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___ legal standard needed by police to conduct non-evidentiary search of persons outer clothing for weapons only - ✔✔Reasonable Suspicion Which answer below about Miranda warning is correct - ✔✔Must be read aloud To charge anyone with operating MV violation you must prove operation. Which answer below proves operation - ✔✔All of the above Which answer below is true about consent searches - ✔✔Go ahead and look quickly is giving informed consent ___ is facts and circumstances to convince a reasonable person that a crime as been committed and the individual committed the crime - ✔✔Probable Cause Inspection Stickers. Failed for 3 defective tires would be equipment violation - ✔✔Red rejection sticker Car failed for emissions. How many days to fix - ✔✔ 60 What statement below is true about seatbelts is true - ✔✔Can give citation to passenger 16+? Which of the following about waiving Miranda is true - ✔✔Demonstrate understanding. Police must maintain meticulous chain of custody to ensure that any evidence seized is ___ - ✔✔Reliable. Police must have a good reason to do show up. What is not a factor required by the courts - ✔✔Probable Cause.
A delinquent child is between ___ years old and violates town ordinance - ✔✔ 14 - 18 years old Which answer below is a public way - ✔✔Road with asphalt and painted lines. Police can conduct protective sweep to conduct cursory check for what - ✔✔People only. While working security at a football game, you stand at the gates to prevent contraband. You see teenager carrying backpack and tries to sneak through. You touch his shoulder to stop and talk to him. What best describes the interaction when you stop the individual - ✔✔Seizure. What shows an unclear invocation of rights for an attorney - ✔✔Do I need an attorney now? Juvenile continues to disobey his parents. Under comm juvenile law, what best describes his behavior - ✔✔Stubborn Child Warrantless arrest for a drug crime. When must you present evidence to judiciary official - ✔✔ Which question below is not asked by courts after admission - ✔✔Did they tell them they were a suspect? 16 year old juvenile arrested for armed robbery. How long can you hold them - ✔✔Not more than 6 hours. Individual recently moved within ma. Must notify the RMV within how many days - ✔✔30 days Because children are less likely to understand Miranda, interested adult must be present. What is true of them - ✔✔Must be provided genuine opportunity to consult in private. What statement about frisk is correct - ✔✔Be able to articulate why you think they may be armed.
After stopping car for speeding, receive consent to search the vehicle. Find heroin in center console, Where else can you search - ✔✔All of the above. Clear invocation of suspect exercising right to remain silent - ✔✔None of the above Comm law Pos are mandated reporters and must file within ___ hours - ✔✔48 hours Communicating effectively you should use voice volume and ___ - ✔✔Cadence Investigate call of disturbance and kids start mouthing off What should you say in response - ✔✔Not say any of the above statements. PO ____ is the authority to choose what should be done in a particular situation - ✔✔Discretion Which below is not a common use for police reports - ✔✔Document opinions about facts Before conducting interview, you inform the victim. To communicate effectively, your information should be - ✔✔Clear, Concise, Consistent, Captivating. SERVE problem solving model. What does second step involve - ✔✔Ethical considerations Respond to investigate larceny. Mary is hearing impaired. How to communicate more effectively - ✔✔Stand in field of vision. Which strategy below builds rapport during interview - ✔✔Explain the process up front and follow through. Which answer is most effective to describe unknown robbery suspect - ✔✔Suspect was male with dark skin 20-29 ad was at least 5'8 and 170
Face to face communication can account for ___ amount of language spoken - ✔✔90% Which answer about police reports is correct - ✔✔Use quotations to document persons statement While investigating A&B and victim is scared. What should your response be - ✔✔Encourage him to tell story as many times as needed. Officer is frustrated that charges are being dismissed. Officer occasionally falsifies reports. What is he violating - ✔✔Noble cause corruption Dislikes all teenagers because they are disrespectful. What kind of bias - ✔✔Explicit bias Female officer interview SA victim. Victim wants to speak with a male officer. What should officer do to build trust - ✔✔Promptly respect request for male officer. Which strategy is effective de-escalation technique - ✔✔What can I do? Which answer about police report narratives is correct - ✔✔Use specific example to elaborate specific facts Interviewing witness to traffic crash. Answers are short with limited information. To get more information you decide to use echo probing. What best demonstrates that - ✔✔Was he slow? Respond to crisis event to person crying uncontrollably. To show empathy which is best response - ✔✔I can see that you are upset. Interviewing home invasion victim. He is angry saying police are incompetent. What should you do - ✔✔Lower voice volume.
