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EXAM 2 Flashcards

1
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Types of gangs (8)

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Street gangs
Prison gangs
Hate groups
Outlaw MC gangs
Domestic Terrorist and subversive groups
Cult groups
Juvenile groups
Hybrid gangs

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2
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What do gangs all have?

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Their own symbols, hand signals, rituals, and language.

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3
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Two notions the media exploits about the American culture

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  1. Forgetful
  2. Forgiving
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4
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True or False: Gang membership crosses all socioeconomic, ethnic, racial boundaries, and now permeates American society.

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True

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5
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How do gangs affect society?

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Heightened fear, crime, economic costs, quality of life issues.

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6
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Organization, or group of 3 or more persons, formal, or informal, having as it’s primary activity as the commission of crime which had a common name, sign, or symbol, and whose members, collectively or individually engage or have engaged in a pattern of criminal activity.

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Gang

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7
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Who is the only one who can charge a person with a violation of the criminal organization statue?

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The State Attorney’s office through formal indictment (charge as normal and contact the states attorney office)

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8
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Why - to be part of a gang and “take care of business” (4)

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You have to prove yourself through:
1. Blessed in
2. Born in
3. Jumped in
4. Sexed in

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9
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Gang affiliation indicators (6)

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  1. Sudden secretive activities
  2. Carrying a weapon
  3. Extra cash from unknown sources
  4. Changes in friends
  5. Tattoos
  6. Changes in dress habits (wearing same color clothing)
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10
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What are contemporary strategies with handling gangs?

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More effective enforcement of criminal laws

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11
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What are intervention techniques (3 A Approach)

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  1. Acknowledging the problem
  2. Assessing the problem
  3. Act on the problem
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12
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LEO should be vigilant and continue efforts to minimize the impact and influence of gangs and gang members who attempt to threaten society in order to: (3)

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  1. Provide a safe environment for people to live
  2. Maintain law and order
  3. Preserve peace
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13
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True and False: Current problem with gang laws and validation process gang units are forced to identify themselves as emerging groups and gang databases are being removed.

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True

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14
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A direct admission to a credible witness

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Self Admission

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15
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Use of gang logos, graffiti, and hand signs

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Symbolism

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16
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True or False: You cannot use information obtained regarding GMI from a debriefing after arrest.

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False. You CAN use info that you obtain from a debriefing.

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17
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True and False: During trial gang involvement is being moved to introducing in the sentencing phased as a motivating factor.

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True

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18
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Types of gangs in MD: Prison gangs

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BFG, DMI

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19
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Types of gangs in MD: Street gangs

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Bloods, MS13, Crips

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20
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Types of gangs in MD: White Supremacy

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NA

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21
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An enterprise members (1) individually or collectively engage in a pattern of organized crime activity. (2) have as one of their primary objectives or activities the commission of one or more underlying crimes, including acts by juveniles that would be underlying crimes

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Criminal Organization

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22
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Gang

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Any organization, association, or group of (3) or more persons, formal, or informal, having as its primary activity as the commission of a crime under MD 9-801, which has a common name, sign or symbol, and whose members, collectively or individually, engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal activity.

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23
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How many people does it take to create a gang?

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3

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24
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the commission of, attempted commission of, conspiracy to commit, r solicitation of two or more underlying crimes or acts by a juvenile that would be an underlying crime if committed by an adult, provided the crimes or acts were not part of the same incident.

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Pattern of Criminal gang activity

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25
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REMOVED - three or more people, loosely structured as an organization, that share a common, name, sign, symbol, whose purpose was to commit crimes.

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Working

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26
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True or False: All the following are DMI symbols: Dawg, Grim reaper, All seeing eye, Panther

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False

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27
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True or False: All of the following are blood symbols: Dog, 5 point star, Red, Grim reaper

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True

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28
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True or False: Sexed out is a gang term

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False. The term is sexed in - iniation purposes.

29
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What type of gang is BFG?

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Prison gang

30
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How many people do you need to be in a gang?

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3

31
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What type of gang are Blood and Crips?

