MLEA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
DBEAT - Answers Distance
Back-up
Empathy
Awareness
Time
Miranda v. Arizona 1966 - Answers Established procedural safeguards in order to secure an individuals
privilege against compulsory self-incrimination (5th and 6th Amendment rights).
Miranda - Two things you need to give Miranda. - Answers Officer must advise an individual of their
Miranda Rights when an individual is both:
• In custody/a custodial setting,
• Is being interrogated by incriminating questions from a peace officer.
6 factors that determine a Custodial Setting (State v. Reavley): - Answers - Place of the interrogation
- Time of the interrogation
- Person(s) present (multiple officers, witnesses, detectives, etc.)
- Was Miranda given?
- Length and mood of the interrogation
- Was the suspect arrested after the interrogation concluded (this would suggest self-incrimination and
Miranda must apply).
Legal Use of Force - Answers • The Graham Standard (3 Parts)
- What is the severity of the crime?
- What threat does the suspect pose?
- Is the suspect resisting or avoiding arrest?
2 other use of force considerations. - Answers -Did the subject obey clear commands?
- Was a warning given by officers prior to the use of force?
Graham v. Connor 1989 - Answers This case determines that the level of force used by an Officer must
be objectively reasonable considering the totality of the circumstances at the time the force was used.
, Tennessee v. Garner 1985 - Answers Under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is
pursuing a fleeing suspect, the officer may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless "the officer has
probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury
to the officer or others."
3 Determining Factors for Deadly Force: - Answers - Intent of the suspect to cause harm
- Ability of the suspect to cause harm
- Opportunity is present for the suspect to cause harm
Safety rules for Firearms - 4 - Answers -Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
• Never point the gun at anything you do not intend to destroy.
• Keep your finger straight and off the trigger, away from the trigger guard until ready to fire.
• Know your target, backstop and beyond.
Interviews - Answers A non-adversarial and structured conversation designed to illicit information about
a situation at hand.
Verbal - Answers Refers to the words only and believed to account for 10% of communication.
Interrogations - Answers The formal, systematic, or intrusive questioning by law enforcement of a
person arrested or suspected of a crime.
- Answers The formal, systematic, or intrusive questioning by law enforcement of a person arrested or
suspected of a crime.
2 Types of Communication - Answers Verbal
Nonverbal
Nonverbal - Answers Not relating to the use of words and can account for a large portion of
communication.
3 Stages of Memory - Answers Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Encoding - Answers input of information into the memory system
Storage - Answers Sensory, Immediate, and Long-Term filing
Retrieval - Answers the recall of stored information in response to a cue for use in a process or activity.
DBEAT - Answers Distance
Back-up
Empathy
Awareness
Time
Miranda v. Arizona 1966 - Answers Established procedural safeguards in order to secure an individuals
privilege against compulsory self-incrimination (5th and 6th Amendment rights).
Miranda - Two things you need to give Miranda. - Answers Officer must advise an individual of their
Miranda Rights when an individual is both:
• In custody/a custodial setting,
• Is being interrogated by incriminating questions from a peace officer.
6 factors that determine a Custodial Setting (State v. Reavley): - Answers - Place of the interrogation
- Time of the interrogation
- Person(s) present (multiple officers, witnesses, detectives, etc.)
- Was Miranda given?
- Length and mood of the interrogation
- Was the suspect arrested after the interrogation concluded (this would suggest self-incrimination and
Miranda must apply).
Legal Use of Force - Answers • The Graham Standard (3 Parts)
- What is the severity of the crime?
- What threat does the suspect pose?
- Is the suspect resisting or avoiding arrest?
2 other use of force considerations. - Answers -Did the subject obey clear commands?
- Was a warning given by officers prior to the use of force?
Graham v. Connor 1989 - Answers This case determines that the level of force used by an Officer must
be objectively reasonable considering the totality of the circumstances at the time the force was used.
, Tennessee v. Garner 1985 - Answers Under the Fourth Amendment, when a law enforcement officer is
pursuing a fleeing suspect, the officer may not use deadly force to prevent escape unless "the officer has
probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury
to the officer or others."
3 Determining Factors for Deadly Force: - Answers - Intent of the suspect to cause harm
- Ability of the suspect to cause harm
- Opportunity is present for the suspect to cause harm
Safety rules for Firearms - 4 - Answers -Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
• Never point the gun at anything you do not intend to destroy.
• Keep your finger straight and off the trigger, away from the trigger guard until ready to fire.
• Know your target, backstop and beyond.
Interviews - Answers A non-adversarial and structured conversation designed to illicit information about
a situation at hand.
Verbal - Answers Refers to the words only and believed to account for 10% of communication.
Interrogations - Answers The formal, systematic, or intrusive questioning by law enforcement of a
person arrested or suspected of a crime.
- Answers The formal, systematic, or intrusive questioning by law enforcement of a person arrested or
suspected of a crime.
2 Types of Communication - Answers Verbal
Nonverbal
Nonverbal - Answers Not relating to the use of words and can account for a large portion of
communication.
3 Stages of Memory - Answers Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
Encoding - Answers input of information into the memory system
Storage - Answers Sensory, Immediate, and Long-Term filing
Retrieval - Answers the recall of stored information in response to a cue for use in a process or activity.
