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FCCJA (Florida Criminal Justice Academy)
BUNDLE Basic Training includes accurate
and verified questions covering core topics in
criminal justice training such as criminal
law, constitutional amendments, ethics and
professionalism, patrol procedures, d
Law Enforcement Officers are bound by: - . . ANSWER ✔
✔Constitution
Common Law
Statutory Law
Case Law
General Orders
SOP's
Authority comes from: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Constitution
Statutory Law
Common Law
Case Law
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Constitution Established these 3 branches of government:
- . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Bill of Rights - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔first 10 amendments
Are law enforcement officers bound by the constitution? - .
. ANSWER ✔ ✔Yes, we are government actors
Statutory Law - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔statutes are enacted by
the legislative branch
federal statutes
state statutes
local ordinances
Common Law - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔VA is a commonwealth
not only are we governed by statutes by the legislative
branch but laws that aren't written in statutes
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In existence because of the English system of government
Common Law examples: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔common law
burglary
right to resist unlawful arrest
Caselaw - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔court decisions and written by
judges
(how the judge interprets what a statute means when
applied to a particular set of facts)
Where do we as LE Officers get our authority from? - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔General Orders
SOP's
VA Legal System Flow Chart - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Supreme
court of VA
|
Court of Appeals
|
Circuit Courts
FCCJA (Florida Criminal Justice Academy)
BUNDLE Basic Training includes accurate
and verified questions covering core topics in
criminal justice training such as criminal
law, constitutional amendments, ethics and
professionalism, patrol procedures, d
Law Enforcement Officers are bound by: - . . ANSWER ✔
✔Constitution
Common Law
Statutory Law
Case Law
General Orders
SOP's
Authority comes from: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Constitution
Statutory Law
Common Law
Case Law
,2|Page
Constitution Established these 3 branches of government:
- . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Bill of Rights - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔first 10 amendments
Are law enforcement officers bound by the constitution? - .
. ANSWER ✔ ✔Yes, we are government actors
Statutory Law - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔statutes are enacted by
the legislative branch
federal statutes
state statutes
local ordinances
Common Law - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔VA is a commonwealth
not only are we governed by statutes by the legislative
branch but laws that aren't written in statutes
, 3|Page
In existence because of the English system of government
Common Law examples: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔common law
burglary
right to resist unlawful arrest
Caselaw - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔court decisions and written by
judges
(how the judge interprets what a statute means when
applied to a particular set of facts)
Where do we as LE Officers get our authority from? - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔General Orders
SOP's
VA Legal System Flow Chart - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Supreme
court of VA
|
Court of Appeals
|
Circuit Courts
