Reading Comprehension Skills Flashcards
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Read this excerpt: Officers shall not use their official position or badge to further personal interests, nor shall they solicit gifts, gratuities, or favors from citizens in the performance of their duties. An officer asks a restaurant owner for a free meal since police keep the neighborhood safe. This action:
Answer: Violates the policy by soliciting a gratuity using official position
The officer is using their official position to imply quid pro quo while the request itself is a solicitation of a gratuity (free meal). Both prohibitions in the policy are violated simultaneously.
According to this passage: When an arrest is made without a warrant, the officer must have probable cause to believe a felony was committed or must have witnessed the misdemeanor occur - an officer may arrest without a warrant when:
Answer: The officer witnesses a misdemeanor occurring or has probable cause for a felony
The passage describes two conditions for warrantless arrest: (1) probable cause to believe a felony was committed, or (2) the officer witnessed a misdemeanor. Both are valid bases.
Read this sentence: The coroner's preliminary findings were inconclusive, pending toxicology results. What does inconclusive most likely mean?
Answer: Not definitive - a final determination has not been reached
Inconclusive means unable to reach a definitive conclusion. Pending toxicology results confirms the determination is temporary, awaiting additional information.
A policy states: Confidential informant identities must be protected and shall not be disclosed except by court order or when necessary to prevent imminent bodily harm. A supervisor asks for the informant's name out of personal curiosity. The officer should:
Answer: Decline to provide the name since neither exception applies
Neither exception (court order or imminent bodily harm) applies here. The supervisor's personal curiosity does not meet either threshold, so the officer must protect the informant's identity.
Read this passage: Miranda warnings are required before custodial interrogation. A person is in custody when a reasonable person in their situation would not feel free to leave. An officer stops a pedestrian on the street and asks about a nearby robbery. Miranda warnings are:
Answer: Not required because a street stop is typically not custody
Miranda applies to custodial interrogation. A brief street stop typically does not constitute custody because a reasonable person would feel free to leave after answering questions.
According to this passage: Officers have a duty to intervene when they observe another officer using clearly excessive force, provided it can be done safely - an officer observing excessive force should intervene:
Answer: When intervention can be done safely
The passage specifies the duty to intervene is conditioned on the ability to do so safely. This is a qualifying condition, not an absolute mandate.