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(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |Name |of |the |person |filling |an |appeal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Appellate
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |The |name |of |the |party |that |opposes |the |appeal |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Respondent
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |How |many |judges |are |in |the |Wisconsin |Supreme |Court? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |How |many |judges |are |in |the |U.S. |Supreme |Court? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |does |a |warrant |command? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |defendant |be |arrested |and |brought |before |the |court
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |does |a |summons |command? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Orders |the |defendant |to |appear |before |the |court |on |a |certain |date |and |time
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |The |court |system |is |the |______ |branch |of |government |in |Wisconsin. |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Third
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |How |many |years |do |judges |serve |on |the |Wisconsin |Supreme |Court? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-10 |years
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |How |many |courts |of |appeals |are |in |Wisconsin |Court |System? |Where |are |they? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4 |districts |in |Madison, |Waukesha, |Milwaukee, |and |Wausau
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |How |many |years |do |judges |serve |on |the |Wisconsin |Circuit |Courts? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-6 |years
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |function |of |circuit |courts |in |the |Wisconsin |Court |System? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Trial |courts |with |jurisdiction |in |criminal |and |civil |cases
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |function |of |Municipal |Courts |in |the |Wisconsin |Court |System? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Exclusive |jurisdiction |over |ordinance |violations
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |order |of |the |Wisconsin |Court |System? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
- |Supreme |Court
- |Court |of |Appeals
- |Circuit |Courts
- |Municipal |Courts
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |Most |Appeals |Court |cases |are |decided |by |a |___ |-judge |panel. |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |Is |testimony |taken |by |the |Appeals |Court? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-No. |They |rely |on |the |circuit |court |record |and |the |written |briefs |of |the |litigants |to |make |their |decisions
(Agency |Policy) |What |are |the |mandatory |policies |for |Wisconsin |Law |Enforcement |agencies? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Use |of |Force |[§66.0511(2)]
- |Citizen |Complaint |[§66.0511.(3)] |
- |High |Speed |Pursuit |[§346.03(6)]
- |Open |Records |[§19.34(1)]
- |Domestic |Abuse |[§968.075(3)]
- |Expander |of |Jurisdiction |[§175.40(6)(d) |and |§ |175.40 |(6m)]
- |Reporting |Abuse |[§48.981(3)(b)3)] |
- |Eyewitness |Identification |[§175.50(2)]
(Agency |Policy) |What |are |the |policies |for |Wisconsin |Law |Enforcement |agencies |that |are |required
|under |certain |conditions? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Privacy |in |Locker |Rooms |[§175.22]
- |Police |Escorts |[§346.215]
- |Crime |Victims' |Rights |[§950.08]
- |Disposition |of |Public |Records |[§19.21(4), |(5)]
- |Emergency |Detention |[§51.15(11m)]
(Agency |Policy) |What |is |a |discretionary |policy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-You |have |some |choices |about |how |you |will |complete |a |task, |includes |words |such |as |may |and |should.
(Agency |Policy) |What |is |a |ministerial |policy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Tasks |you |must |perform, |you |have |no |choice, |includes |words |such |as |will |and |shall.
(Agency |Policy) |What |do |policies |and |procedures |provide |in |law |enforcement? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Written |documents |that |set |forth |the |expectations |for |employees |in |regard |to |what |is |to |be |done |in |a |broad |range |of |common, |foreseeable |situations.
(Agency |Policy) |What |is |a |policy |statement? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |what |is |to |be |done |in |relation |to |a |particular |issue. |Reflects |philosophy
(Agency |Policy) |What |Wisconsin |State |law |protects |you |in |the |event |of |a |civil |lawsuit |from |having |to |pay |your |own |attorney |fees |or |from |paying |damages |if |there |is |a |finding |of |liability? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-§895.
