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Miranda vs. Arizona - CORRECT ANS The supreme court case in which the court
held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney
and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.
Mapp v. Ohio - CORRECT ANS Evidence illegally gathered by the police may not
be used in a criminal trial
Terry vs. Ohio - CORRECT ANS Allowed the police to stop and search a suspect
if he has reasonable suspicion that the person has committed, is committing, or is
about to commit a crime.
Tennessee v. Garner - CORRECT ANS Deadly force may not be used against an
unarmed and fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent the escape and unless the
officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of
death or serious injury to the officers or others.
Graham v. Connor - CORRECT ANS Determined that the reasonableness of a
particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of how a reasonable
officer on the scene would respond, rather than from the 20/20 perspective of
hindsight.
Carroll v. US - CORRECT ANS Automobiles may be searched without a warrant
because they are highly movable.
Katz v. US - CORRECT ANS Reasonable expectation of privacy; phone
conversations.
US v. Robinson - CORRECT ANS Scope of the search of a person incident to
arrest is for evidence of a crime, means of escape, & weapons.
_____, _____, and _____ are three types of reports? - CORRECT ANS Initial,
supplemental, concluding
_____, _____, and _____ are the components of the Criminal Justice System? -
CORRECT ANS Police, Courts, Corrections
What is a tort? - CORRECT ANS A civil wrong by one person to another
Reports must be _____, _____, _____ and _____. - CORRECT ANS Clear,
Concise, Accurate and Complete
_____, _____, and _____ are the types of Evidence. - CORRECT ANS Physical
or real, Circumstantial, Testimonial
What is sadist? - CORRECT ANS One who inflicts pain to others
What is masochist? - CORRECT ANS Someone who inflicts pain on self
What are the Bill of Rights? - CORRECT ANS The first ten amendments to the
Constitution
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANS Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Right to
Assemble
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANS Right to keep and bear arms
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANS Freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANS Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent
Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
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6th Amendment - CORRECT ANS The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, right to
counsel
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANS No cruel and unusual punishment, excessive
bail
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANS State and Church
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANS Due process
_____ ____ is needed for Stop and Frisk. - CORRECT ANS Reasonable
Suspicion
The most important thing for a police officer in a critical incident is _____ _____ . -
CORRECT ANS Mental preparation
A firearm should be _____ _____ until you check it. - CORRECT ANS Presumed
Loaded
_____, _____, _____, _____ and _____ are the five grades of homicide. -
CORRECT ANS 1st Degree Murder
2nd Degree Murder
Manslaughter
Negligent Homicide
Vehicular Homicide - Driver must be impaired
An arrest warrant is good for how long? - CORRECT ANS Until served
A search warrant is good for _____ _____. - CORRECT ANS 10 Days
A person can be held in another parish on a warrant for _____ _____. - CORRECT
ANS 10 Days
The youngest a juvenile can be tried as an adult is _____ years old. - CORRECT
ANS 15
Three ways Probable Cause can be established. - CORRECT ANS Officer
knowledge
Information by Informant
Information plus Cooperation
What is Rape? - CORRECT ANS Non-consensual anal, vaginal or oral sexual
penetration.
What is Battery? - CORRECT ANS Intentional use of force or violence or the
administration of noxious liquid.
What is the Louisiana Code for O.W.I.? - CORRECT ANS LARS 14:98
What is the most important part of gun safety? - CORRECT ANS Point the
muzzle in a safe direction.
