Most searches are made in emergency situations, called ___________.

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a. Correct. Most searches are made in accordance with one of the exceptions to the search warrant requirement-exigent circumstances (emergency situations).
b. Incorrect. The "no knock" provisions are not emergency situations but situations where knocking and announcing the officer's presence may put the officers at increased risk.
c. Incorrect. The exclusionary rule is an interpretation of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Supreme Court that holds that evidence seized in violation of the Constitution cannot be used in court against a defendant. If a search is conducted without a warrant and exigent circumstances exist, the evidence will not be excluded.
d. Incorrect. A field interrogation in the unplanned questioning of an individual who has aroused the suspicions of an officer. Interrogations are not searches.

Most Searches Are Made in Emergency Situations, Called ___________