Louisiana POST 2 Academy Practice Exam

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• What is the goal of the courts?
• Which doctrine permits admission of evidence when the error was caused by a court employee, though the good faith exception applies?
• Which term refers to an agreement among persons to commit a crime?
• Which type of evidence includes canceled checks and laboratory reports?
• A jury of inquiry whose duty is to hear complaints or accusations in criminal cases and may return indictments against the accused.
• Forcible removal of a person from one place to another. There is no ransom.
• The purpose of an interrogation is to gather and test the validity of the belief that the suspect responsible for or involved in the matter under investigation.
• Which robbery classification involves taking property by force or intimidation with no weapon and no injury to the victim?
• The motivating influence behind an action is called
• A writ issued from a court, directing an officer to convey the person named therein, to jail or other place of confinement
• Which is the last step in the post-trial procedures?
• ________ is the set of decisions of a court that can be cited as precedent.
• Which branch of government consists of the United States Supreme Court and lower federal courts?
• Which level of proof corresponds to 80% of proof when compared to probable cause?
• Means and applies to any executive, ministerial, administrative, judicial, or legislative officer, office, employee or position of authority respectively, of the state of Louisiana or any parish, municipality, district, or other political subdivision thereof, or any agency, board, commission, department or institution of said state, parish, municipality, district or other political subdivision.
• What alternative name is used for photo identification?
• Two advantages in obtaining a warrant prior to acting
• Taking anything of value when the victim is seriously injured.
• Which rule states that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment is not admissible in a criminal case?
• Which case reinforces the plea bargain obligation?
• Freedom of the press is protected by which amendment?
• Which term refers to the geographical area in which a court has jurisdiction and the power to compel the presence of the parties to litigation?
• Which burglary category is described as involving entry with a weapon or the gaining of a weapon during entry?
• Which term refers to property possessed unlawfully or illegally?
• Which case held that innocent-seeming activity and data cannot be used by a magistrate to justify issuing a warrant?
• Which case holds that evidence is still admissible if the warrant was issued and it is later determined probable cause did not exist?
• Which amendment guarantees the jury trial for civil cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $20?
• What term refers to the introduction of contradicting testimony during a trial?
• 100% of proof when compared to probable cause is referred to as which standard?
• DNA evidence is used to link a suspect to a crime scene by analyzing what type of material?
• Which case stands for the principle that a confession obtained by brutality is inadmissible?
• Which color represents defense combat?
• Which term refers to a legal action involving disrespect or obstruction toward the court during proceedings?
• Negligent homicide is a term used to describe which category of homicide?
• How many factors are listed as controlling the deposition of latent fingerprints?
• Which of the following is NOT a search pattern listed?
• After an arrest, which action is listed as permissible?
• Evidence of what a witness thinks, believes, or infers about a fact in dispute
• Which offense is defined as non-consensual touching of another's genitals using a body part or instrument?
• What is the term for a report completed after an investigation is resolved as cleared, unfounded, or completed?
• A court attendant who's duties are to keep order in a courtroom and to have custody of the jury.
• How many fingerprint classes are described in the material?
• Validity of a warrant is judged by the information officers had available at the time they issued the warrant. Which case established this?
• Which statement best describes first-degree robbery?
• Which case established the vehicle inventory search doctrine?
• What is the basic mission for which the police exist?
• In chemical weapon color coding, green corresponds to which agent type?
• Mali Fides is defined as in bad faith.
• Marriages to or sexual intercourse with certain family members with knowledge of that relationship or unnatural carnal copulation with an animal.
• Which term refers to rights guaranteed to every person by the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions through citizenship?
• Which case addressed the admissibility of a blood sample obtained from a suspect?
• Which term refers to an official court order prohibiting certain actions?
• Attraction to the opposite sex is referred to as which term?
• Which case established that a lineup after formal charging is a critical stage of proceedings entitling the accused to counsel?
• What tort results from a breach of a duty to act reasonably toward those who may be foreseeably harmed?
• What term is defined as an emergency that makes obtaining a warrant impractical, useless, dangerous, or unnecessary?
• Which of the following is a factor listed as controlling latent print deposition?
• Freedom of religion is protected by which amendment?
• Which term refers to a plea of 'no contest'?
• Which case established the objective reasonableness standard for use of force?
• Which term describes the area around an arrestee that may be searched?
• A habitual offender is also known as a ...
• Which term means a written law passed by the legislature?
• In penalty clauses, which term refers to any person who could be subject to the clause?
• Which case requires that individuals be informed of their constitutional rights when taken into custody?
• Which of the following is an example of an early state police organization?
• Which amendment protects the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against you?
• Which type of police report is completed as the investigation, leads, and evidence develop?
• Which hearsay exception applies to a statement relating to a startling event made while the declarant was under emotional stress?
• When a person says he or she committed the act, this is called what?
• An official statement of facts about a crime is called what?
• Which option lists acceptable procedures for securing a photographic identification?
• Which term describes a crime punishable by death or hard labor?
• Entering any building with the intent to steal or commit a felony is which burglary category?
• Taking anything of value by force or intimidation, there is no weapon, no pretense of a weapon or injury to the victim.
• Which case established the two-pronged test for probable cause?
• A person who transcribes testimony by shorthand or stenographically is called what?
• The right to an impartial jury is guaranteed by which amendment?
• The body (material substance) upon which a crime has been committed is called what?
