FINAL MPOETC EXAM QUESTIONS
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B
What statute allows citizens to use force? - ANSWER > 505
LU
What statute allows law enforcement to use force? - ANSWER > 508
Statute of Limitations - ANSWER > Time you were made aware of charges
YC
What are the four types of culpability? - ANSWER
> Knowingly
> Recklessly
> Negligently
> Intentionally
D
What is not a defense of culpability? (304) - ANSWER > Ignorance of the law
TU
> Voluntary intoxication/drugged
What is a defense for culpability? - ANSWER > Duress
> Insanity
ES
> Guilty but mentally ill
> Involuntary intoxication
What types of encounters does law enforcement have with the public? - ANSWER >
C
Mere encounter
> Investigatory detention
A
> Custodial detention/arrest
What type of proof do you need for an investigatory detention? - ANSWER >
Reasonable suspicion
What type of proof do you need for a custodial detention? - ANSWER > Probable
Cause
,What are the three components of the Criminal Justice System? - ANSWER > Law
enforcement
> Courts
> Corrections
Level of Government - ANSWER > Local/municipal
> County
B
> State
> Federal
LU
Courts (court system) - ANSWER > Local (minor courts)
> Court of common pleas (appeals from minor cases)
> Commonwealth court (state court)
YC
> Superior court
> Supreme court
> Federal court
D
Initial Appearance (preliminary arraignment) - ANSWER > Defendant is brought
before a judge to hear charges & a bail decision
TU
Preliminary Hearing - ANSWER > 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)
ES
Formal Arraignment - ANSWER > 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
C
> defendant may plea "not guilty" then the case proceeds to next level
A
Common Pleas Court (criminal court) - ANSWER > Trial by jury
> Trials have two primary stages:
- presentation of prosecution
- presentation of defense, if defendant elects to do so
Bail - ANSWER > 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) - ANSWER > Their word they will appear in court
is their bond
PA is the only state in which the grand jury has what? - ANSWER > No authority to
indict
Pre-motion Trial - ANSWER > These motions may address the admissibility of
B
evidence, or venue changes
> In this stage the plea negotiations most likely will take place or diversionary programs
LU
such as Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
What are the three eras of policing? - ANSWER > Political era
> Reform era
YC
> Community era
Political Era - ANSWER > Police often obtained their job as favors by politicians to
constituents who had financially backed them
D
> Ex. big buff male would get job)
TU
Reform Era - ANSWER > Narrowed police function to crime control/reactive,
incident driven police service
> Ex. DARE program
ES
Community Era - ANSWER > We are currently in this era
> Develop a sense of lawfulness in our society \
> We want their input, we want them to invest in their community police agency
(partnership)
C
S.A.R.A Model - ANSWER > Scanning
A
> Analysis
> Response
> Assessment
Crime Triangle - ANSWER > Offender
> Place
> Target/victim
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