MPTC CRIMINAL LAW POLICE ACADEMY REVIEW EXAM 2026

MPTC CRIMINAL LAW MPTC CRIMINAL LAW MPTC CRIMINAL LAW POLICE ACADEMY REVIEW EXAM 2026 What are the six types of intent? - ANS-General, specific, malicious, strict liability, recklessness and negligence. What are the five powers of arrest? - ANS-Warrant, felony, misdemeanor committed in your presence which is arrestable by statute misdemeanor committed in your presence which amounts to a breach of the peace misdemeanor in the past which is arrestable by statute. Define conspiracy. - ANS-Two or more people agreeing to commit a crime. Define felony. - ANS-Crime that carries a state prison sentence as a maximum punishment. Define Misdemeanor. - ANS-Any crime that is not a felony. Crimes are made up of different parts called? - ANS-Elements. Solicitation of a crime is no longer under common law. (True or False) - ANS-True. Explain what is meant by a "lesser included offense." - ANS-A crime for which all the elements necessary to impose liability are also elements found in a more serious crime. Example: Missing elements in an assault and battery with a dangerous weapon case can still lead to a guilty verdict in regard to assault and battery. What are the statute of limitations for murder? - ANS-No limitations. What are the statute of limitations for prostitution? - ANS-One year. What are the statute of limitations for armed robbery? - ANS-Ten years. What are the statute of limitations for rape? (Adult Victim) - ANS-Fifteen years. What are the statute of limitations for rape? (Child Victim) - ANS-Twenty-seven years from the day they turn sixteen or from the day of admission, whichever occurs first. What are the statute of limitations for most crimes? - ANS-Six years. What must be proven in order to prove attempt to commit a crime? - ANS-Intent and committing an act towards the crime. MPTC CRIMINAL LAW MPTC CRIMINAL LAW What stops the statute of limitations? - ANS-When the person leaves the state or when a criminal complaint is taken out. What do you call the main party to a crime? - ANS-Principal. What two factors are needed to prove that a person was an accomplice (aider and abettor) - ANS-Must be present and have shared intent. What is the difference between a threat and assault? - ANS-Assault encompasses menacing body language. (Finger pointing, knife-handing, fist clenching) What level of proof do we need in order to arrest for a felony? - ANS-Probable cause. Explain the arrest authority 1/7 OUI. - ANS-Past misdemeanor with probable cause. Explain the arrest authority 2/7 Trespass. - ANS-Misdemeanor arrestable in your presence. Explain the arrest authority 3/7 Assault & Battery. - ANS-Misdemeanor arrestable in your presence. (This changes depending on some circumstances such as a domestic) Explain the arrest authority 4/7 Indecent Exposure. - ANS-Misdemeanor arrestable in your presence. Explain the arrest authority 5/7 Prostitution. - ANS-Misdemeanor arrestable in your presence. Explain the arrest authority 6/7 Threatening to commit a crime. - ANS-No arrest power. Explain the arrest authority 7/7 Murder. - ANS-Felony. I can arrest for a threat to commit a crime that occurs in my presence. (True/False) - ANS-False. If a police officer demanded $50 in exchange for not writing a citation, what would he/she be charged with? - ANS-Extortion. What are the two ways to commit an assault? - ANS-Threatening words accompanied by menacing body language and an attempted battery. A verbal threat is sufficient for an assault? (True/False) - ANS-False. Allen and Jessica get into an argument. Jessica bites Allen on the hand causing swelling. What do you charge Jessica with? - ANS-Assault and battery. MPTC CRIMINAL LAW MPTC CRIMINAL LAW Allen gets angry about being bitten. In retaliation, he bites Jessica's earlobe off. What do you charge him with? - ANS-Mayhem. What are the two ways to commit an assault and battery? - ANS-Unwanted touching and reckless conduct. John holds up a liquor store using a "finger gun" kept concealed in his pocket. Detectives identify him from video surveillance in the store and arrest him the next day. John admits the robbery, but denies having a weapon, demonstrating his "finger gun." Can you prove that he was armed with a dangerous weapon? - ANS-Yes. The clerk believed that John was armed at the time of the robbery. The minimum punishment for assault and battery on a public employee is? - ANS-90 days in a house of corrections. The legislature clearly defined the crime of "attempting to disarm a police officer." (True/False) - ANS-False. What type of intent is involved with the crime of statutory rape? - ANS-Strict liability. In order to constitute a rape, there must be some form of penetration. (True/False) - ANS-True. While observing a traffic, you observe a vehicle speed by. By the time you catch up to the vehicle, it is crossing the town line. What can you do? - ANS-Nothing. Speeding is not an arrestable offense. 21 year old Susie comes into the station and reports that was raped by her step father thirteen years ago. She is undecided about criminal charges as she does not wish to destroy the family. How long does she have to decide before the statute of limitations runs out? - ANS-22 years. Child rape statute of limitations is 27 years after the child turns 16. Therefore, 21-16 =5 years. Susie is 5 years into the statute of limitations and has 22 remaining years. Rob Steele holds a Salvation Army bell-ringer at knife point, at the Eastfield Mall on December 24, 2017. He then flees to his hometown of Somers, Connecticut. In 2022, he moves to Springfield and enrolls in college. In what year does the statute of limitations expire? - ANS-2032. Because Rob immediately fled, the statute of limitations for armed robbery stopped. When Rob came back to attend college, his ten-year statute of limitations resumed.