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NOCTI II
Questions on Flash Cards
Question | Answer |
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Crime sketching methods include triangulation, coordinate and ________. | Cross Projection |
Latent finger prints can be lifted by using | ninhydrin |
the acronym for deoxyribonucleic acid | DNA |
The supreme court case that set the policy for the use of force by police | Tennessee v. Garner |
An officer is interviewing a person with a knife. An appropriate distance to maintain from the suspect would be | 22 feet |
An officer grabs a reluctant suspect by the arm and escorts them to the police vehicle . In the use of force continuum , this is an example of | Soft hand |
What Amendment prohibits excessive bail | 8th Amendment |
Based on reasonable suspicion an officer may | Frisk a suspect for weapons |
A non- lethal weapon that causes temporary blindness and incapacitates | Pepper Spray |
Crimes against property include | Larsony, arson and burglary |
An effective method of managing stress is to | Run Laps |
The booking procedure includes medical, physical and | Mental evaluations |
The U S Supreme Court upheld Stop and Frisk in what case | Terry v. Ohio |
The best method of handcuffing a suspect is | behind the suspects back, key hole up and double locked |
Criminology is the study of | Control, Nature and Cause of criminal behavior |
When offering testimony the officer should direct their attention to the | Jury |
A subpoena is | A legal document ordering a person to testify in court os law as a witness |
A p[lea in which the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge is know as | Nolo contendere |
Three characteristics of a good police report are | Legibility , Accuracy and Clarity (LAC) |
What is the URC? | The FBI's Uniform Crime Report (URC) |
The major objective of Terrorism is | to generate publicity for their cause |
Several agencies are under the management of Department of Homeland Security including | US Coast Guard |
To be an effective police officer you must be skilled in both forms of communication | verbal and non-verbal |
What term means monitoring movement in and out of a facility? | Access control |
According to the M'Naughten Rule a defendant is considered insane if | they can not distinguish between right and wrong in regards to the crime which they are charged |
The leading crime activity of gangs is | the sale of drugs |
What defines cultural diversity? | differences between age, race, gender, beliefs, ethnic language and customs |
In processing a crime scene all bodily fluids should be considered as | toxic substances |
When arresting a suspect known to have tuberculosis the office should do what | have the suspect wear a mask |
The term incarceration means | confinement to a prison or jail |
What is the definition of Parole? | The conditional early release from prison |
What is the definition of Recidivism? | A tendency to relapse and return to criminal behavior |
Corrections Officers are responsible for what in regards to all inmates? | Custody, Safety and Supervision |
What is the definition of Probation? | Occurs prior to and often instead of jail or prison time |
At a Crime scene when should photographs of evidence be taken? | Before you obtain an impression |
What is a Hallucinogen? | a substance that induces changes in mood, attitude, thought processes and perception |
What is a Stimulant? | a substance that taken to increase alertness or activity |
What is a Depressant? | a substance that depresses the function of the central nervous system |
What is chromatography? | any of several analytical techniques for separating organic or carbon containing mixtures into their components by attraction to a stationary phase while being propelled by a moving phase |
What is the Controlled Substance Act? | federal law establishing five classifications of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) |
What are Amphetamines? | a group of synthetic drugs that stimulate the central nervous system |
What is a Narcotic? | an addictive drug that relieves pain or alters mood or behavior |
What is the importance of the 1st Amendment | the right to practice your religion, speak freely, and to assemble |
What is the importance of the 2nd Amendment | the right to bare arms |
What is the importance of the 3rd Amendment | Can not be forced to house soldiers |
What is the importance of the 4th Amendment | protects people from unreasonable search and seizures and must have a Warrant to enter your home |
What is the importance of the 5th Amendment | Protects people against being held unless properly charged with a crime, Can not be tried twice for the same crime (Double Jeopardy ) & you don't have to testify against yourself |
What is the importance of the 6th Amendment | Your rights to a speedy trail, Confront witnesses against you, and a jury of your peers |