• Expression of feeling by use of a specific object is called?
• Which device tracks people and requires a warrant when placed on a vehicle due to limited privacy on public roads?
• Deals with the effect the item has on the verdict. Which term describes this concept?
• What is the term for law enforcement practice for hauling traffic not strictly a form of detention, but limits a person's movement by blocking vehicular flow?
• Which element of an arrest refers to the officer's purpose to take someone into custody?
• Which type of burglar is described as entering through doors or windows left unlocked, with vandalism being common?
• Harmless error when the error is committed by a judge, not the police, occurs in which case?
• Which term describes the authority of a court to hear a case and issue rulings, including geographic or subject matter limits?
• Refers to both public and private property, movable and immovable, and corporeal and incorporeal property.
• Which option is not typically a defendant named in Section 1983 cases against police?
• If death results from the offender's unlawful distribution of illegal drugs, the crime is classified as which degree of murder?
• The science of the flight of projectile.
• Which term describes a stopping of a judicial proceeding by a court order?
• Which outcome occurs when the appellate court agrees with the lower court's decision?
• An order in writing by judge authority to take a specific person into custody to answer a specific criminal charge.
• Which case established that information plus corroboration establishes probable cause for a warrantless arrest?
• The protection against self-incrimination is found in which amendment?
• Which term refers to an object used to commit a crime?
• Which color has the sign for the most urgent combat scenario?
• What is the Miranda warning?
• Which term is used to describe an area or scene that may become a crime scene and thus requires traffic control?
• Which motion seeks to declare the trial invalid before completion due to alleged improper conduct?
• Which branch of government consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives, collectively known as Congress?
• Which statement best describes how burglars select targets?
• Which of the following is an example of privileged communication?
• Which term denotes evidence given by a competent witness under oath?
• The Due Process Clause is part of which amendment that extends rights to the states?
• The protection of oneself from imminent bodily harm is called?
• Which set lists the first three federal agencies in the United States?
• Which color references the irritant agent among the following?
• Anyone who is wanted by law enforcement officers and cannot be located.
• In chemical weapon color coding, orange corresponds to which chemical agent?
• What term describes a sworn, written allegation stating that a specified person committed a crime?
• Which term means removal from the courtroom of witnesses to prevent exposure to others' testimony?
• Which color sign corresponds to total relax?
• Release from custody on condition of appearance in court.
• Which of the following is not a right protected by the First Amendment?
• Is a less demanding standard than probable cause defined in Alabama v. White; reasonable suspicion can arise from information less reliable than that required to show probable cause.
• Which term refers to the power of a court to compel the presence of the parties within a geographical area?
• Defined as more than bare suspicion. It exists when 'the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge and of which they had reasonable trustworthy information are sufficient in themselves to warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been or is being committed'.
• Which basic police report type summarizes the investigation once it is concluded?
• Evidence is admissible if police would have inevitably discovered it by lawful means; which exception is this?
• An act to see if some type of usable evidence can be found on the suspect, frequently referring to those general searches not based upon a particular objective basis for establishing reasonable suspicion.
• A confession obtained by brutality or coercion is inadmissible. Which case established this principle?
• Attraction to both sexes is described by which term?
• Which is a required element of a search warrant?
• All the means used to prove or disprove the fact at issue are collectively called what?
• Which term refers to property derived from a crime?
• Which degree of robbery applies when the victim is seriously injured during the crime?
• Which case established the right to counsel for defendants in non-capital criminal prosecutions?
• In traffic control, events that law enforcement can plan for to manage congestion around a special event
• Which of the following is NOT a fingerprint classification listed in the material?
• Under the Frye Doctrine, what criterion must scientific evidence meet to be admissible?
• In which case did the Court approve warrantless searches incident to the arrest of a person in a motor vehicle?
• Challenge for cause is defined as which of the following?
• Can be tangible objects such as fingerprints, weapons, bloodstains, tire/footwear impressions, or tool marks.
• Which case is the controlling rule for vehicle searches incident to arrest, allowing police to search the passenger compartment?
• Circumstantial evidence requires the trier of fact to do what?
• What term means lying dormant and hidden?
• Which identification process uses a lineup to identify the suspect?
• Which of the following lists all four instances when an officer may use force?
• Which case established that the Fourth Amendment protection extends to wiretapped communications?
• Which rule did Mapp v. Ohio establish?
• Voir dire is best described as which of the following?
• What term describes matters that do not occur in or near the presence of the court?
• Which term is defined as the body (material substance) upon which a crime has been committed?
• Which option is not described as a burglary category in the material?
• A writ issued from a court, directing an officer to perform a duty
• 99% of proof when compared to probable cause is referred to as which standard?
• A compulsion to set fires
• What is the term for proof of facts by a witness who directly observed the events, not relying on inference?
• A sexual perversion in which one person derives pleasure from physical pain inflicted by another
• Which court case is associated with exculpatory evidence?
• Santabello v. New York established which principle regarding plea bargains?
• Which case is described as a leading case in the material?
• Which term is used to describe the ordinary twelve-person jury?
• Which is a formal solicitation of information usually concerning criminal acts?
• Which level of proof corresponds to 20% of proof when compared to probable cause?
• A search into clothing and pockets requires probable cause. Which term describes such a search?
• Takes place at the police station and is used for obtaining fingerprints, photographs, conducting police lineups, or securing identification, or other types of evidence.
