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MPOETC Certification Exam | Questions
and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade
A ( New 2025 / 202 6 Update)
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What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that an Officer's reasonable perspective of a scene will be judged rather than 20/20 hindsight of others? Answer: graham v. connor
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What term applies to any evidence found through illegal conduct that is suppressed, regardless of the relationship between the act and the seizure? Answer: fruit of the poisonous tree
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What U.S. Supreme Court case ruled on the inevitable discovery exception to the exclusionary rule? Answer: nix v. williams
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What is the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule? Answer:
us v. leon
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What type of commitment pertains to spending 24 hours in a mental institute, a thorough psychiatric evaluation, or being taken to a Magisterial judge? Answer: involuntary commitment
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Minor Court, Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, Pennsylvania State Superior Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Answer: order of courts
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If a Police Officer is serving a P.F.A. and there are firearms present, where must the firearms be taken? Answer: sheriff department
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A Police Officer responds to a domestic disturbance for loud noise. Upon knocking on the door, the Police Officer notices a powdered substance in baggies on the table when the resident answers. If they do not get a warrant, what should the Officer do? Answer: take immediately
leave payment on table
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A bunch of Police Officers rough someone up after they are apprehended and no longer a threat. Their force is NOT justifiable. What must you, as a Police Officer, consider when you hand in your report? Answer: moral righteousness
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If you, as a Police Officer, testify in court, and you are told that your testimony conflicts with your partner's, what should you say on the stand? Answer: no comment on partner testimony
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What is needed between the police and community for policing to work? Answer: trust
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As a Police Officer, you see a former convicted robber in possession of a sports bag and brief case. Can you seize his/her possessions? Answer: fruit of the poisonous tree
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What is concept of a Police Officer paying attention to trivial things in a person, but influence the interpretation and perception of other trivial things later in time? Answer: hallow effect
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Who should a Police Officer be concerned about attacking himself/herself while responding to a domestic situation at large? Answer: everyone
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How should a Police Officer position someone (while standing up against wall) when conducting a terry frisk or a search incident to arrest? Answer: legs 4 - 5 feet apart
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What level of drugs have non-medical use? Answer: schedule 1
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What type of arrest usually starts a court case? Answer: warrantless arrest
open field
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Where does the State of Pennsylvania decide "an item subject to seizure is exposed to public view?" Answer: public places
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How many digits are in a VIN? (Vehicle Identification Number) Answer: 17
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When a Police Officer makes an arrest, files for an arrest warrant, or files for a search warrant, what are the facts and circumstances that this officer must present for a reasonable person to believe that the parties entailed committed an offense and/or were in possession of the items seized? Answer: probable cause
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How many people are required for a jury in a jury trial? Answer: 12
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What type of detention would a Police Officer use on a suspected actor if that officer has developed reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime has been, is being, or will be committed? Answer: investigatory detention
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What is the minimum amount of photos that may be used in a photo array in the State of Pennsylvania? Answer: 6
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What is the acronym for the following actions?: Recognize, Awareness, Position, and Pacify. Answer: rapp
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In order for a person to be subjected to police custody or involuntary commitment, what must a Police Officer first show? Answer: danger to self or others
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When should a Police Officer "Mirandize" someone? Answer: custody and interrogation
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What type of crash applies to a car accident where a car is towed and a death is involved? Answer: reportable non collision
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How should a Police Officer arrest an individual while in an open field? Answer: laying down with palms up
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When commencing a closing argument, when does the prosecutor speak? Answer: start and end
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What term applies to the number of jurors called upon? Answer: vio dier
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As a Police Officer, you are called to a bar fight in progress where 2 men are fist fighting. Police Officers do not wait for back up. What do they not use? Answer:
deadly force
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When a Police Officer takes a juvenile back to their police station, what is the proper protocol for processing the child? Answer: constant supervision
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A defense attorney approaches you, as a Police Officer, before a criminal trial. They wish to speak to you about the case. You should politely decline to speak or take what action for legal consultation? Answer: find district attorney
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What is the constitutional right to bail and protection from cruel and unusual punishment? Answer: 8th amendment
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What is the constitutional right to life, liberty, property, and equal rights for all? Answer: 14th amendment
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What U.S. Supreme Court case made the disposition of the "Exclusionary Rule?"
In addition to aggravated assault, what other 18 Pa.C.S. statute would be charged against a woman who attempted to stab a man and missed? Answer: criminal attempt
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What should be filed when a juvenile strikes a teacher? Answer: juvenile petition
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CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A motorcycle should pull up to a solid white line, wait 3 seconds, and look both ways before proceeding? Answer: incorrect
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What does a diamond hazard symbol indicate? Answer: flammable
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CORRECT OR INCORRECT? A Police Officer should interview a child with the parents included when there is a domestic situation at large? Answer: incorrect
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What should a shot Police Officer or fellow officer do when there is an active shooter at large? Answer: eliminate threat
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What 18 Pa.C.S. statute should be charged against a man who robs a bank, but is then locked between the doors? Answer: robbery
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When responding to a domestic situation at large, where should a Police Officer NOT park his/her patrol vehicle? Answer: directly in front of home
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How far offset to the left should a patrol vehicle be positioned on a traffic stop? Answer: 3 feet
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Why should a Police Officer advise a father to contact an attorney if a mother fails to permit father to see child during the weekend?
What should you do if emergency responders are passing you on the road? Answer: pass in non adjacent lane
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The significance of what U.S. Supreme Court case led to the analyzing totality of circumstances in determining probable cause? Answer: illinois v. gates
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The significance of what U.S. Supreme Court case led to justified deadly force by Police Officer when necessary to prevent escape of a fleeing felon, and suspect(s) poses a threat of SBI or death. Answer: tennessee v. garner
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In the State of Pennsylvania, what form of radio communication is no longer used? Answer: 10 codes
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The proper channeling of people who handle evidence in time and commission. Answer: chain of custody
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As a Police Officer, you are the first Law Enforcement Officer on a crime scene. What is your first action? Answer: witness contact information
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What is a reasonable amount of time for a Police Officer to conduct an investigatory detention? Answer: 20 - 30 minutes
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As a Police Officer, what should your first approach to obtain entry into a house that you possess a search warrant for? Answer: knock immediately
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While someone is staying at a hotel, they are penetrated and raped. As a Police Officer, what can you charge the actor with? Answer: burglary and rape
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If there are 2 suspects in the front seats of a vehicle, how do you remove them from the vehicle?
What term is defined as "a driver who drives a vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others?" Answer: reckless driving
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What term is defined as "an instrument used with the intent to use criminally?" Answer: instrument of crime
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Which wrist should a Police Officer handcuff first when arresting someone? Answer: right wrist
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What term is defined as "bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death of which causes serious permanent disfigurement or impairment?" Answer: serious bodily injury
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What Pennsylvania State Supreme Court case determined that a nervous suspect does not equal reasonable suspicion? Answer: commonwealth v. grey
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What type of warrant must include time, date, description of property seized, and the description of person or place being seized? Answer: search warrant
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What would be a situation where a Police Officer tells a person they are not free to leave, but at the same time, they are not in official Police custody? Answer: investigatory detention
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What is an instance where a Police Officer stops to speak with someone spontaneously? Answer: mere encounter
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What term is defined as "items that are in and of themselves illegal to own or possess?" Answer: contraband
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What is the proper way for a Police Officer to handle a weapon or gun that they found on the scene?