(Agency |Policy) |Does |Wisc. |Stats. |§895.46 |protects |you |if |you |clearly |act |outside |of |the |scope |of
|your |authority |or |are |charged |with |a |criminal |offense? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-No
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |Why |are |we |called |the |Guardians |of |Rights? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-We |are |an |extension |of |the |judicial |system |which |tries |laws |and |protects |individual |rights |(ex: |right |to |property |and |right |to |defend |oneself)
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |article |of |the |Wisconsin |Constitution |created |circuit |courts |to |serve |as |Wisconsin |trial |courts? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Article |VII
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |article |of |the |Wisconsin |Constitution |authorized |the |creation |of
|municipal |courts? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Article |VII, |Sections | 2 |and | 14
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |chapter |in |the |Wisconsin |Constitution |defines |the |term |"Law
|Enforcement |Officer" |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-165.85 |(2)(C)
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |Tenth |Amendment |of |the |U.S. |Constitution? |- |VERIFIED
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |This |strategy |places |more |emphasis |on |research |and |analysis |as |well |as |crime |prevention |and |the |engagement |of |public |and |private |organization |in |the |reduction |of
|community |problems. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Problem-Oriented |Policing
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |are |the |four |stages |of |the |problem-solving |approach? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-1. |Scan |data |to |identify |patterns |in |the |incidents |they |routinely |handle.
- |Subject |these |patterns |(or |problems) |to |in-depth |analysis |of |causes.
- |Find |new |ways |of |intervening |earlier |so |that |these |problems |are |less |likely |to |occur |in |the |future.
- |Assess |the |impact |of |the |interventions |and, |if |they |have |not |worked, |start |the |process |over |again.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |acronym |used |to |refer |to |the |four |stages |of |problem |solving? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-SARA- |Scanning, |Analysis, |Response, |and |Assessment
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |Broken |Windows |policing |strategy? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |theory |that |says |by |controlling |minor |disorders, |serious |crimes |can |be |reduced.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |focus |of |Broken |Windows |policing |strategy? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Cleaning |up |rundown |parts |of |the |city, |fixing |broken |windows, |and |rundown |buildings |and |officers |focusing |on |problems |such |as |panhandling, |vandalism, |and |public |drinking.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |intelligence-led |policing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Focuses |on |agencies |gathering |intelligence |and |sharing |that |information |within |their |agencies |and |with |other |local, |state, |and |federal |agencies.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |does |Computer |Statistics |or |Comparative |Statistics |Policing
|(COMPSTAT) |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Collects, |analyzes, |and |maps |crime |data |and |other |essential |police |performance |measures |on |a |regular |basis |and |holds |police |managers |accountable |for |their |performance |as |measured |by |this |data.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |are |community |crime |prevention |programs |or |strategies? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Target |changes |in |community |infrastructure, |culture, |or |the |physical |environment |in |order |to |reduce |crime.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |federal |agency |does |Integrated |Automated |Fingerprint |Identification |System |(IAFIS) |and |National |Crime |Information |Center |(NCIC) |fall |under? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Federal |Bureau |of |Investigation |(FBI)
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |oldest |federal |law |enforcement |agency |that |manages |the
|federal |witness |protection |program |and |the |asset |forfeiture |program? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- United |States |Marshals |Service
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |federal |agency |was |established |after |the |9/11 |attacks |as |the |lead |agency |for |the |vast |national |network |of |organizations |and |institutions |involved |in |efforts |to
|secure |our |nation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Department |of |Homeland |Security
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |statewide |law |enforcement |agency |investigates |crimes |that |are
|statewide |in |nature? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Wisconsin |Department |of |Justice/Division |of |Criminal |Investigation
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |statewide |law |enforcement |agency |provides |investigative |support
|services |to |special |agents |and |law |enforcement |agencies |statewide? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Investigative |Services |Bureau
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |statewide |law |enforcement |agency |investigates |alleged |violations |of |state |statutes |when |committed |by |public |employees |acting |in |their |official |capacity, |as |well |as |violations |committed |by |any |government |entity |at |the |state |or |local |level? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Public |Integrity |Bureau
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |statewide |law |enforcement |agency |enforces |state |highway |laws |and
|what |services |do |they |provide? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Wisconsin |State |Patrol. |Their |services |include: |Crash |Reconstructions, |Commercial |Vehicle |Inspections, |Interdiction |and |Homeland |Security, |Aerial |Surveillance, |Training/Local |Assistance.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |person |has |a |duty |to |"preserve |the |peace" |and |traditionally |the |person |who |holds |this |duty |is |considered |the |chief |law |enforcement |officer |in |a |county |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Sheriff
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |chapter |in |the |Wisconsin |Constitution |outlines |the |duties |of |a |sheriff?
