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Police Discretion MCQ

A methodological technique used to examine racial profiling which compares stops at night to stops during the day is known as ______

Veil of darkness

Veil of brightness

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Veil of darkness

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According to Terry v. Ohio a police officer may stop and frisk a suspect if the police officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person _____a crime.

Has committed

Is committing

Is about to commit

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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The use of deadly force is prohibited unless it is necessary to prevent the escape of a fleeing felon and an officer has probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a significant threat of violence to the officer or the public is known as _____

Tennessee v. Garner

Terry v. Ohio

Mapp v. ohio

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Tennessee v. Garner

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Factors unique to each police–citizen encounter that can influence discretion refers to _____ Factors.

Situational

Contextual

Organizational

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Factors unique to a police agency that can influence officer discretion refers to _____

Environmental Factors

Organizational Factors

External Factors

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Organizational Factors

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Personal characteristics that influence use of discretion refer to Offer Characteristics.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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According to _____ detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination.

Mapp v. ohio

Miranda v. Arizona

Terry v. Ohio

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Miranda v. Arizona

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Mapp v. Ohio is an Evidence obtained in violation of the _____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures,” is inadmissible in state courts.

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Answer

Correct Answer: Fourth

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Those stops in which police officers have little discretion not to stop a vehicle or person refers to _____

High Discretion Stops

Low Discretion Stops

Average Discretion Stops

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Low Discretion Stops

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Implicit Bias means attitudes and stereotypes that affect _____ in an unconscious manner.

Perceptions

Actions

Decisions

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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When discretion is shifted from one part of the criminal justice system to another it is known as Hydraulic Effect.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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High Discretion Stops involve _____infractions of the law.

Minor

Major

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Minor

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Factors that influence officer discretion from sources found outside of police agencies are known as _____

Organizational Factors

External Factors

Environmental Factors

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Environmental Factors

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