PC 832 Practice Quiz
In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and intent, or criminal
negligence. T or F correct answersT
A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with intent of helping the principal escape is called an...
a) principal
b) accomplice
c) accessory correct answersc
A woman renting an apartment refused to pay rent for two months, stating the landlord had failed to provide heat in her apartment. The landlord called an officer to remove the tenant. Should the officer treat this as a civil or criminal matter? correct answersCivil
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F correct answersF
Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the constraints of the warrant. T or F correct answersT
Mr. Guzman was living in a drug treatment center. In his room he had several suitcases in which he kept his personal property. Police came to the center and asked the Facility Director for consent to search Mr. Guzman's property. It was appropriate for the Facility Director to give consent to the police to search Guzman's suitcases? T or F correct answersF
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Y or N correct answersY
Monroe embezzled $300,000 from his engineering firm in Illinois. Six months later he was found in California and the embezzled funds were traced to an account he recently set up in a San Diego bank. Although the crime was in Illinois, Monroe is still considered to have attempted to commit a crime in California as well? Y or N correct answersY
Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of committing a crime?
a) Children under 14
b) Mentally disabled individuals
c) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts.
d) All of the above
e) Only a) and b) correct answersd
A prisoners right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment is a right that is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F correct answersT
Uncooperative detainees may be handcuffed during a detention? a) True, but this action elevates the detention into an arrest.
b) False. Restraints may only be used during an arrest
c) True. You may use restraints during a detention. correct answersc
A Peace Officer approached a lone man walking through the business district at 3:00 am. The man agreed to talk to the officer. After a few minutes of conversation, the man stated he needed to go home. However, the Officer told him to remain where he was because he had more questions for him. This is an
example of:
a) A consensual encounter
b) A detention
c) An arrest
d) An illegal search correct answersb
The fourth amendment provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. This protection is applied only to residents of the United States of America. T or F correct answersF
What two circumstances must exist before Miranda warnings are required?
In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint operation of act and intent, or criminal
negligence. T or F correct answersT
A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with intent of helping the principal escape is called an...
a) principal
b) accomplice
c) accessory correct answersc
A woman renting an apartment refused to pay rent for two months, stating the landlord had failed to provide heat in her apartment. The landlord called an officer to remove the tenant. Should the officer treat this as a civil or criminal matter? correct answersCivil
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F correct answersF
Search and arrest warrants must show probable cause and must also particularly state items or persons to be searched or seized. Peace Officers must always adhere to the constraints of the warrant. T or F correct answersT
Mr. Guzman was living in a drug treatment center. In his room he had several suitcases in which he kept his personal property. Police came to the center and asked the Facility Director for consent to search Mr. Guzman's property. It was appropriate for the Facility Director to give consent to the police to search Guzman's suitcases? T or F correct answersF
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Y or N correct answersY
Monroe embezzled $300,000 from his engineering firm in Illinois. Six months later he was found in California and the embezzled funds were traced to an account he recently set up in a San Diego bank. Although the crime was in Illinois, Monroe is still considered to have attempted to commit a crime in California as well? Y or N correct answersY
Which of the following persons are generally presumed to be legally incapable of committing a crime?
a) Children under 14
b) Mentally disabled individuals
c) A person who committed the illegal act under a mistake of fact or facts.
d) All of the above
e) Only a) and b) correct answersd
A prisoners right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment is a right that is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? T or F correct answersT
Uncooperative detainees may be handcuffed during a detention? a) True, but this action elevates the detention into an arrest.
b) False. Restraints may only be used during an arrest
c) True. You may use restraints during a detention. correct answersc
A Peace Officer approached a lone man walking through the business district at 3:00 am. The man agreed to talk to the officer. After a few minutes of conversation, the man stated he needed to go home. However, the Officer told him to remain where he was because he had more questions for him. This is an
example of:
a) A consensual encounter
b) A detention
c) An arrest
d) An illegal search correct answersb
The fourth amendment provides protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. This protection is applied only to residents of the United States of America. T or F correct answersF
What two circumstances must exist before Miranda warnings are required?
