DEFINITIONS/TERMS
ALL ABOUT DRIVING AND PATROL
MILITARY TIME AND ALPHABET, RADIO CODES, AND ONE MISC
USE OF FORCE AND ONE OUI QUESTION
MISC
100
WHAT ARE THE FOUR TYPES OF PATROL
HORSE, BICYCLE, CAR, FOOT
100
WHAT IS "DEFENSIVE DRIVING"
DRIVING USING EXCELLENT DRIVING SKILLS AND A SAFETY-MINDED ATTITUDE WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING ACCIDENTS, DESPITE BAD DECISIONS BY OTHER DRIVERS AND BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PERCEIVING DANGEROUS THREATS AHEAD OF TIME AND MAKING SOUND JUDGMENTS.
100
18:30 HOURS SAID IN CIVILIAN TIME IS
6:30 AT NIGHT
100
WHAT DOES COMPLIANT MEAN?
COOPERATIVE, NOT COMBATIVE, DOING WHAT THE POLICE TELL YOU TO DO
100
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HIGHEST COURT IN MASSACHUSETTS?
THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OR SJC
200
WHAT IS FUNNEL QUESTIONING?
STARTING OFF WITH BROAD QUESTIONS AND WORKING OUR WAY TOWARD MORE SPECIFIC ONES
200
WHAT ARE THE THREE FST'S WE LEARNED ABOUT?
ONE LEG STAND, NINE STEP WALK AND TURN, AND HGN
200
SPELL OUT SUMMERTIME IN THE PHONETIC ALPHABET
SIERRA - UNIFORM - MIKE -MIKE - ECHO - ROME0- TANGO -INDIA - MIKE - ECHO
200
GIVE THREE EXAMPLES OF LESS THAN LETHAL FORCE
PEPPER (OC) SPRAY, BATON, TAZER
200
WHAT IS THE BAC LIMIT FOR ADULTS AND THOSE UNDER 21?
.08 FOR THOSE OVER 21; .02 FOR THOSE UNDER 21
300
GIVE ME THREE EXAMPLES OF HOW ONE DEMONSTRATES "ACTIVE LISTENING"
USING EYE CONTACT LETTING THE SPEAKER KNOW YOU ARE LISTENING BY NODDING YOUR HEAD OR GIVING "VERBAL CUES", SUCH AS "UM HMM" OR "OKAY" APPEARING ENGAGED AND ATTENTIVE TO WHAT THE SPEAKER IS SAYING
300
TRUE OR FALSE: THE KANSAS CITY AND NEWARK PATROL EXPERIMENTS SHOWED THAT THE CHANGES IN PATROL MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN CRIME. IN FACT, PEOPLE DIDN'T FEEL SAFER, AND THE CHANGES DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP AT ALL.
TRUE
300
HOTEL - ECHO - LIMA- LIMA- OSCAR MEANS
HELLO
300
OFFICER LABONTE'S POWERPOINT ON USE OF FORCE - WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON ITS LEARNING AND CAN BE REVIEWED DURING YOUR TEST - HE TOLD US ABOUT COOPERATIVE CONTROLS. WHAT IS ONE EXAMPLE OF THESE TYPES OF CONTROLS?
START OFF WITH VERBAL COMMUNICATION, THEN ESCALATE TOWARD COMMANDS, WRIST LOCKS, ARM BAR, ETC
300
IF YOU ARE OVER 21 AND REFUSE THE BREATHALYZER, HOW LONG WILL THE RMV TAKE YOUR LICENSE AWAY?
180 DAYS
400
WHAT IS THE "LIFETIME LOOKBACK" LAW?
WHEN COUNTING MULTIPLE OFFENSES FOR OUI, THE COURTS AND THE RMV WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DEFENDANT'S ENTIRE DRIVING HISTORY. THEREFORE, EVEN IF A DEFENDANT'S SECOND OUI OFFENSE OCCURS TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE FIRST OFFENSE, THERE IS NO STARTING OVER OR "RESETTING THE CLOCK." IT STILL COUNTS AS A SECOND OFFENSE.
400
TELL ONE ADVANTAGE OF AUTOMOBILE PATROL AND ONE ADVANTAGE OF FOOT PATROL. ALSO TELL ONE DISADVANTAGE OF EACH.
PROS: AUTOMOBILE: GETS THERE FASTER, OFFICERS HAVE MORE OF THEIR TOOLS WITH THEM. FOOT PATROL: ESTABLISH CLOSER RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESIDENTS AND MAKES THEM FEEL SAFER. CONS: AUTOMOBILE: RESIDENTS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BEING INVADED BY AN ARMY. FOOT PATROL: SLOW ARRIVAL TIMES FROM RADIO CALLS, OFFICER CAN ONLY CARRY WHAT IS ON HIM.
400
WHAT IS A 10-79 (FROM THE RADIO LABS SITE)
A BOMB THREAT
400
IF A POLICE OFFICER WAS TRYING TO DETAIN A SUSPECT, BUT THE SUSPECT PUSHED THE OFFICER DOWN, REACHED INTO HIS WAISTBAND, AND STARTED TO REACH FOR WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE GRIP OF A GUN, WHAT KIND OF FORCE COULD THE OFFICER USE
DEADLY FORCE
400
WHAT ARE THE FOUR GOLDEN RULES OF FIREARM SAFETY?
All guns are always loaded. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. Identify your target, and what is behind it. Never shoot at shadows and/or noises.
500
WHAT IT THE NAME OF THE LAW THAT REQUIRES MANDATORY IGNITION LOCKS FOR REPEATED DRUNK DRIVERS? AND DEFINE VICTIM-WITNESS ADVOCATE.
MELANIE'S LAW AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS FOR THE D.A.'S OFFICE WHO ASSISTS A VICTIM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, REFERS THE VICTIM TO SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, ETC
500
THE MINNEAPOLIS STUDY TURNED OUT TO BE A SUCCESS, MEANING THAT THE CHANGES TO PATROL RESULTED IN LESS CRIME. WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE TO PATROL THAT WERE SUCCESSFUL?
THEY FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC ADDRESSES RATHER THAN STREETS OR NEIGHBORHOODS
500
THE FIVE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A PI IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE?
COMPLETE AN APPLICATION A CERTIFICATION THAT THE APPLICANT IS OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, SIGNED BY THREE INDIVIDUALS NOT RELATED TO THE APPLICANT GOOD MORAL CHARACTER SPECIFIC JOB EXPERIENCE, SUCH AS THREE YEARS IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION HIGHER THAN PATROLMAN OR TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A PATROLMAN NO FELONIES ON RECORD
500
SOMEONE WHO PLEADS GUILTY TO A FIRST OFFENSE OUI CHARGE CAN GET A CHAPTER 90 SECTION 24d DISPOSITION WHICH IS: (4 THINGS)
45-90 DAYS LOSS OF LICENSE, AN EDUCATION COURSE THAT COSTS $600, MISCELLANEOUS FINES, PLUS PROBATION FOR ONE YEAR.
500
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PROBATION OFFICER AND A CORRECTIONS OFFICER? TELL TWO JOB DUTIES OF EA.H
A PROBATION OFFICER KEEPS TABS ON A RELEASED INMATE AND MAKES SURE S/HE GETS A JOB, STAYS OUT OF TROUBLE, AND STAYS OFF DRUGS. A CORRECTIONS OFFICER WORKS IN A JAIL OR PRISON AND MAKES SURE THE INMATES OBEY ALL OF THE RULES WHILE IN PRISON, AMONG OTHER THINGS.