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BLE PTI Test 2
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BLE PTI TEST 2 QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTION
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The most significant element that effects a department's reputation. - The community's confidence in
the police.
combat effective area - pelvic region up to the eyeballs
The weight of bullets is measured in ________________. - grains
ethics - establish principles of right behavior that serve as guides for individual or group actions.
Peace officers are responsible for this during a lawsuit. - punitive damages
Best time to use a shotgun - For perimeter shooting
exclusionary rule - illegally gathered evidence (physical or testimonial) may not be introduced in a
criminal trial
4th Amendment - Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
"Fruits of the Poisonous Tree" Doctrine - excludes evidence acquired as an INDIRECT result of police
misconduct.
probable cause - "reasonable grounds to believe", needed for an arrest and search warrant
Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule - good faith, inevitable discovery, independent source
Reasonable Suspicion - based upon reasonable inferences and articulable facts; needed for a terry stop.
Developing reasonable suspicion - personal observations, suspect behavior, hearsay, officer's
training/special knowledge
warrant - A legal paper, issued by a court, giving police permission to make an arrest, seizure, or search.
summons - issued by the court, commanding a person to appear in a specific location.
NTA - issued by an officer, requesting a person to appear in a specific location on a specific time and
date.
Is an arrest a "seizure" under the fourth amendment? - Yes
Is a Terry Stop a "seizure" under the 4th amendment? - Yes
What needs to be in an NTA? - offender's name and address, nature of the offense, location of
appearance, date and time, statement that failure to appear could result in a summons or warrant, your
signature. No legal requirement for a suspect's signature.
, Fresh Pursuit - A legal doctrine that permits a Law-Enforcement Officer to arrest a fleeing suspect who
crosses jurisdictional lines
Arizona v. Gant (2009) - requires law enforcement officers to demonstrate an actual and continuing
threat to their safety posed by an arrestee, or a need to preserve evidence related to the crime of arrest
from tampering by the arrestee, in order to justify a warrant-less vehicular search incident to arrest
conducted after the vehicle's recent occupants have been arrested and secured.
U.S. v. Ross (1982) - legal warrantless automobile search allows closed containers found in the trunk to
be searched
Carroll Doctrine - 3 conditions for vehicle search: PC exists, vehicle is mobile, and it is on a public
roadway.
An arrest warrant is valid until _______ - it is executed or quashed.
What amount of time is given to execute a search warrant? - 96 hours
statement - a recounting of a suspect's or witness' knowledge of criminal matter; the content of a
statement might amount to an admission or confession.
admission - statement by the suspect that acknowledges a fact that implicates the suspect in the crime-
a statement or conduct from which guilt might be inferred when taken in connection with other facts,
but from which guilt does not necessarily follow.
confession - admitting fully the commission of an offense- admitting each element of the offense.
Defendants in custody must be tried within how many days? - 120 days
Defendants not in custody must be tried within how many days? - 160 days
Right to communicate when arrested - make a reasonable number of telephone calls: right to call an
attorney and a member of their family.
If a defendant is transferred, their right to communicate is __________________. - renewed
maximum period of time an arrestee may be held without a determination that there is probable cause
to keep the arrestee in custody - 48 hours
acute agony - a problem that has suddenly and unexpectedly appeared where a person is unprepared
and unable to immediately cope with the situation.
chronic agony - A problem that has grated on a person for such a prolonged period of time that their
coping system is overtaxed.
Mediation - The goal of a police officer in crisis situations.
Info. you can give to families of adult offenders - where the offender is being held, the reason, and bond
if any.
negative admission - a denial of fact that can be independently proven by other means.
What should be done with your field notes? - Put them in the case file
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