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If probable cause exists to search a motor vehicle, then -
Answer-if the vehicle can be readily moved, the entire
vehicle can be searched
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment
to the Constitution protects - Answer-people
A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the
offender into society is called - Answer-rehabilitation
Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from
another city. They wore badges and insignia, and one of
them was holding a zipper pouch containing a pistol.
Although they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the
officers picked out the defendant and asked to inspect his
ticket and identification, which he gave to them. These
items were immediately returned to the defendant as
unremarkable. However, the two police officers then
explained that they were narcotics agents on the lookout
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for illegal drugs and asked the defendant's consent to
search his luggage. They specifically advised the
defendant that he had the right to refuse consent. The
search uncovered a quantity of cocaine in one of the
defendant's suitcases. The defendant was arrested and
charged with trafficking in cocaine. The Supreme Court
held that - Answer-the actions of the two officers were
lawful and no reasonable suspicion was required because
the defendant gave his consent to the search
Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of
the Fourth Amendment search warrant requirement? -
Answer-Terry type search for drugs
A field interview by a police officer does not involve
detention in the constitutional sens so long as the officer
does not deny the individual the right to move. What else
is true of this scenario? - Answer-The person approached
may not be detained even momentarily unless the officer
has reasonable objective grounds for detaining the
person. If the police officer is not armed with reasonable
suspicion of criminal activity, the person approached need
not answer any question put to him or her; indeed, he or
she may decline to listen to the questions at all and leave.
When the officer has reasonable suspicion that a particular
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person committed a crime, he or she may lawfully stop
that person and detain him or her long enough to dispel or
build on the suspicion, but the suspect does not have to
answer any questions put to him or her by the police.
A sentencing philosophy seeking to remove the offender
from society is called - Answer-Incapacitation
As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your
officers approach a person who she reasonably suspects
to be selling packets of cocaine. The officer begins to
question the person and then conducts a pat-down search
of the person's jacket, attempting to locate where the
drugs are secreted. As a supervisor, you should tell the
officer that this type of search is - Answer-Not justifiable
because the officer had only reasonable suspicion.
There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent
criminal acts by making an example of persons convicted
of crimes. Choose the theory of punishment that asserts
potential offenders will refrain from committing crimes for
fear of punishment - Answer-Deterrence. Deterrence is
split in to two categories - general and specific
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When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a
person's constitutional rights, that evidence may be
inadmissible in any subsequent criminal trial against that
person for which the evidence was a key component. This
is known as - Answer-The exclusionary rule
What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search
of a person's premises in the absence of exigent
circumstances? - Answer-A search warrant
The sentencing philosophy seeking to create an equal or
proportionate relationship between the offense and the
punishment is called - Answer-Just desserts
Which of the following constitutional amendments contains
the due process clause? - Answer-Fifth and Fourteenth
Amendments
A sentencing philosophy seeking satisfaction from
knowing or seeing that offenders are punished. Also called
vengeance. This philosophy of justice asserts that the
punishment should fit the crime and the culpability of the
offender - Answer-Retribution
New Jersey Police Sergeant Promotional Exam Actual
Verified EXAM Questions and Correct Answers with
EXPLANATIONS LATEST THIS YEAR.pdf||NEWEST
EXAM!!!
If probable cause exists to search a motor vehicle, then -
Answer-if the vehicle can be readily moved, the entire
vehicle can be searched
According to the Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment
to the Constitution protects - Answer-people
A sentencing philosophy seeking to reintegrate the
offender into society is called - Answer-rehabilitation
Two police officers board a bus during a stop over from
another city. They wore badges and insignia, and one of
them was holding a zipper pouch containing a pistol.
Although they lacked express reasons for suspicion, the
officers picked out the defendant and asked to inspect his
ticket and identification, which he gave to them. These
items were immediately returned to the defendant as
unremarkable. However, the two police officers then
explained that they were narcotics agents on the lookout
,2|Page
for illegal drugs and asked the defendant's consent to
search his luggage. They specifically advised the
defendant that he had the right to refuse consent. The
search uncovered a quantity of cocaine in one of the
defendant's suitcases. The defendant was arrested and
charged with trafficking in cocaine. The Supreme Court
held that - Answer-the actions of the two officers were
lawful and no reasonable suspicion was required because
the defendant gave his consent to the search
Which of the following is NOT a recognized exception of
the Fourth Amendment search warrant requirement? -
Answer-Terry type search for drugs
A field interview by a police officer does not involve
detention in the constitutional sens so long as the officer
does not deny the individual the right to move. What else
is true of this scenario? - Answer-The person approached
may not be detained even momentarily unless the officer
has reasonable objective grounds for detaining the
person. If the police officer is not armed with reasonable
suspicion of criminal activity, the person approached need
not answer any question put to him or her; indeed, he or
she may decline to listen to the questions at all and leave.
When the officer has reasonable suspicion that a particular
,3|Page
person committed a crime, he or she may lawfully stop
that person and detain him or her long enough to dispel or
build on the suspicion, but the suspect does not have to
answer any questions put to him or her by the police.
A sentencing philosophy seeking to remove the offender
from society is called - Answer-Incapacitation
As a newly appointed sergeant, you observe one of your
officers approach a person who she reasonably suspects
to be selling packets of cocaine. The officer begins to
question the person and then conducts a pat-down search
of the person's jacket, attempting to locate where the
drugs are secreted. As a supervisor, you should tell the
officer that this type of search is - Answer-Not justifiable
because the officer had only reasonable suspicion.
There is a sentencing philosophy that seeks to prevent
criminal acts by making an example of persons convicted
of crimes. Choose the theory of punishment that asserts
potential offenders will refrain from committing crimes for
fear of punishment - Answer-Deterrence. Deterrence is
split in to two categories - general and specific
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When evidence is obtained by the police in violation of a
person's constitutional rights, that evidence may be
inadmissible in any subsequent criminal trial against that
person for which the evidence was a key component. This
is known as - Answer-The exclusionary rule
What is needed for a police officer to make a lawful search
of a person's premises in the absence of exigent
circumstances? - Answer-A search warrant
The sentencing philosophy seeking to create an equal or
proportionate relationship between the offense and the
punishment is called - Answer-Just desserts
Which of the following constitutional amendments contains
the due process clause? - Answer-Fifth and Fourteenth
Amendments
A sentencing philosophy seeking satisfaction from
knowing or seeing that offenders are punished. Also called
vengeance. This philosophy of justice asserts that the
punishment should fit the crime and the culpability of the
offender - Answer-Retribution
