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BLE IL PTI TESTS CUMULATIVE (BASIC LAWENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR THE STATE OF IL
TEST 1)
3 Pillars of Community Policing - ANSWER Developing Community Partnerships,
engaging in problem solving using SARA, Implementing organizational
features/transformation.
Define the components of the SARA Model. - ANSWER Scanning- identify and
prioritize problems develop goals.
Analysis- identify and understand the events that precede and accompany the
problem.
Response- Brainstorm for new interventions, outline a response plan, carry out
planned activities.
Assessment- determine whether the plan was implemented conduct ongoing assess.
Outline the process of a felony case. - ANSWER Statute of Limitations= 3 years for
most felonies
Charged via an info. or indictment
Preliminary hearing
Indictment by grand jury
Arraignment
Pleas
Plea agreements and plea bargains
Forcible Felony - ANSWER Murder, Agg sex assault, criminal sex assault,
kidnapping, predatory sex assault, burglary, arson, robbery, treason.
Defenses - ANSWER Ignorance, Defense of person, Insanity, Defense of dwelling,
Necessity, Infancy, Compulsion, Entrapment, Drugs and Intoxicants.
aggravating factors- assault - ANSWER location (public), status of victim, use of
firearm/other weapon.
Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child - ANSWER Accused is 17 or over and
victim is under 13
Class X Felony (6-60 years)
If convicted of two or more, natural life in prison
Sexual Conduct - ANSWER any knowing, touching, or fondling by the victim of the
accused, either directly or through clothing.
Criminal Sexual Assault - ANSWER the act of sexual penetration and the use of
force or threat of force.
act of sexual penetration and the accused knew the victim is unable to give knowing
consent.
,act of penetration and victim is under 18 and the accused is family.
age 13-17 victim or accused is 17 or over but the person is authority or family.
Defenses to Criminal Sexual Assault/Abuse - ANSWER consensual
lack of verbal or physical resistance
Theft (Misdemeanor/Felony) - ANSWER over $500- felony
less than $500= misdemeanor
Retail Theft (Misdemeanor/Felony) - ANSWER greater than $300= Felony
Less than $300= misdemeanor
Deceptive Practice (Misdemeanor/Felony) - ANSWER greater than $150= felony
Less than $150= misdemeanor
Criminal Damage to Property - ANSWER Greater than $500= Felony
Less than $500= Misdemeanor
Weeks vs. US - ANSWER Exclusionary rule at federal level- 1914
Gideon v. Wainwright - ANSWER A person who cannot afford an attorney may have
one appointed by the government. 1963
Graham v. Connor - ANSWER objective reasonableness. 1989
Mapp v. Ohio (1961) - ANSWER Extended the Exclusionary Rule to the states,
increasing the protections for defendants
Tennessee v. Garner (1985) - ANSWER Deadly force may not be used against an
unarmed and fleeing suspect unless necessary to prevent the escape and unless the
officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of
death or serious injury to the officers or others.
Terry v. Ohio (1968) - ANSWER Police can detain a suspect with reasonable
suspicion that they have committed, are committing, or are about to commit a crime.
Miranda v. Arizona - ANSWER Supreme Court held that criminal suspects must be
informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-
incrimination prior to questioning by police. 1966
Brady v. Maryland - ANSWER Prosecution must provide all evidence even if it helps
the defense.
Criminal Sexual Abuse - ANSWER act of sexual conduct and use or threat of force.
OR act of sexual conduct and accused knew victim was unable to understand the
nature of the act. OR an act of penetration and the accused is 16 or younger.
Forcible Felony - ANSWER Murder, agg sex assault, criminal sex assault,
kidnapping, predatory sex assault, burglary, arson, robbery, treason.
, Bio criminology - ANSWER research into the roles played by genetic and
neurophysiological variables in criminal behavior
Routine Activity Theory - ANSWER a perspective on adolescence that views
unstructured, unsupervised time with peers as a main cause of misbehavior
Rationale Choice Theory - ANSWER states that individuals will make decisions that
maximize potential benefit and minimize potential harm
Classical School of Criminology - ANSWER A set of criminological theories that
uses the idea of free will to explain criminal behavior.
deterrance theory - ANSWER philosophy of criminal justice arising from the notion
that crime results from a rational calculation of its costs and benefits
Amendments impacting criminal procedure - ANSWER 4th- unwarranted search and
seizure
5th- no need to answer to incriminate yourself, also prohibits double jeopardy.
6th- right to speedy and public trial
8th- No excessive bail and prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
10th- reserved powers clause
14th- due process
Assault - ANSWER without lawful authority, engages in conduct which places
another in reasonable apprehension of receiving a battery.
Battery - ANSWER knowingly, without legal justification, and by any means causes
bodily harm or makes physical contact of an insulting and provoking nature with an
individual.
Rape Shield Laws - ANSWER laws that protect rape victims, for example, by limiting
the introduction of evidence about their prior sexual behavior
Public Indecency - ANSWER performs in public place: sexual intercourse; lewd
exposure of sexual organs; lewd caress or indecent fondling; lewd appearance in
partial/complete nudity
theft - ANSWER obtains or exerts unauthorized control over property OR obtains
deception control over property of the owner OR obtains by threat control over
property
robbery - ANSWER the unlawful taking of property from a person's immediate
possession by force or intimidation
burglary - ANSWER entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or
to steal valuable property
tort - ANSWER A civil wrong
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