APCAT Police Vocabulary and Spelling 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which of the following is spelled correctly?
- Neglegence
- Negligance
- Negligence (Correct answer)
- Neglegance
Correct answer: Negligence
'Negligence' is spelled N-E-G-L-I-G-E-N-C-E and refers to the failure to take proper care in doing something.
Question 2: What does 'chain of custody' mean in police work?
- The hierarchy of command within a police department
- The documented process tracking evidence from collection to court presentation (Correct answer)
- A procedure for transferring prisoners between facilities
- The protocol for handcuffing a suspect
Correct answer: The documented process tracking evidence from collection to court presentation
Chain of custody is the chronological documentation of who collected, handled, transferred, and analyzed evidence to ensure its integrity.
Question 3: Select the correctly spelled word for the legal process of formally accusing someone of a crime:
- Prosecution (Correct answer)
- Prosicution
- Prosecuttion
- Prosecusion
Correct answer: Prosecution
'Prosecution' is spelled P-R-O-S-E-C-U-T-I-O-N and refers to the legal process of charging and trying someone for a crime.
Question 4: What does the term 'recidivism' mean?
- A first-time offender committing a crime
- The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend (Correct answer)
- The rehabilitation of a criminal within the community
- A legal defense based on mental illness
Correct answer: The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend
Recidivism refers to the relapse of a person into criminal behavior after previously being convicted and/or punished.
Question 5: Which word correctly describes a statement made under oath that is later found to be false?
- Libel
- Slander
- Perjury (Correct answer)
- Defamation
Correct answer: Perjury
Perjury is the criminal act of willfully making a false statement under oath in a judicial proceeding.
Question 6: Choose the correctly spelled term for the location where a crime occurred:
- Sceen
- Scene (Correct answer)
- Sciene
- Sceen
Correct answer: Scene
'Scene' is spelled S-C-E-N-E, as in 'crime scene,' the location where an offense took place.
Question 7: What does 'subpoena' mean in a police and legal context?
- A court order requiring someone to appear or produce documents (Correct answer)
- The formal charging document for a felony offense
- An officer's written report of an incident
- A legal declaration of a suspect's rights
Correct answer: A court order requiring someone to appear or produce documents
A subpoena is a legal writ compelling a person to appear in court or to produce evidence under penalty for failure to comply.
APCAT Police Vocabulary and Spelling 4
Which of the following is spelled correctly?