Deck 4: Police Authority to Detain

Question 1

A voluntary encounter between police and citizen is defined as a(n) _________________.

A) investigatory stop
B) Terry stop
C) consensual encounter
D) non-arrest detention

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A _____________ is a seizure of an individual that is strictly limited in time, duration, scope, and purpose.

A) detention
B) consensual encounter
C) investigation
D) voluntary stop

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_______________ was a case in which the United States Supreme Court approved brief "stop-and-frisk" seizures to search for weapons.

A) Rochin v. California
B) Terry v. Ohio
C) Mapp v. Ohio
D) Gideon v. Wainwright

Answer 3

B

Question 4

"Stop-and-frisk" searches are based upon a standard of _______________.

A) reasonable suspicion
B) probable cause
C) profiling
D) dangerous individuals

Question 5

A(n) _______________ is a type of detention based upon a standard of probable cause.

A) investigatory stop
B) arrest
C) Terry stop
D) consensual encounter

Question 6

Reasonable suspicion can be based upon _______________.

A) information from reliable persons
B) uncorroborated anonymous tips
C) racial profiling
D) all of the above

Question 7

The ability to stop a vehicle based upon a standard of reasonable suspicion stems from __________.

A) Rochin v. California
B) Wolf v. Colorado
C) Terry v. Ohio
D) Mapp v. Ohio

Question 8

The duration of a stop must be reasonably related to the _______________.

A) location of the search
B) attitude of the offender
C) time it takes to confirm or dispel the officer's suspicion
D) race of the offender

Question 9

The Court has shown that an accepted time for a duration of detention is ____________.

A) 20 minutes
B) 40 minutes
C) two hours
D) based upon the totality of the circumstances surrounding the stop

Question 10

If an officer observes an individual who he or she reasonably suspects to be dangerous, and that officer stops the individual to search for weapons, a(n) ________________ has taken place.

A) Terry stop
B) consensual encounter
C) arrest
D) voluntary detention

Question 11

If an officer asks an individual a question and the individual is free to leave, a(n) _____________ has taken place.

A) Terry stop
B) consensual encounter
C) arrest
D) illegal seizure

Question 12

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed ________________ under Terry v. Ohio.

A) police roadblocks
B) detentions of motorists
C) "stop-and-frisk" searches for weapons
D) all of the above

Question 13

The ________________ of an individual does not fulfill the necessities of reasonable suspicion in order to perform a "stop-and-frisk" search.

A) race of an individual
B) uncorroborated anonymous tip
C) hunch
D) all of the above

Question 14

An officer can detain _____________ under the doctrines of Terry v. Ohio.

A) luggage
B) clothing
C) cell phones
D) Purses

Question 15

A consensual encounter is a seizure.

Question 16

A police-citizen encounter is consensual if the citizen believes he or she is free to leave.

Question 17

A detention is not a seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

Question 18

Terry v. Ohio led to the practice of "stop-and-frisk" seizures.

Question 19

Police officers can perform Terry stops on any individual for any reason at any time.

Question 20

Terry stops allow officers to stop an individual and conduct a search for any item.

Question 21

A Terry stop is based upon a standard of reasonable suspicion.

Question 22

Reasonable suspicion is less strict and demanding than the standard of probable cause.

Question 23

An anonymous tip can satisfy the demands of reasonable suspicion if the tip is corroborated with other evidence.

Question 24

Terry stops can never apply to motorists or vehicles.

Question 25

An officer can detain an individual for any amount of time while conducting a Terry stop.

Question 26

Under the dictates of Terry v. Ohio, officers can detain and search luggage if they have a reasonable suspicion that the luggage contains contraband.

Question 27

An investigatory stop must be of a reasonable duration to effect the search.

Question 28

The United States Supreme Court have issued "bright line" rules that provide specific limitations and durations for Terry stops.

Question 29

"Stop-and-frisk" searches are allowed to protect officers and the public from concealed weapons.