Learning Objective: Select the correct legal definition of a crime
While Kyle might be committing another crime when he “beats the neighbor unconscious,” he is not committing Robbery in the Third Degree because he is not forcibly stealing property. Now, had he beaten the neighbor in the process of stealing the mountain bike, then he would have been forcibly stealing property. In this case, he would have been committing Robbery in the Third Degree.
Learning Objective: Make sound judgements regarding police scenarios
Since the thievery in this section has focused on large equipment, the only one of these scenarios involving a large enough vehicle in which to load such equipment is the van in choice (A). So, he should be most concerned about such a scenario.
Learning Objective: Draw logical conclusions related to police scenarios
The other three questions are much more pertinent to the crime that has been committed.
Learning Objective: Draw logical conclusions related to police scenarios
Since you want the maximum rate of increasing, you want to find two consecutive years where the graph rises vertically by the largest amount. The graph goes down during the time-period in choice (D), so that can be eliminated immediately. So, you must choose from choices (A), (B), and (C); here, the biggest increase occurs with choice (B).
Learning Objective: Select the correct legal definition of a crime
While property damage was indeed done by the errant baseball into an office building, there is nothing mentioned about unauthorized entry into the building as a result. Since all three criteria must be satisfied, this scenario cannot be classified as breaking and entering. All other choices satisfy all three criteria.
Learning Objective: Determine the best course of action in a police scenario
The key here is to determine if the use of any force is warranted here, and if so, whether the level of force used is appropriate. Since the suspect was high on drugs, she needed to be restrained. So, the use of force is appropriate. And, pushing the suspect to the ground and cuffing her is a sufficient approach. Had the suspect been beaten prior to this, that would have constituted excessive force.
Learning Objective: Determine the best course of action in a police scenario
To correctly determine the course of action, the officer must refer to the prescribed procedure. The way to approach this problem is to determine which of the four choices occurs latest in the list; this is the last course of action, of those listed, that the officer should take. In this case, choice (C) is the latest in the list.
Learning objective: Determine the best course of action in a police scenario
This is a lot of area to cover on patrol. To use the statistics wisely, you need to identify the location where the buildings are being vandalized, the time of day during which this occurs, and the day of the week. Buildings were vandalized on 32nd and 33rd Streets, along the boardwalk, on Thursdays, between 12 a.m. and 3 a.m. Therefore, choice (C) is the best answer.