Subjects of an interrogation are witnesses and victims who are willing to provide police with information they possess about a matter under investigation - F
Simple Robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another form the person of another by the use of force or intimidation wh...
Missouri POST EXAM PRACTICE TEST with Answers
Subjects of an interrogation are witnesses and victims who are willing to provide police with information they possess about a matter under investigation - ✔ F
Simple Robbery is the taking of anything of value belonging to another form the person of another by the use of force or intimidation while armed with a firearm - ✔ F
A batter "under the color of law" can result in a civil rights lawsuit. - ✔ T
Livor Mortis is the stiffening of muscles are death due to chemical changes in muscle fibers. - ✔ F
The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishments. - ✔ T
The state purpose of the Exclusionary Rule is to deter police misconduct. - ✔ T
Latex gloves should be worn any time evidence is handled by responding officers. - ✔ T
In Mapp v. Ohio the court considered the right of a defendant to have counsel a trial. - ✔
F
Methamphetamine is classified as a depressant - ✔ F
Frottage is the practice of getting sexual stimulation and satisfaction by rubbing against something, especially another person. - ✔ T
The three mandatory elements of information necessary to book a suspect are her name, her offense and the date and time of arrest. - ✔ T
The most immediate responsibilities of the first officers at the scent of a crime are to ensure the safety of victims and to photograph and document the crime scene. - ✔ F
To perform a "Terry" stop, an officer must have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. - ✔ T
Criminal conspiracy and committing a felony are called "inchoate" offenses. - ✔ F
Two functions of motorized patrol units are to deter crime and to promote the public's feeling of safety. - ✔ T Forcible Rape is committed when the victim is incapable of resisting or is incapable of understanding the nature of the act by reason of stupor or other abnormal condition of the mind. - ✔ T
An officer conducting a "frisk" may also "pat down" things (backpacks, purse or duffle bags) carried by the suspect. - ✔ T
The condition of a vehicle's tires has little effect on the overall stopping distance of a police car. - ✔ F
A police officer's cultural background and physiological make-up are major influences in how he perceives people he come into contact with. - ✔ T
The "Bill of Rights" Consist of the first fourteen amendments to the U.S. Constitution . - ✔ F
Cocaine is a schedule I drug. - ✔ F
The three components of the criminal justice system are the police, courts and corrections. - ✔ T
An "unknown risk" stop is one in which an officer suspects the violence potential of the driver may be high. - ✔ F
Upon arrival at a crime scene, responding officers must immediately ensure that the scene is safe. - ✔ T
THe three methods of obtaining latent prints are chemicals, vapors and powders. - ✔ T
When conducting a crime scene search, the investigator should start with the victim and
work outward. - ✔ T
One of the methods that a "safecracker" type of burglar might use is to attack a sage through the dial. - ✔ T
A squib load causes a cartridge to give only a partial or muffled report when fired. - ✔ T
THe Internal Revenue Service and REvenue Cutter Service were two of the first three Federal Police-Like Agencies. - ✔ F
The two parties to a crime are the principle(s) and victim(s). - ✔ F
During the POST Qualification course of fire, 18 rounds are fired from the 25 yard line. - ✔ F a defendant found guilty of Second Degree Murder faces the death penalty in the state of Louisiana. - ✔ F
A suspect who removes a woman's purse, containing her wallet and car keys, out of a shopping cart that she is pushing across a parking lot would most likely be charged with
Purse Snatching. - ✔ T
After making a vehicle stop, it is never proper procedure to approach the vehicle from the right side. - ✔ F
Members of a community expect their police officers to have integrity and to act ethically
when on duty. - ✔ T
Two categories of burglars are "hide-out" and "smash and grab" burglars. - ✔ T
A police officer is allowed to use whatever level of force she desires when involved in a physical conflict. - ✔ F
DWI checkpoints are legal in Louisiana. - ✔ T
A lawfully detained suspect must identify herself or face a charge of resisting arrest. - ✔ T
The Fifth Amendment provides protection against "cruel and unusual" punishment. - ✔ F
The Principle of personal injury law that states the government owes duties to the police
at large rather than individuals is the"
A. Hold Harmless Doctrine
B. General Liablility Doctrine
C. Public Duty Doctrine
D. Pre-Trial Doctrine - ✔ PUBLIC DUTY DOCTRINE
Which of the following are types of fingerprints? A. Arches
B. Loops
C. Neither of the Above
D. Both of the Above - ✔ D. BOTH OF THE ABOVE
The _____________ were the first to use fingerprints. - ✔ CHINESE
Indecent behavior with a juvenile under the age of 18, and who is known to the offender as a biological relative, is the crime of: - ✔ AGGRAVATED INCEST
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