendment waiver, after reasonable suspicion, a search warrant, search incident to
arrest, terry frisk, and a consent search.
Why do officers search? - CORRECT ANSWERS To protect officers from attack, to prevent the
subject from escaping or injuring himself, to discover or seize any contraband/ evidence, and to
discover or seize any contraband/ evidence.
and Correct Answers
What is probable cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Facts or circumstances that would make a
reasonable or prudent person believe a crime is being or has been committed.
What are the 2 types of probable cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS Probable cause to arrest and
probable cause to search.
What is probable cause to arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS When an officer has enough facts or
circumstances that makes him believe a crime has been committed. He can then arrest the person
for committing that crime.
What is probable cause to search? - CORRECT ANSWERS Facts or circumstances that would a
make a reasonable (officer) person believe that persons or property to be searched contains
evidence which is in violation of the law.
What is the exclusionary rule? - CORRECT ANSWERS Evidence obtained in violation of the due
process clause of the 14th Amendment, or some provision of the Bill of Rights, may not be
introduced by the prosecution at trial, at least for the purpose of providing direct proof of the
defendant's guilt.
What are the exceptions when police do not do anything wrong or the evidence would have been
discovered in spite of the unlawful conduct of the officer? - CORRECT ANSWERS Good faith,
independent source, inevitable discovery, purged taint.
If you have a warrant, can you search for things other than what is on the warrant? - CORRECT
ANSWERS No, a warrant authorizes a search only in a manner which is necessary to find those
items specified in the warrant.
On a search warrant, what should be described? - CORRECT ANSWERS Particular description of
the place to be searched and the things to be seized.
What are the 3 tiers of law enforcement encounters? - CORRECT ANSWERS Verbal encounter
(tier 1), stop and frisk (tier 2), and arrest (tier 3).
, Which amendment covers an arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS The 4th amendment.
What are the elements of arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS Intent, seizure, communication and
understanding.
What are the 2 focal points in determining whether a warrant-less arrest is valid? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Probable cause test and Georgia law.
What are the 3 situations in which a warrant-less arrest is permissible? - CORRECT ANSWERS A
crime occurs within the officers presence or immediate knowledge, the subject is attempting to
escape, and probable cause that an act of family violence has been committed.
What is the scope of a search incident to an arrest? - CORRECT ANSWERS The person arrested,
and the area into which an arrestee might reach in order to grab a weapon or destroy evidence, the
lunge area.
What is a protective sweep? - CORRECT ANSWERS A limited search of the premises conducted
primarily to ensure the safety of police officers by detecting the presence of others.
What is diplomatic immunity? - CORRECT ANSWERS A principle of international law by which
certain foreign government officials are not subject to the jurisdiction of local courts and other
authorities for both their official and, to a large extent, their personal activities.
Reasonable grounds are based on what? - CORRECT ANSWERS Officer's training, experience,
knowledge of the subject and the subject's appearance and actions.
What are some authorized searches for a DCS officer? - CORRECT ANSWERS When entering a
DCS Office, 4th amendment waiver, after reasonable suspicion, a search warrant, search incident to
arrest, terry frisk, and a consent search.
Why do officers search? - CORRECT ANSWERS To protect officers from attack, to prevent the
subject from escaping or injuring himself, to discover or seize any contraband/ evidence, and to
discover or seize any contraband/ evidence.
