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Modern Policing MCQ

The police make approximately ____________________ million arrests a year.

3.3

10.16

12.2

13.12

Answer

Correct Answer: 13.12

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____________ Places where individuals have a right to be protected from police searches.

Reasonable Expectation of Privacy

Reasonable Suspicion

Both

None of above

Answer

Correct Answer: Reasonable Expectation of Privacy

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The use of force is not restricted in the United States.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The most prominent federal law enforcement body is the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Which of the following amendments protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures?

First Amendment

Second Amendment

Fourth Amendment

Fifth Amendment

Answer

Correct Answer: Fourth Amendment

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Courts have restricted the ability of officers to search cell phones during an arrest.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following allows officers to confiscate property that they suspect was involved in criminal activity?

Shopkeepers privilege

Civil forfeiture

Protective sweeps

Terry stops

Answer

Correct Answer: Civil forfeiture

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The lowest level of the force continuum is ______.

Officer presence

Verbalization

Empty-hand control

Lethal force

Answer

Correct Answer: Officer presence

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______ refers to the freedom that officers have in their interactions with the public.

Power

Authority

Discretion

Legality

Answer

Correct Answer: Discretion

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The practice of civil forfeiture is controversial.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Officers who gather evidence and seek to determine who committed a crime are considered to be ______.

State troopers

Detectives

Highway patrol

Sheriffs

Answer

Correct Answer: Detectives

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Discretion can be taken out of policing.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The rough guidelines that determine how much force an officer should use in dealing with a suspect is called Use-of-Force Continuum ?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The rough guidelines that determine how much force an officer should use in dealing with a suspect is called __________ .

Special Needs Searches

Shopkeepers’ Privilege

Terry Stop

Use-of-Force Continuum

Answer

Correct Answer: Use-of-Force Continuum

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Terry Stop is a brief detention where an officer stops and frisks a suspect.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Searches that can be conducted without probable cause or a warrant. Including border searches and airport security searches is called ________ .

Special Needs Searches

Shopkeepers’ Privilege

Terry Stop

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Special Needs Searches

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A common law legal principle that allows store owners to detain individuals suspected of shoplifting is known as:

Special Needs Searches

Shopkeepers’ Privilege

Terry Stop

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Shopkeepers’ Privilege

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Reasonable Suspicion is a lower standard of proof than probable cause.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Protective Sweep is a search by the police in order to ensure their safety.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The standard of evidence needed to obtain a search warrant or search a car is called ___________ .

Reasonable Suspicion

Protective Sweep

Probable Cause

Shopkeepers’ Privilege

Answer

Correct Answer: Probable Cause

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The principle that officers do not need a warrant to search what is in plain view is known as:

Probable Cause

Plain View Doctrine

Open Fields Doctrine

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Open Fields Doctrine

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____________ is the principle that officers do not need a warrant to search what is in an open field.

Probable Cause

Plain View Doctrine

Open Fields Doctrine

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Open Fields Doctrine

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Miranda Warning is the rights that are read to individuals when they are arrested.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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A study that investigated the impact of police discretion on domestic violence is called ____________ .

Open Fields Doctrine

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Miranda Warning

Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

Answer

Correct Answer: Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

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______________ is the principle that, if evidence is gathered unlawfully, then any evidence that is gathered as a result of this evidence is not admissible in court.

Open Fields Doctrine

Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Miranda Warning

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

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The police practice of seizing goods that they believe are associated with criminal activity is known as:

Civil Forfeiture

Automobile Exception

Miranda Warning

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Civil Forfeiture

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The rule that officers do not need a warrant to search a car but only need probable cause is called ____________ .

Civil Forfeiture

Automobile Exception

Miranda Warning

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Automobile Exception

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