• Which type of evidence is most common in real court cases?
• Using a hostage as a shield in a kidnapping.
• Taking anything of value from another with force or intimidation while armed with a dangerous weapon.
• Which term is the science of poisons?
• Which exception allows admission of evidence obtained from an independent source not connected with the illegality?
• Temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death is called ...
• When an agency agrees to drop charges in return for the individual dropping a civil suit, this is known as what?
• Which defense asserts the action was legally justified due to probable cause?
• Three components of the criminal justice system of the United States are:
• Prosecutors must abide by the agreement of the plea bargain. Which case established this?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a type of bail?
• Which statement best describes the 'Public duty' doctrine?
• Which phrase refers to all evidence of an indirect nature, inferred from circumstances to establish a principal fact?
• Which case states that once the process shifts from investigatory to accusatory, the suspect gains the right to counsel?
• The rationale behind committing a crime, the motivating influence
• First degree murder requires which elements?
• The right to have witnesses testify in your favor (compulsory process) is guaranteed by which amendment?
• Which standard of proof must be established to convict in criminal cases?
• Which term means to contradict?
• Which concept is designed to deter police misconduct by excluding unlawfully obtained evidence?
• Which term describes a person who discreetly furnishes information to the police?
• What is a bifurcated trial?
• In a bifurcated trial, when does the punishment stage occur?
• Which amendment guarantees the right to counsel during criminal proceedings?
• Which term describes a murder scenario involving more than one victim?
• What term describes a civil action filed under federal law seeking damages for constitutional rights violations by police?
• The term 'Another' in legal definitions refers to which of the following?
• Rebuttal evidence is best described as which of the following?
• Which type of evidence includes tangible items like fingerprints and tool marks?
• How many parts does a shotgun have?
• Which term describes any gas, liquid, or other substance or instrumentality that, in the manner used, is calculated or likely to produce death or great bodily harm?
• Which rule states the suspect has the right to have a lawyer present during post-charge lineups?
• Direct contempt of court refers to contempt that occurs in the presence of the court.
• Which term describes the release without monetary bail?
• Which statement describes the tainting of derivative evidence after unlawful primary evidence?
• What term describes the act of initiating a legal action?
• Which amendment addresses the right to a jury trial in civil cases over twenty dollars?
• Which case held that the Fourth Amendment protects people, not places, and applies to wiretapped communications?
• Which term is the science of poisons?
• Which statement is not required to be stated as part of the Miranda warnings?
• Which term describes the body of prior court decisions that courts rely on to decide current cases?
• Which term denotes a person who is under the statutory age of adulthood?
• Which term denotes the surrender of a person from one state to another for prosecution?
• Mandamus is defined as a writ which issues out of a superior court directing an official or entity to do a specific act.
• Representations such as photographs, sketches, diagrams, casts, and even models can be used to represent the actual evidence in court. What are these representations called?
• Which of the following is a common exception to the hearsay rule?
• The level of certainty needed in order for a police officer to make an arrest is called what?
• Which term describes the unlawful, physical restraint of another's liberty, whether in prison or elsewhere?
• Which case is associated with a landlord scenario?
• In the color-coded system, which color corresponds to Tear Gas?
• Which case established that defendants arrested without a warrant must be given probable cause within 48 hours of arrest?
• Inability to distinguish right from wrong.
• Which option describes an alternative to a physical arrest?
• Which psychosis is characterized by withdrawal from reality and may include delusions or hallucinations?
• Which form of road block involves stopping every car to control drunk driving?
• Which offense refers to forced oral contact?
• Which type of burglar possesses the skills and tools to bypass alarms and crack safes, planning crimes with elaborate care?
• Goal of the police?
• Rubbing against the body of another for sexual gratification is known as?
• Which level of proof corresponds to 20% of proof relative to probable cause?
• Which term means the person who initiates an action?
• Urolagnia is best described as sexual arousal from which substance?
• In Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, which area is not protected by the Fourth Amendment and may be searched or seized without a warrant?
• In personal protection, what distance defines the reactionary gap?
• What is a motion for directed verdict of acquittal?
• Voyeurism is defined as sexual arousal from watching others undress or engage in sexual activity?
• What term describes the protection against being prosecuted more than once for the same offense?
• The term Critical distance is defined as which measurement?
• What term is commonly used to describe sexual arousal from watching others without their knowledge, often called 'peeping Tom'?
• What term describes a compulsion to steal an object regardless of its value or use?
• Due process rights are found in which amendment?
• Which term describes a defendant's agreement to plead guilty to an offense in exchange for a lower charge or sentence?
• Which location is not protected by the Fourth Amendment and may be seized without a warrant?
• Triolism involves sexual gratification through involvement of how many participants?
• Which term denotes a person who secretly provides information to the police?
• Which type of evidence relies on what others have said rather than the witness's own knowledge?
• What is a search warrant obtained based on probable cause and an expectation that seizable items will be found at a certain place?
• Which term refers to an accusation of crime, in writing, by a grand jury, also called true bill of indictment?
• What is an indictment?
• A fixed morbid fear of some object or person for which normal persons lack fear is called what?
• Which term is used to denote the idea that a decision in a prior case should guide future cases?
• What term means compelling a person to do that which they do not have to do, or to omit that which they may legally do, by illegal threat or force?
• Police have a stronger duty to protect when there is a 'special relationship'. Which case?
