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Police Academy Legal Exam with precise detailed answers
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Types of law - ✔✔Constitutional law, statutory law, criminal law, civil law, administrative law,
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case law
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Statutory law - ✔✔Is written by Congress ,state legislatures, or local governing authorities in
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response to a perceived need statutory law include civil criminal administrative and regulatory
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laws
Civil law - ✔✔type of law with legal action that a person takes to resolve a private dispute with
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another person. ||
Administrative law - ✔✔The body of law that allows for creation of public a regulatory agencies || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
such as Medicaid and Florida administrative codes for certification and training of law-
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enforcement officers ||
Criminal law - ✔✔Identifies unacceptable behaviors and Punishments for violations
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Constitutional law - ✔✔Preamble, Bill of Rights, and amendments. Identifies powers and || || || || || || || || || || || ||
limitations of each branch (executive, legislative, and judicial)
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Case law - ✔✔Formed by decisions of the court system (judicial branch) Based on the courts
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interpretation of constitutional provisions || || ||
First Amendment Rights - ✔✔Freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, and religion
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Second amendment - ✔✔The right to bear arms and in Florida the stand your ground right
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Fifth amendment - ✔✔Protection against compelled self-incrimination and requires jury
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indictment for capital offenses, prohibits double jeopardy, and prevents the deprivation of life
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liberty and property without due process of law
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Sixth Amendment (US Constitution) - ✔✔The right to be informed of the nature of charges,
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receive counsel, undergo a speedy and public trial, confront witnesses, and face and impartial jury
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Eighth amendment - ✔✔Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
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Due process clause - ✔✔Part of the 14th amendment which states that no state shall make or
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enforce any law that abridges the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States nor
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shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law nor deny
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any person within its jurisdiction to the equal protection of the laws
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Substantive due process - ✔✔the law itself is fair-not the procedures-but the laws || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Procedural due process - ✔✔The requirement that government follow certain procedures before
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punishing a person || ||
Offense - ✔✔Criminal or non-criminal acts that are punishable under Florida law
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Felony - ✔✔Any crime committed where maximum penalty is death or incarceration in a state
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correctional facility for more than one year || || || || || ||
Life felony - ✔✔Up to life in prison or fine of $15,000 or both
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Capital felony - ✔✔Death or life imprisonment without parole such as a 1st° murder. Sexual
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battery on a child under 12 is also a capital felony but can only get a life prison sentence not death
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1st° felony - ✔✔Max penalty 30 years or $10,000 however kidnapping is a 1st° felony punishable
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by life imprisonment
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Second-degree felony - ✔✔Maximum 15 years prison and or $10,000 example aggravated || || || || || || || || || || || ||
battery
3rd° felony - ✔✔Maximum five years and or fine of $5000 for example aggravated assault
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Examples of reclassification enhancements || || || ||
(possibly move a MM to a F) - ✔✔Violent offense against law-enforcement officers, wearing a
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mask to conceal identity while committing felony or misdemeanor, hate crime, possessing
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weapon while committing crime, unlawful taking of law-enforcement's fire arm during crime,
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acts of terrorism || ||
Misdemeanor - ✔✔Criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in county jail for up || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to one year
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First-degree misdemeanor - ✔✔Maximum one year in county jail fine of up to $1000 example|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
battery
Second-degree misdemeanor - ✔✔Maximum 60 days in jail and or $500 fine example property || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
damage less than $200 || || ||
Non-criminal violation - ✔✔A.k.a. civil infraction (not criminal) for which the only penalty may || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty
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Consensual encounter - ✔✔Occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact with the person
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under circumstances in which reasonable person would feel free to disregard the police and go
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about his or her business. It involves no coercion, no detention, and therefore is not a fourth
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amendment seizure. ||
Police Academy Legal Exam with precise detailed answers
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Types of law - ✔✔Constitutional law, statutory law, criminal law, civil law, administrative law,
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case law
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Statutory law - ✔✔Is written by Congress ,state legislatures, or local governing authorities in
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response to a perceived need statutory law include civil criminal administrative and regulatory
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laws
Civil law - ✔✔type of law with legal action that a person takes to resolve a private dispute with
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
another person. ||
Administrative law - ✔✔The body of law that allows for creation of public a regulatory agencies || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
such as Medicaid and Florida administrative codes for certification and training of law-
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
enforcement officers ||
Criminal law - ✔✔Identifies unacceptable behaviors and Punishments for violations
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Constitutional law - ✔✔Preamble, Bill of Rights, and amendments. Identifies powers and || || || || || || || || || || || ||
limitations of each branch (executive, legislative, and judicial)
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Case law - ✔✔Formed by decisions of the court system (judicial branch) Based on the courts
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interpretation of constitutional provisions || || ||
First Amendment Rights - ✔✔Freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembly, and religion
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Second amendment - ✔✔The right to bear arms and in Florida the stand your ground right
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Fifth amendment - ✔✔Protection against compelled self-incrimination and requires jury
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indictment for capital offenses, prohibits double jeopardy, and prevents the deprivation of life
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liberty and property without due process of law
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Sixth Amendment (US Constitution) - ✔✔The right to be informed of the nature of charges,
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receive counsel, undergo a speedy and public trial, confront witnesses, and face and impartial jury
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Eighth amendment - ✔✔Prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment
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Due process clause - ✔✔Part of the 14th amendment which states that no state shall make or
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enforce any law that abridges the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States nor
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shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law nor deny
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any person within its jurisdiction to the equal protection of the laws
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Substantive due process - ✔✔the law itself is fair-not the procedures-but the laws || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Procedural due process - ✔✔The requirement that government follow certain procedures before
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punishing a person || ||
Offense - ✔✔Criminal or non-criminal acts that are punishable under Florida law
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Felony - ✔✔Any crime committed where maximum penalty is death or incarceration in a state
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correctional facility for more than one year || || || || || ||
Life felony - ✔✔Up to life in prison or fine of $15,000 or both
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Capital felony - ✔✔Death or life imprisonment without parole such as a 1st° murder. Sexual
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battery on a child under 12 is also a capital felony but can only get a life prison sentence not death
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1st° felony - ✔✔Max penalty 30 years or $10,000 however kidnapping is a 1st° felony punishable
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by life imprisonment
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Second-degree felony - ✔✔Maximum 15 years prison and or $10,000 example aggravated || || || || || || || || || || || ||
battery
3rd° felony - ✔✔Maximum five years and or fine of $5000 for example aggravated assault
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Examples of reclassification enhancements || || || ||
(possibly move a MM to a F) - ✔✔Violent offense against law-enforcement officers, wearing a
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
mask to conceal identity while committing felony or misdemeanor, hate crime, possessing
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
weapon while committing crime, unlawful taking of law-enforcement's fire arm during crime,
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
acts of terrorism || ||
Misdemeanor - ✔✔Criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in county jail for up || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to one year
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First-degree misdemeanor - ✔✔Maximum one year in county jail fine of up to $1000 example|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
battery
Second-degree misdemeanor - ✔✔Maximum 60 days in jail and or $500 fine example property || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
damage less than $200 || || ||
Non-criminal violation - ✔✔A.k.a. civil infraction (not criminal) for which the only penalty may || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
be a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty
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Consensual encounter - ✔✔Occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact with the person
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
under circumstances in which reasonable person would feel free to disregard the police and go
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about his or her business. It involves no coercion, no detention, and therefore is not a fourth
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amendment seizure. ||
