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What is the best way for a Police Officer to prepare for court? - โโโ Correct Answer > field notes What type of arrest usually starts a court case? - โโโ Correct Answer > warrantless arrest What term is defined as "impairment of physical condition or substantial pain?" - โโโ Correct Answer > bodily injury A Police Officer is conducting a field interview when they notice someone approach with a gun. For their safety, what type of encounter would they use to temporarily secure the scene? - โโโ Correct Answer > terry stop What type of testimony ties a defendant directly to a crime? - โโโ Correct Answer > direct testimony What should a Police Officer do if they write in the wrong address of someone in their field notes? - โโโ Correct Answer > cross out and initial
What term is defined as "a driver who drives a vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others?" - โโโ Correct Answer > reckless driving What term is defined as "an instrument used with the intent to use criminally?" - โโโ Correct Answer > instrument of crime Which wrist should a Police Officer handcuff first when arresting someone? - โโโ Correct Answer > right wrist What term is defined as "bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death of which causes serious permanent disfigurement or impairment?" - โโโ Correct Answer > serious bodily injury What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case determined that a nervous suspect does not equal reasonable suspicion? - โโโ Correct Answer > commonwealth v. grey What type of warrant must include time, date, description of property seized, and the description of person or place being seized? - โโโ Correct Answer > search warrant What would be a situation where a Police Officer tells a person they are not free to leave, but at the same time, they are not in official Police custody? - โโโ Correct Answer > investigatory detention What is an instance where a Police Officer stops to speak with someone spontaneously? - โโโ Correct Answer > mere encounter
What is the status of an AR Rifle when the bolt is closed, the chamber is empty, and the magazine is seated in the magazine well? - โโโ Correct Answer > cruiser ready What is the status of a Shot Gun that has a filled magazine tube, a forward slide, and an activated chamber safety switch? - โโโ Correct Answer > cruiser ready What is the constitutional right to free speech, religion, and press? - โโโ Correct Answer > 1st amendment What is the constitutional right to a person's secured house, paper, and effects? - โโโ Correct Answer > 4th amendment What is the constitutional right against self-incrimination, due process, compensation for public taking of property, and double-jeopardy? This right established "Miranda Warnings" in the case of Miranda v. Arizona. - โโโ Correct Answer > 5th amendment What is the constitutional right to speedy trial, to counsel, and to be confronted by witnesses and/or accusers? - โโโ Correct Answer > 6th amendment What is the constitutional right to bail and protection from cruel and unusual punishment? - โโโ Correct Answer > 8th amendment What is the constitutional right to life, liberty, property, and equal rights for all? - โโโ Correct Answer > 14th amendment
What U.S. Supreme Court case made the disposition of the "Exclusionary Rule?" - โโโ Correct Answer > mapp v. ohio What amendment provides guidelines and sets standards for the use of force? - โโโ Correct Answer > 4th amendment What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case defines the concept that a person cannot be convicted of ethnic intimidation without being found guilty of a predicate offense? - โโโ Correct Answer > commonwealth v. maglioccio What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches a Pennsylvania police officer? - โโโ Correct Answer > aggravated assault What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is charged when someone punches their significant other? - โโโ Correct Answer > simple assault In addition to aggravated assault, what other 18 Pa.C.S. statute would be charged against a woman who attempted to stab a man and missed? - โโโ Correct Answer > criminal attempt What should be filed when a juvenile strikes a teacher? - โโโ Correct Answer > juvenile petition CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A motorcycle should pull up to a solid white line, wait 3 seconds, and look both ways before proceeding? - โโโ Correct Answer > incorrect
When "302-ing" someone, where should a Police Officer take them first? - โโโ Correct Answer > mental hospital What 75 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against someone who turned right on a steady red light? (Obedience to Traffic Devices) - โโโ Correct Answer > statute 3111 What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that an Officer's reasonable perspective of a scene will be judged rather than 20/20 hindsight of others? - โโโ Correct Answer > graham v. connor What term applies to any evidence found through illegal conduct that is suppressed, regardless of the relationship between the act and the seizure? - โโโ Correct Answer > fruit of the poisonous tree What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled on the inevitable discovery exception to the exclusionary rule? - โโโ Correct Answer > nix v. williams What is the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule? - โโโ Correct Answer
us v. leon What type of commitment pertains to spending 24 hours in a mental institute, a thorough psychiatric evaluation, or being taken to a Magisterial judge? - โโโ Correct Answer > involuntary commitment Minor Court, Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, Pennsylvania State Superior Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. - โโโ Correct Answer > order of courts
If a Police Officer is serving a P.F.A. and there are firearms present, where must the firearms be taken? - โโโ Correct Answer > sheriff department A Police Officer responds to a domestic disturbance for loud noise. Upon knocking on the door, the Police Officer notices a powdered substance in baggies on the table when the resident answers. If they do not get a warrant, what should the Officer do? - โโโ Correct Answer > take immediately Upon entering a house, the wife who lives there grants permission to the police to search her husband's unlocked closet. Will her permission suffice? - โโโ Correct Answer > yes What is considered a "Night Time Warrant" in the State of Pennsylvania? - โโโ Correct Answer > 11 pm An 18 year old goes on a date with a "14 year old" who is actually 13. He fondles her breast. What 18 Pa.C.S. statute is he charged with? - โโโ Correct Answer > indecent assault A person knocks another individual to the ground and steals their purse with only $1.00 in it. What criminal status is this offense considered? - โโโ Correct Answer > robbery A restaurant offers a gratuity to a Police Officer and foots the bill on the house. What should the officer do? - โโโ Correct Answer > leave payment on table
