Final Exam Study

Question 1

What are the North Carolina General Statutes divided into?

Answer 1

Chapters, articles, and sections

Question 2

Officers try to serve an arrest warrant on a subject sitting in a parked car. Officers repeatedly ask the subject to exit the vehicle. Officers must forcibly remove the subject. What is the appropriate charge?

Answer 2

RDO (Resist, Delay, Obstruct)

Question 3

At 4:30 a.m. a police officer confronts Garfield who has climbed over the ten foot chain link fence surrounding Lowes lumber yard. What is the charge?

Answer 3

First Degree Trespassing

Question 4

Lambert sets fire to the home of a neighbor with whom he has been having a dispute. No one is home, but a firefighter who responds to the fire slips through the roof and is killed by the fall. What is the charge?

Answer 4

First-degree murder

Question 5

Sue puts poison in her brother’s food but her boyfriend dies unexpectedly after he eats it. What is the charge?

Answer 5

First-degree murder

Question 6

A 19 year old woman is pulled off the street by a 21 year old man and shoved into a car driven by a 40 year old woman. The man holds the victim down and has vaginal intercourse with her on the back seat while the woman drives through Buncombe County. What is the charge?

Answer 6

First degree forcible rape

Question 7

A 20 year old male has sexual intercourse with a 13 year old with her consent

Answer 7

Statutory rape

Question 8

A man picks a lock and enters a home at 2 p.m. then takes one “Hot Rod” magazine and nothing else.

Answer 8

Felony larceny

Question 9

Suspect enters a Zip Mart and points a pistol at the clerk and escapes with $40.00 from the cash register.

Answer 9

Armed robbery

Question 10

Strickland maliciously set fire to an occupied house at 2 o’clock in the afternoon

Answer 10

First degree arson

Question 11

A suspect is mad at his bank because they will not give him a new loan. He sets fire and burns his car that the bank has a lein on, and hopes this will piss them off

Answer 11

Burning personal property

Question 12

A four a.m., Ray is prowling in front of a closed sporting goods store. Ray throws a piece of cinder block through a pane of glass, but is frightened away by a patrol car before he can enter to steal basketball shoes.

Answer 12

Felony breaking and entering

Question 13

At the Snoop Dog concert a man picks a wallet out of another mans back pocket without being noticed. The wallet has $76.00 in cash.

Answer 13

Felony larceny

Question 14

A man has a gun concealed in his coat at a movie theater (with permit). The gun accidentally discharges killing a person standing near-by.

Answer 14

Involuntary manslaughter

Question 15

Officer Seighman stops a car for speeding 45 mph in a 35 zone. While writing the ticket, the driver says, “You’re a cupcake eating asshole.”

Answer 15

No charge

Question 16

A man stopped for speeding. Next to him on the front seat is a loaded pistol. The man is off probation for a felony he was convicted on 8 years ago.

Answer 16

Possession of a firearm by felon

Question 17

Two men are working together at the mall. While one bumps into a man and starts a scuffle, the other slips behind the victim and removes his wallet from his pants. The wallet is worth seven dollars.

Answer 17

Felony larceny

Question 18

A drunk driver passes a stopped school bus at 70 mph and kills three elementary school children.

Answer 18

2nd degree murder

Question 19

A man is standing next to his house when his neighbor, about 50 yards away, fires a shot at him with a 9mm pistol. The shot misses by 10 feet.

Answer 19

Assault with a deadly weapon

Question 20

While walking in a dark parking lot a 25 year old man jumps out from behind a car and grabs a female victim around the neck. The lady breaks free and runs to safety.

Answer 20

Assault on a female

Question 21

A ____ is a juvenile less than 16 years of age who has committed a crime or infraction under state law or under an ordinance of local government, including the motor vehicle laws.

Answer 21

Delinquent

Question 22

____ shall not be conducted on a any juvenile without a court order unless the juvenile has been transferred to Superior Court to be tried as an adult or unless the juvenile was 16 or 17 years old at the time of the offense and the offense was committed on or after October 1, 1996.

Answer 22

Non testimonial order

Question 23

A juvenile who is taken into temporary custody without a court order shall not be held for more than ____ hours. Or for more than 24 hours if any of the ____ hours falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or local holiday

Answer 23

12

Question 24

A ____ may be granted when the juvenile is presently charged with a felony and has demonstrated that he is danger to property or persons. The juvenile is presently charged with a misdemeanor with at least one element of which is assault on a person and it is demonstrated that the juvenile is danger to persons.

Answer 24

Secure custody order

Question 25

A ____ may be granted when the juvenile is a runaway and consents to non-secure custody, but the court finds it in the best interest of the juvenile be placed in non-secure custody.

Answer 25

Non-secure custody order

Question 26

The difference between the Miranda rights of an adult as opposed to that of a juvenile is that a juvenile must be advised that they have the right to _____.

Answer 26

Have a parent, guardian, or custodian present during questioning

Question 27

A ____ juvenile is a juvenile who is unlawfully absent from school; or who is regularly disobedient to and beyond their disciplinary control of his parent, guardian, or custodian; or who is regularly found in places where it is unlawful for a juvenile to be; or who has run away from home for a period of more than 24 hours.