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Chapter | 59
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |How |does |a |sheriff |get |their |job? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |are |elected
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |is |the |jurisdiction |of |a |Sheriff |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |county |they |are |elected |to.
(Fundamentals |of |CJ) |What |are |the |expectations |an |officer |must |fulfill |established |by |the |public
|trust? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Equal |access/equal |treatment
- |Justifiable |actions
- |Preservation, |not |judging |of |life
- |No |private |gain
- |No |selective |enforcement
- |Teamwork
(Critical |Thinking) |What |is |decision |making? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |process |of |identifying |and |evaluating |choices.
(Critical |Thinking) |What |are |the |types |of |decisions |we |make? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Routine, |impulsive, |and |reasoned
(Critical |Thinking) |What |are |heuristics? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Unconscious |routines
(Critical |Thinking) |How |do |you |reduce |the |impact |of |the |effects |of |anchoring? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-- |Be |open |minded
- |Offer |objective |information
(Critical |Thinking) |How |do |you |reduce |the |effects |of |status |quo? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Think |of |your |goals |when |preparing |to |make |a |decision
- |Look |at |each |possible |change, |one |at |a |time
- |Avoid |natural |tendency |to |exaggerate |effort |or |cost |or |emotional |reaction
|Can |you |restate |your |point |in |other |words?
- |Can |you |give |an |example?
- |To |clarify |what |you |are |saying |(repeat |back |what |you |understood)
(Critical |Thinking) |How |do |you |realize |you |are |being |close-minded? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Unwilling |to |listen |to |someone's |reasons
- |Are |irritated |by |the |reason |people |give |you
- |Become |defensive |during |a |discussion
(Critical |Thinking) |What |are |the | 8 |characteristics |of |critical |thinking? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Asking |questions
- |Defining |a |problem
- |Examining |evidence
- |Analyzing |assumptions |and |biases
- |Avoiding |emotional |reasoning
- |Avoiding |over |simplification
- |Considering |other |interpretations
- |Tolerating |ambiguity
(Critical |Thinking) |What |is |metacognition? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Thinking |about |one's |own |thinking.
(Critical |Thinking) |What |are |the |aspects |of |critical |thinking? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Dispositions |(Skeptical, |open-minded, |respect |evidence |and |reasoning, |etc.)
- |Criteria |(conditions |that |meet |what |is |being |judged)
- |Argument |(statement |or |proposition |with |supporting |evidence)
- |Reasoning |(ability |to |infer |a |conclusion)
- |Point |of |view |(viewing |phenomena |from |many |points |of |view)
(Critical |Thinking) |What |is |emotional |intelligence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |ability |to |recognize |your |emotions, |understand |what |they're |telling |you, |and |realize |how |your |emotions |affect |people |around |you.
(Critical |Thinking) |What |are |the |characteristics |of |emotional |intelligence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
- |Self-Awareness
- |Self-Regulation
- |Motivation
- |Empathy
- |Social |Skills
(Critical |Thinking) |What |are |some |ways |to |improve |emotional |intelligence? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-- |Observe |how |you |react |to |people
- |Look |at |your |work |environment
- |Do |a |self-evaluation
- |Examine |how |you |react |to |stressful |situations
- |Take |responsibility |for |your |actions
- |Examine |how |your |actions |will |affect |others
(Critical |Thinking) |What |is |multiple |intelligence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |theory |that |people |possess |different |kinds |of |minds |and |therefore |learn, |remember, |perform, |and |understand |in |different |ways.
(Ethics) |What |are |the |fundamentals |to |effective |policing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Integrity |and |Ethics
(Ethics) |What |is |an |ethical |dilemma? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |situation |in |which |an |individual |does |not |know |the |right |course |of |action, |has |difficulty |doing |what |they |consider |to |be |right |and |finds |the |wrong |choice |very |tempting
(Ethics) |What |are |the |five |"I's" |of |police |profession? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Integrity
- |Intellect
- |Industry
- |Initiative
- |Impact
(Ethics) |What |is |moral |commitment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |fortitude |to |do |the |right |thing |in |face |of |pressures |to |act |otherwise.