Officer sees people blocking sidewalk. Officer tells them they can't all stand there. Which communication role did officer take - ✔✔Parent Set of moral values - ✔✔Ethics ___ treating people in a way that des not favor some over others - ✔✔Fairness Police report narrative should be written from whose perspective - ✔✔Investigating officer Investigating robbery, victim is all over the place. Which is best to reel him in - ✔✔Closed ended What is not true of field interview - ✔✔Can take up to an hour Investigating identity theft crime. To communicate effectively with Korean individual what should you do
- ✔✔Use words less than 3 syllables Officer was hospice care worker. She stopped volunteering having bad experience. What explains her bias - ✔✔Negative Officer becomes angry after operator starts yelling at him. What should officer ask himself first - ✔✔What do I see in myself? Stop car for speeding. Driver calls you an idiot. You stay calm. What describes the emotional intelligence exercise by you - ✔✔Self-management Interview Kelly a witness in child SA case. You need to establish good rapport. What is the best indicator that you have established good rapport - ✔✔Kelly imitates your body posture
Interview joey whose dad assaulted mom 6 years old. What should you do to interview the child - ✔✔Talk about a common like you share with the child. 25 - year-old kid on bike on the sidewalk. You inform him that he cannot ride there. What best describes 15 year old's reaction - ✔✔Child role Firm Adherence to a code of conduct - ✔✔Integrity Most effective way to document date and time of an incident in police reports - ✔✔3:15AM on May 29,
___ friendly relationship marked by communication, mutual trust and understanding - ✔✔Rapport Officer king believes Hispanics are more likely to drink and drive. What describes his bias - ✔✔Implicit First officer to arrive at death investigation scene. What is first step to preserve evidence - ✔✔Establish a perimeter Estimator variables can impact accuracy of information by witnesses and victims - ✔✔Keeping witnesses separated TIM is planned and coordinated process for responding to and restoring flow of traffic. What should you do first upon arrival at crash - ✔✔Evaluate scene before exiting your patrol car When responding to investigate crime in progress, what should first step be upon arrival - ✔✔Make sure the scene is safe During A&B investigation, you find t-shirt with dry blood on it. What do you pack it in - ✔✔Paper bag Conducting robbery investigation. Main witness needs to leave the scene. Which order do you interview in - ✔✔Victim, witnesses, and then suspect
To successfully perform 1 leg stand, they must keep foot up for ___ - ✔✔30 seconds Suspects are more likely to confess to a crime when officers treat them with - ✔✔Respect To push through denials about involvement in robbery how to present evidence - ✔✔Gradually and throughout the interrogation Which person below can testify in court about what another person said - ✔✔They can all testify Materials in clandestine labs - ✔✔All of the above are commonly used Administering HGN, stimulus must be held at max deviation for ___ seconds - ✔✔ 4 Called to investigate DV assault. Both parties are injured. Who should you do - ✔✔Determine dominant aggressor Which below is factor in false confession - ✔✔All of the above Forensic evidence must be collected from 12+ year old rape victim within ___ hours - ✔✔ 120 How many clues for HGN to determine impairment - ✔✔4 clues Protect overall crime scene in potential fatal robbery. What should be done to protect evidence - ✔✔Specific path Respond to investigate battery at night club. Once scene is secure what should you do next - ✔✔Separate all witnessed Under comm law gang must have name, sign and possess ___ members - ✔✔ 3
Suspect confesses to crimes for many reasons. Most confessions come from what - ✔✔Gain and guilt ___ occur when tires lock, roll and then relock and common distance is15-20 feet. What kind of skid - ✔✔Gap skid Where should you interview witness to rapes - ✔✔All of the above Which answer below about written statements is correct - ✔✔Provide the individual privacy to write statement Which suspect is displaying strongest indicator of deception - ✔✔Statements about the crime scene were inconsistent Officer investigating crash must prioritize evidence. What should the first evidence collected - ✔✔Skid marks Jennifer and hank were online dating. They met face to face, hank assaulted Jennifer. Did substantial dating relationship exist - ✔✔Yes, because they were communicating for 4 months To charge a person with stalking the offender must commit ___ or more acts - ✔✔ 3 RESPECT second step - ✔✔Care of the injured Responding to investigate foul odor. You get consent to enter and see clandestine lab. What should you do next - ✔✔Exit the same way you came in ___ common street name for drugs that slow the brain - ✔✔Barbs MV must have ___ digit VIN number - ✔✔ 17
What factor is most important to safely driving vehicle - ✔✔Officer attitude To immobilize for handcuffing when suspect refuses what should your response be - ✔✔None of the above Assigned to monitor protest on police brutality. There is a permit on file. What should you do to monitor crowd appropriately - ✔✔All of the above What is the appropriate position to use when approaching suspect for handcuffing - ✔✔2. How long does it take to empty most portable fire extinguisher - ✔✔ 10 - 15 seconds Which rescue method below should be last resort for drowning person in summer months - ✔✔Get in the water and swim to the person What is the correct compression to breath ration for 9-year old boy - ✔✔30: Which of the following would terrorist group see as soft target - ✔✔College campus Need to use stream of OC spray to stop suspect. To ensure it works effectively what should you do - ✔✔Use as little as possible Which answer below about emergency response driving is correct - ✔✔Slow down for intersections even when green light Positional asphyxia compromises persons difficulty breathing. What should you do to prevent this - ✔✔Place them in the seated position.
Respond to officer down call with all emergency lights turned on. To be exempt from certain laws hat must you do - ✔✔All of the above During an arrest use OC to stop suspect from resisting. What must you do after - ✔✔Request EMS if they ask Need to stop MV at night for speeding. What would you do to conduct safe unknown risk stop - ✔✔All of the above Which answer below is correct about active shooter events - ✔✔Less than 5 minutes Respond to reported bomb threat. 3rd one in three weeks, all others were bogus. Personnel did cursory search and did not find anything. Should clinic be evacuated - ✔✔Yes, everyone should be removed. Effective crime prevention strategies focus mostly on offender - ✔✔Opportunity Which answer below about foot pursuits is correct - ✔✔Do not run along walls with hard corners Jack was arrested without a warrant. Police must conduct a Jenkins if he's going to be held longer than ___ hours - ✔✔ 24 Which relationship below is not considered family or household under 209A - ✔✔All of the above Specific circumstantial information that when together would convince a cautious person hat individual is going to commit a crime. What legal standard have you met - ✔✔Reasonable Suspicion Working 3rd shift and see man near loading dock. Have a suspicion that he may be suspect in car thefts. You ask if he wants a ride What describes the interaction - ✔✔Voluntary encounter Which answer below is correct about investigative stops - ✔✔Person stopped should not be moved against their will.
