Quiz

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Question 1 (1 point)

 

Generally, law enforcement agencies cannot sanction their employees for conduct that occurs on social media given the 1^stamendment rights that exist

Question 1 options:

	True
	False

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Question 2 (1 point)

 

Social media cannot be considered “public records” even if the employee conducts agency business on it, so long as the employee is off duty and uses their own social media accounts and platforms

Question 2 options:

	True
	False

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Question 3 (1 point)

 

Law enforcement officer’s comments on social media during their own time, can never be used to impeach their credibility on the stand as a witness because they are irrelevant

Question 3 options:

	True
	False

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Question 4 (1 point)

 

Law enforcement training manuals and materials that copy items off of the internet cannot be a violation of copyright laws since items on the internet lose their protection and become “public” due to their nature of being on the world wide web

Question 4 options:

	True
	False

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Question 5 (1 point)

 

It is advisable for a law enforcement agency to dispel any “reasonable expectation of privacy” that its employees may have by informing them up front that employees’ conduct on agency computers and hand held devices will be monitored

Question 5 options:

	True
	False

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Question 6 (1 point)

 

The use of drones by law enforcement agencies are not regulated by state laws

Question 6 options:

	True
	False

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Question 7 (1 point)

 

License plat readers reading automobile plates in public places are a violation of privacy if the agency stores them in a data base for use in the future

Question 7 options:

	True
	False

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Question 8 (1 point)

 

The war on drugs has been generally seen as a success by the general public which justifies more funding for drug suppression efforts

Question 8 options:

	True
	False

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Question 9 (1 point)

 

Privatization of police forces bring up some ethical and legal issues that municipalities must address before adopting such law enforcement bodies

Question 9 options:

	True
	False

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Question 10 (1 point)

 

Reality TV shows like “to catch a predator” and “cops” have little liability to a law enforcement agency since waivers are always used and generally the administration of justice system appreciates their positive effects they have on subsequent criminal court cases of the subject criminals featured in these shows

Question 10 options:

	True
	False

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Question 11 (1 point)

 

As to social media use by law enforcement employees:

Question 11 options:

	They are very valuable crime fighting tools
	Their use by employees in the workforce cannot be censored or regulated by law enforcement employers because of the First Amendment Free Speech Right
	Are never a source of liability for a law enforcement agency
	None of the above are true

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Question 12 (1 point)

 

The best course of action for use of social media platforms by law enforcement employees is:

Question 12 options:

	Absolutely ban them during off duty hours
	Reasonably regulate the use of them during on and off duty hours
	Never allow concerted union activities via social media
	None of the above is appropriate policy for a law enforcement agency

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Question 13 (1 point)

 

As to materials on the internet:

Question 13 options:

	They can be searched without a warrant if not password protected and generally accessible by the public
	Are never copyrighted as once they make it to the internet, they are in the public domain
	Sovereign Immunity will limit damages against a law enforcement agency for copyright violations by its employees and officers who commit such violations while on duty
	All the above are true statements

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Question 14 (1 point)

 

If a police officer posts a lie by way of a written comment on social media internet blog that he has recently arrested the town’s mayor for prostitution:

Question 14 options:

	This is slander
	This is liable
	Qualified Immunity will protect the officer as he was acting as a police officer
	If it is an anonymous posting, then there is no defamation committed here.

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Question 15 (1 point)

 

As to attaching GPS tracking devices to police patrol units by agency employers and collecting text messages sent on agency cell phones by their employees:

Question 15 options:

	A warrant is needed in most cases for both unless exigent circumstances exist
	These activities can occur if voluntary consent is given by their owners
	These activities can occur so long as the agency employer dispels the employees’ reasonable expectation of privacy
	All of the above

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Question 16 (1 point)

 

As to reality shows and policing:

Question 16 options:

	Have caused prosecution of criminal cases to be hampered in some instances
	Can be grounds for civil liability to agencies that participate
	Are generally not appreciated by prosecutors and judges in the criminal justice system
	All of the above are true

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Question 17 (1 point)

 

As to decriminalization of low levels of marijuana use and possession:

Question 17 options:

	Law enforcement agencies fully embrace these types of social movements
	Are one of the successes of the “war on drugs”
	Have been a source of increased tax revenues for state and local municipalities
	All of the above are true

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Question 18 (1 point)

 

As to use of law enforcement of license plate readers and drones:

Question 18 options:

	Technology has outpaced laws in this area and thus regulation is evolving as to their use by law enforcement agencies
	Law enforcement agencies are banned from using these technologies by the federal government
	Are not seen as effective crime fighting tools
	None of the above are true

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Question 19 (1 point)

 

Cell phone videos taken by the public:

Question 19 options:

	are protected from “searches” under the 4th amendment by police if they don’t have a search warrant and the owner does not give consent to search and there are no exigent circumstances
	are a violation of the police officer’s privacy if they record  the police officer on duty on a public street
	can never be evidence as the public has recorded the video, not the police
	have not made a major impact on the perceptions of police actions by the public

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Question 20 (1 point)

 

The use of body cameras:

Question 20 options:

	Are promoted as the 100% sure way of capturing all events in real time
	Are not a concern to police legal advisors as they record the truth in all events
	Have no privacy issues involved in their usage as they are public records
	None of the above are true

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