Louisiana POST Study Guide Latest Update
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____ established fingerprint patterns and broke those patterns down into 3 types and 8
sub-groups that are still used today.
a. Dr. Faulds
b. Sir Henry
c. Sir Galton
d. Lenn Peavey
e. Non of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Sir Galton
_____ ____ is needed for Stop and Frisk. - CORRECT ANSWER: Reasonable
Suspicion
_____ and _____ _____ is necessary for observation skills. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Training and Self Discipline
_____ and _____ are the two methods for loading a shotgun. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Assembly and Combat
_____ are the factors in which police officer's personal liabilities are being held liable for
damages beyond compensatory damage.
a. Punitive damage
b. Criminal penalties
c. Failed training
d. Compensatory damage - CORRECT ANSWER: a. Punitive damage
,_____ is a drug commonly known as "Speed". - CORRECT ANSWER:
Methamphetamine
_____ published a letter in 1880, which suggested that fingerprints might be possible as
a means of positive identification not only for criminals, but also non-criminals.
a. Sir Francis Galton
b. Dr. Henry Faulds
c. Lenn Peavey
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: b. Dr. Henry Faulds
_____ years old is the age a Juvenile may be exempt from Criminal Responsibility. -
CORRECT ANSWER: 10
_____ years old is the age of accountability for crimes in Louisiana. - CORRECT
ANSWER: 10
_____, _____ and/or ______ the offender is an Accessory After the Fact? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Harbor, Aid and Conceal
_____, _____, _____ and _____ are the four types of Auto Theft. - CORRECT
ANSWER: Joy Riding, Transportation, Professional, and to Commit Crimes
_____, _____, _____, _____ and _____ are the five grades of homicide. - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1st Degree Murder
2nd Degree Murder
Manslaughter
Negligent Homicide
Vehicular Homicide - Driver must be impaired
,_____, _____, and _____ are the components of the Criminal Justice System? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Police, Courts, Corrections
_____, _____, and _____ are the types of Evidence. - CORRECT ANSWER: Physical
or real, Circumstantial, Testimonial
_____, _____, and _____ are three types of reports? - CORRECT ANSWER: Initial,
supplemental, concluding
10th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: State and Church
14th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: Due process
1st Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: Freedom of Speech, Religion, and Right to
Assemble
2nd Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: Right to keep and bear arms
4th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: Freedom from unreasonable searches and
seizures
5th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: Criminal Proceedings; Due Process; Eminent
Domain; Double Jeopardy; Protection from Self incrimination
6th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: The right to a Speedy Trial by jury, right to
counsel
8th Amendment - CORRECT ANSWER: No cruel and unusual punishment, excessive
bail
, A 35 year old woman makes a 15 year old juvenile steal a battery The woman would be
charged with? - CORRECT ANSWER: Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
A Coroner's Emergency Certificate (CEC) is usually issued at a treatment facility and
can hold a person no more than _____ at a treatment facility.
a. 10 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER: b. 15 days
A court oder directing a Sheriff of other Police Officer to escort a convict to a prison.
(Definition) - CORRECT ANSWER: Mittius
A criminal investigation term for "way of operating" which may prove the accused has a
pattern of repeating the same criminal acts using the same methods.
(Definition) - CORRECT ANSWER: Modus Operandi
A firearm should be _____ _____ until you check it. - CORRECT ANSWER: Presumed
Loaded
A human body or a body or group of laws.
(Definition) - CORRECT ANSWER: Corpus
A juvenile should be Mirandized when arrested for a delinquent act.
True/False - CORRECT ANSWER: True
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