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Sergeant Practice Exam 1/ 100 Questions with
Definitive Solutions.
A sentencing philosophy seeking satisfaction from knowing or seeing that
offenders are punished. Also called vengeance. This philosophy of justice asserts
that the punishment should fit the crime and the culpability of the offender -
Answer: Retribution


If probable cause exists to search a motor vehicle, then - Answer: if the vehicle
can be readily moved, the entire vehicle can be searched


According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution
protects - Answer: people


A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the offender into society is called -
Answer: rehabilitation

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,Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from another city. They wore
badges and insignia, and one of them was holding a zipper pouch containing a
pistol. Although they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the officers picked out
the defendant and asked to inspect his ticket and identification, which he gave to
them. These items were immediately returned to the defendant as unremarkable.
However, the two police officers then explained that they were narcotics agents
on the lookout for illegal drugs and asked the defendant's consent to search his
luggage. They specifically advised the defendant that he had the right to refuse
consent. The search uncovered a quantity of cocaine in one of the defendant's
suitcases. The defendant was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine. The
Supreme Court held that - Answer: the actions of the two officers were lawful and
no reasonable suspicion was required because the defendant gave his consent to
the search


Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of the Fourth Amendment
search warrant requirement? - Answer: Terry type search for drugs


As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your officers approach a
person who she reasonably suspects to be selling packets of cocaine. The officer
begins to question the person and then conducts a pat-down search of the
person's jacket, attempting to locate where the drugs are secreted. As a
supervisor, you should tell the officer that this type of search is - Answer: Not
justifiable because the officer had only reasonable suspicion.



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, There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent criminal acts by making an
example of persons convicted of crimes. Choose the theory of punishment that
asserts potential offenders will refrain from committing crimes for fear of
punishment - Answer: Deterrence. Deterrence is split in to two categories -
general and specific


When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a person's constitutional
rights, that evidence may be inadmissible in any subsequent criminal trial against
that person for which the evidence was a key component. This is known as -
Answer: The exclusionary rule


What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search of a person's premises
in the absence of exigent circumstances? - Answer: A search warrant


The sentencing philosophy seeking to create an equal or proportionate
relationship between the offense and the punishment is called - Answer: Just
desserts


Which of the following constitutional amendments contains the due process
clause? - Answer: Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments




A field interview by a police officer does not involve detention in the
constitutional sens so long as the officer does not deny the individual the right to
move. What else is true of this scenario? - Answer: The person approached may

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