The Colt Revolver rotates? - CORRECT ANS Clockwise
The Smith & Wesson Revolver rotates? - CORRECT ANS Counter Clockwise
What are the 7 parts of a shotgun? - CORRECT ANS Barrel
Stock
Receiver
Forearm
Trigger
Trigger Guard
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Safety
What are the 5 different types of Gas and color? - CORRECT ANS CN - Red -
Tear Gas
CS - Blue - Irritant
DM - Green - Sickness Gas
OC - Orange - Pepper Gas
Yellow - Smoke
Where and when were the first chemical agents used? - CORRECT ANS France
- 1912
There are _____ parishes in Louisiana. - CORRECT ANS 64
_____, _____ and/or ______ the offender is an Accessory After the Fact? -
CORRECT ANS Harbor, Aid and Conceal
Heroin is a schedule _________ drug. - CORRECT ANS I
Marijuana is a schedule ____ drug. - CORRECT ANS I
Hydrocodone is a schedule ___ drug. - CORRECT ANS II
Cocaine is a schedule ___ drug - CORRECT ANS II
_____, _____, _____ and _____ are the four types of Auto Theft. - CORRECT
ANS Joy Riding, Transportation, Professional, and to Commit Crimes
For the charge of Vehicular Homicide, you must have the elements of _____ or
_____. - CORRECT ANS D.W.I or O.W.I
A juvenile should be Mirandized when arrested for a delinquent act.
True/False - CORRECT ANS True
Necrophilia is? - CORRECT ANS The desire to have sex with the dead
To press charges for purse snatching there must be? - CORRECT ANS
Something of value in the purse
To arrest someone for D.W.I., the offense must take place on a public road.
True/False - CORRECT ANS False (See Title 14)
The offensive weapon a police officer carries is a _____. - CORRECT ANS
Shotgun
A squib load is a round which fails to fire due to insufficient powder/primer.
True/False - CORRECT ANS True
What are triple threat weapons? - CORRECT ANS Shotgun, Rifle, Gas
Is a Baton an Offensive or Defensive weapon? - CORRECT ANS Offensive
Weapon
Is a Shotgun an Offensive or Defensive weapon? - CORRECT ANS Defensive
Weapon
Is a Handgun an Offensive or Defensive weapon? - CORRECT ANS Defensive
Weapon
When testifying, always? - CORRECT ANS Tell the Truth
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Miranda vs. Arizona - CORRECT ANS The supreme court case in which the court
held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney
and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.
Mapp v. Ohio - CORRECT ANS Evidence illegally gathered by the police may not
be used in a criminal trial
Terry vs. Ohio - CORRECT ANS Allowed the police to stop and search a suspect
if he has reasonable suspicion that the person has committed, is committing, or is
about to commit a crime.
Tennessee v. Garner - CORRECT ANS Deadly force may not be used against an
unarmed and fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent the escape and unless the
officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of
death or serious injury to the officers or others.
Graham v. Connor - CORRECT ANS Determined that the reasonableness of a
particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of how a reasonable
officer on the scene would respond, rather than from the 20/20 perspective of
hindsight.
Carroll v. US - CORRECT ANS Automobiles may be searched without a warrant
because they are highly movable.
Katz v. US - CORRECT ANS Reasonable expectation of privacy; phone
conversations.
US v. Robinson - CORRECT ANS Scope of the search of a person incident to
arrest is for evidence of a crime, means of escape, & weapons.
