Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

MPTC Police Academy Exam Review, Exams of Training and Development

A comprehensive review of the mptc (massachusetts police training committee) police academy exam, covering a wide range of topics related to criminal law and law enforcement. It includes detailed explanations and answers to questions on various legal concepts, such as types of intent, powers of arrest, conspiracy, felonies and misdemeanors, elements of crimes, statutes of limitations, and more. The document also addresses specific scenarios and case studies, testing the reader's understanding of the application of these legal principles. This resource is designed to help aspiring police officers prepare for the mptc exam, ensuring they have a thorough grasp of the essential knowledge and skills required for a successful career in law enforcement.

Typology: Exams

2023/2024

Available from 08/27/2024

tizian-kylan
tizian-kylan 🇺🇸

2.7

(21)

3.7K documents

1 / 4

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
MPTC Police Academy Exam Review |
100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest
2024 Version
What are the six types of intent? - ✔✔General, specific, malicious, strict liability, recklessness and
negligence.
What are the five powers of arrest? - ✔✔Warrant, felony, misdemeanor committed in your presence
which is arrestable by statute
misdemeanor committed in your presence which amounts to a breach of the peace
misdemeanor in the past which is arrestable by statute.
Define conspiracy. - ✔✔Two or more people agreeing to commit a crime.
Define felony. - ✔✔Crime that carries a state prison sentence as a maximum punishment.
Define Misdemeanor. - ✔✔Any crime that is not a felony.
Crimes are made up of different parts called? - ✔✔Elements.
Solicitation of a crime is no longer under common law. (True or False) - ✔✔True.
Explain what is meant by a "lesser included offense." - ✔✔A crime for which all the elements necessary
to impose liability are also elements found in a more serious crime. Example: Missing elements in an
assault and battery with a dangerous weapon case can still lead to a guilty verdict in regard to assault
and battery.
What are the statute of limitations for murder? - ✔✔No limitations.
pf3
pf4

Partial preview of the text

Download MPTC Police Academy Exam Review and more Exams Training and Development in PDF only on Docsity!

MPTC Police Academy Exam Review |

100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest

2024 Version

What are the six types of intent? - ✔✔General, specific, malicious, strict liability, recklessness and negligence. What are the five powers of arrest? - ✔✔Warrant, felony, misdemeanor committed in your presence which is arrestable by statute misdemeanor committed in your presence which amounts to a breach of the peace misdemeanor in the past which is arrestable by statute. Define conspiracy. - ✔✔Two or more people agreeing to commit a crime. Define felony. - ✔✔Crime that carries a state prison sentence as a maximum punishment. Define Misdemeanor. - ✔✔Any crime that is not a felony. Crimes are made up of different parts called? - ✔✔Elements. Solicitation of a crime is no longer under common law. (True or False) - ✔✔True. Explain what is meant by a "lesser included offense." - ✔✔A crime for which all the elements necessary to impose liability are also elements found in a more serious crime. Example: Missing elements in an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon case can still lead to a guilty verdict in regard to assault and battery. What are the statute of limitations for murder? - ✔✔No limitations.

What are the statute of limitations for prostitution? - ✔✔One year. What are the statute of limitations for armed robbery? - ✔✔Ten years. What are the statute of limitations for rape? (Adult Victim) - ✔✔Fifteen years. What are the statute of limitations for rape? (Child Victim) - ✔✔Twenty-seven years from the day they turn sixteen or from the day of admission, whichever occurs first. What are the statute of limitations for most crimes? - ✔✔Six years. What must be proven in order to prove attempt to commit a crime? - ✔✔Intent and committing an act towards the crime. What stops the statute of limitations? - ✔✔When the person leaves the state or when a criminal complaint is taken out. What do you call the main party to a crime? - ✔✔Principal. What two factors are needed to prove that a person was an accomplice (aider and abettor) - ✔✔Must be present and have shared intent. What is the difference between a threat and assault? - ✔✔Assault encompasses menacing body language. (Finger pointing, knife-handing, fist clenching) What level of proof do we need in order to arrest for a felony? - ✔✔Probable cause. Explain the arrest authority 1/7 OUI. - ✔✔Past misdemeanor with probable cause. Explain the arrest authority 2/7 Trespass. - ✔✔Misdemeanor arrestable in your presence.

John holds up a liquor store using a "finger gun" kept concealed in his pocket. Detectives identify him from video surveillance in the store and arrest him the next day. John admits the robbery, but denies having a weapon, demonstrating his "finger gun." Can you prove that he was armed with a dangerous weapon? - ✔✔Yes. The clerk believed that John was armed at the time of the robbery. The minimum punishment for assault and battery on a public employee is? - ✔✔90 days in a house of corrections. The legislature clearly defined the crime of "attempting to disarm a police officer." (True/False) - ✔✔False. What type of intent is involved with the crime of statutory rape? - ✔✔Strict liability. In order to constitute a rape, there must be some form of penetration. (True/False) - ✔✔True. While observing a traffic, you observe a vehicle speed by. By the time you catch up to the vehicle, it is crossing the town line. What can you do? - ✔✔Nothing. Speeding is not an arrestable offense. 21 year old Susie comes into the station and reports that was raped by her step father thirteen years ago. She is undecided about criminal charges as she does not wish to destroy the family. How long does she have to decide before the statute of limitations runs out? - ✔✔22 years. Child rape statute of limitations is 27 years after the child turns 16. Therefore, 21-16 =5 years. Susie is 5 years into the statute of limitations and has 22 remaining years. Rob Steele holds a Salvation Army bell-ringer at knife point, at the Eastfield Mall on December 24, 2017. He then flees to his hometown of Somers, Connecticut. In 2022, he moves to Springfield and enrolls in college. In what year does the statute of limitations expire? - ✔✔2032. Because Rob immediately fled, the statute of limitations for armed robbery stopped. When Rob came back to attend college, his ten- year statute of limitations resumed.