• Which term describes 0% of proof relative to probable cause?
• Booking refers to which action?
• What term refers to police questioning that tends to incriminate or is designed to elicit incriminating information?
• Criminal; literally: a guilty mind
• Which term describes the person who initiates a civil or criminal action?
• What term describes the removal of a suit from one jurisdiction to another or within the same jurisdiction?
• What is a preliminary hearing?
• Fundamentals of basic marksmanship
• Which term means the rule by which a court accepts certain things as common knowledge without proof?
• Obligation signed by the accused, with sureties, to secure presence in court.
• In criminal practice, to bring an accused to the bar of court in order that he may plead.
• Which case holds that the death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment?
• In a police report, which questions should be answered?
• Entering any building with the intent to steal or commit a felony while armed, or gaining a weapon upon entry or battering anyone inside, is which burglary category?
• Which set lists the first five state police organizations in the United States?
• The case that established the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine is?
• Which case created the 'silver platter' doctrine allowing illegally obtained evidence in federal courts?
• In evidence law, what term refers to a statement where a person acknowledges involvement or related facts to the act, but may not have committed it?
• Which term refers to the philosophy of law—the science dealing with the principles of positive law and legal relations made by the court?
• Which term describes an order by a court prohibiting a defendant from performing an act that could injure the plaintiff?
• Relating to the courts and to medicine in relation to the court is described by which term?
• The unlawful killing of another human being without malice; may be with intent to kill, upon a sudden passion or heat of blood, or without intent while committing some unlawful act
• Which term describes the final determination of guilt or innocence by a court at trial?
• Which doctrine allows admission if the source is independent of the illegality?
• Which pretrial stage is typically the formal charging document used by prosecutors?
• Which doctrine requires that scientific evidence be generally accepted by the relevant field to be admissible?
• Which term describes chemical agents that cause sickness and incapacitation rather than immediate death?
• Which statement accurately reflects the function of a grand jury?
• Which case is the controlling authority for searches of a vehicle at the time of arrest?
• The protection against double jeopardy is found in which amendment?
• Which statement best describes a benefit of obtaining a warrant prior to acting?
• To contradict
• Which case holds that a stop-and-frisk cannot be used to search for items beyond weapons?
• Which term refers to defamatory spoken words that damage a person's reputation?
• Which color-coded chemical weapon corresponds to Smoke?
• What is the term for events that law enforcement can plan for to manage congestion around a large event?
• Which case requires the person issuing warrants to be neutral and detached?
• Non-verbal communication is described as which of the following?
• Evidence supplementary to that already given which tends to strengthen or confirm it is known as what?
• Relating to the body; corporal punishment is force used against the body of another. What term describes this?
• Which case clarifies that vehicle searches may extend to areas like the trunk when probable cause exists?
• What term describes actions occurring at the same time or close to the time of the arrest?
• Which form of self incrimination involves oral statements or communications during an investigation?
• The case that recognized the purged taint exception to the exclusionary rule is:
• Which term describes chemical agents that irritate eyes and mucous membranes?
• What term describes a secret combination of persons who plan to commit a crime or any two or more unlawful acts?
• Which color-coded category would you assign to sickening agents?
• Which case requires an arrest warrant to enter a private residence absent exigent circumstances?
• In the trial sequence, what is the phase where the defense presents its case after the prosecution has presented?
• Which term describes limiting a search to places where the object might be located?
• Which term describes a case that is strong enough to prevail if not contradicted by the opposing party?
• To bring the accused before a judge, in open court, where he pleads to the charges against him.
• The killing of a human being by negligence is called which offense?
• Which term means exhibitionism?
• Which statement about warrants is true?
• Which term describes the initial questioning of a witness by the party who called the witness?
• Triolism is best described as sexual arousal in relation to three people?
• Any crime not a felony usually punishable by a fine or imprisonment in county parish or other local jail rather than to the state prison
• What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule?
• What term describes the process in which a victim or witness is shown photographs of possible suspects along with photographs of others with similar physical characteristics?
• To take into custody; to arrest.
• The phrase must be given the broadest possible construction, including any conceivable thing of the slightest value, moveable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, public or private, and including transportation, telephone and telegraph services, or any other available for hire. This defines which concept?
• Which case introduced the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule?
• The questioning of a witness in a trial or the taking of a deposition, by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness.
• What term means to deceive someone to deprive them of what is rightfully due?
• Sexual battery using the mouth when forced is designated as which offense?
• Which case held that a suspect is not entitled to the presence and advice of a lawyer during a lineup if not formally charged?
• A violation of the 'knock and announce' rule does not automatically make evidence inadmissible. Which case?
• Which branch of government consists of the president, vice president, and cabinet-level departments?
• The validity of the warrant is judged by information known at the time of issuance; which case?
• After a suspect has waived their rights, a clearly stated demand for an attorney is required before questioning; phrases like 'I think I want a lawyer' are not sufficient. Which case addresses this?
• Which case is described as a leading case in the material?
• Which term refers to a process that would compel a witness or other person to appear in court at a specified time and place?
• The writ which issues out of a superior court directed to any person, corporation or inferior court, requiring them to do some particular thing
• Which case extended the exclusionary rule to state governments?
• Stop and frisk doctrine is based on which case?
• In chemical weapon color coding, blue corresponds to which agent type?
• Modus operandi; a particular procedure followed for gratification is called?
• How many types of burglaries are described?