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Street gang

32
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Symbolism are what criteria?

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Logos, graffiti, hand signs (Stacking)

33
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What are the effects gangs have on society?

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Heightened fear, crime, economic costs, and quality of life statutes.

34
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Offices should be vigilant of gang members to

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Provide a safe environment, maintain law and order, preserve the peace.

35
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A syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individual cognition, emotion regulations, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental process.

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Mental Illness

36
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What is a characteristic of manic behavior?

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Accelerated pressured speech.

37
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What are characteristics of mental illness

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Hallucinations, confusion, depression, manic behavior, feeling of sadness

38
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Types of disorders

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Mood disorders, thinking disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders

39
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false sensory experience, hearing voices, seeing things, smelling things others can’t perceive

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Hallucinations

40
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Delusions

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Most often persecutory in nature, mistreating, spying, attempting to harm, difficulty focusing

41
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An officer may take someone into custody if the officer believes the individual has a mental illness AND if the individual presents a danger to the life or safety of themselves or others.

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Emergency Petiton

42
Q

The term abandoned vehicle can apply to what?
A. Motor vehicle
B. Semi-Trailer
C. Trailer
D. All of the above

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D

43
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Unless restricted by policy the _____ of a disabled vehicle should be given the option of removing the vehicle if it is not creating a hazard.

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Owner/operator

44
Q

The vehicle is considered abandoned if it is not operable and left on public property for?

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48 hours

45
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When your determining if a vehicle should be impounded a police officer should ____ to determine if the vehicle should be impounded.

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Follow department policy.

46
Q

A vehicle is considered towable/abandoned if it has remained in a private parking garage for how many days with a certified letter being sent to the registered owner?

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10 days

47
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A ______ is not required to seize a vehicle on private property.

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Search warrant

48
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If a current owner is unknown, the _______ will be considered the owner for reporting purposes.

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Last registered owner

49
Q

The vehicle is considered abandoned if it is remained on private property without consent of property owner for how long?

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48 hours

50
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The long-range goal of the traffic enforcement program is to?

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Increase the public’s voluntary compliance of traffic regulations

51
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The allocation of LEO resources proportional.. (definiton)

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Selective enforcement

52
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True or False: Issuing a SERO is never an acceptable alternative to issuing a citation.

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False

53
Q

Which of the following is not considered an element of selective enforcment?

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Vehicle make and model

54
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If a defendant elects to pay the fine indicated on the citation where do they go?

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Pay at the District Court

55
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True or False: According to MVA TR-2624 If a person fails to appear in court for a citation that is not punishable by incarceration the court may not issue a warrant for that person arrest.

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False

56
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While issuing a violator a citation for a minor traffic charge you explain that..

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The options available are outlined on the back of the citation.

57
Q

You have issues and explained a citation to the violator, the violator refuses to sign due to not being a resident of MD and refuses to do so, you should..

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Advise they must signor it may lead to their arrest.

58
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If a traffic violator refuses to sign a citation, the officer must advise they must sign or it may lead to their…

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Arrest

59
Q

Of the following, which is not a violation an officer may arrest for?

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Right of way

60
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If you are charges for any violation under 16-303, you may just pay the fine.

A

False. All 16 offenses are Must Appears

61
Q

MD MVA law permits the arrest a violator for which violation?

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Driving without a license.

62
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True or False: An officer may elect to write refused in the signature block.

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False

63
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True or False: MD law requires must sign both before issuing.

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False

64
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True or False: an officer must always advised person that if they do not sign they ay be arrested.

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True

65
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Title 16-112 a person may not give the name of another person or false to any ______ that is attempting to determine ID?

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Uniformed police officer

66
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Driver approaching patrol car from the rear at night within 200 feet with high beams - Violation?

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Yes. Cannot not approach 300ft.

67
Q

Child does not have a seatbelt on - violation?

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Yes

68
Q

Class E truck with manufacture grading wiht less than 10,000lbs - bumper height 30 inches.

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Charge the driver with over 28inch charge.

69
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A

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