MPTC Lynnfield 2nd ROC Final Exam Practice Test-
Legal Section
What legal standard or proof Is less than probable cause but more than a
hunch? Right Ans - Reasonable suspicion
Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT correct? Right Ans -
Officer conducting search can physically touch arrestee
What court case set the onjectively reasonable standard for police officer
actions in use of force cases? Right Ans - Graham v. Connor
Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure under the 4th
Amendment? Right Ans - Approaching someone in a public place and
asking them questions that they willingly answer.
Which answer below is NOT required criteria for conducting a valid person
inventory search? Right Ans - Gender of person searched and officer must
be the same
___________ is trustworthy facts and circumstances sufficient to convince a
person of reasonable caution to believe that it is more likely than not that, in
the case of a search, a specific item subject to seizure will be found in the place
to be searched or, in the case of an arrest, a crime has been committed and the
person to be arrested has committed it. Right Ans - probable cause
Which of the following is INCORRECT about anonymous tips and developing
reasonable suspicion? Right Ans - One factor is almost always sufficient to
establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause
Which type of police evidence gathering activity below requires a search
warrant? Right Ans - Continuous recorded surveillance of a home over an
extended period of time
Which answer below about consent searches is correct? Right Ans - The
best practice is to get consent to search in writing.
, Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? Right Ans - To conduct a
lawful pat frisk there must be a constitutional seizure of the individual, and
police must have a reasonable suspicion, based on specific and articulable
facts, that the suspect is armed and dangerous.
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that all persons charged
with a crime be informed of charges against them and that people charged
with a crime have a right to counsel and speedy public trial by an impartial
jury? Right Ans - 6th Amendment
Tim and Shelly have been married for 15 years and live in a 2-bedroom
condominium in Boylston. Shelly gives police consent to search the entire
condominium, but Tim is also present and objects and refuses to consent to
the search. Where can police search? Right Ans - Police cannot search any
of the above areas.
What is the immediate area surrounding a dwelling that generally includes
driveways, gardens, decks, swimming pools, garages, and storage sheds in
which individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy called? Right
Ans - curtilage
Police can conduct a protective sweep to conduct a cursory check for what?
Right Ans - people only
When the courts are trying to determine whether exigent circumstances
existed, which question below is NOT likely to be considered by the courts?
Right Ans - Who committed the offense?
__________ makes any evidence obtained by police in an unreasonable search or
seizure inadmissible in court. Right Ans - The exclusionary rule
_________ is about fairness, It protects people from government action by
ensuring that there is a system in place and rules that must be followed before
the government can infringe on someone's rights. _______ also means there is a
system in place for people to have an opportunity to be heard when they
believe their Constitutional rights have been violated. Right Ans - Due
process
Legal Section
What legal standard or proof Is less than probable cause but more than a
hunch? Right Ans - Reasonable suspicion
Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT correct? Right Ans -
Officer conducting search can physically touch arrestee
What court case set the onjectively reasonable standard for police officer
actions in use of force cases? Right Ans - Graham v. Connor
Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure under the 4th
Amendment? Right Ans - Approaching someone in a public place and
asking them questions that they willingly answer.
Which answer below is NOT required criteria for conducting a valid person
inventory search? Right Ans - Gender of person searched and officer must
be the same
___________ is trustworthy facts and circumstances sufficient to convince a
person of reasonable caution to believe that it is more likely than not that, in
the case of a search, a specific item subject to seizure will be found in the place
to be searched or, in the case of an arrest, a crime has been committed and the
person to be arrested has committed it. Right Ans - probable cause
Which of the following is INCORRECT about anonymous tips and developing
reasonable suspicion? Right Ans - One factor is almost always sufficient to
establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause
Which type of police evidence gathering activity below requires a search
warrant? Right Ans - Continuous recorded surveillance of a home over an
extended period of time
Which answer below about consent searches is correct? Right Ans - The
best practice is to get consent to search in writing.
, Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? Right Ans - To conduct a
lawful pat frisk there must be a constitutional seizure of the individual, and
police must have a reasonable suspicion, based on specific and articulable
facts, that the suspect is armed and dangerous.
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that all persons charged
with a crime be informed of charges against them and that people charged
with a crime have a right to counsel and speedy public trial by an impartial
jury? Right Ans - 6th Amendment
Tim and Shelly have been married for 15 years and live in a 2-bedroom
condominium in Boylston. Shelly gives police consent to search the entire
condominium, but Tim is also present and objects and refuses to consent to
the search. Where can police search? Right Ans - Police cannot search any
of the above areas.
What is the immediate area surrounding a dwelling that generally includes
driveways, gardens, decks, swimming pools, garages, and storage sheds in
which individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy called? Right
Ans - curtilage
Police can conduct a protective sweep to conduct a cursory check for what?
Right Ans - people only
When the courts are trying to determine whether exigent circumstances
existed, which question below is NOT likely to be considered by the courts?
Right Ans - Who committed the offense?
__________ makes any evidence obtained by police in an unreasonable search or
seizure inadmissible in court. Right Ans - The exclusionary rule
_________ is about fairness, It protects people from government action by
ensuring that there is a system in place and rules that must be followed before
the government can infringe on someone's rights. _______ also means there is a
system in place for people to have an opportunity to be heard when they
believe their Constitutional rights have been violated. Right Ans - Due
process