• Which statement best describes probable cause in the context of arrest with a warrant?
• Which are the three manual signals used for traffic control?
• Zoophilia is defined as sexual gratification from contact with animals?
• Which statement best describes direct evidence?
• Which term describes property that can be moved or disposed of and includes both tangible and intangible assets?
• Which term refers to recording only the numbers dialed, not the actual communications?
• Who is known as the father of modern law enforcement?
• The place where a person has established permanent residence is called what?
• That state of a case which, after the entire comparison and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in the condition that they cannot say that they feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of the charge.
• Which item may be subject to a search or seizure?
• What term describes an illegal arrest by a police officer?
• Which control measure involves stopping all vehicles and allowing brief questioning to regulate entry?
• Direct evidence requires which of the following?
• Which term is defined as the exercise of the dominion or control by the government over persons or things because of a violation of law?
• Which amendment covers the right to have witnesses in your favor (compulsory process for obtaining witnesses)?
• The level of certainty needed in order for a police officer to conduct a stop and frisk is called what?
• What term describes the use of electronic devices to monitor a person's activities or location?
• What is the primary purpose of pen registers?
• A warrant can be issued on hearsay, but the totality of circumstances should point to the location. Which case?
• The city regulation formal rule enacted by its legislative body
• To be prosecuted twice for the same offense is described by which legal principle?
• Which term refers to the killing of one human being by another?
• In appellate terms, which outcome occurs when the appellate court agrees with the lower court's ruling?
• Which process involves displaying the suspect to a witness together with others of similar appearance to determine identification?
• What is the term for a court order requiring a person to appear in court on a specified date to answer charges?
• Which term describes the intentional deceit used to deprive another of property?
• Which term describes a face-to-face confrontation involving a lineup or suspects identification after formal charging?
• Death resulting from driving while intoxicated qualifies as which offense?
• Evidence of what a witness thinks, believes, or infers in regard to a fact in dispute, as distinguished from personal knowledge
• Which term describes the detention of an accused person not for ensuring appearance in court but to prevent possible harm to society by dangerous individuals?
• Which rule states that after being formally charged, a suspect in a lineup or confrontation is entitled to have a lawyer present?
• During a frisk, the officer is only justified in a check for ________.
• Coprolagnia is best described as sexual arousal from what?
• Which defense arises when an officer acts in the honest belief that the action was appropriate under the circumstances?
• Which amendment states that rights are retained by the state?
• Which type of searches are conducted by government investigators to determine whether there are violations of government rules and regulations?
• What were the two major types of law enforcement in early America?
• Attraction to the same sex is described by which term?
• Erotic stimuli from an inanimate or animate object is termed?
• Which case established the 48-hour rule for detaining arrestees pending probable cause determinations?
• What are the two recognized types of arrest?
• The doctrine described as a duty owed to a particular person rather than the general public is the what?
• A declaration to a court, by the plaintiff, that he does not wish to further prosecute the case
• Which case clarifies that reasonable suspicion is a lower standard than probable cause?
• Instrument that authorizes the arrest of a named person.
• Who are the main parties typically involved in police civil liability cases?
• Law in its regular course of administration through the courts of justice is referred to as?
• The first metropolitan police force in the United States was located in which city?
• Which level of proof corresponds to 0% of proof relative to probable cause?
• Which case established the stop and frisk concept, enabling police to stop and frisk based on reasonable suspicion?
• Which case established the automobile exception allowing warrantless vehicle searches with probable cause due to vehicle mobility?
• To set at liberty a person arrested or imprisoned, or security being taken, for his appearance at a specified time and place, while charges are pending in court.
• What are the basic types of police reports?
• Which amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments?
• Which term describes the release of a person without monetary bail?
• Which case allows an officer to compel the driver out of the car?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a type of arrest?
• Which term refers to behavior that imputes the authority of a court or obstructs the execution of the courts?
• The first interrogation of a witness by the party on whose behalf he is called is known as?
• Testimony given by an accomplice or participant tends to convict others is known as what?
• Which term is an order requiring a person to appear in court at a specified time to answer charges?
• Right to peacefully overthrow the government is protected by which amendment?
• Which case held that officers do not need a warrant to arrest someone in a public place?
• The use of a weapon makes a charge ____?
• What is the goal of jails?
• Which case recognized the public safety exception to the Miranda rule?
• Which hearsay exception covers statements that are against the declarant's own interest?
• Which term describes arousal from dominating, mistreating, or hurting a partner?
• What term means anything communicated orally during an investigation where a person incriminates themselves either explicitly or implicitly?
• Exposing the genitals to an unsuspecting person is best described as?
• What are the two main categories of torts under state law?
• When consented to, it's called phone sex
• Which amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms?
• Which amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes?
• The right to a grand jury for capital and infamous crimes is protected by which amendment?
• Which type of burglar is described as petty offenders or opportunists who will attempt crimes that seem safe and easy?
• Which term refers to lawsuits seeking damages for police misconduct under federal law?
• Taking or enticing a child with the intent to keep the child, or to secret the child from the person with custody.
• Which term refers to pleading guilty to a lesser offense in exchange for concessions from the prosecution?
• In Louisiana, arrest warrants remain in effect until what event occurs?
• What term describes a level of proof defined as 100% of proof when compared to probable cause?
• What term describes a non-formal solicitation of information?
• Which case ruled that taking a blood sample without consent can be admissible as physical evidence?
