FINAL MPOETC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What statute allows citizens to use force? - ANS-> 505
What statute allows law enforcement to use force? - ANS-> 508
Statute of Limitations - ANS-> Time you were made aware of charges
What are the four types of culpability? - ANS->...
FINAL MPOETC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What statute allows citizens to use force? - ANS-✔✔> 505
What statute allows law enforcement to use force? - ANS-✔✔> 508
Statute of Limitations - ANS-✔✔> Time you were made aware of charges
What are the four types of culpability? - ANS-✔✔> Intentionally
> Knowingly
> Recklessly
> Negligently
What is not a defense of culpability? (304) - ANS-✔✔> Ignorance of the law
> Voluntary intoxication/drugged
What is a defense for culpability? - ANS-✔✔> Duress
> Insanity
> Guilty but mentally ill
> Involuntary intoxication
What types of encounters does law enforcement have with the public? - ANS-✔✔> Mere encounter
> Investigatory detention
> Custodial detention/arrest
What type of proof do you need for an investigatory detention? - ANS-✔✔> Reasonable suspicion
,What type of proof do you need for a custodial detention? - ANS-✔✔> Probable Cause
What are the three components of the Criminal Justice System? - ANS-✔✔> Law enforcement
> Courts
> Corrections
Level of Government - ANS-✔✔> Local/municipal
> County
> State
> Federal
Courts (court system) - ANS-✔✔> Local (minor courts)
> Court of common pleas (appeals from minor cases)
> Commonwealth court (state court)
> Superior court
> Supreme court
> Federal court
Initial Appearance (preliminary arraignment) - ANS-✔✔> Defendant is brought before a judge to hear
charges & a bail decision
Preliminary Hearing - ANS-✔✔> show the court the prosecution has a "prima facie" case (on the
surface it warrants putting the defendant through a prosecution & using the state's resources to pursue
the matter)
, Formal Arraignment - ANS-✔✔> Defendant hears charges to be tried & enters plea
> if plead guilty or solo contenders (no contest) may have a hearing to determine penalty or may go
immediately to sentencing stage
> defendant may plea "not guilty" then the case proceeds to next level
Common Pleas Court (criminal court) - ANS-✔✔> Trial by jury
> Trials have two primary stages:
- presentation of prosecution
- presentation of defense, if defendant elects to do so
Bail - ANS-✔✔> A bond to insure the appearance of the defendant in court if they are not to be held in
custody until trial
ROR ( released on recognizance) - ANS-✔✔> Their word they will appear in court is their bond
PA is the only state in which the grand jury has what? - ANS-✔✔> No authority to indict
Pre-motion Trial - ANS-✔✔> These motions may address the admissibility of evidence, or venue
changes
> In this stage the plea negotiations most likely will take place or diversionary programs such as
Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
What are the three eras of policing? - ANS-✔✔> Political era
> Reform era
> Community era
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