(Ethics) |What |does |the |public |expect |law |enforcement |to |be? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Fair
(Ethics) |What |are |morals? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |rules |or |habits |of |personal |conduct |which |are |based |on |the |values |that |form |our |beliefs. |(Right |and |Wrong)
(Ethics) |Explain |higher |standard. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |public |will |not |separate |your |personal |life |from |your |professional |life.
(Ethics) |What |are |values? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Principles, |standards, |or |qualities |considered |worthwhile |or |desirable.
(Ethics) |What |are |principles? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |rule |or |standard, |or |a |predetermined |policy |or |mode |of |action, |that |provides |guidance |in |decision |making.
(Ethics) |What |is |character? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Learned |or |developed |behavior |which |leads |an |individual |to |behave |in |situations |in |a |specific |way.
(Ethics) |What |are |the |four |styles |of |policing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Professional |
- |Avoider
- |Enforcer
- |Reciprocator
(Ethics) |What |are |the |keys |to |professionalism? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Discretion
- |Oral |communication
- |Written |communication
- |Perception
- |Ethics
(Ethics) |What |are |the |moral |commitments |to |service? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Morals
- |Values
- |Principles |
- |Character |
- |Suspect |descriptions
- |Stolen |Vehicles
(Cultural |Competency) |Define |culture. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |learned |pattern |of |behavior |of |any |group |of |people.
(Cultural |Competency) |What |is |ethnicity? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |social |identification |with |a |particular |religious, |racial |or |national |group.
(Cultural |Competency) |What |is |stereotype? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |fixed |image |or |notion |held |in |common |by |members |of |a |group.
(Ethics) |What |is |moral |sensitivity? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |interpretation |of |a |situation, |the |various |actions |that |are |available, |and |how |each |action |might |affect |you |and |others.
(PCS) |What |are |the |four |basic |elements |of |communication? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |sender
- |A |message
- |The |atmosphere |in |which |the |communication |takes |place
- |A |receiver
(PCS) |What |is |the |basis |for |all |law |enforcement |and |detention |work? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Professional |Communication |Skills
(PCS) |The |basic |processes |of |communicating |includes...? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |A |message |must |be |conveyed
- |The |message |must |be |received
- |There |must |be |a |response
- |Each |message |must |be |understood
(PCS) |What |are |non-verbal |elements |in |a |message? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Voice
- |Facial |expressions
- |Body |posture |or |movement
- |Gestures
- |Physical |distance
(PCS) |As |the |sender |of |a |message, |you |are |primarily |responsible |for |establishing |the |______. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Atmosphere
(PCS) |What |is |one |of |the |most |important |communication |skills |you |will |use? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Active |listening
(PCS) |Active |listening |can |be |divided |into |three |basic |skills: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Attending |skills
- |Following |skills
- |Responding |skills
(PCS) |What |does |the |word |attending |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Give |your |attention |physically |and |mentally |which |is |a |form |of |non-verbal |communication.
(PCS) |What |are |examples |of |appropriate |body |language |to |show |you |are |listening? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-- |Face |the |other |person
- |Slightly |lean |your |body |toward |the |speaker
- |Maintain |an |open |position
- |Maintain |an |appropriate |distance
What |are |some |techniques |for |following |skills/being |a |good |listener? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Using |effective |"door |openers"
- |Using |simple |words |and |phrases |to |encourage |the |person |to |talk
- |Asking |open |questions
- |Using |silence |effectively
(PCS) |Why |is |paraphrasing |a |good |technique? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Helps |reduce |the |likelihood |of |misunderstandings, |helps |the |person |feel |that |the |listener |is |truly |paying |attention, |and |it |exposes |exaggeration.
What |are |some |effective |guidelines |for |asking |questions? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |When |appropriate, |explain |the |purpose |and |direction |of |your |questioning
- |Maintain |good |eye |contact |with |the |person
- |Make |sure |body |language |and |other |non-verbal |cues |match |your |words
(PCS) |What |is |the |best |way |to |make |a |request |of |someone? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ask |someone |to |do |something |rather |than |to |tell |someone |to |do |something.