• Which doctrine permitted evidence to be submitted in federal court despite illegal seizure by state officers?
• Which term is used for a written order directing a search by law enforcement?
• Which color code is assigned to Oleoresin capsicum in chemical agent classification?
• The purpose of an interview is to gather and test the validity of information in order to determine the particulars of the matter under investigation.
• Which case permits a warrantless search incident to a lawful arrest of a motorist?
• When is probable cause required?
• Which of the following is cited as assisting you with a lawsuit?
• To withhold from another what is justly due him, or to deprive him of the right by artifice or deception; to cheat is to?
• Which amendment is commonly cited for protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy?
• Which term describes the act of restraining a person and taking them into custody?
• The right to a speedy and public trial is guaranteed by which amendment?
• Unlawful killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought is commonly referred to as
• What standard justifies a stop (temporary detention)?
• What term describes police questioning that occurs while a suspect is in custody and under interrogation?
• Which amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes during peacetime?
• Which term refers to a formal written accusation of a crime by a grand jury?
• Which scenario is an example of spontaneous event in traffic management?
• The police component is made up of four levels. Which set correctly lists them?
• Which statement correctly describes the error that triggers the good faith exception according to the material?
• Which term describes any scene that could become a crime scene?
• Which writ requires that a detained person be brought before a court to determine legality?
• Which statement best summarizes the fundamentals of basic marksmanship?
• The United States has a ___________, meaning that there is one system for federal cases and another for state cases.
• Which term refers to sexual gratification through contact with animals?
• Which category is a civil claim where the defendant intended to cause harm?
• What term describes a one-on-one opportunity for a witness to observe the suspect shortly after a crime?
• Which amendment is associated with due process of law and protections against self-incrimination?
• Sexual interaction between an animal and a human is called?
• Which standard of proof is required to convict in criminal trials?
• Which case requires a search warrant to arrest someone in a third-party residence?
• Which term is the power of a court to hear and determine a matter?
• Which term denotes attraction to both sexes?
• The ordinary jury composed of twelve persons who hear criminal and civil cases is called what?
• Which term describes evidence used to reinforce testimony?
• Which victims are cited as elevating the seriousness of murder in the material?
• Less intrusive than a full search, if the officer has reasonable articulable suspicion that the suspect has a weapon, the officer may perform a ________.
• Which case held that a search incident to arrest extends to the passenger compartment of the vehicle in which the arrestee is riding?
• Is the taking of one person into custody by another.
• Which term describes evidence derived from what a person says in court?
• Which term describes rubbing bodies together?
• Which term is a sworn, written allegation stating that a crime occurred?
• Which hearsay exception requires records kept in the regular course of business?
• What term describes a person who has personal knowledge of a matter and can testify about it?
• The exclusionary rule can be used in which types of cases?
• A lawsuit filed under federal law that seeks damages from a police officer, supervisor, and/or department is commonly known as a Section 1983 case. Which option best describes the defendants that can be named?
• A set of identifiers developed by law enforcement agencies describing the types of individuals who are likely to transport drugs.
• A _____ requires reasonable suspicion.
• Which term describes a signed document directing a person to appear in court at a stated time and place?
• Which term refers to evidence presented to destroy the credibility of witnesses or the opposing party's evidence?
• Which term is a copy of the original writing, or oral statement reduced to writing?
• Which agency was among the earliest federal agencies in the United States?
• What step immediately follows Indictment or Information?
• A ________ of a person under the Fourth Amendment is determined by whether the reasonable person under like circumstances would believe that he/she was free to leave.
• Process issued from the bench for the arrest of one named or described.
• What is the term for the attempt or threat to inflict bodily harm on another person?
• Which level of proof corresponds to 50% of proof when compared to probable cause?
• The first organized metropolitan police force was in which city?
• Which term refers to a conditional release from prison?
• During a criminal trial, what occurs immediately after the defense's opening statements?
• In a police report, which six elements should be addressed?
• Which amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures?
• Which amendment governs changes of venue during a trial?
• Which describes the two types of force used in police work?
• Which term describes the dismissal of a prospective juror without needing to state a reason?
• What is the term for the necessity or duty of affirmatively proving a fact or facts in dispute?
• Proof of facts by a witness who saw the acts done or heard words spoken, as distinguished from circumstantial evidence, is called?
• Which hearsay exception is associated with statements by sexual abuse victims under age 12?
• Science of projectile motion.
• A writ of habeas corpus is an order from the court to the one holding the prisoner to produce him in court so that the legality of the detention may be decided.
• What classification applies to crimes punishable by death or hard labor?
• An instrument in writing ordering a person to perform some specific duty is called a
• Which amendment is the one that applies rights to the states?
• Which term describes instances when an officer is in open space and sees an item within an enclosed area?
• Who is commonly regarded as the Father of Modern Law Enforcement?
• In evidence terms, which statement best describes an admission?
• Which term means to discredit or question the veracity of a witness?
• Which color sign corresponds to immediate combat?
• Presented by means of the spoken words. Normally comes from the witness stand, but may be voice recording and/or video tapes.
• Which term describes a dream-like mental state used as an escape?
• The act of taking exception to some statement or procedure in a trial
• A conditional release from prison is called what?
• The good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies when a rights violation was caused by a court or clerical error in which case?
• Which type of warrant is issued with probable cause that seizable items will be found at a specific location?
