MPTC Patrol Test Questions with
Complete Solutions12
What isnt protected under the 1st amendment - ANSWERS-Obscenity
Fighting words
Threats
Incendiary Speech
What are the three types of crowds? - ANSWERS-Event-based
Public Demonstration
Civil Disturbance
What are the common tyoes of crowd dynamics - ANSWERS-Personal Identity
Social Identity
Emotional contagion
MGL 269 s. 1 - Group Disorder - ANSWERS-It is unlawful for 5 or more people who are armed
with dangerous weapons : or 10 or more people armed or not, to riotously or tumultuously
assemble in a city or town
MGL 41 s. 98 - Officers power to disperse an assembly - ANSWERS-- chief and officers can break
up a group of 3 or more persons and may enter a building to suppress a riot or breach of peace
therein
* It is per se unreasonable for officers to cross a threshold to effect a warrantless arrest absent
exigency
, Four (4) key objectives of crime prevention - ANSWERS-1 Deter
2 Deny
3 Delay
4 Detect
Types of deterrence - ANSWERS-general: targets those who have never committed a crime by
instilling fear of consequences
mechanical : measures and strategies that make it more difficult for would be offenders to
commit a crime
casual : aims to remove causes or conditions that create a desire to commit crime
rehabilitative: people who have been arrested; working with them on social, financial or other
conditions to prevent repeat crimes
5 types of risk management - ANSWERS-risk avoidance
risk reduction
risk spreading
risk transfer
risk acceptance
Tennessee v. Garner - ANSWERS-police may use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect from
escaping if:
1 - suspect threatens the officer with a weapon; or there is probable cause to believe the
suspect committed a crime involving serious physical harm
2 - deadly force is necessary to prevent escape
3 - where feasible, some warning was given
Complete Solutions12
What isnt protected under the 1st amendment - ANSWERS-Obscenity
Fighting words
Threats
Incendiary Speech
What are the three types of crowds? - ANSWERS-Event-based
Public Demonstration
Civil Disturbance
What are the common tyoes of crowd dynamics - ANSWERS-Personal Identity
Social Identity
Emotional contagion
MGL 269 s. 1 - Group Disorder - ANSWERS-It is unlawful for 5 or more people who are armed
with dangerous weapons : or 10 or more people armed or not, to riotously or tumultuously
assemble in a city or town
MGL 41 s. 98 - Officers power to disperse an assembly - ANSWERS-- chief and officers can break
up a group of 3 or more persons and may enter a building to suppress a riot or breach of peace
therein
* It is per se unreasonable for officers to cross a threshold to effect a warrantless arrest absent
exigency
, Four (4) key objectives of crime prevention - ANSWERS-1 Deter
2 Deny
3 Delay
4 Detect
Types of deterrence - ANSWERS-general: targets those who have never committed a crime by
instilling fear of consequences
mechanical : measures and strategies that make it more difficult for would be offenders to
commit a crime
casual : aims to remove causes or conditions that create a desire to commit crime
rehabilitative: people who have been arrested; working with them on social, financial or other
conditions to prevent repeat crimes
5 types of risk management - ANSWERS-risk avoidance
risk reduction
risk spreading
risk transfer
risk acceptance
Tennessee v. Garner - ANSWERS-police may use deadly force to stop a fleeing suspect from
escaping if:
1 - suspect threatens the officer with a weapon; or there is probable cause to believe the
suspect committed a crime involving serious physical harm
2 - deadly force is necessary to prevent escape
3 - where feasible, some warning was given
