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MCLETC Quiz 2 Questions and Answers (100%
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warrant of arrestAns: issued by the court, directed to the officers,
commanding the arrest of a particular person
Use of ForceAns: act of physical coercion normally involving contact
between persons
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Deadly forceAns: force likely to cause death or great bodily harm
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examples of non-deadly forceAns: fists, feet, impact weapons, chemical
weapons, restraint devices, canines
examples of deadly-forceAns: striking a suspect's head with a baton,
firing a "warning shot" at a suspect, striking a suspect's head on
pavement
reasonable forceAns: the minimum amount of lawful aggression
sufficient to achieve a legitimate law enforcement objective
Graham FactorsAns: 1. Severity of crime
2. whether the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the
officers or others
3. whether he is actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by
flight
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totality of circumstancesAns: all facts known to the peace officer at the
time, or that would be known to a reasonable officer in the same
situation, including the conduct of the officer and the subject leading up
to the use of deadly force.
Cooperative personAns: officer presence, verbal control, restraint
devices
passive resisterAns: joint manipulation, pressure sensitive area
techniques, possible use of chemical agents
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active resisterAns: stunning techniques with control instruments, without
control instruments, take-downs, chemical agents, control instrument
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techniques, canine deployment
aggressive assailantAns: punches, kicks and other striking techniques,
impact tools, take-downs directed at the skeletal structure of the body
deadly force assailantAns: firearms, other measures that could result in
GBH
Duty to InterveneAns: A peace officer, or any other person acting under
the color of law who has an opportunity to intervene, shall have an
affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or stop another peace officer in
his or her presence from using any unauthorized force or force that
exceeds the degree of force permitted, if any, without regard for chain
of command.
what is needed for a conviction?Ans: Proof beyond a reasonable doubt
what is needed for an arrest?Ans: probable cause
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what is needed for a Terry stop?Ans: reasonable suspicion
exclusionary ruleAns: deter law enforcement from committing illegal
searches and seizures
"Fruits of the poisonous tree"Ans: excludes evidence acquired as an
indirect result of police misconduct
independent sourceAns: having information apart from an illegal search
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that satisfies the requirements of a warrant
inevitable discoveryAns: evidence unlawfully discovered will be
admissible if would have been inevitably discovered by lawful means
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Good faithAns: reasonable reliance on a search warrant that was
actually issued without probable cause
Reasonable SuspicionAns: stop and detain any person in a public place
for a reasonable amount of time when you can reasonably infer from
the circumstances that the person is committing or about to commit a
crime
probable causeAns: reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing
a charge, etc.).
SummonsAns: issued by a court, commanding a person to appear
before a court on a specific date at a specific time
Notice to AppearAns: issued by an offer, requesting a person to appear
at a specific location on a specific date and time