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What amendment is the Exclusionary Rule grounded in
4th amendment. prohibits the use of illegally obtained material for use at a trial
What amendment includes the right against self-incrimination as well as the right to be only tried once (double jeopardy)
5th amendment you cant testify against yourself or be tried for the same crime twice
What amendment includes the right to a speedy trial, public trial and impartial jury
6th amendment right to confront a witness or see the person accusing them of the crime face to face
The supreme court ruled that this amendment's cruel and unusual punishment clause also applies to the states
8th amendment
The 4th amendment can be divided into 2 parts
Proper issue of warrants and search and seizure
To satisfy the 4th amendment, an investigative stop must be based on what
Reasonable suspicion
Reasonable suspicion is the same as probable cause according to the 4th amendment (true or false)
False
The Bill of Rights originally only applied to actions of the federal government, but certain rights were made applicable to the states by what Amendment.
14th Amendment Also, all people born in the United States are citizens automatically.
Which Amendment contains the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses
14th Amendment
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first how many Amendments
The first 10 Amendments
Name the US Supreme Court rule which created the motor vehicle search warrant exception. a. Exclusionary rule b. Garner Doctrine c. Carroll Doctrine d. Escobedo Exception
Carroll Doctrine
Probable cause is greater than reasonable suspicion and is the standard used to make an arrest or obtain a search warrant.
Both b and c U.S. v Wurie is more for flip phones. Riley v California is for getting warrants when searching all phones but smart phones more
- Regarding the search of cell phones the Supreme court listened to two cases involving; a. Prostitution and weapons b. Drugs, weapons and gangs c. Child Pornography and drugs d. Automobile thefts and gangs
Drugs, weapons and gangs U.S. v Wurie and Riley v California
- The Supreme Court ruling on cell phone searches prevents law enforcement officers from seizing cell phones. a. True b. False
False Officers can seize them, but cannot search them without a warrant
- Knowingly possess drug paraphernalia is a ___________________ 152.
a. Petty misdemeanor
b. Misdemeanor
c. Gross misdemeanor
d. Felony
Petty Misdemeanor
- Which is not a pattern in the analysis of fingerprints? a. Loop b. Whorl c. Lobe d. Arch
Lobe
- What are magnets for crime according to the broken windows model? a. Drugs b. Abandoned buildings c. Guns d. Housing projects
Abandoned buildings
- When was the first minority police officer hired by the Washington DC department? a. 1861 b. 1820 c. 1798 d. 1928
1861 First black officer
- Who was the first American female police officer?
- A crime for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than one year may be imposed is a
a. Crime b. Felony c. Gross misdemeanor d. Misdemeanor
Felony
- An officer may use deadly force to effect the arrest or capture, or prevent the escape, of a person whom the peace officer knows or has reasonable grounds to believe has committed or attempted to commit a felony involving the use or threatened use of deadly force. 609.066 subd 2
a. True
b. False
True
- Whoever, without intent to cause death, proximately causes the death of a human being by, directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, giving away, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II, is guilty of murder in the second degree. 609.195 Murder in the 3rd degree
a. True
b. False
False They would be guilty of Murder in the 3rd degree is also killing someone due to an act of danger, or without regard for human life. 2nd degree is killing someone without premeditation
- The Mann Act is aimed at______________ (James Robert Mann Federal Law 1910)
a. Rape prevention
b. Bigamy
c. Prostitution
d. All sex offenses
Prostitution aimed at keeping innocent girls from being lured into prostitution, but really offered a way to make a crime out of many kinds of consensual sexual activity.
- The newest philosophy of policing is_______________ a. Traditional policing b. Reactive policing c. Community policing d. Responsive policing
Community policing
- Perhaps the single biggest problem with community policing is gaining acceptance of the______________ a. Community
True
- Whoever by means of a motor vehicle attempts to flee from an officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty is guilty of a; 609.
a. Gross misdemeanor
b. Petty Misdemeanor
c. Felony
d. Misdemeanor
Felony
- In order to make a warrantless arrest for domestic assault, a peace officer; a. Must witness the assault. b. Have reasonable suspicion that an assault has occurred. c. Must have probable cause to believe an assault has occurred. d. Must get a complaint signed by the victim before the officer can take any action.
Must have probable cause to believe an assault has occurred.