(PCS) |What |are |the |three |steps |of |the |basic |contact |model? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Opening
- |Information |gathering
- |Resolution
(Con |Law) |What |are |four |sources |of |law? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Constitution
- |Statute
- |Case |law
- |Administrative |law
(Con |law) |What |is |a |constitution? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Document |that |establishes |the |government |of |a |nation |or |a |state.
(Con |law) |What |is |a |statute? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Federal |or |state |law |enacted |by |elected |members |of |the |legislature.
(Con |law) |What |is |a |case |law? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Law |created |by |the |judiciary |as |a |result |of |interpreting |existing |laws.
(Con |law) |What |is |an |administrative |law? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Created |by |administrative |agencies, |including |regulations, |policies |and |procedures, |hearings, |and |appeals |hear |by |the |agencies
(Con |law) |What |are |the |three |branches |of |government? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Legislative
(Con |law) |What |does |the |legislative |branch |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Confirms |or |rejects |presidential |appointments |and |has |the |authority |to |declare |war. |It |includes |congress |(senate |and |house |of |reps)
|charges. |(Reviewed |by |magistrate |to |determine |sufficiency)
(Con |law) |When |is |a |criminal |complaint |issued? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |issued |when |there |is |a |criminal |proceeding |which |a |LEO |provides |complaint |information |to |DA.
(Con |law) |Which |court |is |considered |the |"error-correcting" |court? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Wisconsin |Court |of |Appeals
(Con |law) |Under |which |U.S. |code |does |it |define |"Indian |Country"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-18 |U.S. |Code, |Section | 1511
(Con |law) |What |criminal |matters |are |handled |by |Tribal |jurisdiction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Misdemeanors
(Con |law) |How |many |federally |recognized |tribes |are |in |Wisconsin? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
(Con |law) |Who |passes |criminal |laws? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-By |state |legislature
(Con |law) |What |does |"Beyond |a |Reasonable |Doubt" |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |burden |of |proof |required |to |affirm |a |conviction |in |a |criminal |case. |Evidence |must |be |so |strong |that |there |is |no |reasonable |doubt |that |the |defendant |committed |the |crime.
(Con |law) |Who |does |the |burden |of |proof |fall |on |in |civil |cases? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |plaintiff
(Con |law) |Who |does |the |burden |of |proof |falls |on |in |criminal |cases? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |prosecution
(Con |law) |What |does |the |presumption |of |innocence |outline? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Defendants |are |not |required |to |prove |their |innocence. |The |law |presumes |every |person |charged |with |the |commission |of |an |offense |to |be |innocent.
(Con |law) |What |is |the |highest |standard |of |proof |in |any |judicial |proceeding? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Reasonable |doubt
(Con |law) |What |amendments |back |up |beyond |a |reasonable |doubt? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |"due |process |clause" |of |the |5th |amendment |and |14th |amendment
(Con |law) |What |is |the |standard |of |proof |in |civil |litigation |and |municipal |court? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-proof |by |a |"preponderance |of |evidence" |or |proof |by |"clear |and |convincing |evidence".
(Con |law) |What |is |the |burden |of |proof |for |temporary |detention? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Reasonable |suspicion
(Con |law) |What |is |the |burden |of |proof |for |a |frisk? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Detention |& |danger |of |physical |injury
(Con |law) |What |is |the |burden |of |proof |for |arrest? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Probable |cause
(Con |law) |What |is |criminal |procedure? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rules |designed |by |legislature |and |courts |to |ensure |that |the |person |who |is |convicted |of |a |criminal |violation |is |the |person |who |committed |the |violation.
(Con |law) |Criminal |charges |usually |originate |in |one |of |two |ways: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |LEO |makes |an |arrest |on |probable |cause
- |DA |files |a |criminal |complaint |before |the |person |charged |(the |defendant) |is |in |custody.
