Courtroom Demeanor / Vehicle Pullovers / Finger Printing / Stress

Question 1

The LEO’s role in the courtroom is not to convince anyone of the ____ or ____ of the defendant but rather to present ____ based on the ____ known to the officer. These facts must be based on a ____, ____, and ____investigation.

Answer 1

guilt or innocence
testimony
facts
fair, objective, and thorough

Question 2

The process used to select individuals to serve as jurors is called:

Answer 2

Voir Dire

Question 3

The questioning of a witness to determine his/her competency to provide certain testimony.

Answer 3

Voir Dire

Question 4

Direct examination of prosecution witnesses is conducted by the ____. Cross-examination is generally limited in scope to those matters raised during ____ ____ of the witness.

Answer 4

prosecutor
direct examination

Question 5

The purpose of ____-____ is to test the credibility of the witness or call into question ____ or earlier ____.

Answer 5

cross-examination
evidence
testimony

Question 6

In a jury trial, the judge’s role is to ensure procedural ____ ____, not determine ____ or ____. The jury has the role of determining the facts of the case and applying the law, as charged by the judge, to the facts to determine a ____.

Answer 6

due process
innocence or guilt
verdict

Question 7

What rule allows witnesses to be excluded from the courtroom during proceedings? This rule also requires that witnesses not discuss the case with anyone other than the judge or the attorneys involved directly in the case.

Answer 7

Rule of Sequestration

Question 8

True/False

A violation to the rule of sequestration goes to the credibility of the witness.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Effective witnesses are well prepared for court. Reviewing ____ ____ and meeting with the ____ are just a couple of the steps an officer needs to take before reporting to court.

Answer 9

case reports
prosecutor

Question 10

For court, Officers should dress ____ and ____ as dictated by ____ policy.

Answer 10

conservative and appropriately
departmental

Question 11

In court, an officer who does not know the answer to a question should simply do what?

Answer 11

Admit that he/she does not know, and move forward.

Question 12

Officers should understand the basic rules regarding ____, and ____ to the rules including ____ declarations and ____ utterances.

Answer 12

hearsay and exceptions
dying declarations
excited utterances

Question 13

Officers must respond to defense tactics ____ and ____ in order to maintain ____ with the jury.

Answer 13

professionally and deliberately
credibility

Question 14

Explain the general progression of a jury trial from the beginning of jury selection until sentencing.

Answer 14

1) Case is called
2) Voir Dire
3) Jury Selection
4) Jury Sworn
5) Opening Statements
6) Prosecution presents case
7) Defense moves for directed verdict
8) Defense presents case
9) Defense and Prosecution makes closing arguments
10) Judge charges jury
11) Jury retires to deliberate
12) Jury returns and renders verdict
13) Release if not guilty
14) Sentencing if guilty

Question 15

Information gained or acquired from another and not part of one’s direct knowledge.

Answer 15

Hearsay

Question 16

The way in which a person reacts to environmental stimuli.

Answer 16

Stress

Question 17

What are the four categories to stress?

Answer 17

1) Acute
2) Episodic acute
3) Chronic
4) Trauma (Critical Incident)

Question 18

Most common form of stress and results from the demands and pressures of the recent past and anticipated demands and pressures of the near future.

Answer 18

Acute Stress

Question 19

Caused by frequent acute stress and can take the form of ceaseless worry.

Answer 19

Episodic Acute Stress

Question 20

The grinding stress that wears people down day after day, year after year, and leads to serious illness.

Answer 20

Chronic Stress

Question 21

Stress caused by any tragic or traumatic event that causes a person to experience unusually strong, intense emotional reactions which have the potential to overwhelm the individual’s ability to cope.

Answer 21

Critical Incident Stress

Question 22

What type of stress can lead to PTSD?

Answer 22

Critical Incident Stress

Question 23

Stress which may result when a person suffers an event or situation outside the range of normal experience which exceeds the individual’s perceived ability to meet its demands, and poses a serious threat to the loss of life.

Answer 23

PTSD

Question 24

Also known as the medical classification of stress.

Answer 24

General Adaptation Syndrome (G.A.S)

Question 25

What are the three stages of stress?

Answer 25

Alarm Resistance Exhaustion

Question 26

Where the systems of the body are aroused to respond to a stressor and all internal resources are focused on the stress factor.

Answer 26

Alarm Stage

Question 27

Where reactions become specialized in an attempt to bring the stress factor within tolerable levels.

Answer 27

Resistance

Question 28

Where all the defenses collapse and stress runs wild as a result of failing to bring the stress under control.

