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Pre-Academy Reading Flashcards

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Five Primary Objectives for Patrol

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  1. Protect and serve
  2. Crime prevention
  3. Preserve the peace
  4. Enforce all laws
  5. Arrest
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4 Major Patrol Responsibilities

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Communicate, Coordinate, Command, and Control

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Criminal Procedures are broken into what two categories? Briefly explain each

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  1. Substantive Law- legislated acts; establishes the acts and mental state necessary to commit a crime
  2. Procedural Law- establishes the procedures to be employed in governmental affairs
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What are the sanctions that can be imposed on law enforcement?

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Criminal liability (charged with a crime)
Civil liability (sued)
Department liability (discipline, demotion, termination)

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What are the 4 criteria under the Public Duty Doctrine that must be met in determining if an officer is held liable?

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Do we have a duty owed? Do we have a duty breached? Were actual damages suffered? Was the duty breached the proximate cause for the damages suffered?

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The Constitution is made up of what?

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The preamble, articles of incorporation, bill of right first 10 amendments

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What are the 3 branches of government?

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Legislative, Judicial, Executive

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What is the trier of the law?

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Exclusively the judge

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What is the trier of the fact?

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May be the responsibility of the judge or jury

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What is a jury trial?

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Trial by your peers

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What is a bench trial?

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The judge becomes the trier of the law and the trier of the fact

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What is the federal courts made up of?

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U.S District Court
U.S Court of Appeals
U.S Supreme Court

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What are the state courts made up of?

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Municipal Courts
District Courts
Superior Courts
State Court of Appeals
Washington State Supreme Court

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What are the steps from arrest to trial?

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  1. Arrest
  2. Arraignment
  3. Pre-Trial Suppression hearings
    4.Commencement of Trial
  4. Appeals Process
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When must the preliminary appearance occur for an arrest for probable cause or made via a warrant?

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No later than the end of the next judicial day

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When must a probable cause hearing occur when arrested for probable cause?

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Within 48 hours of custody

17
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When must the filing of charges occur when an arrest for probable cause was made?

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Within 72 hours of custody

18
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When does probable cause determination occur when an arrest is made via a warrant?

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At the time of the warrant issuance

19
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When does the filing of charges occur when an arrest made via a warrant happens?

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Prior to the issuance of the arrest warrant

20
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When must the arraignment occur?

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Within 14 days of filing the charges

21
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What are the 3 types of hearings in Washington?

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3.1 hearing: for deprivation of counsel (Miranda)
3.5 hearing: deals with confessions and defendant statements
3.6 hearing: deals with oral, physical, and identification evidence issues

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When must the commencement of the trial begin?

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Within 60 days of arrest if defendant is in custody
Or 90 days of arrest or arraignment if the defendant is at large/ on release

23
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What are the keys to success in a criminal investigation?

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Think
Plan
Be patient
Be thorough
Be flexible
Know your limits
Know your resources
Persevere

24
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Why is physical evidence important?

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It can prove a crime was committed, that a suspect was at the scene, or establish the identity of persons involved

25
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Information is….?

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Primary for locating a suspect but secondary to convicting a suspect

26
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Physical evidence is…?

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Primary for conviction but secondary to locating a suspect

27
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What are class characteristics?

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Identifiers that comprise a group of something.. ex: fibers, paint, blood types, hair

28
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What are individual characteristics?

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Are truly of the one source of evidence.. ex: fingerprints, bite marks, tool marks, DNA

29
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What are the 4 requirements that physical evidence must meet?

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  1. Legally obtained
  2. Relevant
  3. Identifiable and
  4. A chain of custody must be maintained
30
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What are the 3 sources of stress?

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  1. Environmental
  2. Psycho-social
  3. Personality
31
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What are the 4 types of stress? Briefly explain each

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  1. Acute- happening right now
  2. Chronic- is constant dealing with the same thing over and over
  3. Accumulative- stresses piling together, compounding
  4. Delayed- PTSD
32
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What does active listening include?

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Empathy
Paraphrasing
Probing (asking questions)
Verbal prompts
Silence

33
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What are the three E’s in traffic enforcement?

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  1. Education
  2. Engineering
  3. Enforcement
34
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What are ethics in traffic law enforcement?

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Perceptions
Professionalism
Fairness

35
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Level of proof needed for criminal prosecutions?

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Proof beyond a reasonable doubt

36
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Level of proof needed for civil actions

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Preponderance of evidence

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