MPTC objective exam questions with correct answers

Identify the requirements for receiving certification as a law enforcement officer in the state of MD - Answer-Minimum of 750hrs of entry level training covering 16 mandated areas of training, score 70% or better in all areas, can't miss more than 5% of training, complete emergency medical care program, firearms program Id the requirements for maintaining certification as a law enforcement officer in the state of MD - Answer-Minimum of 18hrs of training with 70% or better in service and qualify with each issued firearm annually Describe the potential consequences if a law enforcement officer performs official duties without a valid certification from the police training commission - Answer-You can have charges brought against you such as false arrest, impersonating a police officer, assault, amd civil rights violations Identify the measures an officer must take for self-protection and clean up for infectious diseases, blood borne pathogens, etc. - Answer-An officer must take the universal precautions approach and treat every person as if they are infected with a blood bourn pathogen and wear personal protective equipment. To clean up, you need to wash hands, dispose of the ppe in a biohazard bag other biohazard materials go in the right bags and containers. Decontaminate equipment asap with 1 part bleach to 10 parts water Identify why law enforcement officers, both on and off duty, should exemplify the highest ethical and moral standard. - Answer-Officers are held to a higher standard of ethics so if one officer acts unethically, it makes every other police officer bad in the eyes of the public. Officers are placed in a position of trust because no other profession is given the same authority and responsibility and if we lose that trust we can't do our jobs effectively Define the term values - Answer-Beliefs upon which our actions and decisions are made Define the term ethics - Answer-Rules of conduct, standards of behavior, doing what is right when no one is looking Identify the importance of discipline to an efficient quasi-military organization, such as a police department - Answer-Maintaining discipline prevents contradictory communication and restricts the flow of communication to only those who need to know that information Identify courtesy guidelines for radio protocol - Answer-You let the person finish talking unless you have a greater urgency