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MCLETC Quiz 2 Questions and Correct
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warrant of arrest
Ans: issued by the court, directed to the officers, commanding
the arrest of a particular person
Use of Force
Ans: act of physical coercion normally involving contact
between persons
Deadly force
Ans: force likely to cause death or great bodily harm
examples of non-deadly force
Ans: fists, feet, impact weapons, chemical weapons, restraint
devices, canines
examples of deadly-force
Ans: striking a suspect's head with a baton, firing a "warning
shot" at a suspect, striking a suspect's head on pavement
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reasonable force
Ans: the minimum amount of lawful aggression sufficient to
achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective
Graham Factors
Ans: 1. Severity of crime
2. whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety
of the officers or others
3. whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade
arrest by flight
totality of circumstances
Ans: all facts known to the peace officer at the time, or that
would be known to a reasonable officer in the same situation,
including the conduct of the officer and the subject leading up
to the use of deadly force.
Cooperative person
Ans: officer presence, verbal control, restraint devices
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passive resister
Ans: joint manipulation, pressure sensitive area techniques,
possible use of chemical agents
active resister
Ans: stunning techniques with control instruments, without
control instruments, take-downs, chemical agents, control
instrument techniques, canine deployment
aggressive assailant
Ans: punches, kicks and other striking techniques, impact
tools, take-downs directed at the skeletal structure of the body
deadly force assailant
Ans: firearms, other measures that could result in GBH
Duty to Intervene
Ans: A peace officer, or any other person acting under the
color of law who has an opportunity to intervene, shall have an
affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or stop another peace
officer in his or her presence from using any unauthorized force
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or force that exceeds the degree of force permitted, if any,
without regard for chain of command.
what is needed for a conviction?
Ans: Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
what is needed for an arrest?
Ans: probable cause
what is needed for a Terry stop?
Ans: reasonable suspicion
exclusionary rule
Ans: deter law enforcement from committing illegal searches
and seizures
"Fruits of the poisonous tree"
Ans: excludes evidence acquired as an indirect result of police
misconduct
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MCLETC Quiz 2 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
warrant of arrest
Ans: issued by the court, directed to the officers, commanding
the arrest of a particular person
Use of Force
Ans: act of physical coercion normally involving contact
between persons
Deadly force
Ans: force likely to cause death or great bodily harm
examples of non-deadly force
Ans: fists, feet, impact weapons, chemical weapons, restraint
devices, canines
examples of deadly-force
Ans: striking a suspect's head with a baton, firing a "warning
shot" at a suspect, striking a suspect's head on pavement
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reasonable force
Ans: the minimum amount of lawful aggression sufficient to
achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective
Graham Factors
Ans: 1. Severity of crime
2. whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety
of the officers or others
3. whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade
arrest by flight
totality of circumstances
Ans: all facts known to the peace officer at the time, or that
would be known to a reasonable officer in the same situation,
including the conduct of the officer and the subject leading up
to the use of deadly force.
Cooperative person
Ans: officer presence, verbal control, restraint devices
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passive resister
Ans: joint manipulation, pressure sensitive area techniques,
possible use of chemical agents
active resister
Ans: stunning techniques with control instruments, without
control instruments, take-downs, chemical agents, control
instrument techniques, canine deployment
aggressive assailant
Ans: punches, kicks and other striking techniques, impact
tools, take-downs directed at the skeletal structure of the body
deadly force assailant
Ans: firearms, other measures that could result in GBH
Duty to Intervene
Ans: A peace officer, or any other person acting under the
color of law who has an opportunity to intervene, shall have an
affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or stop another peace
officer in his or her presence from using any unauthorized force
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or force that exceeds the degree of force permitted, if any,
without regard for chain of command.
what is needed for a conviction?
Ans: Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
what is needed for an arrest?
Ans: probable cause
what is needed for a Terry stop?
Ans: reasonable suspicion
exclusionary rule
Ans: deter law enforcement from committing illegal searches
and seizures
"Fruits of the poisonous tree"
Ans: excludes evidence acquired as an indirect result of police
misconduct
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