Deck 12: Section 1983 Actions in Law Enforcement

Question 1

According to the American Medical Association, how many women are assaulted by their male partner annually?

A) ½ million
B) 1 million
C) 2 million
D) 3 million

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is a factor in determining whether to undertake a police pursuit?

A) type of crime involved
B) officer's knowledge of the area
C) communication with supervisor
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is an essential category of a pursuit policy?

A) weather and road conditions
B) traffic conditions
C) pacing
D) all of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When can a police officer stop, detain, and full-scale search an individual on the street?

A) always
B) when the individual is reasonably suspicious
C) when the officer can reasonably articulate that the individual is armed and dangerous
D) when the individual is reasonable suspicious and the officer can reasonably articulate that the individual is armed and dangerous

Question 5

When do domestic violence cases increase the liability for police officers?

A) always
B) only when there is a protective order involved
C) only when there is a protective order and a history of violence involved
D) never

Question 6

Which of the following is the most common type of false imprisonment claim?

A) an illegal detention after a valid arrest
B) false arrest
C) prolonged detention
D) prolonged arrest

Question 7

The United States Supreme Court ruled that roadblocks designed to stop an individual from fleeing from the police are "seizures" under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about racial profiling?

A) Racial profiling is unconstitutional in all cases.
B) Racial profiling is defined as stopping a person based solely on their perceived race or ethnicity instead of individualized suspicion.
C) Racial profiling is an area of much debate and controversy.
D) The court ruled in Ortega Melendres v. Arpaio (2009) that using physical appearance alone as sufficient evidence to question an individual about his or her immigration status attaches discrimination liability.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the essential components of an arrest?

A) intent to take the individual into custody
B) intent to detain the individual
C) the authority to restrict the individual's liberty
D) the individual must come under the control and custody of the officer

Question 10

An arrest is a simple, singular act.

Question 11

Probable cause is waived incident to an arrest.

Question 12

What is the definition of a legal search?

A) any governmental intrusion into a person's privacy
B) any governmental intrusion into a person's reasonable expectation of privacy
C) any governmental intrusion into a person's justifiable expectation of privacy
D) any governmental intrusion into a person's reasonable and justifiable expectation of privacy

Question 13

The United States Supreme Court in Payton v. New York (1980) held that, absent exigent circumstances, nonconsensual entry into a person's home is prohibited under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of exigent circumstances that would allow a police officer to search an individual's home without the individual's consent?

A) the individual is under arrest
B) protective sweeps
C) belief that a crime is being committed
D) all of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is a common type of false arrest claim?

A) a warrantless arrest without probable cause
B) arrest without probable cause
C) a warrantless arrest
D) arrest with probable cause

Question 16

When is a strip search or body cavity search warranted for law enforcement?

A) always
B) with probable cause
C) with probable cause or exigent circumstances
D) never

Question 17

Every day more than four women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States.

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of a failure to protect claim for law enforcement?

A) failure to protect persons from injury caused by private persons
B) failure to stop a crime
C) failure in responding to a call
D) all of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a §1983 case involving a SRT?

A) excessive force
B) domestic violence
C) failure to protect
D) all of the above

Question 20

What percent of female victims were stalked by the person who killed them?

A) about 25%
B) about 50%
C) about 75%
D) about 90%