Policing Final Exam ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The _________ Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fourth
"Probable Cause" means that a police officer possesses: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- More
than a mere hunch but less than actual knowledge
In __________, the Supreme Court addressed the admissibility of illegally seized evidence in
state courts. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mapp v. Ohio
The _______________ exception to the exclusionary rule doctrine applies in cases of
immediate necessity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Public safety
A writ of _______________ requires that an incarcerated person be brought before a judge
for an investigation of the restraint of that person's liberty. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Habeas Corpus
In a small space like a car, officers can reasonably infer a _______________ among driver
and passengers, and have probable cause to suspect that drugs belong to any of all of them. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Common enterprise
A warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest can include a search of: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Only the area within the arrested individual's immediate control
Which type of search and seizure may not be conducted without a warrant? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- A full search of a house after the occupant has been arrested
In which situation are the police permitted to conduct a consent search? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The police ask for and receive consent to search a house but do not inform
the homeowners that they have the right to refuse consent.
, Which of the following is NOT considered lawful under the plain view rule permitting
warrantless searches? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A police officer who is conducting a legal
search for illegal drugs moves a desktop computer to locate its serial number
The Supreme Court restricted police use of deadly force in: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Tennessee v. Garner
The literal meaning of police brutality refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Physical abuse
of citizens
Detective Smith is certain that Joe Green is a child molester but does not have sufficient
evidence to arrest him. Smith bribes one of his informants to provide a false tip, which he
uses to obtain a search warrant that allows him to search Green's house. During the search,
Smith locates evidence that eventually leads to Green's conviction for multiple counts of
child sexual abuse. This is an example of the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dirty Harry
problem
______________ is a term used to describe corrupt officers who are not aggressively corrupt
- they may accept gratuities and payoffs when offered, but they do not aggressively seek them
out. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Grass Eaters
Which of the following is NOT a category of complaint dispositions? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Substantial Evidence
Based on the Dynamic Resistance Response Model, what would be an appropriate police
response to a suspect who is aggressively resistant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Subduing
the suspect using a stun gun or pepper spray
In 2007 the US Supreme Court held that an officer's attempt to end a high-speed car chase
that threatens the lives of innocent bystanders: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Does not violate
the fourth amendment
What percent of officers do not accept the code of silence as part of good policing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 42 percent
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The _________ Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Fourth
"Probable Cause" means that a police officer possesses: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- More
than a mere hunch but less than actual knowledge
In __________, the Supreme Court addressed the admissibility of illegally seized evidence in
state courts. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Mapp v. Ohio
The _______________ exception to the exclusionary rule doctrine applies in cases of
immediate necessity. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Public safety
A writ of _______________ requires that an incarcerated person be brought before a judge
for an investigation of the restraint of that person's liberty. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Habeas Corpus
In a small space like a car, officers can reasonably infer a _______________ among driver
and passengers, and have probable cause to suspect that drugs belong to any of all of them. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Common enterprise
A warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest can include a search of: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Only the area within the arrested individual's immediate control
Which type of search and seizure may not be conducted without a warrant? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- A full search of a house after the occupant has been arrested
In which situation are the police permitted to conduct a consent search? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The police ask for and receive consent to search a house but do not inform
the homeowners that they have the right to refuse consent.
, Which of the following is NOT considered lawful under the plain view rule permitting
warrantless searches? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A police officer who is conducting a legal
search for illegal drugs moves a desktop computer to locate its serial number
The Supreme Court restricted police use of deadly force in: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Tennessee v. Garner
The literal meaning of police brutality refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Physical abuse
of citizens
Detective Smith is certain that Joe Green is a child molester but does not have sufficient
evidence to arrest him. Smith bribes one of his informants to provide a false tip, which he
uses to obtain a search warrant that allows him to search Green's house. During the search,
Smith locates evidence that eventually leads to Green's conviction for multiple counts of
child sexual abuse. This is an example of the: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dirty Harry
problem
______________ is a term used to describe corrupt officers who are not aggressively corrupt
- they may accept gratuities and payoffs when offered, but they do not aggressively seek them
out. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Grass Eaters
Which of the following is NOT a category of complaint dispositions? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Substantial Evidence
Based on the Dynamic Resistance Response Model, what would be an appropriate police
response to a suspect who is aggressively resistant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Subduing
the suspect using a stun gun or pepper spray
In 2007 the US Supreme Court held that an officer's attempt to end a high-speed car chase
that threatens the lives of innocent bystanders: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Does not violate
the fourth amendment
What percent of officers do not accept the code of silence as part of good policing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 42 percent
