MCOLES Final QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What are the 3 things to advise person of constitutional rights? - Answer- 1) Reading rights to person 2) Asking person if he/she understands rights 3) Explaining rights to person What are the steps to interview of a suspect? - Answer- - Establish rapport - Listen - Take notes and clarify details - Evaluates body language - Process info to utilize in the interrogation approach and/or theme How to conduct interrogation of a suspect? - Answer- - Using interrogation techniques - Controls dialogue and challenges denials - Obtains admission and/or confession - Records exact statements of suspect Steps to record statements of suspects? - Answer- - Obtain written waivers of rights - Obtains written confession/admission of events that occurred, asking them to be concise and include names, dates, times, places - Witnesses recording of confession/admission - Writes report concerning the confession/admission given by suspect, using exact verbiage of the individual What are the steps in searching unlocked businesses and dwellings for signs of illegal entry - Answer- - Notifies dispatcher of unlocked building - Secures building perimeter using backup units - Visually checks outside of building for signs of entry - Enters building in safe and cautious manner, checking for points of entry