MN POST CORRECT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Length of detention - ✔✔Must be temporary and last no longer than is reasonably
necessary to resolve the reason for the stop; results in release or arrest
✔✔search warrant time limits - ✔✔- execute/serve between 0700-2000 (unless night-
capped_
- expires after 10 days
✔✔arrest warrant time limits - ✔✔felony/GM - any time day or night
misdemeanor - 0800-2200 unless night-capped, no Sundays, unless in public area
no expiration
✔✔Misdemeanor Arrest - ✔✔officer must have witnessed offense, and only if:
- to prevent bodily injury
- further conduct will occur by not arresting
- probable that offender will not respond to citation
✔✔Search Warrant Exceptions - ✔✔- consent
- plain view
- open fields
- exigent circumstances
- hot pursuit
- search incident to arrest
- vehicles
✔✔Pretext stop - ✔✔A stop made by an officer on a basis of a traffic infraction when
there is not enough information for reasonable suspicion to make a stop but for the
purpose of investigating other, more serious criminal activity
,✔✔bodily harm - ✔✔any physical impairment of the condition of another's body, or
physical pain or illness
✔✔substantial bodily harm - ✔✔Bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial
disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the
function of any bodily part or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily part
✔✔great bodily harm - ✔✔Bodily injury which creates a high probability of death or
which causes serious permanent disfigurement or which causes a permanent or
protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ or other
serious bodily harm
✔✔parens patriae - ✔✔power of the state to intervene against an abusive/negligent
parent/guardian/caretaker, and to act as the parent of any child/individual in need of
protection
✔✔bench trial - ✔✔A trial before a judge without a jury
✔✔adjudication - ✔✔the juvenile court equivalent of a trial/conviction in criminal court
✔✔in loco parentis - ✔✔Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to
take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent
✔✔Kent v. US (1966) - ✔✔juvenile offenders are entitled to same right of due process
as adults while under jurisdiction of juvenile court
✔✔McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971) - ✔✔juveniles do not have a constitutional right to
a trial by jury in juvenile court delinquency proceedings
✔✔problem-oriented policing - ✔✔proactive approach to policing in which officers
routinely seek to identify, analyze, and respond to the circumstances underlying the
incidents that prompt citizens to call the police
✔✔community oriented policing - ✔✔programs and strategies designed to bring police
and the public closer together and create a more cooperative working environment
between them
✔✔livor mortis - ✔✔settling of blood in lower portions of the body after death, resulting
in discoloration of skin
✔✔algor mortis - ✔✔reduction of body temperature after death, usually to surrounding
temperature
✔✔rigor mortis - ✔✔the stiffening of the body after death
, ✔✔voir dire - ✔✔jury selection process
✔✔609.106 heinous crime - ✔✔- murder 1 & 2 (committed and attempted)
- murder 3
- assault 1
- CSC 1, 2, 3 (if committed w/ force or violence)
✔✔qualified domestic violence-related offenses - ✔✔violation or attempt to violate:
- DANCO, HRO, OFP
- murder 1 & 2
- assault 1 to 5
- domestic assault by strangulation
- female genital mutilation
- CSC 1 to 4
- malicious punishment of a child
- terroristic threats
- stalking
- interference with emergency call
✔✔169.444 school bus stop-arm violation - ✔✔GM
- officer may arrest driver if there is PC to believe driver has violated subd.1 or 1a within
past 4 hours
✔✔domestic assault report - ✔✔an officer investigating an alleged domestic assault
incident shall make a written report, whether or not an arrest has been made
✔✔misdemeanor arrest exception - domestic assault - ✔✔an officer *may* arrest a
domestic assault suspect anywhere without a warrant, including the suspect's
residence, within 72 hours of establishing PC exclusive of the day established, even
though officer did not witness
✔✔KOPS alert - ✔✔"Keeping Our Police Safe"
✔✔NCIC - ✔✔National Crime Information Center
✔✔Brady v. Maryland (1963) - ✔✔- prosecution is required to disclose to the defense
evidence that directly relates to claims of either guilt or innocence
- prosecution is required to notify defendants and their attorneys whenever an officer
involved in their case has a confirmed record of knowingly lying in an official capacity
✔✔Garrity v. New Jersey (1967) - "Garrity warning" - ✔✔- ruled that evidence gathered
from an employee under threat of dismissal was not admissible in a criminal trial
- rights administered by state/local investigators to their employees who may be subject
