NC BLET STATE EXAM WITH CORRECT AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS /YEAR 2024/2025/
Ethics - verified answers-the discipline of determining good and
evil and defining moral duties
Morals - verified answers-the principles of right and wrong
Crime Fighter (Crime Control Model) - verified answers-
repression of criminal conduct is the most important function;
failure of LE means the breakdown of order; criminal process is
the positive guarantor of social freedom; efficiency is a top
priority; emphasis is on speed and finality; a conveyor belt is
the model for the system; there is a presumption of guilt
Public Servant (Due Process Model) - verified answers-there is
a possibility of error; finality is not a priority; there is insistence
on prevention and elimination of mistakes; efficiency is rejected
if it involves shortcuts; protection of process is important as
protection as innocents; the coercive power of the state is
always subject to abuse
Common drivers of unethical behavior - verified answers-Noble
Cause Corruption
"The Blue Curtain"/Code of Silence
Slippery Slope/"Mama Rosa's test"
6 major groups of unethical behavior in LE - verified answers-1.
Graft, bribery, and classic corruption
2. Process corruption
3. Brutality and excessive force
4. on-duty unprofessional conduct
5. Workplace deviance
6. off-duty unprofessional conduct
3 sources of law - verified answers-1. Constitutional law
,2. Statutory law
3. Common law
Criminal and civil consequences of violating someone's
constitutional rights - verified answers-criminal prosecution, civil
liability, departmental sanctions, evidence excluded
Territorial jurisdiction of State officers - verified answers-
anywhere in the state
Territorial jurisdiction of County officers - verified answers-in the
county; any property owned by the county (even if it is outside
the county); as well as any waterways adjacent/surrounding the
county
Territorial jurisdiction of municipal/city police - verified answers-
city limits + 1 mile (even if it crosses city or state lines); any
property owned by the city outside the city limits
Territorial jurisdiction of campus police - verified answers-on
campus; any roadway adjacent to campus; IF the city and
campus make an agreement, then campus PO can have
jurisdiction outside of campus
Territorial jurisdiction of company police - verified answers-
property owned by the company plus any location that they are
contracted to work in
What makes LE different than any other public business? -
verified answers-Public Trust
Can you accept gifts and favors? - verified answers-NO
Who are you in control of for professional purposes? - verified
answers-Yourself, my own standard of professionalism
, Do your personal feelings get involved with decisions? - verified
answers-NO, do the right thing, the right way
Which source of law deals with governmental habits and
customs? - verified answers-Constitutional Law
Who can issue a warrant? - verified answers-A Judicial Official
Where is a warrant valid? - verified answers-Anywhere in the
state
Does a defendant need to be named or sufficiently described? -
verified answers-Sufficiently described
Who is a warrant addressing? - verified answers-The officer
Who is a criminal summons addressing? - verified answers-The
defendant - advising them to come to court
What are warrantless arrests? - verified answers-i.e. shoplifting,
concealment of merchandise, price tag substitution, domestic
criminal trespass, driving while impaired, DWI commercial
vehicle
What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - verified
answers-Felony; misdemeanors observed in the officer's
presence; domestic violence assault
Definition of a bond - verified answers-An agreement between
court and defendant that the defendant will come to court
What does a magistrate's order do? - verified answers-
Documents a warrantless arrest
Real Property - verified answers-The ground and anything
affixed to it
VERIFIED ANSWERS /YEAR 2024/2025/
Ethics - verified answers-the discipline of determining good and
evil and defining moral duties
Morals - verified answers-the principles of right and wrong
Crime Fighter (Crime Control Model) - verified answers-
repression of criminal conduct is the most important function;
failure of LE means the breakdown of order; criminal process is
the positive guarantor of social freedom; efficiency is a top
priority; emphasis is on speed and finality; a conveyor belt is
the model for the system; there is a presumption of guilt
Public Servant (Due Process Model) - verified answers-there is
a possibility of error; finality is not a priority; there is insistence
on prevention and elimination of mistakes; efficiency is rejected
if it involves shortcuts; protection of process is important as
protection as innocents; the coercive power of the state is
always subject to abuse
Common drivers of unethical behavior - verified answers-Noble
Cause Corruption
"The Blue Curtain"/Code of Silence
Slippery Slope/"Mama Rosa's test"
6 major groups of unethical behavior in LE - verified answers-1.
Graft, bribery, and classic corruption
2. Process corruption
3. Brutality and excessive force
4. on-duty unprofessional conduct
5. Workplace deviance
6. off-duty unprofessional conduct
3 sources of law - verified answers-1. Constitutional law
,2. Statutory law
3. Common law
Criminal and civil consequences of violating someone's
constitutional rights - verified answers-criminal prosecution, civil
liability, departmental sanctions, evidence excluded
Territorial jurisdiction of State officers - verified answers-
anywhere in the state
Territorial jurisdiction of County officers - verified answers-in the
county; any property owned by the county (even if it is outside
the county); as well as any waterways adjacent/surrounding the
county
Territorial jurisdiction of municipal/city police - verified answers-
city limits + 1 mile (even if it crosses city or state lines); any
property owned by the city outside the city limits
Territorial jurisdiction of campus police - verified answers-on
campus; any roadway adjacent to campus; IF the city and
campus make an agreement, then campus PO can have
jurisdiction outside of campus
Territorial jurisdiction of company police - verified answers-
property owned by the company plus any location that they are
contracted to work in
What makes LE different than any other public business? -
verified answers-Public Trust
Can you accept gifts and favors? - verified answers-NO
Who are you in control of for professional purposes? - verified
answers-Yourself, my own standard of professionalism
, Do your personal feelings get involved with decisions? - verified
answers-NO, do the right thing, the right way
Which source of law deals with governmental habits and
customs? - verified answers-Constitutional Law
Who can issue a warrant? - verified answers-A Judicial Official
Where is a warrant valid? - verified answers-Anywhere in the
state
Does a defendant need to be named or sufficiently described? -
verified answers-Sufficiently described
Who is a warrant addressing? - verified answers-The officer
Who is a criminal summons addressing? - verified answers-The
defendant - advising them to come to court
What are warrantless arrests? - verified answers-i.e. shoplifting,
concealment of merchandise, price tag substitution, domestic
criminal trespass, driving while impaired, DWI commercial
vehicle
What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - verified
answers-Felony; misdemeanors observed in the officer's
presence; domestic violence assault
Definition of a bond - verified answers-An agreement between
court and defendant that the defendant will come to court
What does a magistrate's order do? - verified answers-
Documents a warrantless arrest
Real Property - verified answers-The ground and anything
affixed to it