• Which term means a copy of the original writing reduced to writing?
• Two primary modes of communication in directing traffic
• An intentional perversion of the truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right, or in some manner do him injury.
• Sentencing is defined as what?
• What term denotes the decision rendered by a court?
• Which term describes the force police may use to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore order only when persuasion, advice and warning are found to be insufficient?
• Which term represents the body of rules and principles that governs the legal system and its philosophy?
• Kleptomania is defined as a compulsion to steal an object regardless of its value or use.
• The COURT component is made up of (3) which of the following sets is correct?
• The action of a party to stop prosecution in court, known as
• Which amendment applies the Bill of Rights to the states?
• Which case established the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine?
• Which type of evidence involves DNA found at a crime scene such as blood, hair, skin, sweat, or saliva?
• Which case established that officers may search only the area within an arrestee's immediate control?
• The good faith exception applies when which error occurs?
• Which kidnapping charge is defined as forcibly removing a person from a location to another with no ransom?
• Which amendment prohibits excessive bail or fines?
• Which term describes the power to overturn a lower court's decision?
• Which term refers to an emergency that allows law enforcement to bypass a warrant because of imminent danger or destruction of evidence?
• To arrest someone in a third-party residence, which type of warrant is required?
• Which case is cited as the foundational ruling that allowed illegally obtained evidence to be used in federal courts, leading to the silver platter concept?
• In bad faith describes which term?
• Which term describes a search conducted to ensure compliance with regulations, not to prove guilt?
• Temporary detention of a vehicle based on probable cause to believe traffic laws have been broken?
• What term describes the area from within which an arrestee might gain possession of a weapon or destructible evidence?
• The case that holds that evidence obtained in good faith may be admissible if police reasonably relied on a defective warrant is identified with which case in this material?
• Which term is a signed request directing a person to appear in court at a stated time and place?
• Coprolagnia is best described as sexual arousal from excrement?
• In policing philosophy, which concept describes using force only as a last resort after other methods have failed?
• Which element refers to the arrestee's awareness that they are being arrested?
• Which color is not used in the signs by color system?
• Which case is referenced as involving a landlord scenario?
• Which color code corresponds to Oleoresin capsicum?
• Which term is defined as the official decision of a court or jury?
• Which term refers to an act that occurs during an investigation where a person or witness incriminates themselves either explicitly or implicitly?
• A court obligated to keep records of the proceedings. The statutes specify which courts are of record.
• Which theory posits that officers generally have limited financial resources, but the city, county, or municipality has deeper pockets of funds?
• Evidence based on reports by others rather than on a witness' own knowledge; generally inadmissible in court.
• Latent is defined as lying dormant and hidden.
• What term describes evidence that relies on inference from proven facts?
• What term refers to the party against whom an action at law or in equity is brought, who denies or opposes the action?
• Manslaughter is defined as the unlawful killing of another human being without malice.
• Which Scottish physician suggested that fingerprints could be important for criminal identification?
• Which age categories are identified as particularly vulnerable in the context of the material?
• What is the procedure that requires witnesses to be kept separated from each other and from the defense until they are called?
• Which term is used to categorize internet harassment & threats related to sexual activity conducted online?
• Immigration officials practice of conducting surprise visits to factories and asking employees questions to determine if they are illegal aliens.
• An obligation signed by the accused, with sureties, to secure his presence in court.
• Which type of police report is completed within the first days of the investigation?
• Which color sign indicates relax alert?
• Which term is used to undermine the credibility of witnesses or evidence presented by the opposing side?
• What is the term for a written order issued by a judge directing police to search for property and bring it to court?
• What term describes a waiver of rights by a suspect who is competent and knowingly waives those rights?
• Which term is another name for a frisk?
• Which option correctly lists the three components of the U.S. criminal justice system?
• Which appellate outcome sends a case back to the lower court with instructions?
• Defined as the test that, if a neutral and detached magistrate determines that, based on an informant's information and all other available facts, there is probable cause to believe that an arrest or search is justified.
• Which term refers to tangible objects used as evidence, such as fingerprints or weapons?
• Which term means any individual of the human species from fertilization and implantation until birth?
• Which case created the public safety exception to the Miranda rule?
• Which term designates a court that maintains official records of its proceedings?
• Which standard considers the totality of the circumstances for probable cause?
• Which statement correctly pairs color code with agent type?
• Which amendment protects against being compelled to testify against oneself?
• Which pairing correctly describes the two types of arrest?
• Which color code indicates state of alarm?
• Which term includes a human being from the moment of fertilization and implantation and includes anyone incorporated or not?
• An officer legally present in a location observes contraband in plain view and may seize it without a warrant under which doctrine?
• The surrender by one state to another of an individual who is outside its own territory but within the territorial jurisdiction of the other is called?
• Which amendment is commonly associated with the freedoms of speech, assembly, religion, and press?
• What standard justifies a full search?
• The act of officers or agents of a government inducing a person to commit a crime not originally contemplated by him, for the purpose of instituting a criminal prosecution against him, is known as?
• Which case states that with probable cause you can search a vehicle as though a magistrate gave you a warrant, including the trunk and locked areas?
• Which case guarantees the right to a jury trial for serious crimes in state cases?
• Imprison the victim for more than 72 hrs.
• Which area of concern when testifying in court includes appearance, attitude, and etiquette?
• What is the role of the grand jury in the indictment process?