Answer 28

Exhaustion

Question 29

What are the four categories of sources of stress:

Answer 29

1) External 2) Internal 3) Inherent to the Job 4) Individual

Question 30

What type of stressors cannot be controlled by the officer or the department? They can only be mitigated, not completely eliminated. Examples include, the courts and judicial system, the public, and the media.

Answer 30

External Stressors

Question 31

Stressors that are specific to a particular agency and can be controlled by agency leadership. Examples include poor supervision, a lack of career development, excessive paperwork, and inconsistent discipline.

Answer 31

Internal Stressors

Question 32

Stressors that are apart of police work and can only be managed and include role conflict, adverse work schedules, and a negative view of life.

Answer 32

Inherent Stressors

Question 33

Stressors that are unique to each person and can include family issues, fear regarding abilities and second jobs.

Answer 33

Personal / Individual Stressors

Question 34

Stress manifests through what four ways:

Answer 34

1) Physical 2) Cognitive 3) Emotional 4) Behavioral Reactions

Question 35

The continuing sense of frustration and tiredness that often occurs when a person is dedicated to a calling or career and does not receive the rewards he/she expected.

Answer 35

Burnout

Question 36

True/False Personality types play a major role in how people deal with stress.

Answer 36

True

Question 37

Personalities that are characterized by competitive, hostile, or aggressive behavior.

Answer 37

Type A

Question 38

Personalities that are characterized as being slower to anger and more tolerant of themselves and others.

Answer 38

Type B

Question 39

What are four positive coping methods for dealing with stress?

Answer 39

1) Medical Exams 2) Counseling 3) Good Diet 4) Weight Control

Question 40

What are five negative coping methods for dealing with stress?

Answer 40

1) Projection 2) Rationalization 3) Displaced Aggression 4) Smoking 5) Alcohol or Drug Abuse

Question 41

Name three positive alternatives for reducing stress.

Answer 41

1) Eliminating Stressors 2) Seeking professional help 3) Increasing ability to cope with stress

Question 42

____ ____ is often the result of a failure to effectively manage stress.

Answer 42

Substance Abuse

Question 43

Signs and symptoms which include being unable to limit the amount of alcohol you drink, developing a tolerance to alcohol so that you need more and more to achieve the same result, drinking alone or hiding alcohol, not remembering conversations, or blacking out.

Answer 43

Alcohol Abuse

Question 44

What resources do officers have to help cope with stress?

Answer 44

1) Peer counselors 2) Chaplins 3) Community Service Boards under contract with the Georgia DBHDD

Question 45

____ ____ are necessary and sometimes a dangerous part of the patrol officer's job.

Answer 45

Vehicle Pullovers

Question 46

Officer ____ can have deadly consequences.

Answer 46

complacency

Question 47

What are the two classifications of vehicle pullovers?

Answer 47

Unknown Risk High Risk Stop

Question 48

Officers need ____ ____ or ____ that the occupants of the vehicle have committed or are committing a violation of the law in order to initiate a stop.

Answer 48

probable cause or ARS

Question 49

Officers should find a ____ and suitable ____ to make a traffic stop. Conditions such as ____ flow, ____, ____, and ____ density are considerations that might influence the officer's choice of pullover location.

Answer 49

safe location traffic flow, lighting, terrain, and population density

Question 50

Prior to initiating a stop, the officer should notify the dispatcher of what four things?

Answer 50

1) Location of the stop 2) Description of the vehicle (CYMBALS) 3) Number of occupants 4) Reason for the stop

Question 51

What four positions can an officer position the patrol vehicle on a traffic stop?

Answer 51

1) Offset Left 2) Offset Right 3) Inline 4) Angle Position

Question 52

During the approach to the stopped vehicle, the officer should maintain eye contact with the vehicle, watching for ____ movements and checking the entire ____ compartment before speaking to the driver. Officers should push down lightly on the ____ to ensure it is closed before walking up to the driver's door.

Answer 52

suspicious passenger trunk

Question 53

While talking to the driver, the officer should never pass the ____ post.

Answer 53

B Post

Question 54

What type of stop is when the driver or occupants of a vehicle are known or suspected of having committed a serious crime? These stops are often the result of lookouts issued by other officers, or during a crime in progress call or pursuit situation.

Answer 54

High-Risk Stops

Question 55

A high-risk stop should NEVER be attempted by a ____ officer.

Answer 55

single

Question 56

During a high-risk stop, one officer should give ____ while another officer maintains ____ of all other occupants.

Answer 56

commands cover

Question 57

Handcuffing should only be conducted when the suspect is in a position that is safe for the ____ officer to place the handcuffs.

Answer 57

backup

Question 58

Vehicle searches should be conducted ____ and as contemporaneously to the arrest as possible. An inventory should be made in accordance with ____ policies

Answer 58

incidental departmental

Question 59

AKA Good Stress

Answer 59

Eustress

Question 60

AKA Bad Stress

Answer 60

Distress

Question 61

When you take personal or work issues and project them to an innocent person:

Answer 61

Displaced aggression

Question 62

What are three basic fingerprint patterns?

