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_____ is defined as a document issued by a judge, based on probable cause, directing police to immediately search a person, a premises, an automobile, or a building for the purpose of finding illegal contraband felt to be located therein and as stated in the warrant.

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Correct Answer: Warrant, Search

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_____ is a document issued by a judge directing police to immediately arrest a person accused of a crime.

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Correct Answer: Warrant, Arrest

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Is terry Stop also known as a “stop and frisk”; when a police officer briefly detains a person for questioning and then frisks (“pats down”) the person if the officer reasonably believes he or she is carrying a weapon?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as in the Bill of Rights, it guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, the right to effective counsel at trial, and other protections.

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Correct Answer: Sixth Amendment

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_____ is defined as in the Fourth Amendment, the term refers to an officer’s searching for and taking away evidence of a crime.

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Correct Answer: Search And Seizure

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_____ is suspicion that is less than probable cause but more than a mere hunch that a person may be involved in criminal activity.

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Correct Answer: Reasonable Suspicion

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Is probable Cause a reasonable basis to believe that a crime has been, or is about to be, committed by a particular person?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a procedure in which police ask suspects to submit to a viewing by witnesses to determine the guilty party, based on personal and physical characteristics; information obtained may be used later in court.

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Correct Answer: Lineup

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_____ is defined as In the Bill of Rights, it contains the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and protects people’s homes, property, and effects.

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Correct Answer: Fourth Amendment

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_____ is in the Bill of Rights, among other protections, it guards against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.

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Correct Answer: Fifth Amendment

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Is exigent Circumstance an instance in which quick, emergency action is required to save lives, protect against serious property damage, or prevent suspect escape or evidence destruction; in such cases, officers can enter a structure without a search warrant?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as the rule (see Mapp v. Ohio, 1961) providing that evidence obtained improperly cannot be used against the accused at trial.

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Correct Answer: Exclusionary Rule

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_____ is defined as any written document in which the signer swears under oath that the statements in the document are true.

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Correct Answer: Affidavit

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What legal concept is described as less than probable cause, but more than a “mere hunch?”

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Correct Answer: Reasonable suspicion

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Michael is testifying before Congress regarding a company he owns that was involved in a massive spill of toxic chemicals. If he wants to avoid answering questions which could incriminate him, which amendment should he plead?

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Correct Answer: Fifth

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Courts have generally decided that warrants for electronic surveillance require which of the following?

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Correct Answer: Probable cause

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Patrol officers, unlike detectives, rarely have the time or opportunity to perform an arrest with a warrant in hand.

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Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following would be an exception to the Miranda requirement?

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Correct Answer: Officers know that a terrorist has planted a bomb, but they cannot find it and they have the suspect in custody.

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Protections against self-incrimination are guaranteed by which amendment?

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Correct Answer: Fifth

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Which of the following can be described as urgent situations that require an officer’s immediate action?

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Correct Answer: Exigent circumstances

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Illegally obtained evidence is prohibited from being used at trial due to which of the following?

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Correct Answer: Exclusionary rule

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An officer believes that an individual has drugs hidden in their hotel room but doesn’t have a warrant. The officer knocks on the door and tells the occupant that he needs to look in the room for a dangerous fugitive. The occupant gives the officer consent to search, at which time he discovers drugs and arrests the occupant. Which of the following is true of this search?

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Correct Answer: The search would not be a permissible warrantless search because the officer was deceptive in gaining consent.

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An officer pulls over a driver and smells marijuana. The officer would be permitted to search the car without a warrant because the officer can reasonably conclude that the driver was smoking marijuana while driving. What is this reasonable basis called?

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Correct Answer: Probable cause

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Which U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarified the right to counsel for indigent defendants charged in a capital case?

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Correct Answer: Powell v. Alabama (1932)

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Patrol officers more likely to perform searches or arrests without a warrant when compared to detectives because ______.

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Correct Answer: Patrol officers are more likely to encounter situations that require quick action to prevent a crime or the destruction of evidence

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Why did the courts find that it is acceptable for police officers to order passengers out of any vehicle they stop, even if there is no suspicion of wrongdoing?

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Correct Answer: Statistics suggest they are commonly a threat to the safety of the officer.

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Which of the following is an example of a situation where a search can be conducted without a warrant?

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Correct Answer: A person is pulled over by a police officer, and the officer is able to see drugs in the car.

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When an officer reads a person their rights related to remaining silent and their right to an attorney, these are known as ______.

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Correct Answer: Miranda warnings

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