FLORIDA BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING
PROGRAM CHAPTER 2; LEGAL 100%
ACCURATE
Constitutional law - ANSWER The form of government Americans have established.
Statutory law - ANSWER Written and enacted by congress, state legislatures, or local
governing authorities in response to a perceived need.
Civil law - ANSWER Pertains to the legal action a person takes to resolve a private
dispute with another person.
Administrative law - ANSWER The body of law that allows for the creation of public
regulatory agencies. It contains all the statutes, judicial decisions, and regulations that
govern then.
Case law - ANSWER Formed by the decisions of the court system.
Bill of Rights - ANSWER The first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution.
Offense - ANSWER Broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are punishable
under Florida law.
Felony - ANSWER Any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death or
incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year.
Noncriminal violation - ANSWER An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine,
forfeiture, or other civil penalty.
Misdemeanor - ANSWER Any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in
a county jail for up to one year.
Consensual encounter - ANSWER Occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact
with a citizen under circumstances in which a reasonable person would feel free to
disregard the police and go about their business.
Mere suspicion - ANSWER Described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law
enforcement training and knowledge.
Reasonable suspicion - ANSWER The standard of justification to support a legal Terry
stop.
, BOLO - ANSWER Description of the suspect, the suspects name, and any additional
information that would help apprehend the suspect.
Probable cause - ANSWER A fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that
someone committed a crime, based on the totality of the circumstances.
Fellow officer rule - ANSWER Involves relying on the collective knowledge of other
officers when taking law enforcement action.
Photographic array - ANSWER Presentation of a series of photographs to a victim or
witness in a non suggestive manner for the purpose of identifying a suspect.
Live line-up - ANSWER Presentation of a number of individuals, which may include a
known suspect, to a victim or witness in a non suggestive manner for the purpose of
identification.
Show-up - ANSWER Occurs when a law enforcement officer locates a suspect a short
time after the commission of an offense and attempts to get a one on one identification
of the suspect in the field by a victim or witness.
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt - ANSWER The standard used to determine if a
criminal defendant is guilty.
Search - ANSWER Occurs when the government intrudes into a place where a person
has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Seizure - ANSWER Occurs when the government affects a person's right to have or
control their property, usually by physically taking it.
Forfeiture - ANSWER A civil processing in which the law enforcement agency asks the
court to transfer ownership of the property from the defendant to the government.
Arrest - ANSWER Depriving a person of their liberty by legal authority.
Fresh pursuit - ANSWER A legal doctrine that permits a law enforcement officer to
make an arrest of a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
General intent - ANSWER Defines most criminal offenses and requires some forbidden
act by the offender.
Specific intent - ANSWER Requires an expectation of a particular result, which requires
a heightened mental state of intent to commit the act.
Transferred intent - ANSWER When an intentional act harms an unintended second
victim.
PROGRAM CHAPTER 2; LEGAL 100%
ACCURATE
Constitutional law - ANSWER The form of government Americans have established.
Statutory law - ANSWER Written and enacted by congress, state legislatures, or local
governing authorities in response to a perceived need.
Civil law - ANSWER Pertains to the legal action a person takes to resolve a private
dispute with another person.
Administrative law - ANSWER The body of law that allows for the creation of public
regulatory agencies. It contains all the statutes, judicial decisions, and regulations that
govern then.
Case law - ANSWER Formed by the decisions of the court system.
Bill of Rights - ANSWER The first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution.
Offense - ANSWER Broadly describes criminal or noncriminal acts that are punishable
under Florida law.
Felony - ANSWER Any crime committed for which the maximum penalty is death or
incarceration in a state correctional facility for more than one year.
Noncriminal violation - ANSWER An offense for which the only penalty may be a fine,
forfeiture, or other civil penalty.
Misdemeanor - ANSWER Any criminal offense with a maximum incarceration penalty in
a county jail for up to one year.
Consensual encounter - ANSWER Occurs when an officer comes into voluntary contact
with a citizen under circumstances in which a reasonable person would feel free to
disregard the police and go about their business.
Mere suspicion - ANSWER Described as a hunch or gut feeling based on law
enforcement training and knowledge.
Reasonable suspicion - ANSWER The standard of justification to support a legal Terry
stop.
, BOLO - ANSWER Description of the suspect, the suspects name, and any additional
information that would help apprehend the suspect.
Probable cause - ANSWER A fair probability or reasonable grounds to believe that
someone committed a crime, based on the totality of the circumstances.
Fellow officer rule - ANSWER Involves relying on the collective knowledge of other
officers when taking law enforcement action.
Photographic array - ANSWER Presentation of a series of photographs to a victim or
witness in a non suggestive manner for the purpose of identifying a suspect.
Live line-up - ANSWER Presentation of a number of individuals, which may include a
known suspect, to a victim or witness in a non suggestive manner for the purpose of
identification.
Show-up - ANSWER Occurs when a law enforcement officer locates a suspect a short
time after the commission of an offense and attempts to get a one on one identification
of the suspect in the field by a victim or witness.
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt - ANSWER The standard used to determine if a
criminal defendant is guilty.
Search - ANSWER Occurs when the government intrudes into a place where a person
has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Seizure - ANSWER Occurs when the government affects a person's right to have or
control their property, usually by physically taking it.
Forfeiture - ANSWER A civil processing in which the law enforcement agency asks the
court to transfer ownership of the property from the defendant to the government.
Arrest - ANSWER Depriving a person of their liberty by legal authority.
Fresh pursuit - ANSWER A legal doctrine that permits a law enforcement officer to
make an arrest of a fleeing suspect who crosses jurisdictional lines.
General intent - ANSWER Defines most criminal offenses and requires some forbidden
act by the offender.
Specific intent - ANSWER Requires an expectation of a particular result, which requires
a heightened mental state of intent to commit the act.
Transferred intent - ANSWER When an intentional act harms an unintended second
victim.
