Deck 7: Policing: Legal Aspects

Question 1

An exception to the exclusionary rule.Law enforcement officers who conduct a search or who seize evidence on the basis of good faith (that is,when they believe they are operating according to the dictates of the law)and who later discover that a mistake was made (perhaps in the format of the application for a search warrant)may still provide evidence that can be used in court.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A warrantless search of an arrested individual conducted to ensure the safety of the arresting officer is permitted:

A) After Miranda warnings are given
B) As part of the exclusionary rule
C) because of the good faith exception
D) Incident to an arrest.

Answer 2

D.

Question 3

Which famous 1966 U.S.Supreme Court case required that criminal suspects be read their rights prior to being questioned by the police while in custody?

A) Tennessee v. Garner
B) Miranda v. Arizona
C) Chimel v. California
D) Nix v. Williams

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Silverthorne Lumber v.U.S.is responsible for describing what principle of Fourth Amendment processes?

A) fruit of the poisoned tree doctrine
B) good-faith exception
C) exclusionary rule
D) public safety exception

Question 5

Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited by the:

A) Fifth Amendment.
B) Protection clause.
C) Fourth Amendment.
D) Equality statute.

Question 6

The U.S.Supreme Court decided in Illinois v.Perkins that:

A) defendants have the right to an attorney at a lineup.
B) the exclusionary rule does not apply to interrogation cases.
C) inmates freely talking about their crimes to an undercover officer posing as an inmate are not protected by Miranda.
D) the police must obtain a warrant to secure a wiretap.

Question 7

Which U.S.Supreme Court cast established the plain view doctrine.

A) U.S. v. Weeks
B) Escobedo v. Illinois
C) Mapp v. Ohio
D) Harris v. U.S.

Question 8

The ____________ holds that evidence illegally seized by the police cannot be used in a trial.

A) Exclusionary rule
B) Fifth Amendment
C) Miranda v. Arizona
D) Sixth Amendment

Question 9

Which 1960s U.S.Supreme Court dramatically changed the day-to-day practice of American policing?
a. Warren Court
b. Eisenhower Court
b. Rehnquist Court
c. Burger Court
Answer. A

Question 10

Concerning informants,which of the following was established in Aguilar v.Texas?

A) The informant's name must be known.
B) There is reasonable belief that the informant is reliable.
C) The informant must not have a prior record.
D) The information is known by at least two detectives

Question 11

_______________ exists when a set of facts and circumstances that would induce a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that a particular other person has committed a specific crime.

A) Exclusionary rule
B) Fruits of the poisonous tree
C) Probable Cause
D) Inherent coercion

Question 12

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 made it more difficult for police investigators to intercept many forms of electronic communications.

Question 13

Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited by the:

A) Fifth Amendment.
B) protection clause.
C) Fourth Amendment.
D) equality statute.

Question 14

The plain-view doctrine still applies if officers move objects so they can see evidence otherwise hidden from view.

Question 15

The court recognized a suspect's right to have legal counsel present during interrogation in Escobedo v.Illinois.

Question 16

Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles,regarding the exclusionary rule,developed in Weeks v.U.S.to trials in state courts?

A) Illinois v. Gates
B) Horton v. California
C) U.S. v. Leon
D) Mapp v. Ohio

Question 17

The Bill of Rights is the popular name given to the first ________ amendments to the U.S.Constitution.

A) 10
B) 15
C) 30
D) 20

Question 18

This Supreme Court case has become the basis for a brief "stop and frisk" based on a reasonable suspicion.

A) Miranda v. Arizona
B) Terry v. Ohio
C) Argersinger v. Hamlin
D) Brady v. U.S.

Question 19

Latent evidence is evidence of relevance to a criminal investigation that is not readily seen by the unaided eye

Question 20

The information gathering activity of police officers that involves direct question of suspects is known as:

A) search and seizure
B) Interrogation
C) fruits of the poisonous tree doctrine
D) reasonable suspicion

Question 21

What is an arrest and when does it occur?

Question 22

_______________ is a search that occurs in the suspect's absence and without his or her prior knowledge.

Question 23

Discuss the three points that must be made to show that a defendant waived his or her rights to answer questions.

Question 24

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.Match the era to its matching definition..
a.Sixth
b.Fourth
c.Eight
d.Fifth
The right to a speedy trial

Question 25

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.Match the era to its matching definition..
a.Sixth
b.Fourth
c.Eight
d.Fifth
The right against "double jeopardy"

Question 26

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.Match the era to its matching definition..
a.Sixth
b.Fourth
c.Eight
d.Fifth
The right against unreasonable searches and seizures

Question 27

The author lists three major areas of police abuse that may occur during interrogation.List and define those three areas of potential abuse.Discuss your feelings about these abuses citing relevant examples to agree or disagree with them.

Question 28

Compare and contrast the issues relative to electronic gathering evidence.

Question 29

Chimel v.California involved searches of person's _________________.

Question 30

A _______________ case is a precedent-setting court decision that produces substantial changes in both the understanding of the requirements of due process and the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system.

Question 31

Motor vehicles present a special law enforcement problem.Discuss some of those problems and cite U.S.Supreme court cases that deal specifically with motor vehicles.

Question 32

Illegally seized evidence is seized without regard to the principles of ________ process.

Question 33

Discuss the pros and cons of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001and the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005,PART II.Specifically the address the freedoms Americans gained or lost because of these acts.

Question 34

Match the term in the numbered column with the answer in the lettered column.Match the era to its matching definition..
a.Sixth
b.Fourth
c.Eight
d.Fifth
The right to reasonable bail

Question 35

The U.S.Supreme Court ruled that informant information can establish probable cause if two criteria are met.Define the two criteria and cite the U.S.Supreme Court case that developed the two pronged test.

Question 36

A(n)_________________ is issued from an appellate court for the purpose of obtaining from a lower court the record of its proceedings in a particular case.In some states,this writ is the mechanism for discretionary review.