(Con |law) |What |are |the |factors |of |criminal |procedure? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Case |initiated |by |filing |of |charges
- |Defendant |may |or |may |not |be |in |custody |of |time
- |Formal |charging |document |is |criminal |complaint
- |Sets |forth |law |violated, |applicable |penalties, |and |facts |sufficient |for |pc |finding |that |specified |law |was |violated |by |this |person
(Con |law) |What |is |the |Initial |Appearance? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |first |hearing |a |defendant |has |in |his |or |her |criminal |case. |They |receive |a |copy |of |the |criminal |complaint.
(Con |law) |What |happens |in |the |Initial |Appearence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |First |hearing |unless |earlier |bail |hearing
- |Defendant |receives |copy |of |complaint
- |Advised |of |right |to |and |procedure |to |obtain |lawyer |at |public |expense
- |Bail |is |set
- |Arraignment |on |misdemeanor |charges
(Con |law) |When |is |cash |bail |posted? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |likelihood |of |future |appearance |to |court |on |the |current |case.
(Con |law) |What |are |the |nonmonetary |conditions |of |release |from |bail? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |protect |public, |prevent |intimidation |of |witnesses.
(PCS) |What |are |the |important |concepts |at |the |core |of |professional |communication |skills? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Shared |responsibility
- |Contact |officer |override
- |Deflection |of |verbal |abuse
- |Representation
(PCS) |What |is |contact |officer |override? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |cover |officer |has |the |proactive |responsibility |to |intervene |in |a |situation |if |the |contact |officer |behaves |inappropriately |or |is |other |not |handling |the |situation |effectively.
(PCS) |What |are |three |categories |of |barriers |to |effective |communication? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Officer-generated |barriers
- |Physical |barriers
- |Interpersonal |barriers
(PCS) |What |are |some |key |ways |in |which |officers |sometimes |make |effective |communication |more
|difficult? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Believing |flight |or |fight |fallacy
- |Falling |prey |to |presumed |compliance
- |Using |police |jargon
- |Indulging |in |actions |that |provoke |other |people
(Con |Law) |What |is |the |14th |amendment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-All |persons |born |or |naturalized |in |the |United |States |are |citizens |and |their |constitution |rights |cannot |be |taken |away.
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |bill |of |rights? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |first | 10 |amendments |of |the |constitution.
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |six |Wisconsin |state |statutes |that |allow |arrests |outside |an |officers
|jurisdiction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Fresh |Pursuit: |Wis. |Stat. |§175.40 |(2) |& |(3)
- |Close |Pursuit: |Wis. |Stat. |§967.
- |Mutual |Aid: |Wis. |Stat. |§66.
- |Mutual |Aid |between |States: |Wis. |Stat. |§175.
- |Arrests; |Assistance |(on-duty, |off-duty, |outside |jurisdiction): |Wis. |Stat. |§175.40 |(6)- |a,b,c,d |(6M)
- |OWI: |Wis. |Stat. |§349.03 |(4)
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |levels |on |which |LEO |may |engage |a |citizen? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Consensual |contact
- |Terry |stop |or |temporary |detention
- |Arrest
(Con |Law) |What |is |reasonable |suspicion? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Specific |and |articulable |facts, |together |with |rational |inferences |drawn |from |those |facts, |that |would |lead |a |reasonable |officer |to |suspect |that |a |law |violation |is |about |to |take |place, |is |taking |place, |or |just |took |place.
(Con |Law) |What |is |collective |knowledge? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-If |one |LEO |has |reasonable |suspicion |or |probable |cause |that |would |justify |the |stop |of |a |suspect, |then |any |officer |can |make |the |stop |on |behalf |of |the |original |officer; |officer |with |knowledge |doesn't |have |to |convey |information. |Applies |to |misdemeanor |and |felony |cases.
