MPTC POLICE ACADEMY REVIEW
What are the six types of intent? - answer- General, specific, malicious, strict liability,
recklessness and negligence.
What are the five powers of arrest? - answer- 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. - answer- Two or more people agreeing to commit a crime.
Define felony. - answer- Crime that carries a state prison sentence as a maximum
punishment.
Define Misdemeanor. - answer- Any crime that is not a felony.
Crimes are made up of different parts called? - answer- Elements.
Solicitation of a crime is no longer under common law. (True or False) - answer- True.
Explain the arrest authority 4/7 Indecent Exposure. - answer- Misdemeanor arrestable
in your presence.
Explain the arrest authority 5/7 Prostitution. - answer- Misdemeanor arrestable in your
presence.
Explain the arrest authority 6/7 Threatening to commit a crime. - answer- No arrest
power.
Explain the arrest authority 7/7 Murder. - answer- Felony.
I can arrest for a threat to commit a crime that occurs in my presence. (True/False) -
answer- False.
If a police officer demanded $50 in exchange for not writing a citation, what would
he/she be charged with? - answer- Extortion.
What are the two ways to commit an assault? - answer- Threatening words
accompanied by menacing body language and an attempted battery.
A verbal threat is sufficient for an assault? (True/False) - answer- False.
What are the six types of intent? - answer- General, specific, malicious, strict liability,
recklessness and negligence.
What are the five powers of arrest? - answer- 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. - answer- Two or more people agreeing to commit a crime.
Define felony. - answer- Crime that carries a state prison sentence as a maximum
punishment.
Define Misdemeanor. - answer- Any crime that is not a felony.
Crimes are made up of different parts called? - answer- Elements.
Solicitation of a crime is no longer under common law. (True or False) - answer- True.
Explain the arrest authority 4/7 Indecent Exposure. - answer- Misdemeanor arrestable
in your presence.
Explain the arrest authority 5/7 Prostitution. - answer- Misdemeanor arrestable in your
presence.
Explain the arrest authority 6/7 Threatening to commit a crime. - answer- No arrest
power.
Explain the arrest authority 7/7 Murder. - answer- Felony.
I can arrest for a threat to commit a crime that occurs in my presence. (True/False) -
answer- False.
If a police officer demanded $50 in exchange for not writing a citation, what would
he/she be charged with? - answer- Extortion.
What are the two ways to commit an assault? - answer- Threatening words
accompanied by menacing body language and an attempted battery.
A verbal threat is sufficient for an assault? (True/False) - answer- False.
