PC 832 Practice Quiz
1. In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint
operation of act and intent, or criminal negligence. T or F: T
2. 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: c
3. 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?: Civil
4. The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed
by the Bill of Rights? T or F: F
5. 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: T
6. 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: F
7. Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Y or N: Y
8. 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: Y
9. 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): d
10. 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: T
11 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.: c
12. 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: b
13. 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: F
14. What two circumstances must exist before Miranda warnings are
required?
a) Detention and custodial interviewing
b) Custody and detention
c) Custody and interview
d) Detention and interrogation: b
15. An officer can make a warrantless arrest under which of the following
circumstances?
a) A felony was committed, though not in the officers presence.
b) The officer has probable cause to believe the person has committed a
misdemeanor outside of the officers presence.
c) A felony or misdemeanor is committed in the officers presenced) Both a)
and c): d
1. In every crime or public offense, there must exist a union, or joint
operation of act and intent, or criminal negligence. T or F: T
2. 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: c
3. 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?: Civil
4. The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed
by the Bill of Rights? T or F: F
5. 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: T
6. 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: F
7. Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? Y or N: Y
8. 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: Y
9. 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): d
10. 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: T
11 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.: c
12. 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: b
13. 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: F
14. What two circumstances must exist before Miranda warnings are
required?
a) Detention and custodial interviewing
b) Custody and detention
c) Custody and interview
d) Detention and interrogation: b
15. An officer can make a warrantless arrest under which of the following
circumstances?
a) A felony was committed, though not in the officers presence.
b) The officer has probable cause to believe the person has committed a
misdemeanor outside of the officers presence.
c) A felony or misdemeanor is committed in the officers presenced) Both a)
and c): d
