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MCJA PHASE 1(LATEST) QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS SOLVED
100% CORRECT!!
MCJA
Evatee 9/22/24 MCJA
,MCJA PHASE 1 (LATEST) QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Which of the following is NOT a dangerous weapon as defined by MRSA Title
17-A?
Firearm.
Poisonous Snake used in a threatening manner.
Device Capable of Producing Death.
Electronic Device. Answer - Electronic Device.
A law enforcement officer is justified in using a reasonable degree of non-
deadly force upon another person when:
Officer reasonably believes it necessary to effect an arrest or to prevent the
escape from custody of an arrested person.
In self-defense or to defend a third person from imminent use of unlawful non-
deadly force encountered while attempting to effect such an arrest or while
seeking to prevent such an escape.
To take a person into protective custody when the officer has probable cause to
believe that person may be mentally ill and presents a threat of imminent and
substantial harm to that person or others.
All of the above. Answer - All of the above.
,MRSA Title 17-A defines a ________________ as a portable device or weapon
from which an electrical current, impulse, wave or beam may be directed,
which current, impulse, wave or beam is designed to have a disabling effect
upon human beings.
Electronic Device
Deadly weapon
Firearm
None of the above. Answer - Electronic Device
________________________ is a dynamic process by which an officer
assesses, plans, and responds to situations that threaten public and officer
safety.
Situational use of force.
Reasonable belief.
Reactive use of force.
Levels of force. Answer - Situational use of force.
Persons with special responsibilities to use non-deadly force in a variety of
situations and capacities include all of the following EXCEPT:
Teacher
Care person for a mentally incompetent person
Physician
Taxi passenger Answer - Taxi passenger
, According to the MRSA Title 17-A statute, Use of Force to Prevent Suicide, a
person acting under a reasonable belief that another person is about to
commit suicide, or to self-inflict serious bodily injury, may:
Use a degree of force on such other person as the person reasonably believes
to be necessary to thwart such a result.
Not intervene, but should call a mental health professional.
Only intervene if the person is law enforcement certified.
Only use non-deadly force to thwart such a result. Answer - Use a degree of
force on such other person as the person reasonably believes to be necessary
to thwart such a result.
MRSA Title 17-A (sections 104-108) provides for several, permitted uses of
deadly force by: (Select all that apply.)
Law Enforcement Officers
Private Citizens Answer - Law Enforcement Officers
Private Citizens
The law enforcement officer must have ________________________ that the
officer's use of deadly force is necessary to meet or counter an imminent
threat.
An articulable suspicion.
Reasonable and actual belief.
Probable cause.
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