NC BLET State Exam /207 Questions And Answers
(Graded A+)
Quiz :Ethics - √Answer :the discipline of determining good and evil and defining
moral duties
Quiz :Morals - √Answer :the principles of right and wrong
Quiz :Crime Fighter (Crime Control Model) - √Answer :repression of criminal
conduct is the most important function; failure of LE means the breakdown of
order; criminal process is the positive guarantor of social freedom; efficiency is
a top priority; emphasis is on speed and finality; a conveyor belt is the model
for the system; there is a presumption of guilt
Quiz :Public Servant (Due Process Model) - √Answer :there is a possibility of
error; finality is not a priority; there is insistence on prevention and elimination
of mistakes; efficiency is rejected if it involves shortcuts; protection of process
is important as protection as innocents; the coercive power of the state is
always subject to abuse
Quiz :Common drivers of unethical behavior - √Answer :Noble Cause
Corruption
"The Blue Curtain"/Code of Silence
Slippery Slope/"Mama Rosa's test"
Quiz :6 major groups of unethical behavior in LE - √Answer :1. Graft, bribery,
and classic corruption
2. Process corruption
3. Brutality and excessive force
4. on-duty unprofessional conduct
5. Workplace deviance
6. off-duty unprofessional conduct
Quiz :3 sources of law - √Answer :1. Constitutional law
2. Statutory law
3. Common law
Quiz :Criminal and civil consequences of violating someone's constitutional
rights - √Answer :criminal prosecution, civil liability, departmental sanctions,
evidence excluded
,Quiz :Territorial jurisdiction of State officers - √Answer :anywhere in the state
Quiz :Territorial jurisdiction of County officers - √Answer :in the county; any
property owned by the county (even if it is outside the county); as well as any
waterways adjacent/surrounding the county
Quiz :Territorial jurisdiction of municipal/city police - √Answer :city limits + 1
mile (even if it crosses city or state lines); any property owned by the city
outside the city limits
Quiz :Territorial jurisdiction of campus police - √Answer :on campus; any
roadway adjacent to campus; IF the city and campus make an agreement, then
campus PO can have jurisdiction outside of campus
Quiz :Territorial jurisdiction of company police - √Answer :property owned by
the company plus any location that they are contracted to work in
Quiz :What makes LE different than any other public business? -
√Answer :Public Trust
Quiz :Can you accept gifts and favors? - √Answer :NO
Quiz :Who are you in control of for professional purposes? - √Answer :Yourself,
my own standard of professionalism
Quiz :Do your personal feelings get involved with decisions? - √Answer :NO, do
the right thing, the right way
Quiz :Which source of law deals with governmental habits and customs? -
√Answer :Constitutional Law
Quiz :Who can issue a warrant? - √Answer :A Judicial Official
Quiz :Where is a warrant valid? - √Answer :Anywhere in the state
Quiz :Does a defendant need to be named or sufficiently described? -
√Answer :Sufficiently described
Quiz :Who is a warrant addressing? - √Answer :The officer
, Quiz :Who is a criminal summons addressing? - √Answer :The defendant -
advising them to come to court
Quiz :What are warrantless arrests? - √Answer :i.e. shoplifting, concealment of
merchandise, price tag substitution, domestic criminal trespass, driving while
impaired, DWI commercial vehicle
Quiz :What are the qualifications for a warrantless arrest? - √Answer :Felony;
misdemeanors observed in the officer's presence; domestic violence assault
Quiz :Definition of a bond - √Answer :An agreement between court and
defendant that the defendant will come to court
Quiz :What does a magistrate's order do? - √Answer :Documents a warrantless
arrest
Quiz :Real Property - √Answer :The ground and anything affixed to it
Quiz :Personal Property - √Answer :Anything that is mobile and not affixed to
the ground
Quiz :Abandonment - √Answer :Affirmative denial of ownership; person has
given up all possessory rights
Quiz :Two general rules for misdemeanors outside an officer's presence -
√Answer :The suspect would get away if not immediately apprehended; the
suspect would cause personal injury or property damage
Quiz :What is the Exclusionary Rule? - √Answer :If you obtain evidence
improperly, the evidence will be thrown out in court
Quiz :What is the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine? - √Answer :Anything
you gain after improperly obtaining evidence, any information, or evidence you
obtain is inadmissible in court
Quiz :What are the consequences of violating a person's constitutional rights? -
√Answer :Criminal, civil, lose evidence in court, departmental sanctions
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