• Which items are acceptable procedures for securing a photographic identification?
• Which case holds that a 'reasonable' detention in a station house cannot be used to extend custody beyond what is reasonable?
• Defined as the movement of a number of vehicles along a street
• Which amendment states that rights are retained by the people?
• Touching the genitals of another without consent using a part of the body or instrument is defined as which offense?
• Which kidnapping charge applies to taking or enticing a child with the intent to keep the child from a custodian?
• Which term refers to spoken defamatory statements?
• Which control measure involves stopping all vehicles and allowing brief questioning to regulate entry by occupants?
• Which pretrial step occurs immediately after booking at the police station?
• In the pretrial procedures sequence, what is the second step?
• This term means something that would ordinarily be anticipated by an average reasonable person.
• Failure to exercise the degree of care which circumstances justly demand
• Which level of proof corresponds to 10% of proof when compared to probable cause?
• Which term refers to the process of questioning the opposing witness?
• Taking anything of value by force or intimidation while pretending to have a weapon.
• Which amendment is associated with protections against cruel and unusual punishments?
• When officers make an arrest in good faith, evidence obtained in a search incident to arrest is still valid. Which case?
• The term used to designate the enactments of the legislative or governing body of a municipality or city
• Which amendment is primarily associated with the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases?
• Which doctrine holds that courts will follow established precedents in future similar cases?
• The right to counsel during criminal prosecutions is guaranteed by which amendment?
• Who is typically interrogated?
• A phrase used by a grand jury when they fail to indict
• Which case voids 'fleeing felon' laws and governs deadly force?
• Which term denotes erotic stimuli from objects?
• Which case guarantees court-appointed counsel in non-capital cases?
• Which case held that a lineup or other face-to-face confrontations after formal charging is a critical stage of proceedings, requiring the accused to have counsel present?
• Apodaca v Oregon addressed which issue?
• What term describes restricting a search to areas where the object might be located?
• Which term describes arousal from being dominated, mistreated, or hurt?
• The first metropolitan police force existed in London, which country is London located in?
• Which color-coded chemical weapon corresponds to Tear Gas?
• Who files an indictment?
• Which case established that the magistrate must be neutral and detached?
• Officer using power possessed by virtue of law
• Freedom to assemble is protected by which amendment?
• Which term describes a person who repeatedly commits crimes?
• How can probable cause be established?
• Direct evidence leads to the point of the issue without requiring inferences or deductions. Which type of evidence is this?
• May be written confessions, written statements from a witness, canceled checks, business records, laboratory reports, and other written material.
• A statement by the declarant about the cause or circumstances surrounding impending death is known as which hearsay exception?
• Which amendment protects the right to confront witnesses against you?
• A murder that would normally be first or second degree but was committed in the heat of passion is classified as which offense?
• Which case refined the Aguilar two-pronged test by emphasizing the basis of knowledge and reliability?
• The due process clause is associated with incorporation of rights to the states; which amendment carries this clause?
• Which of the following is listed as a distinct grade of homicide?
• What term refers to an open or physical act, as opposed to a thought?
• An offense that has, as an element, the use or threat of physical force against the person or property of another, and that, by its very nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force may be used in the course of committing the offense or an offense that involves possession or use of a dangerous weapon is
• Events that happen suddenly and unexpectedly, such as crashes or traffic signal malfunctions
• The purge taint exception is described as what?
• In color-coded chemical classification, which color is linked to irritants?
• Which term denotes the place where a person has established permanent residence and which may have legal significance in cases involving jurisdiction or eligibility?
• The method of operation by criminals is called
• Which verb means to give up a personal right?
• Which Englishman established fingerprint patterns and classified them into 3 types and 8 sub-groups still in use today?
• A dream-like mental state with vague continuity is known as?
• The Silver Platter Doctrine refers to admitting illegally seized evidence in federal court. True or False?
• Which level of proof corresponds to 5% of proof relative to probable cause?
• Which term is a certain number of persons, sworn to inquire of certain matters of fact, and declare the truth upon evidence laid before them?
• In a penalty clause, the term that refers to any person is
• Which amendment is associated with rights retained by the people?
• Which element refers to the officer's legal power to make an arrest?
• Which burglar type is described as petty offenders or opportunists (window open in a house)?
• Which term describes the dismissal of a prospective juror for a reason that need not be stated?
• A court whose territorial authority is confined to the city or municipality is called
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a type of privileged communication?
• Which term is the evidence presented by a witness under oath?
• Freedom of speech is protected by which amendment?
• Physical evidence is sometimes called real evidence.
• The guarantee of just compensation for takings is found in which amendment?
• Which description best defines a two-stage trial?
• States that items that are within the sight of an officer who is legally in a place from which the view is made may properly be seized without a warrant, as long as such items are immediately recognizable as subject to seizure
• Which culture used fingerprints thousands of years ago to sign important documents?
• What is the name of the rule that states a person not formally charged is not entitled to a lawyer during a lineup?
• A _____ requires probable cause.
• Which color signals a state of alarm?
• Court attendant responsible for maintaining order in a courtroom and guarding jurors.
• Which term means to verify; establish the truth by adequate evidence?
• All evidence must possess the following qualities: relevant, material, and competent. Which of the following best describes these qualities?
• What is the term for the intentional infliction of harmful or offensive bodily contact?
• A term that designates a court whose territorial authority is limited to a city or municipality