(PCS) |What |are |the |three |categories |for |active |listening? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Attending |skills
- |Following |skills
- |Responding |skills
(PCS) |What |is |the |best |technique |for |responding |to |the |content |of |what |a |person |has |said? |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Paraphrasing
(PCS) |What |are |the |fundamentals |of |Professional |Communication? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Treat |everyone |with |dignity |and |respect
- |Show |empathy
- |Be |a |team |player
- |Remember |that |your |goal |is |willing |cooperation
(PCS) |What |are |the |principles |of |Professional |Communication? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Share |responsibility |
- |Contact |officer |override
- |Deflection |of |verbal |abuse
- |Representation
(PCS) |What |is |a |key |concept |of |professional |communication? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |officer |should |attempt |to |generate |voluntary |compliance |from |a |subject, |using |tactics |that |are |most |likely |to |accomplish |that |goal |with |the |least |amount |of |aggravation, |stress, |or |danger |to |officer |or |subjects
(Con |Law) |What |does |"plain |feel" |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-During |a |Terry |Frisk |the |officer |has |reasonable |suspicion |to |believe |an |item |over |clothes |may |be |contraband |based |on |how |it |feels
(Con |Law) |When |you |make |a |traffic |stop |you |have |to |remain |________. |Unless, |______. |-
|VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |On |the |traffic |mission
- |There |is |reasonable |suspicion |develops |to |investigate |other |infractions
(Con |Law) |Does |the |driver |of |a |motor |vehicle |or |a |person |walking |down |the |street |have |to |give
|identification? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |Wisconsin, |drivers |have |to |give |identification |but |a |person |walking |can |refuse |to |identify |themselves
(Con |Law) |If |you |have |made |an |investigative |vehicle |stop, |and |have |reason |to |believe |that |you |or
|someone |else |is |in |danger |of |physical |injury, |what |can |you |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-"Frisk" |the |passenger |compartment |for |weapons
(Con |Law) |What |is |probable |cause? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |set |of |facts |and |circumstances |that |would |lead |a |reasonable |officer |to |believe |that |a |specific |crime |is |being |or |has |been |committed |by |a |specific |person.
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |elements |of |a |lawful |arrest? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Warrant |commanding |that |such |person |be |arrested
- |Reasonable |grounds |that |a |warrant |for |the |persons |arrest |has |been |issued |in |this |state
- |Reasonable |grounds |that |a |felony |warrant |is |issued |for |another |state
- |Reasonable |grounds |to |believe |that |person |is |committing |or |has |committed |a |crime
(Con |Law) |Does |a |traffic |stop |indicate |that |an |individual |is |under |arrest? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- No. |Issuing |a |citation |is |not |an |arrest |even |though |the |subject |is |not |free |to |go. |(Traffic |Detention)
(Con |Law) |Who |can |authorize |an |arrest |warrant? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |judge |or |court |commissioner
(Con |Law) |What |allows |a |LEO |to |obtain |an |arrest |warrant? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Probable |cause |supported |by |Oath |or |affirmation, |and |particularly |describing |the |place |to |be |searched |and |the |persons |or |things |to |be |seized.
(Con |Law) |Does |a |warrant |need |to |be |in |the |arresting |officers |possession? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-No
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |factors |of |an |arrest |without |a |warrant? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |4th |amendment |probable |cause
- | 48 |hour |probable |cause |determination
(Con |Law) |What |are |exigent |circumstances |to |make |an |arrest |in |a |persons |home |without |a
|warrant? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Immediate |threat |of |escape
- |Immediate |threat |of |destruction |of |evidence
- |Immediate |threat |of |death |or |great |bodily |harm
- |Hot |pursuit |of |a |jailable |offense
- |Waive |rights |and |agree |to |answer
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |four |parts |of |the |Miranda |warning? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Right |to |silence
- |Anything |they |say |may |be |used |against |them |in |a |court
- |Right |to |consult |with |attorney
- |If |they |can't |afford |an |attorney, |one |could |be |provided (Right |to |silence |and |Right |to |counsel)
(Con |Law) |When |can |you |reinitiate |Miranda |warning |after |suspect |invoked |right |to |remain |silent? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Walk |away |and |honor |original |right
- |Wait |at |least |two |hours
- |Provide |fresh |Miranda |warning
- |Obtain |a |clear, |knowing, |free, |and |voluntary |waiver
(Con |Law) |What |is |the |only |way |an |officer |can |re-interrogate |a |suspect |who |asserts |their |right |to |counsel? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Suspect |initiates |the |contact |or |there |is |a |break |in |the |custody |then |the |officer |must |wait | 14 |days.