Answer 27

Undisciplined juvenile

Question 28

____ is an agreement ratified by all 50 states and DC providing a formal means of returning a juvenile who is an absconder, escapee, or runaway, to his home state.

Answer 28

Interstate compact

Question 29

For cases involving delinquent and undisciplined behavior, a juvenile court official called a ____ receives and reviews all complaints before further action is taken.

Answer 29

Intake counselor

Question 30

G.S. 7B-301 states that every person has a legal duty to report to ____ facts which lead the person to suspect that a juvenile is abused, neglected, or dependent or has died as the result of maltreatment.

Answer 30

The director of DSS

Question 31

G.S. 7B-302 states that LEO's are required to assist in the investigation and evaluation of the seriousness of any report upon the request of the _____.

Answer 31

Director of the DSS

Question 32

Any person over ____ who knowingly or willingly causes, encourages or aids a juvenile to be in place or condition, or commit an act whereby the juvenile could be adjudicated, delinquent, undisciplined, abused, or neglected is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Answer 32

16

Question 33

In order to gain assistance from the FBI in Spouse Child Snatching Cases, officers must have evidence that ____.

Answer 33

The suspect unlawfully fled the state to avoid prosecution

Question 34

What type of juveniles can an officer take into temporary custody?

Answer 34

Undisciplined, delinquent, absconder

Question 35

Can an officer that takes a juvenile into temporary custody search them and use reasonable force as they would an adult?

Answer 35

Yes

Question 36

A juvenile who does not receive proper care, supervision or discipline from his parent, guardian, custodian, or caretaker. Or who has been abandoned; who has not been provided necessary medical or remedial care; that lives in an injurious environment; or who has been placed for care or adoption in violation of the law is a ____ juvenile.

Answer 36

Neglected

Question 37

A LEO who charges a minor with a criminal offense must notify the minor's parents, guardian of the ____, as soon as practicable, in person or by telephone.

Answer 37

Charge

Question 38

In cases where a complaining parent alleges that another parent has violated a custody order by not returning the child, officers should _____.

Answer 38

Not attempt to enforce custody order without further direction from the court

Question 39

Pursuant to Terry v. Ohio, during a lawful investigative detention an officer may frisk an individual _____.

Answer 39

When the officer can articulate reasonable suspicion that a person may have a weapon and the officer's safety may be in jeopardy

Question 40

What must an officer do if he takes a juvenile into custody without a court order?

Answer 40

Notify parents Advise parent of right to be present Release to parents if no further custody needed Communicate with DSS

Question 41

Can parents generally consent to a search of a child's room?

Answer 41

Yes

Question 42

While making a vehicle stop utilizing emergency lighting, officers notice a plastic bag being thrown from the driver's side window. Officers retrieve the bag and find that it contains marijuana. Can the officers charge the driver with anything?

Answer 42

Yes. Possession of marijuana

Question 43

Under what conditions does an officer need both an arrest and a search warrant to enter private premises and look for the person to be arrested?

Answer 43

The person is a visitor in a third party's residence and when entry is requested, consent is denied by the third party

Question 44

What agencies have limited subject matter jurisdiction?

Answer 44

SHP DMV officers Wildlife enforcement Probation and parole

Question 45

The United States Supreme Court of ____ established strict rules for law enforcement to follow before interrogating a suspect in custody?

Answer 45

Miranda v. Arizona

Question 46

The description of "items to be seized" on a search warrant should be _________.

Answer 46

Sufficient so an officer unfamiliar with the investigation will recognize appropriate property to be seized

Question 47

What crimes do not allow a private person the power to detain?

Answer 47

Minor traffic violation

Question 48

A one on one confrontation between the eyewitness and the suspect.

Answer 48

Show-up identification

Question 49

A search incident to arrest entitles the officer to search what?

Answer 49

The arrestee and the arrestee's lunge area regardless of the crime leading to arrest

Question 50

Assuming that no forced entry into private premises is necessary, an officer may arrest a person without having actual possession of a warrant when?

Answer 50

The officer knows and has personal knowledge an arrest warrant exists

Question 51

The type of process use when the defendant fails to appear at a court proceeding

Answer 51

Order for arrest

Question 52

Do city police officers have unlimited subject matter jurisdiction?

Answer 52

Yes

Question 53

Deadly force cannot be used by an officer to _____

Answer 53

Prevent the escape of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect

Question 54

When can an officer break down and enter a premise to execute a search warrant without announcing only when _____

Answer 54

Announcing would endanger the life or safety of any person

Question 55

A line-up should be conducted with a minimum of ___ persons (fillers) of similar physical characteristics and appearance to the suspect.

Answer 55

5

Question 56

Is a sheriff authorized to issue a search warrant?

Answer 56

No

Question 57

What substance is not considered non-testimonial evidence for the purpose of non-testimonial identification orders?

Answer 57

Blood