Answer 62

1) Loops 2) Whorls 3) Arches

Question 63

Equipment for inked prints.

Answer 63

Finger Print Card Holder Black Printers Ink Inking Plate Ink Roller

Question 64

Thumbs are rolled ____ the center of the body, and fingers are rolled ____ ____ the center of the body.

Answer 64

towards away from

Question 65

List some reasons for poor prints.

Answer 65

Dirty equipment Dirty/Wet Hands Failure to roll from nail bed to nail bed Failure to roll below first joint Too much/Not enough ink Lack of finger control Failure to complete card properly

Question 66

Two types of fingerprints?

Answer 66

Latent Patent

Question 67

Prints visible to the naked eye from blood, grease, dirt or dust. No processing required.

Answer 67

Patent prints

Question 68

Prints not visible to the naked eye. Processing required.

Answer 68

Latent prints

Question 69

Visible, impressed prints that occur when a finger touches a soft, malleable surface. No enhancement required.

Answer 69

Plastic prints

Question 70

Finger prints reveal ____ and ____.

Answer 70

Identity Criminal history

Question 71

The most common/effective fingerprint powder.

Answer 71

Black Volcanic Ash

Question 72

Application methods for fingerprint powder:

Answer 72

Superglue Fuming Using a brush Using a feather duster

Question 73

Methods of developing fingerprint evidence:

Answer 73

Fingerprint powder Magnetic Wand Chemical methods on porous surfaces

Question 74

Inkless documentation of fingerprints, electronically transmitted to the DOJ for completion of a criminal record check.

Answer 74

Live Scan

Question 75

Fingerprint cards for applicants have a ____ border and cards for criminals have a ____ border.

Answer 75

Blue Red

Question 76

A mixture of metal flakes and black fingerprint powder used for collecting latent fingerprints.

Answer 76

Magnetic dusting powder

Question 77

How long do you have to send fingerprints to the GBI?

Answer 77

24 hours, except on weekends

Question 78

Hands must be ____ before fingerprinting can start.

Answer 78

Dry

Question 79

Exercising is a form of what?

Answer 79

Stress Relief

Question 80

What is a way to calm yourself down while in a car chase?

Answer 80

Long Deep breaths

Question 81

The best evidence to turn in is ?

Answer 81

Original evidence

Question 82

What is happening when a person is being questioned by the prosecutor?

Answer 82

Direct Examination

Question 83

What is happening when a person is being questioned by the defense attorney?

Answer 83

Cross-Examination

Question 84

Who in the court interprets the provisions of the law and ensures the defendant is afforded procedural due process?

Answer 84

The Judge

Question 85

What is the best fingerprint processing technique for magnetic material?

Answer 85

Fingerprint dusting

Question 86

Fingerprint that has one or more of the ridges enter on either side, recurve at the center and flow out the same side.

Answer 86

Loop print

Question 87

Fingerprint that has ridges that enter from one side, recurve in front of itself and has 2 deltas.

Answer 87

Whorls

Question 88

Fingerprint that enters on one side, arches in the center and flows out the other side.

Answer 88

Plain Arch

Question 89

Refers to the raised portion of the skin of the print, consisting of one or more connected ridges.

Answer 89

Friction Ridge

Question 90

Ridges of the friction surfaces that end, divide, form dots, and form short ridges.

Answer 90

AKA Minutia...distinguishes one print from another

Question 91

Each LE Agency is responsible for obtaining fingerprints on anyone that agency arrests for ____ and certain ____.

Answer 91

felony misdemeanors

Question 92

True/False It is acceptable for an officer to be armed while fingerprinting a suspect.

Answer 92

False

Question 93

True/False Latent prints left on paper products cannot normally be processed at a crime scene due to the special materials needed to develop them.

Answer 93

True

Question 94

Paper, cardboard, or other similar items should be placed in ____ ____ and taken to a fingerprint ____ for processing.

Answer 94

evidence bags technician

Question 95

Wet objects, or those that have been submerged in water, can still yield ____ prints. These objects should be allowed to ____ at room temperature before being tested for prints. Officers should never attempt to process a ____ object as doing so may damage the prints, making them unusable.

Answer 95

latent dry moist

Question 96

True/False Officers may be called to testify as to the procedure used to lift latent prints and must be prepared to do so.

Answer 96

True

Question 97

Officers should account for the ____ ____ ____ of latent cards from the time the prints are collected until they are turned over to the latent examiner by making the appropriate notation on the cards.

Answer 97

Chain of custody