Mptc police academy criminal law exam questions and answers 2024-
2025.
A 15-year-old who is confined to a wheelchair is found to be a victim of
abuse. Who do
you report this to?
A. Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
B. The SPCA.
C. DCF.
D. Department of Elder affairs. - ANSWER- C. DCF.
An example of a per se dangerous weapon would be:
A. A sawed off shotgun.
,B. A sword.
C. A machete.
D. A leather arm band with metal studs. - ANSWER- D. A leather arm band
with metal
studs.
While on patrol at 1Am you come across Crystal selling meth to Mary Jane in
the high
school parking lot. What do you charge Crystal with?
A. Sale of a class D substance.
B. Sale of a class B substance within 300 feet of a school.
C. Sale of a class B substance.
D. sale of a class A substance within 300 feet of a school. - ANSWER- C.
Sale of a
class B substance.
,In order to charge someone with attempt to commit a crime, you need to be
able to
prove:
A. Intent and some overt act.
B. Intent and motive.
C. Motive and some overt act.
D. Intent and alibi. - ANSWER- A. Intent and some overt act.
For which of the below offenses can you make a warrantless arrest?
A. Larceny of a $100 watch in your presence.
B. Larceny of a firearm valued at $50.
C. Possession of one gram of cocaine.
D. All the above. - ANSWER- D. All the above.
Moe convinces Larry and Curly to break into a business. While Curly and
Larry are
opening the safe, Moe spreads gasoline around another part of the building.
Larry and
Curly open the safe and find nothing of value. They leave the building empty-
handed.
On the way out, Moe tosses a match, engulfing the building in fire. What do
you charge
the three with?
, A. Arson and breaking and entering intent felony.
B. Moe with breaking and entering intent felony. Larry and Curly with nothing
as they did
not steal anything.
C. Moe with arson and Larry and Curly with breaking and entering intent
felony.
D. All of them with breaking and entering intent felony. Moe with Arson. -
ANSWER- D.
Helen calls the station and reports that her ex-boyfriend, Lance, called her
twice,
harassing her. You then get a call from Helen's new boyfriend, Wally. Wally
reports that
he received harassing phone calls from Lance also. You respond to Lance's
condo and
find him there alone and intoxicated. What should you do?
A. Nothing.
B. Arrest him for threatening to commit a crime.
C. Take him into protective custody.
D. Taze him. - ANSWER- C. Take him into protective custody.
When does larceny become a felony?
A. If the property is valued at $250 or over.
2025.
A 15-year-old who is confined to a wheelchair is found to be a victim of
abuse. Who do
you report this to?
A. Disabled Persons Protection Commission.
B. The SPCA.
C. DCF.
D. Department of Elder affairs. - ANSWER- C. DCF.
An example of a per se dangerous weapon would be:
A. A sawed off shotgun.
,B. A sword.
C. A machete.
D. A leather arm band with metal studs. - ANSWER- D. A leather arm band
with metal
studs.
While on patrol at 1Am you come across Crystal selling meth to Mary Jane in
the high
school parking lot. What do you charge Crystal with?
A. Sale of a class D substance.
B. Sale of a class B substance within 300 feet of a school.
C. Sale of a class B substance.
D. sale of a class A substance within 300 feet of a school. - ANSWER- C.
Sale of a
class B substance.
,In order to charge someone with attempt to commit a crime, you need to be
able to
prove:
A. Intent and some overt act.
B. Intent and motive.
C. Motive and some overt act.
D. Intent and alibi. - ANSWER- A. Intent and some overt act.
For which of the below offenses can you make a warrantless arrest?
A. Larceny of a $100 watch in your presence.
B. Larceny of a firearm valued at $50.
C. Possession of one gram of cocaine.
D. All the above. - ANSWER- D. All the above.
Moe convinces Larry and Curly to break into a business. While Curly and
Larry are
opening the safe, Moe spreads gasoline around another part of the building.
Larry and
Curly open the safe and find nothing of value. They leave the building empty-
handed.
On the way out, Moe tosses a match, engulfing the building in fire. What do
you charge
the three with?
, A. Arson and breaking and entering intent felony.
B. Moe with breaking and entering intent felony. Larry and Curly with nothing
as they did
not steal anything.
C. Moe with arson and Larry and Curly with breaking and entering intent
felony.
D. All of them with breaking and entering intent felony. Moe with Arson. -
ANSWER- D.
Helen calls the station and reports that her ex-boyfriend, Lance, called her
twice,
harassing her. You then get a call from Helen's new boyfriend, Wally. Wally
reports that
he received harassing phone calls from Lance also. You respond to Lance's
condo and
find him there alone and intoxicated. What should you do?
A. Nothing.
B. Arrest him for threatening to commit a crime.
C. Take him into protective custody.
D. Taze him. - ANSWER- C. Take him into protective custody.
When does larceny become a felony?
A. If the property is valued at $250 or over.