(Con |Law) |Is |the |waiver |of |Miranda |rights |voluntary |even |if |the |suspect |has |a |low |IQ, |in |a |highly
|emotional |state, |or |is |intoxicated? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Yes |so |long |as |LEO |does |not |engage |in |impropriety
(Con |Law) |What |are |exceptions |to |Miranda? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Public |safety
- |The |rescue |doctrine |or |private |safety
(Con |Law) |When |is |the |6th |amendment |triggered? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-By |charging |and |is |"charge/offense |specific"
(Con |Law) |For |the |6th |amendment, |when |does |the |right |to |counsel |attach? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-When |a |person |is |charged |with |an |offense
(Con |Law) |When |is |recording |of |custodial |interviews |and |interrogations |required? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-- |Juvenile |(16 |and |under) |involving |any |criminal |violation |for |which |a |child |might |be |judged |delinquent
- |Adult |involving |any |felony
(Con |Law) |What |are |the |four |basic |forms |of |evidence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Demonstrative |(objects, |pictures, |models/displays)
- |Documentary |(documents)
- |Real |(any |object |or |recording |of |a |conversation)
- |Testimonial |(witness |statement |under |oath)
(Con |Law) |If |evidence |is |to |be |admitted |at |court, |it |must |be: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Relevant
- |Material |(reliable)
- |Competent
(Con |Law) |A |given |piece |of |evidence |is |considered |material |if |it..? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-If |it |is |offered |to |prove |a |fact |that |is |in |dispute |in |a |case
(Con |Law) |What |is |competent |evidence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Consistent |with |certain
|traditional |notions |of |reliability.
(Con |Law) |What |is |direct |and |circumstantial |evidence? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--Direct: |a |fact |by |making |a |connection |to |the |case |without |drawing |inference
- |Circumstantial: |relies |on |judgement |or |inference |to |make |a |connection
(Con |Law) |What |is |hearsay? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |out |of |court |statement |of |someone |other |tan |the |declarant |offered |to |prove |the |truth |of |the |matter |asserted.
(Con |Law) |When |is |hearsay |admissible? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Dying |declarations
- |Present |sense |impressions
- |Excited |utterances
(Con |Law) |What |is |the |exclusionary |rule? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |It |prohibits |the |use |of |illegally |obtained |evidence |in |a |criminal |trial |
- |Evidence |gained |from |an |unreasonable |search |or |seizure |violating |4th |amendment
(Con |Law) |What |are |exceptions |to |exclusionary |rule? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Good |faith
- |Inevitable |discovery
- |Independent |source
(Con |Law) |What |is |the |"Fruit |of |the |Poisonous |Tree"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Doctrine |of |the |exclusionary |rule |that |explains |evidence |obtained |from |an |illegal |arrest, |unreasonable |search, |or |coercive |interrogation |must |be |excluded |from |trial.
(Crimes) |What |is |the |difference |between |civil |and |criminal |law? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Civil |involves |private |disputes |between |persons |or |organizations. |Criminal |involves |an |action |that |is |considered |to |be |harmful |to |society |as |a |whole.
(Crimes) |How |are |civil |cases |initiated |and |what |are |the |remedies? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |or |entity |(plaintiff) |claiming |another |person |or |entity |(defendant) |has |failed |to |carry |out |legal |duty |owed |to |plaintiff |which |is |usually |remedied |through |financial |compensation
(Crimes) |How |is |a |person |charged |in |criminal |cases? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |Accusation |for |federal |is |called |indictment
- |Accusation |for |misdemeanor |is |called |information
(Crimes) |Who |prosecutes |criminal |cases? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-- |For |federal |the |U.S. |Attorneys |office |prosecutes |
- |For |state |the |State |Attorneys |office |prosecutes
(Crimes) |What |happens |for |criminal |conviction? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Judge |decides |disposition |upon |conviction
(Crimes) |What |is |the |Uniform |Crime |report? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Collects |information |on |crimes |reported |to |law |enforcement |authorities |in |an |effort |to |provide |reliable |criminal |justice |statistics.
(Crimes) |What |is |the |National |Crime |Victimization |Survey |(NCVS)? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-They |use |U.S. |Census |personnel |to |interview |households |twice |a |year |to |collect |information |on |crimes |suffered |by |individuals |and |household, |whether |or |not |those |crimes |were |reported |to |LEO.
