CJ Chapter 7

If a suspect is read his or her Miranda rights, and says they would like an attorney, the officer should do which of the following? a. Stop the interrogation immediately. b. Leave the room and have another officer come and interrogate the suspect. c. Try to convince the suspect to waive his Miranda rights. d. Continue interrogating the suspect until their attorney arrives

A

In order to arrest a person, an officer must have which of the following? a. probable cause b. reasonable suspicion c. preponderance of the evidence d. beyond a reasonable doubt

A

In which of the following situations is a Miranda warning required? a. When an identified suspect is questioned in regards to their involvement in a crime. b. When the police do not ask the suspect any questions that are testimonial in nature. c. During a stop and frisk when no arrest has been made. d. When the police have not focused on a suspect and are questioning witnesses at the scene of a crime.

A

The standard that the Supreme Court uses now to determine whether a stop is based on reasonable suspicion is called: a. totality of circumstances b. probable cause c. reasonableness d. Terry standard

A

Which of the following is NOT one of the relevant factors in considering whether or not a consent to search was truly voluntary? a. The written signature of the person giving consent. b. The age, intelligence, and physical condition of the consenting suspect. c. Any coercive behavior by the police, such as the language used to request consent. d. The length of the questioning and its location

A

A frisk may be conducted to search for which of the following when someone is simply being stopped and not arrested? a. drugs b. weapons c. alcohol d. evidence

B

In order to stop a person an officer must have which of the following? a. probable cause b. reasonable suspicion c. preponderance of the evidence d. beyond a reasonable doubt

B

Police officers must not just have probable cause to search and seize evidence, they must also legally exercise which of the following? a. reasonable suspicion b. reasonableness c. plausibility d. sensitivity

B

What is the Supreme Court's justification for saying that the Fourth Amendment does not require police to obtain a warrant to search automobiles when they have probable cause to believe that a vehicle contains contraband or evidence of criminal activity? a. Because a warrant is never required for any movable object such as a vehicle. b. By the time the officers could obtain the warrant, the suspects could have driven away and destroyed any evidence c. Because there is no right to privacy in a vehicle that may be operated on a public roads. d. Because warrants are only required for personal property such as homes, apartments, or garages.

B

What is the intent of an officer in an arrest? a. to investigate suspicious activity b. to make a formal charge against a suspect c. to conduct a full search for weapons or evidence d. to frisk or pat down for weapons

B

What must be present for officers to not have to introduce themselves when they are serving an arrest warrant? a. probable cause b. exigent circumstances c. warrant d. reasonable suspicion

B

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons a search may be made without a warrant? a. search with consent b. search during a Terry stop c. search within plain view d. search incidental to arrest

B

__________ is considered to have occurred when the arrested individual submits to the control of the officer, whether peacefully or under the threat or use of force. a. A frisk b. Detention c. A stop d. Seizure

B

Any physical or verbal evidence police are able to acquire by using illegally obtained evidence is known as: a. exclusionary rule b. exigent circumstances c. fruit of the poisoned tree d. probably cause

C

The U.S. Supreme Court case that set the precedent for the definition of "reasonable" suspicion was: a. Davis v. United States b. Maryland v. Wilson c. Miranda v. Arizona d. Terry v. Ohio

D

When someone is under arrest what is the officer authorized to search? a. a pat down of the suspect's outer clothing b. the suspect's home and place of work c. the suspect's vehicle at their home d. area within the suspect's immediate control or reach

D

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements that must be present for an arrest to take place? a. intent b. seizure or detention c. understanding d. compliance

D

Which of the following is NOT one of the sources of probable cause? a. personal observation b. information c. evidence d. exclusion

D

An officer may make an arrest on reasonable suspicion.

F

Before a judge or magistrate will issue a search warrant, a police office must present information showing reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or will be committed

F

If the police see a person with a known criminal background in a place where criminal activity is openly taking place then they have probable cause to arrest them

F

Police officers must Mirandize someone before asking such routing booking questions as the suspect's name, address, height, and eye color.

F

The Terry v. Ohio case established that police officers may frisk a person they have stopped for drugs only.

F

__________ is when police officers have reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts warrant certain actions, such as the search or arrest of a person.

Probable cause

A Miranda warning is not necessary when no questions are asked of the suspect

T

Because an investigatory stop is not an arrest, there are limits to the extent police can detain someone who has been stopped.

T

In California v. Greenwood, the Supreme Court did not believe that a suspect had a reasonable expectation of privacy when it came to his garbage bags.

T

Officers do not need to announce themselves when executing an arrest warrant in exigent circumstances.

T

One of the requirements of police officers when they are conducting a search is that they are reasonable.

T

Taking a person into custody who is suspected of criminal activity is called a/an __________.

arrest

A __________ is a search by police that is made after the subject of the search has agreed to the action.

consent search

The questioning of a suspect after that person has been taken into custody is called a __________.

custodial interrogation

The __________ rule is a rule under which any evidence that is obtained in violation of the accused's rights will not be admissible in criminal court.

exclusionary

__________ are situations that require extralegal or exceptional actions by the police.

exigent circumstances

A pat-down or minimal search by police to discover weapons is called a __________.

frisk

The constitutional rights of accused persons taken into custody by law enforcement officials are called __________.

miranda rights

The __________ doctrine is the legal principle that objects in plain view of a law enforcement agent who has the right to be in a position to have that view may be seized without a warrant and introduced as evidence.

plain view

A brief detention of a person by law enforcement agents for questioning is called a __________.

stop

A(n) __________ is the direct questioning of a suspect to gather evidence of criminal activity and to try to gain a confession. a. stop b. seizure c. search d. interrogation

D

Officers may conduct a warrantless arrest in which of the following circumstances? a. If there are exigent circumstances. b. If the officer has knowledge that a crime has been committed and reasonable suspicion to believe the crime was committed by a particular suspect. c. If the offense in committed in the presence of the officer. d. If the officer has knowledge that a misdemeanor has been committed and probable cause to believe the crime was committed by a particular suspect

C

The assumption that even if a police officer does not lay a hand on a suspect, the general atmosphere of an interrogation is in and of itself constrictive is called: a. corruption b. brutality c. inherent coercion d. self-incrimination

C

What is the terminology that is used to describe the reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts warranting certain actions, such as the search or arrest of a person. a. reasonable suspicion b. reasonableness c. probable cause d. exigent circumstances

C

Which Constitutional Amendment is the legal basis for the Miranda warning? a. First Amendment b. Fourth Amendment c. Fifth Amendment d. Sixth Amendment

C

Which of the following do police officers NOT do during a stop and frisk? a. Briefly detain a person they reasonably believe to be suspicious b. Pat down that person's outer clothing for weapons c. Pat down that person's outer clothing for drugs d. Talk to the person

C

Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria for a warrantless seizure of an item that has been set forth by the Supreme Court? a. The item is positioned so as to be detected easily by an officer's sight or some other sense. b. The officer is legally in a position to notice the item in question. c. The discovery of the item is advertent; that is, the officer intended to find the item. d. The officer immediately recognizes the illegal nature of the item. No interrogation or further investigation is allowed under the plain view doctrine.

C