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OCE FDLE 2024 VOCAB QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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Exam of 40 pages for the course FDLE SOCE at FDLE SOCE (OCE FDLE 2024 VOCAB)
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OCE FDLE 2024 VOCABAffray - answer occurs when someone consents to fight with another person to terrorize
other people in a public place
abandoned vehicle - answer a vehicle without a known driver or person responsible for
the vehicle (Traffic Incidents)
absorption - answer the process by which alcohol enters the bloodstream (DUI Traffic
Stops)
accessory after the fact - answer a person who gives the principal (the person who
commits the offense) any aid with the intent that the principal avoids or escapes
detention, arrest, trial, or punishment (Legal)
acting within the scope of employment - answer the reasonable and foreseeable
activities that an employee does while carrying out the employer's business (Legal)
active shooter - answering individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill
people in a populated area (Critical Incidents)
actual physical control - answerbeing physically in or on the vehicle and having the
capability to operate the vehicle, regardless of whether the person is actually operating
the vehicle at the time (DUI Traffic Stops)
actual possession - answera controlled substance in the hand of or on the suspect, or in
a container in the hand of or on the suspect, or so close as to be within ready reach and
under the control of the suspect (Crimes Involving Property and Society)
acute stress - answera type of stress that is short-lived and occurs when a person
experiences unexpected changes in their life (Introduction to Law Enforcement)
admissibility of evidence - answerthe legal requirements that must be meet before a jury
can see or hear about evidence (Crime Scene Follow-Up Investigations)
affirmation - answera solemn and formal declaration in place of an oath, usually taken to
avoid the religious implications of an oath (Interviewing and Report Writing)
aggravated assault - answeran assault committed with a deadly weapon without intent
to kill, or with an intent to commit a felony (Crimes Against Persons)
,aggravated battery - answera battery that intentionally or knowingly caused great bodily
harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or was committed with a deadly
weapon (Crimes Against Persons)
algor mortis - answerthe postmortem cooling of the body (Crimes Against Persons)
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - answera federal civil rights law that prohibits
discrimination against peo ple with disabilities in all areas of public life (Serving Your
Community)
anti-lock braking system (ABS) scuff marks - answerpatterns left by a vehicle with anti-
lock brakes when a driver brakes hard (Traffic Crash Investigations)
area of collision (AOC) - answerthe location of the first harmful event, or the first
damage- producing event in a traffic crash (Traffic Crash Investigations)
arrest - answerto deprive a person of their liberty by legal authority (Legal)
arrest warrant - answera court order authorizing and requiring law enforcement to take
the individual named on the warrant into custody to answer for charges specified in the
warrant (Legal)
assault - answera criminal offense in which the offender intentionally and unlawfully
threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to the victim; and at the time the
offender appeared to have the ability to carry out the threat; and the victim had a well-
founded fear that the violence was about to take place (Crimes Against Persons)
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - answera type of pervasive developmental disorder
that is diagnosed in early childhood and continues throughout adulthood and is
characterized by language and social development delay and repetitive behaviors
(Serving Your Community)
autonomous vehicle - answera vehicle equipped with technology that senses the
environment and allows the vehicle to move on the road without a person actively
controlling or monitoring, such as a driverless, self- driving, or robotic car (Traffic
Incidents)
bailiff - answera court deputy, generally; a sworn law enforcement officer who is
responsible for security in the courtroom (Legal)
Baker Act - answera Florida law that provides people who have a mental illness, or who
may harm or neglect themselves or others, with an emergency service and temporary
detention for psychiatric evaluation and voluntary or involuntary short-term inpatient
treatment (Serving Your Community)
,behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) - answera proactive,
investigative process used to identify, assess, and manage the risk of targeted violence
posed by an identified or identifiable person (Fundamentals of Patrol)
battery - answera criminal offense in which the offender intentionally touched or struck
the victim against the victim's will, or the offender intentionally caused bodily harm to the
victim (Crimes Against Persons)
BOLO - answeran acronym that stands for Be On the Look Out; a description of a
vehicle or suspect, and any other information that would help identify the suspect
(Legal)
breach of duty - answeran unreasonable failure of the defendant to act in the duty they
were obligated to perform (Legal)
breach of the peace or disorderly conduct - answeran act that corrupts public morals,
outrages public decency, disturbs the peace and quiet of the public, or engages in
fighting (Crimes Involving Property and Society)
burglary - answerthe unlawful entry into any structure with the intent to commit a crime
inside (Crimes Involving Property and Society)
burglary tools - answeranything used to gain entry during a burglary (Crimes Involving
Property and Society
canvass - answeran inquiry of all possible sources of information surrounding the
incident or crime scene; happens most often when the suspect leaves the scene
(Crimes Against Persons)
capias - answera legal order for an arrest issued by the clerk of the court at the request
of the state attorney's office (Legal)
caregiver - answera parent, adult household member, or other person who is
responsible for a child's welfare or who might have legal custody of a child; for a
disabled adult or elderly person, a person who has been entrusted with or has assumed
responsibility for the care of an elderly person or disabled adult and their property.
(Crimes Against Persons)
carjacking - answerrobbing of a person of their vehicle to permanently or temporarily
deprive the victim of their motor vehicle and take it for the subject's own or someone
else's use by using force, violence, assault, or by placing the victim in fear during the
course of the robbery (Crimes Against Persons)
Carroll doctrine - answerthe principle that an officer may conduct a mobile conveyance
search without a warrant even if there may be time to obtain one if there is probable
, cause to believe that the vehicle contains con traband or evidence of criminal activity
(Legal)
case law - answerthe body of law that is formed by the decisions of the court system
(Legal)
chain of command - answerthe order of authority within an organization (Introduction to
Law Enforcement)
chain of custody - answerthe documentation of everyone who handled evidence, as well
as when, why, and what changes, if any, were made to the evidence (Crime Scene
Follow-Up Investigations)
chemical suicide - answera method of committing suicide by mixing two or more easily
acquired chemicals; also known as "detergent suicide" (Critical Incidents)
child domestic battery - answerwhen a child commits an act of violence against a
parent, sibling, or other family member living in the home (Crimes Against Persons)
civil liability - answerresponsibility for a wrongful act or an omission that injures a person
or property (Legal)
civil standby - answermaintaining the peace through officer presence while serving a
judicial order or responding to a call for service (Fundamentals of Patrol) clerk of the
court: a judicial office responsible for maintaining court's files and official records and for
issu ing subpoenas (Legal)
clue - answerin a DUI investigation, a piece of evidence that suggests impairment; the
behaviors observed during the performance of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
(DUI Traffic Stops)
coercion - answerexploitation of authority or the use of bribes, threats of force, or
intimidation to gain cooperation or compliance (Crimes Against Persons)
cognitive interviewing - answeran interview in which the interviewee is asked to recreate
the event, either physi cally or psychologically, to enhance memory recall (Interviewing
and Report Writing)
color of law - answerwhen an officer acts or purports to act in the performance of official
duties under any law, ordinance, or regulation (Legal)
compassion fatigue - answerthe emotional exhaustion that comes from helping others
on a long-term basis (Introduction to Law Enforcement)
compensatory damages - answercourt awards designed to compensate for the actual
property damage, harm, or injury the plaintiff suffers (Legal)
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