NOCTI Criminal Justice Practice
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When responding to an emergency situation, a police officer should _____________. -
Answer- proceed with due care and caution
The term vicarious liability, means that ______________. - Answer- liability is shared
If a police officer discharges a firearm, the officer may be responsible for
_______________. - Answer- a negligent act
Which Supreme Court case sets the standards for the use of deadly force by police? -
Answer- Tennessee vs. Garner
A police officer is justified in drawing his/her weapon when ____________. - Answer-
deadly force is a threat
A non-lethal weapon that uses a wire to transmit the control is called ____________. -
Answer- a taser
Using _________ is considered deadly force. - Answer- knife
The term, expandable baton, describes a/an ____________. - Answer- ASP (Armament
systems and procedures)
An officer gives a suspect an order, but the suspect fails to follow the order. The officer
should use _____________. - Answer- contact controls
Compliance control relies on the __________ points on the body. - Answer- pressure
The term, reactionary gap, is the ______________. - Answer- safe distance between
the officer and the offender
,Graham vs. Connor protects police officers because it _____________. - Answer-
allows the incident to be viewed from the police officer's perspective
In the case of Tennessee vs. Garner, the Supreme Court ruled that
________________. - Answer- police officers cannot use deadly physical force to effect
the arrest of a person simply because they are fleeing from a felony
During a vehicle pursuit, when the vehicle stops, the officer should - Answer- Empty the
vehicle using high risk stop procedures
For safety reasons during a vehicle stop, the officer should - Answer- Maintain visual
contact
When making a traffic stop, the officer must especially watch the suspect's - Answer-
Hands
In____, the U.S Supreme court upheld stop and frisk procedures. - Answer- Terry vs.
Ohio
The best method of placing handcuffs on the suspect is - Answer- Keyholes toward the
fingers, double locked, behind the back
Before and after transporting a prisoner in a police vehicle, the officer should - Answer-
Check the back seat for contraband
A police officer has a legal responsibility to - Answer- Protect property, life and defend
the rights of others
The term______, refers to a protective search for weapons - Answer- Stop and frisk
The FBI, IRS and DEA are all _____ agency - Answer- Federal agency
The _____ division generally has the most officers in a medium-to-large police agency -
Answer- Patrol division
An officer is making an arrest on a violent suspect who is in the kneeling position. The
officer should place the handcuffs on the suspect - Answer- immediately on approach
If a police officer's partner comes to work intoxicated, the officer should...? - Answer-
Report it to a supervisor
During a high risk traffic stop the officer should generally be positioned...? - Answer-
Using the protection of the patrol vehicle
The term, double-lock handcuffs, means to...? - Answer- Activate the mechanism so the
handcuffs will not close further
,If an officer makes a stop or arrest based on a person's race or ethnicity, it is an
example of? - Answer- Racial Profiling
A law enforcement officer should...? - Answer- NOT take any free materials or services
While involved in a traffic stop, the driver exits the vehicle to ask the officer a question.
The officer should...? - Answer- Order the driver back into the vehicle
The difference between races, genders, beliefs, and customs is called? - Answer-
Cultural Diversity
What generally deals with police corruption? - Answer- The Department of Internal
Affairs
Prior to a pat down search, the officer should? - Answer- Inquire about contraband
Police officers stop vehicles and issue citations and warnings to motorists to...? -
Answer- Gain compliance
Bloody evidence should be packaged in a - Answer- Paper Bags
When photographing a crime scene, photographs should be taken in the following
sequence - Answer- All of the above
Toxicology is the study of poisons - Answer- True
Crime scene sketching methods include cross projection, triangulation, and - Answer-
coordinate
Witnesses should be secured in a group after a crime scene has been secured. -
Answer- False
The tiny ridges in the skin of the fingertip are known as ridges. - Answer- friction
A typical method to develop a fingerprint at a crime scene is dusting. - Answer- True
The term latent fingerprint is a Latin word meaning - Answer- hidden
In order to identify a rough crime scene sketch which is not professionally prepared, a
police officer should label a sketch as - Answer- Not drawn to scale
Upon arriving at a crime scene, the first thing to do is, ___ - Answer- survey and secure
the scene
______________ should be properly documented and tagged. - Answer- Evidence
, 17. Skid marks on asphalt at an accident scene measure 64 feet in length, given a drag
factor of O.75, use the formula below to calculate the minimum speed in miles per hour
of the vehicle at the beginning of the skid.
S = 5.5 (square root) (D*F) - Answer- 38.1
On the use force continuum, the officer may use __________ level or levels above the
threat posed by the offender. - Answer- 1
According to the use of force continuum, __________is an example of deadly force. -
Answer- Firearms
When responding to an emergency situation a police officer should respond as quickly
as possible with disregard to safety. - Answer- False
The term vicarious liability means that __________ - Answer- Liability is shared
If a police officer discharges a firearm, the officer may be responsible for a
______________________ - Answer- a negligent act
Which Supreme Court case set the standard for the use of deadly force by police -
Answer- Tennessee vs Garner
The_________________ is or are most affected by pepper spray. - Answer- eyes
A shooter observes a safety violation during the firearms qualification, the shooter
should - Answer- raise his or her hand and yell cease fire
A non-lethal weapon that uses a wire to transmit the control is called a - Answer- taser
Using a knife against someone is considered - Answer- Deadly force
The term ASP describes an - Answer- expandable baton
An officer gives a suspect an order, but the suspect fails to follow the order, the
officer should use - Answer- contact controls
Compliance control relies on the pressure points on the body. - Answer- True
The term reactionary gap refers to a safe distance between the officer and the. -
Answer- offender
Photo-line ups all suspects should have - Answer- similar visible features
A type of ______________________ includes a trunk of vehicle with the driver's
consent. - Answer- consent search