Situation where two people agree to commit a crime and are caught later? - โโโ Correct Answer > conspiracy When applying a tourniquet to someone, where should you write the time on their body at which it was applied? - โโโ Correct Answer > forehead What color does a police officer work in? (Traffic Light Analogy) - โโโ Correct Answer > yellow What is the normal speed limit for an urban area? - โโโ Correct Answer > 35 mph What should you NOT do when someone robs a Police Officer? - โโโ Correct Answer > use lethal force What federal agency should you notify if you come into contact with a clandestine lab? - โโโ Correct Answer > DEA What type of evidence speaks for itself? - โโโ Correct Answer > physical evidence What is not required for a prosecutor to present a piece of physical evidence in court? - โโโ Correct Answer > testimony
What does the State of Pennsylvania define as "Undeveloped open woodland area outside the curtilage of a home?" - โโโ Correct Answer > open field Where does the State of Pennsylvania decide "an item subject to seizure is exposed to public view?" - โโโ Correct Answer > public places How many digits are in a VIN? (Vehicle Identification Number) - โโโ Correct Answer > 17 When a Police Officer makes an arrest, files for an arrest warrant, or files for a search warrant, what are the facts and circumstances that this officer must present for a reasonable person to believe that the parties entailed committed an offense and/or were in possession of the items seized? - โโโ Correct Answer > probable cause How many people are required for a jury in a jury trial? - โโโ Correct Answer > 12 What type of detention would a Police Officer use on a suspected actor if that officer has developed reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime has been, is being, or will be committed? - โโโ Correct Answer > investigatory detention What is the minimum amount of photos that may be used in a photo array in the State of Pennsylvania? - โโโ Correct Answer > 6 What is the acronym for the following actions?: Recognize, Awareness, Position, and Pacify. - โโโ Correct Answer > rapp
How should a Police Officer arrest an individual while in an open field? - โโโ Correct Answer > laying down with palms up When commencing a closing argument, when does the prosecutor speak? - โโโ Correct Answer > start and end What term applies to the number of jurors called upon? - โโโ Correct Answer > vio dier As a Police Officer, you are called to a bar fight in progress where 2 men are fist fighting. Police Officers do not wait for back up. What do they not use? - โโโ Correct Answer > deadly force When a Police Officer takes a juvenile back to their police station, what is the proper protocol for processing the child? - โโโ Correct Answer > constant supervision A defense attorney approaches you, as a Police Officer, before a criminal trial. They wish to speak to you about the case. You should politely decline to speak or take what action for legal consultation? - โโโ Correct Answer > find district attorney How should a Police Officer take a suspect to the ground when they are pursuing them from behind? - โโโ Correct Answer > push them What should you do if emergency responders are passing you on the road? - โโโ Correct Answer > pass in non adjacent lane
The significance of what U.S. Supreme Court case led to the analyzing totality of circumstances in determining probable cause? - โโโ Correct Answer > illinois v. gates The significance of what U.S. Supreme Court case led to justified deadly force by Police Officer when necessary to prevent escape of a fleeing felon, and suspect(s) poses a threat of SBI or death. - โโโ Correct Answer > tennessee v. garner In the State of Pennsylvania, what form of radio communication is no longer used? - โโโ Correct Answer > 10 codes The proper channeling of people who handle evidence in time and commission. - โโโ Correct Answer > chain of custody As a Police Officer, you are the first Law Enforcement Officer on a crime scene. What is your first action? - โโโ Correct Answer > witness contact information What is a reasonable amount of time for a Police Officer to conduct an investigatory detention? - โโโ Correct Answer > 20-30 minutes As a Police Officer, what should your first approach to obtain entry into a house that you possess a search warrant for? - โโโ Correct Answer > knock immediately
If someone is DUI, they drive off the street, hit a tree, get arrested, and abandon their car, what type of crash is it? - โโโ Correct Answer > non reportable If a person drives their vehicle into a flood, gets it stuck, and requires it to be towed, what type of crash is it? - โโโ Correct Answer > non reportable If a person is driving and their car catches fire in the travel lane, what type of crash is it? - โโโ Correct Answer > reportable What is the type of indirect evidence that links all evidence together? - โโโ Correct Answer > circumstantial evidence What action is allowed when a stimuli is based on probable cause? - โโโ Correct Answer > custodial detention Reasonable suspicion, a crime that occurred, or a person with a weapon are three justifications to perform a? - โโโ Correct Answer > terry frisk When a felony was committed in view, or there is probable cause that a felony was committed, an officer has the authority to perform a? - โโโ Correct Answer
warrantless arrest Totality of circumstances and the "reasonable person" test can determine? - โโโ Correct Answer > legality of arrest Exigent circumstances, plain view, cars, smell, and feel are exceptions to? - โโโ Correct Answer > search warrant
What is sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebutted? - โโโ Correct Answer > prima facie What is granted from making an arrest on probable cause? - โโโ Correct Answer > search incident to arrest What is the court review of all factors known to the officer at the time of the incident? - โโโ Correct Answer > totality of circumstances What U.S. Supreme Court case made weapons reasonable suspicion, and that an officer can frisk for them only? - โโโ Correct Answer > terry vs ohio
