PC 832 Arrest Pre Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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 ANSWER - True
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 ANSWER - Accessory
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 ANSWER - Civil Matter
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of
Rights - CORRECT ANSWER - False
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 ANSWER - True
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 ANSWER - True
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes
, 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 ANSWER - Yes
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 ANSWER - D) All of the above
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 ANSWER - True
A peace officer was directing traffic during a traffic jam after a sporting event. Smith annoyed
with the driver behind them, disregarded the officer's directions and did not move his vehicle
from the intersection, preventing the drivers behind him from proceeding, even when he was
specifically told to do so by the officer.
Smith has committed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Resisting, delaying or obstructing an
officer
In order to protect their Fifth Amendment Right against self-incrimination, Peace Officers must
provide Miranda Warnings to individuals about to undergo: - CORRECT ANSWER - All
of the above
A man who was critically injured by a gunshot believes that he is dying. As he waits for the
paramedics, witnesses overhear him say that his wife shot him. The man survives and chooses
not to testify under privilege. Witness testimony about what he said could probably be admissible
under what exception to the hearsay rule?
a) Admissions and confessions
Questions and CORRECT Answers
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 ANSWER - True
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 ANSWER - Accessory
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 ANSWER - Civil Matter
The right to ABSOLUTE privacy is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Bill of
Rights - CORRECT ANSWER - False
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 ANSWER - True
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 ANSWER - True
Can a person's failure to act constitute a crime? - CORRECT ANSWER - Yes
, 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 ANSWER - Yes
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 ANSWER - D) All of the above
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 ANSWER - True
A peace officer was directing traffic during a traffic jam after a sporting event. Smith annoyed
with the driver behind them, disregarded the officer's directions and did not move his vehicle
from the intersection, preventing the drivers behind him from proceeding, even when he was
specifically told to do so by the officer.
Smith has committed: - CORRECT ANSWER - Resisting, delaying or obstructing an
officer
In order to protect their Fifth Amendment Right against self-incrimination, Peace Officers must
provide Miranda Warnings to individuals about to undergo: - CORRECT ANSWER - All
of the above
A man who was critically injured by a gunshot believes that he is dying. As he waits for the
paramedics, witnesses overhear him say that his wife shot him. The man survives and chooses
not to testify under privilege. Witness testimony about what he said could probably be admissible
under what exception to the hearsay rule?
a) Admissions and confessions
