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POLICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 202 3 | 100%
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The order of authority within an organization best defines:
ANSWER - Chain of Command
Domestic relations cases, such as dissolution of marriage (divorce), guardianship, and juvenile delinquency would b handled by which court?
ANSWER - Florida Circuit Court
The ______ county courts in Florida have limited jurisdiction.
ANSWER - 67
Sexual harassment is a form of ___?
ANSWER - Discrimation
Which court case determined that "Intent" is not a factor in determining what constitutes sexual harassment?
ANSWER - Burlington Industries vs. Ellerth
Section 934.09 F.S., Created the ____ within Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to support and assist the Commission in the execution, administration, implementation, and evaluation of its powers, duties and functions.
ANSWER - Criminal Justice Professional Program (CJPP)
Who is responsible for presenting the governments' case?
ANSWER - Prosecutor
The Florida Supreme Court consists of seven justices. Who appoints these seven justices?
ANSWER - The Governor of Florida
____ is a notion statement, or belief about a person, group, or event that may or may not be factual and are interpretation of what experience reveals and may not always be accurate.
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What may be defined as a false statement that a person makes under oath but does not believe to be true?
ANSWER - Perjury
Through ___, we can identify the powers and limitations of each branch (executive, legislative, judicial).
ANSWER - Constitutional Law
Custody, interrogation, understanding and free and voluntary waiving of rights
ANSWER - There are four elements of the Miranda decision, they are?
Non-criminal violation
ANSWER - ____are punishable by monetary fines or something other than incarceration.
Insanity
ANSWER - ____is defined legally as any mental disorder so severe that it prevents a person from having legal capacity and excuses the person from criminal or civil responsibility.
Terry v. Ohio
ANSWER - In _____ the court ruled that law enforcement officer may frisk the exterior clothing of someone lawfully detained if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the person is an
contraband
ANSWER - Anything that is illegal to possess is called___ and illegal drugs are the most common example.
Pretext Stop
ANSWER - Sometimes an officer may suspect that evidence of criminal activity is in a vehicle, but the officer won't have enough information to make a lawful stop. However, if the driver of the vehicle commits a traffic infractions the
officer may stop the vehicle on that basis. Such stops are sometimes called:
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ANSWER - An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty is a/an_____.
Stop and frisk law
ANSWER - Under the ____, an officer can only make an investigative stop of the officer has reasonable suspicion that the person stopped was committing, is committing, or is about to commit a law violation.
arrest warrant
ANSWER - An ____ is a court order authorizing law enforcement to take the individual names on the warrant into custody to answer for charges specified in the warrant.
Alibi
ANSWER - A suspect or defendant's claim that he/she was not present when the alleged act was committed is an____.
Corpus delicti
ANSWER - Before a person can be charged with a criminal offense, the officer must have the evidence that a crime has been committed. This is the legal principle known as ____ or "body of the offense".
To prove or disprove a crime To support or undermine other evidence To help determine an appropriate sentence
ANSWER - The three basic reasons evidence is offered in court are:
Exculpatory evidence
ANSWER - When officer brewer responded to a battery I. Progress, he located
- witnesses to the battery. Three of the witnesses stated that robin started the
battery and was aggressor and Sally was simply defending herself. The other witness however alleged that Sally was the aggressor and Robin was defending herself. Officer Brewer didn't believe this witness because the witness was highly intoxicated and did not seem credible based on the physical evidence at the scene. Officer Brewer must document all witnesses, including the intoxicated witnesses account of the hat happened because this is what type of evidence?
Probable cause
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