MPTC Police Academy Criminal Law Review
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14-year-old David comes into the station and asks you what he needs in order to be
able to shoot at empty beer cans with his BB gun. What do you advise him.
A. He needs a letter from the Chief of Police and a sporting license.
B. He needs an FID card.
C. He needs a note from his mother.
D. He will shoot his eye out. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. He needs a letter from the Chief
of Police and a` sporting license.
A 15-year-old who is confined to a wheelchair is found to be a victim of abuse. Who do
you report this to?
A. Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
B. The SPCA.
C. DCF.
D. Department of Elder affairs. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. DCF.
A concerned father comes in to report that he found his daughters 19-year-old boyfriend
fondling his 14-year-old daughter's naked breast. The daughter told the father that they
have not had sex and the fondling was consensual. What is the strongest action you
can take?
A. Arrest the boyfriend for statutory rape.
B. Arrest the boyfriend for indecent assault and battery.
C. Summons the boyfriend for assault and battery.
,D. nothing. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Nothing.
A person is taken into protective custody as an incapacitated person, the presumptive
level of intoxication is:
A. .01.
B. .05.
C. .08.
D. .10. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. .10
A person taken into protective custody may be held:
A. Until they are sober or up to 6 hours.
B. Until they are sober or up to 12 hours.
C. Until they are sober; no matter how long it takes.
D. Until shift change or the bars close for the night. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Until they
are sober or up to 12 hours.
A person taken into protective custody:
A. Should be informed of his/her right to a telephone call immediately.
B. If under 18, should never be placed in a cell.
C. If 18 may be placed in a cell.
D. All the above are true. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. All the above are true.
A. A person under 18 who is taken into protective custody:
A. Is treated the same as an adult.
B. May be released to their parents at the officer's discretion.
,C. Must be released to their parents if the parents wish.
D. Should be transported to detox. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. Must be released to their
parents if the parents wish.
Aggravated kidnapping involves:
A. Request for ransom.
B. Injury to the victim.
C. A pregnant female.
D. Minor injury to the victim. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Request for ransom.
An example of a per se dangerous weapon would be:
A. A sawed off shotgun.
B. A sword.
C. A machete.
D. A leather arm band with metal studs. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. A leather arm band
with metal studs.
An example of crime against nature is:
A. Littering.
B. Trespassing.
C. Cruelty to animals.
D. Bestiality. - CORRECT ANSWER: D. Bestiality.
An individual bites another on the arm during a fight. What charge do you bring?
A. Assault and battery.
, Assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
C. Mayhem.
D. Attempted murder. - CORRECT ANSWER: A. Assault and battery.
Another name for criminal usury is:
A. Rape.
B. Loan Sharking.
C. Sodomy.
D. Adultery. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. Loan Sharking.
As it pertains to burglary, nighttime is:
A. 10pm to 6am.
B. An hour before subset to an hour after sunrise.
C. An hour after sunset to an hour after sunrise.
D. When it its dark out. - CORRECT ANSWER: C. An hour after sunset to an hour after
sunrise.
Bill testifies in front of a grand jury that his burned down tenement had no insurance. He
is later charged with arson and during the trial, admits on the stand that he had an
insurance policy on the building. The district attorney wants to charge him with perjury.
His defense is that the district attorney cannot prove which testimony was a lie. The
district attorney asks for your opinion; you tell him:
A. Bill is correct.
B. The District Attorney does not have to prove which statement is a lie, only that there
the individual was inconsistent under oath.
C. Bring him back in front of the grand jury.
D. Taze him. - CORRECT ANSWER: B. The District Attorney does not have to prove
which statement is a lie, only that there the individual was inconsistent under oath.
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