Deck 5: Law of Arrest

Question 1

The right to be free from unreasonable seizures is guaranteed by the ______________ Amendment.

A) 4th
B) 5th
C) 6th
D) 8^th

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The case of _________________ applied the same constitutional standards to both federal and state arrest procedures.

A) Miranda v. Arizona
B) Rochin v. California
C) Ker v. California
D) Terry v. Ohio

Answer 2

C

Question 3

____________ give state officers the authority to arrest.

A) The Bill of Rights
B) Constitutional procedures
C) Judicial decisions
D) State statutes

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A(n) ____________ involves the taking, seizing, or detaining of a person by an officer armed with the authority of the law with the intention of taking the person into custody.

A) Terry stop
B) arrest
C) investigatory detention
D) preliminary detention

Question 5

In order for an arrest to occur, the officer must ________________.

A) handcuff the offender
B) use physical force on the offender
C) intend to take the offender into custody
D) place the offender in a patrol car

Question 6

In order for an arrest to occur, the offender must _______________.

A) come within the custody and control of the law
B) be placed in handcuffs
C) must be physically restrained through unarmed force
D) submit to law enforcement authority

Question 7

The Constitution contains provisions for arrests ___________.

A) without a warrant
B) with a warrant
C) by state officers
D) by local police officers

Question 8

______________ is the standard necessary to support an arrest warrant.

A) Reasonable suspicion
B) Officer intuition
C) Good faith
D) Probable cause

Question 9

A _____________ is the official that must sign and issue an arrest warrant.

A) supervising police officer
B) neutral judicial officer
C) state attorney general
D) governor

Question 10

A _______________ is a crime that is punishable by death or imprisonment in a state prison.

A) felony
B) misdemeanor
C) capital offense
D) death offense

Question 11

The standard of __________________ must be satisfied in order to affect a valid warrantless arrest.

A) probable cause
B) reasonable grounds
C) reasonable suspicion
D) both a and b

Question 12

_____________ can satisfy the standard of reasonable grounds.

A) Personal observations
B) Informant's tips
C) Information from other officers
D) all of the above

Question 13

In order to perform a warrantless arrest for a misdemeanor offense, the _________________.

A) offense must occur in the presence of the officer
B) offense must be supported by physical evidence
C) arrest must occur within 24 hours of the offense
D) all of the above

Question 14

A misdemeanor is a crime that carries a punishment that is ______________.

A) punishable by a year or more of incarceration
B) punishable by less than one year of incarceration
C) punishable by death
D) non-violent in nature

Question 15

In order to extend a deprivation of liberty after an arrest, a ____________ must occur.

A) constitutional hearing
B) post-arrest determination of probable cause
C) supervisory officer hearing
D) both b and c

Question 16

The Fifth Amendment prohibits unconstitutional arrests or seizures.

Question 17

The Supreme Court has never applied 4^th Amendment protections against state-initiated arrests.

Question 18

Police authority to arrest is usually given by state statute.

Question 19

All states have the same statutes and procedures for effecting an arrest.

Question 20

Arrest has a precise definition given by the United States Supreme Court in 1984.

Question 21

Probable cause is necessary to secure an arrest warrant.

Question 22

An arresting officer must have a "real or assumed" legal authority to arrest in order for an arrest to be valid.

Question 23

An officer attempts to arrest an individual. That individual flees and avoids arrest. At this point, an arrest has technically occurred.

Question 24

In order for an arrest to occur, a warrant is always necessary.

Question 25

To gain a search warrant, an officer must provide an oath that the facts leading to the warrant are true.

Question 26

When attempting to secure an arrest warrant, it is not necessary to attempt to describe who is going be seized or arrested via the arrest warrant.

Question 27

Once an arrest warrant has been issued, any officer from any jurisdiction can execute that warrant.

Question 28

When executing a warrant, the officer must notify the offender that he or she is executing an arrest warrant.

Question 29

An officer can arrest an offender for an unwitnessed misdemeanor when that officer does not possess an arrest warrant.

Question 30

In most circumstances, an officer needs an arrest warrant to enter into a person's home to arrest an individual within the home.