_____, _____, and _____ are three types of reports? - CORRECT ANS Initial,
supplemental, concluding
_____, _____, and _____ are the components of the Criminal Justice System? -
CORRECT ANS Police, Courts, Corrections
What is a tort? - CORRECT ANS A civil wrong by one person to another
Reports must be _____, _____, _____ and _____. - CORRECT ANS Clear,
Concise, Accurate and Complete
_____, _____, and _____ are the types of Evidence. - CORRECT ANS Physical
or real, Circumstantial, Testimonial
What is sadist? - CORRECT ANS One who inflicts pain to others
What is masochist? - CORRECT ANS Someone who inflicts pain on self
What are the Bill of Rights? - CORRECT ANS The first ten amendments to the
Constitution
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANS Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Right to
Assemble
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANS Right to keep and bear arms
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANS Freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANS Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent
Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
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6th Amendment - CORRECT ANS The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, right to
counsel
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANS No cruel and unusual punishment, excessive
bail
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANS State and Church
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANS Due process
_____ ____ is needed for Stop and Frisk. - CORRECT ANS Reasonable
Suspicion
The most important thing for a police officer in a critical incident is _____ _____ . -
CORRECT ANS Mental preparation
A firearm should be _____ _____ until you check it. - CORRECT ANS Presumed
Loaded
_____, _____, _____, _____ and _____ are the five grades of homicide. -
CORRECT ANS 1st Degree Murder
2nd Degree Murder
Manslaughter
Negligent Homicide
Vehicular Homicide - Driver must be impaired
An arrest warrant is good for how long? - CORRECT ANS Until served
A search warrant is good for _____ _____. - CORRECT ANS 10 Days
A person can be held in another parish on a warrant for _____ _____. - CORRECT
ANS 10 Days
The youngest a juvenile can be tried as an adult is _____ years old. - CORRECT
ANS 15
Three ways Probable Cause can be established. - CORRECT ANS Officer
knowledge
Information by Informant
Information plus Cooperation
What is Rape? - CORRECT ANS Non-consensual anal, vaginal or oral sexual
penetration.
What is Battery? - CORRECT ANS Intentional use of force or violence or the
administration of noxious liquid.
What is the Louisiana Code for O.W.I.? - CORRECT ANS LARS 14:98
What is the most important part of gun safety? - CORRECT ANS Point the
muzzle in a safe direction.
The Colt Revolver rotates? - CORRECT ANS Clockwise
The Smith & Wesson Revolver rotates? - CORRECT ANS Counter Clockwise
What are the 7 parts of a shotgun? - CORRECT ANS Barrel
Stock
Receiver
Forearm
Trigger
Trigger Guard
, Louisiana POST Study Guide 2023
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Safety
What are the 5 different types of Gas and color? - CORRECT ANS CN - Red -
Tear Gas
CS - Blue - Irritant
DM - Green - Sickness Gas
OC - Orange - Pepper Gas
Yellow - Smoke
Where and when were the first chemical agents used? - CORRECT ANS France
- 1912
There are _____ parishes in Louisiana. - CORRECT ANS 64
_____, _____ and/or ______ the offender is an Accessory After the Fact? -
CORRECT ANS Harbor, Aid and Conceal
Heroin is a schedule _________ drug. - CORRECT ANS I
Marijuana is a schedule ____ drug. - CORRECT ANS I
Hydrocodone is a schedule ___ drug. - CORRECT ANS II
Cocaine is a schedule ___ drug - CORRECT ANS II
_____, _____, _____ and _____ are the four types of Auto Theft. - CORRECT
ANS Joy Riding, Transportation, Professional, and to Commit Crimes
For the charge of Vehicular Homicide, you must have the elements of _____ or
_____. - CORRECT ANS D.W.I or O.W.I
A juvenile should be Mirandized when arrested for a delinquent act.
True/False - CORRECT ANS True
Necrophilia is? - CORRECT ANS The desire to have sex with the dead
To press charges for purse snatching there must be? - CORRECT ANS
Something of value in the purse
To arrest someone for D.W.I., the offense must take place on a public road.
True/False - CORRECT ANS False (See Title 14)
The offensive weapon a police officer carries is a _____. - CORRECT ANS
Shotgun
A squib load is a round which fails to fire due to insufficient powder/primer.
True/False - CORRECT ANS True
What are triple threat weapons? - CORRECT ANS Shotgun, Rifle, Gas
Is a Baton an Offensive or Defensive weapon? - CORRECT ANS Offensive
Weapon
Is a Shotgun an Offensive or Defensive weapon? - CORRECT ANS Defensive
Weapon
Is a Handgun an Offensive or Defensive weapon? - CORRECT ANS Defensive
Weapon
When testifying, always? - CORRECT ANS Tell the Truth