of internal investigation
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Length of detention - ✔✔Must be temporary and last no longer than is reasonably
necessary to resolve the reason for the stop; results in release or arrest
✔✔search warrant time limits - ✔✔- execute/serve between 0700-2000 (unless night-
capped_
- expires after 10 days
✔✔arrest warrant time limits - ✔✔felony/GM - any time day or night
misdemeanor - 0800-2200 unless night-capped, no Sundays, unless in public area
no expiration
✔✔Misdemeanor Arrest - ✔✔officer must have witnessed offense, and only if:
- to prevent bodily injury
- further conduct will occur by not arresting
- probable that offender will not respond to citation
✔✔Search Warrant Exceptions - ✔✔- consent
- plain view
- open fields
- exigent circumstances
- hot pursuit
- search incident to arrest
- vehicles
✔✔Pretext stop - ✔✔A stop made by an officer on a basis of a traffic infraction when
there is not enough information for reasonable suspicion to make a stop but for the
purpose of investigating other, more serious criminal activity
,✔✔bodily harm - ✔✔any physical impairment of the condition of another's body, or
physical pain or illness
✔✔substantial bodily harm - ✔✔Bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial
disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the
function of any bodily part or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily part
✔✔great bodily harm - ✔✔Bodily injury which creates a high probability of death or
which causes serious permanent disfigurement or which causes a permanent or
protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ or other
serious bodily harm
✔✔parens patriae - ✔✔power of the state to intervene against an abusive/negligent
parent/guardian/caretaker, and to act as the parent of any child/individual in need of
protection
✔✔bench trial - ✔✔A trial before a judge without a jury
✔✔adjudication - ✔✔the juvenile court equivalent of a trial/conviction in criminal court
✔✔in loco parentis - ✔✔Refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to
take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent
✔✔Kent v. US (1966) - ✔✔juvenile offenders are entitled to same right of due process
as adults while under jurisdiction of juvenile court
✔✔McKeiver v. Pennsylvania (1971) - ✔✔juveniles do not have a constitutional right to
a trial by jury in juvenile court delinquency proceedings
✔✔problem-oriented policing - ✔✔proactive approach to policing in which officers
routinely seek to identify, analyze, and respond to the circumstances underlying the
incidents that prompt citizens to call the police
✔✔community oriented policing - ✔✔programs and strategies designed to bring police
and the public closer together and create a more cooperative working environment
between them
✔✔livor mortis - ✔✔settling of blood in lower portions of the body after death, resulting
in discoloration of skin
✔✔algor mortis - ✔✔reduction of body temperature after death, usually to surrounding
temperature
✔✔rigor mortis - ✔✔the stiffening of the body after death
, ✔✔voir dire - ✔✔jury selection process
✔✔609.106 heinous crime - ✔✔- murder 1 & 2 (committed and attempted)
- murder 3
- assault 1
- CSC 1, 2, 3 (if committed w/ force or violence)
✔✔qualified domestic violence-related offenses - ✔✔violation or attempt to violate:
- DANCO, HRO, OFP
- murder 1 & 2
- assault 1 to 5
- domestic assault by strangulation
- female genital mutilation
- CSC 1 to 4
- malicious punishment of a child
- terroristic threats
- stalking
- interference with emergency call
✔✔169.444 school bus stop-arm violation - ✔✔GM
- officer may arrest driver if there is PC to believe driver has violated subd.1 or 1a within
past 4 hours
✔✔domestic assault report - ✔✔an officer investigating an alleged domestic assault
incident shall make a written report, whether or not an arrest has been made
✔✔misdemeanor arrest exception - domestic assault - ✔✔an officer *may* arrest a
domestic assault suspect anywhere without a warrant, including the suspect's
residence, within 72 hours of establishing PC exclusive of the day established, even
though officer did not witness
✔✔KOPS alert - ✔✔"Keeping Our Police Safe"
✔✔NCIC - ✔✔National Crime Information Center
✔✔Brady v. Maryland (1963) - ✔✔- prosecution is required to disclose to the defense
evidence that directly relates to claims of either guilt or innocence
- prosecution is required to notify defendants and their attorneys whenever an officer
involved in their case has a confirmed record of knowingly lying in an official capacity
✔✔Garrity v. New Jersey (1967) - "Garrity warning" - ✔✔- ruled that evidence gathered
from an employee under threat of dismissal was not admissible in a criminal trial
- rights administered by state/local investigators to their employees who may be subject
of internal investigation
