MPTC POLICE ACADAMY CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW
QUESTIONS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION) 2024 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (FULL
REVISED EXAM) |ALREADY GRADED A+ BRAND NEW!!
Evidence - ANSWER: Testimony, writings, materials, objects, or other things
presented to the senses that are offered to prove the existence or non existence of a
fact.
Direct Evidence - ANSWER: Based on personal knowledge or observations. If true,
proves a fact without the need of inferences or presumptions.
Circumstantial Evidence - ANSWER: Testimony not based on actual personal
knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts from which
deduction are drawn, showing indirectly the facts sought to be proved.
Physical Evidence - ANSWER: Is tangible items or materials that you can touch that
are found at the crime scenes or during a search.
Testimonial Evidence - ANSWER: Statements made by witnesses, victims, suspects or
police. Those statements may consist of personal observation/knowledge or may
involve the communication of information from which one may infer facts.
Exculpatory Evidence - ANSWER: Evidence Helpful to the defense
Reliable - ANSWER: The value of physical evidence is directly related to a reliable
chain of custody. How honest and real things are.
Intent - ANSWER: Crimes are illegal acts that violate a penal federal, state, or local
law. For an act to be criminal it, must be committed with a criminal mind
Relevant - ANSWER: It has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it
would be without the evidence. The fact is of consequence in determining the
action.
General Intent - ANSWER: When the offender knowingly acts but does not necessary
desire the consequences of the act.
Specific Intent - ANSWER: When the offender has a purposeful state of mundane to
accomplish the precise criminal act
Transferred Intent - ANSWER: Intends to harm one person but ends up harming
another. The offenders intent to harm the 1st person is transferred to harm the 2nd
person.
, Accident - ANSWER: An unexpected happening that occurs without intention or
design on the suspects part.
Knowingly - ANSWER: With knowledge; consciously: intelligently; willfully;
intentionally. Acts with awareness of the nature of his conduct.
Malice - ANSWER: A state of mind of cruelty, hostility, or revenge.
Negligent - ANSWER: The failure to use the degree of care which a reasonably
prudent person would use under the circumstances.
Reckless - ANSWER: Know or should have known that their actions were very likely
to cause substantial harm, but they can the risk anyway.
Wanton - ANSWER: Suspect knew would create a risk of substantial damage or
destruction to another's property or conduct that a reasonable person would have
realized posed a risk of substantial damage to or destruction of anothers property.
Willful - ANSWER: Voluntary; knowingly; deliberately; intentionally; purposely. Not
accidental or involuntary.
Felony - ANSWER: Any crime punishable by confinement in state prison or death. 2
1/2 years or more in state prison.
Misdemeanor - ANSWER: Crimes that do not allow the option for confinement in the
state prison.
The statue of limitations for most crimes in Massachusetts is - ANSWER: 6 Years
Statute of limitations for murder is - ANSWER: No time limitation
Certain sexual assaults involving children limitations is - ANSWER: No time limitations
Armed Robbery limitations is - ANSWER: 10 years
Rape limitations is - ANSWER: 15 Years
Statue of limitations - ANSWER: Requires criminal charges be filed within a specific
number of years from the original date of an offense.
Responsible Parties - ANSWER: Not limited to the person who commits the crime.
People who willingly participate in the planning or execution of a crime, or interfere
with offender apprehension after the fact, can also be charged
Principal - ANSWER: Is the person who commits the crime
QUESTIONS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION) 2024 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (FULL
REVISED EXAM) |ALREADY GRADED A+ BRAND NEW!!
Evidence - ANSWER: Testimony, writings, materials, objects, or other things
presented to the senses that are offered to prove the existence or non existence of a
fact.
Direct Evidence - ANSWER: Based on personal knowledge or observations. If true,
proves a fact without the need of inferences or presumptions.
Circumstantial Evidence - ANSWER: Testimony not based on actual personal
knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy, but of other facts from which
deduction are drawn, showing indirectly the facts sought to be proved.
Physical Evidence - ANSWER: Is tangible items or materials that you can touch that
are found at the crime scenes or during a search.
Testimonial Evidence - ANSWER: Statements made by witnesses, victims, suspects or
police. Those statements may consist of personal observation/knowledge or may
involve the communication of information from which one may infer facts.
Exculpatory Evidence - ANSWER: Evidence Helpful to the defense
Reliable - ANSWER: The value of physical evidence is directly related to a reliable
chain of custody. How honest and real things are.
Intent - ANSWER: Crimes are illegal acts that violate a penal federal, state, or local
law. For an act to be criminal it, must be committed with a criminal mind
Relevant - ANSWER: It has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it
would be without the evidence. The fact is of consequence in determining the
action.
General Intent - ANSWER: When the offender knowingly acts but does not necessary
desire the consequences of the act.
Specific Intent - ANSWER: When the offender has a purposeful state of mundane to
accomplish the precise criminal act
Transferred Intent - ANSWER: Intends to harm one person but ends up harming
another. The offenders intent to harm the 1st person is transferred to harm the 2nd
person.
, Accident - ANSWER: An unexpected happening that occurs without intention or
design on the suspects part.
Knowingly - ANSWER: With knowledge; consciously: intelligently; willfully;
intentionally. Acts with awareness of the nature of his conduct.
Malice - ANSWER: A state of mind of cruelty, hostility, or revenge.
Negligent - ANSWER: The failure to use the degree of care which a reasonably
prudent person would use under the circumstances.
Reckless - ANSWER: Know or should have known that their actions were very likely
to cause substantial harm, but they can the risk anyway.
Wanton - ANSWER: Suspect knew would create a risk of substantial damage or
destruction to another's property or conduct that a reasonable person would have
realized posed a risk of substantial damage to or destruction of anothers property.
Willful - ANSWER: Voluntary; knowingly; deliberately; intentionally; purposely. Not
accidental or involuntary.
Felony - ANSWER: Any crime punishable by confinement in state prison or death. 2
1/2 years or more in state prison.
Misdemeanor - ANSWER: Crimes that do not allow the option for confinement in the
state prison.
The statue of limitations for most crimes in Massachusetts is - ANSWER: 6 Years
Statute of limitations for murder is - ANSWER: No time limitation
Certain sexual assaults involving children limitations is - ANSWER: No time limitations
Armed Robbery limitations is - ANSWER: 10 years
Rape limitations is - ANSWER: 15 Years
Statue of limitations - ANSWER: Requires criminal charges be filed within a specific
number of years from the original date of an offense.
Responsible Parties - ANSWER: Not limited to the person who commits the crime.
People who willingly participate in the planning or execution of a crime, or interfere
with offender apprehension after the fact, can also be charged
Principal - ANSWER: Is the person who commits the crime