- What level of crime is committed if a driver of a vehicle passes a school bus on the right (entry door) side while the bus is displaying an extended stop signal arm and flashing red lights (assume there are no children outside of the bus) 169.
a. Petty misdemeanor
b. Misdemeanor
c. Gross Misdemeanor
d. Felony
Gross Misdemeanor
- A citizen may carry a firearm on their property without having a permit to carry.
a. True
b. False
True
- To intentionally cause fear in another of bodily harm or to inflict or attempt to inflict bodily harm upon another is the definition of____________ 609.
a. Harassment
b. Threats
c. Terroristic threats
d. Assault
Assault
- Aiding in a suicide is a felony. 609.
a. True
b. False
True
- Misdemeanor is punishable by 120 days in jail and up to $1000 fine. 609.
b. The questioning becomes intense and hostile c. The officer's actions indicate a significant restraint on freedom to leave d. All of the above
All of the above
- In Terry v. Ohio the court applied constitutional standards to an activity which had become a common police practice. That activity is; a. Formal arrests b. Arrest warrant applications c. Investigative stop which do not amount to arrests d. Traffic stops
Investigative stop which do not amount to arrests Stop and frisk law
- For an officer to justify an investigative stop of a citizen, the officer must; a. Have many years of police experience b. Have articulable facts to support their suspicions c. Have a strong hunch of criminal activity d. Be on duty
Have articulable facts to support their suspicions
- The justification for a frisk during a stop is a. Reasonable suspicion that the suspect is the perpetrator. b. Probable cause the suspect is the perpetrator.
c. Reasonable suspicion the suspect is armed or presents a danger. d. Probable cause that the suspect is armed or presents a danger.
Reasonable suspicion the suspect is armed or presents a danger. probable cause is when reasonable suspicion has been confirmed. The frisk is used to confirm the reasonable suspicion
- An officer has made a justifiable investigative stop and has justification for a frisk. The officer may pat the outer clothing of the citizen and; a. If the officer feels an object which reasonably could be a weapon he may reach in for it. b. If the officer feels any hard object, may reach in for it. c. If the officer feels anything which could be evidence may reach in for it. d. If the officer is afraid may reach into the clothing for the item.
If the officer feels an object which reasonably could be a weapon he may reach in for it.
- In Chimel v. California the court ruled that an officer may search the person arrested and without additional justification; a. Anyone with the arrestee. b. Anything owned by the arrestee. c. Anywhere within the arrestee's residence. d. Anything within the arrestee's lunge area.
Anything within the arrestee's lunge area. Officers cannot search the whole car or house, but only the area in which someone might be able to quickly grab something from
Misdemeanor
- The Problem Solving Model often used in community policing SARA stands for; a. Scanning, analysis, response, assessment b. Scanning, arrest, response, analysis c. Scanning, assessment, response, analysis d. None of the above
Scanning, analysis, response, assessment
- A felony is punishable by a year and a day in jail and a no limit on the fine. 609.
a. True
b. False
True
- 1st degree murder involves premeditation with intent. 609.185 (a) subd 1
a. True
b. False
True
- 2nd degree murder involves Intent without premeditation. 609.19 Subd 1
a. True
b. False
True
- 3rd degree murder involves no intent and eminently dangerous act. 609.195 (a)
a. True
b. False
True
- Robbery is considered a property crime. a. True b. False
False It is a crime against a person
- Burglary is considered a property crime. a. True b. False
True It is a property crime because it is against a dwelling for most situations
- 4th degree assault includes assault against; (felony) 609.
a. Peace officer
b. Corrections officers
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
- What is the principal strategy of choice across the nation for attacking serious youth crime? a. Building more secure juvenile facilities. b. Increased funding to diversion programs. c. Placement of more juveniles in adult court. d. Use of intensive probation supervision.
Placement of more juveniles in adult court. Juveniles being put into adult court at age 14 and some crimes before age 14 due to severity
- What is the practice of determining whether to process an individual through juvenile or criminal justice systems? a. Due process b. Widening the net c. Deinstitutionalization d. Prosecutorial discretion
Prosecutorial discretion when a prosecutor has the power to decide whether or not to charge a person for a crime, and which criminal charges to file. ... An example of this is a police officer letting you go with a warning when they could have charged you with speeding.
- When is the decision made that a juvenile should be tried as an adult? a. At the point of arrest b. After the prosecutor reviews the case c. At the transfer hearing d. At the deposition hearing
At the transfer hearing
A fitness hearing (also called a transfer hearing ) is a proceeding in juvenile court whereby a judge decides whether a minor should be transferred to face charges in adult court. ... But in serious cases, judges may order that the minor be tried as an adult in criminal court.
- When a child is taken into custody by a peace officer, the officer must notify the parent or guardian of the child as soon as possible. a. True b. False
True
- A court order authorizing disposition of the case without a formal finding of delinquency is known as what? a. An adjudication of guilt b. A consent decree c. A waiver d. A holdover
A consent decree A consent decree is an agreement or settlement that resolves a dispute between two parties without admission of guilt (in a criminal case) or liability (in a civil case), and most often refers to such a type of settlement
- Which officers consider themselves as problem solvers and will probably make the best transition to a community-oriented style of policing? a. The crime fighter
