Question 1

According to former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter regarding interrogation and confessions:

Accepted Answer

A)  Modern advances in the technology of crime detection make interrogation
Unnecessary. 
B)  Where innocent human witnesses cannot be found, nothing remains but
Interrogation to get information from guilty persons. 
C)  Substantial restrictions on the ability of the police to interrogate suspects should
Have no effect on the ability of police to investigate crime. 
D)  All empirical studies of the importance of confessions in solving crimes are
Untrustworthy. 
A)  Modern advances in the technology of crime detection make interrogation
Unnecessary. 
B)  Where innocent human witnesses cannot be found, nothing remains but
Interrogation to get information from guilty persons. 
C)  Substantial restrictions on the ability of the police to interrogate suspects should
Have no effect on the ability of police to investigate crime. 
D)  All empirical studies of the importance of confessions in solving crimes are
Untrustworthy.

Question 2

The totality of circumstances in each case has to prove that before suspects talked, they knew they had their miranda rights and they knew they were giving them up in order to 'pass' the test.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The totality of circumstances in each case...

Question 3

In Berkemer v. McCarty, the case involving whether Miranda warnings must be given to stopped motorists, the Court:

Accepted Answer

A)  found that a misdemeanor exception to Miranda would pose too many administrative problems for courts and police. 
B)  found that all stopped motorists should be given Miranda. 
C)  found that the motorist should have been Mirandized when the police officer decided that the driver was eventually going to be arrested. 
D)  found that a misdemeanor exception to Miranda should be recognized. 
A)  found that a misdemeanor exception to Miranda would pose too many administrative problems for courts and police. 
B)  found that all stopped motorists should be given Miranda. 
C)  found that the motorist should have been Mirandized when the police officer decided that the driver was eventually going to be arrested. 
D)  found that a misdemeanor exception to Miranda should be recognized.

Question 4

Which of the following are necessary parts of the Miranda warnings?
I. informed of the right to remain silent
II. informed of the right to consult an attorney
III. informed of the exact nature and seriousness of the crime being investigated
IV. informed that an attorney will be provided the suspect if he is indigent and cannot afford an attorney

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, II, III 
C)  I, II, IV 
D)  I, II 
A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, II, III 
C)  I, II, IV 
D)  I, II

Question 5

In Schmerber v. California, a case involving the compelled extraction of blood from a drunk driving suspect, the U.S. Supreme Court:
I. found that compulsion that makes a suspect the source of physical evidence does not violate the Fifth Amendment.
II. found that such compelled extractions do not violate the due process clause.
III. found the 5th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination only protects someone from being compelled to give evidence of a testimonial nature.
IV. found that the Fifth Amendment privilege is fulfilled when a person is guaranteed the right to be silent unless he chooses to speak of his own free will.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, III 
B)  I, III 
C)  II, III, IV 
D)  I, II, III, IV 
A)  I, II, III 
B)  I, III 
C)  II, III, IV 
D)  I, II, III, IV

Question 6

In the Miranda case decided in 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmatively enumerated warnings that must be given by police officers if a suspect is in to be interrogated while in custody.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Miranda decision required police to obtain an express waiver of rights before questioning a suspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following are examples of knowing waivers of a suspect's rights after being read his Miranda rights?
I. The suspect invoked his right to counsel, and after a five hour ride in the back of a police car, he signed a waiver when police asked if there was anything he wanted to say.
II. The suspect talked to police after he refused to sign an express waiver.
III. A disoriented and mentally ill suspect signed a waiver and confessed.
IV. A suspect who speaks and understands very little English signs an express
Waiver and talks to the police.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II 
B)  I, II, III 
C)  III, IV 
D)  II, III 
A)  I, II 
B)  I, II, III 
C)  III, IV 
D)  II, III

Question 9

In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), the Supreme Court considered the case of a mentally ill man who walked into a police station and confessed he had murdered a young woman. The Court determined that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Connelly's confession was not voluntary because of his mental illness. 
B)  Connelly's confession was not voluntary because he had limited free will. 
C)  Connelly's confession was voluntary because it was not compelled. 
D)  Connelly's confession is admissible if his psychiatrist testifies he was aware that he was confessing to the police. 
A)  Connelly's confession was not voluntary because of his mental illness. 
B)  Connelly's confession was not voluntary because he had limited free will. 
C)  Connelly's confession was voluntary because it was not compelled. 
D)  Connelly's confession is admissible if his psychiatrist testifies he was aware that he was confessing to the police.

Question 10

State the facts and explain the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case New York v. Quarles.

Accepted Answer

New York v. Quarles created what is know

Question 11

The right to remain silent can be traced back in history to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Magna Carta. 
B)  laws of Moses embodied in the Talmudic law. 
C)  Articles of Confederation preceding the adoption of the United States Constitution. 
D)  Preamble of the Stamp Act. 
A)  Magna Carta. 
B)  laws of Moses embodied in the Talmudic law. 
C)  Articles of Confederation preceding the adoption of the United States Constitution. 
D)  Preamble of the Stamp Act.

Question 12

The Supreme Court has ruled that which test or standard applies to evaluating the meaning of interrogation under the Fifth Amendment right guarantee against compelling individuals to be witnesses against themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  did the police deliberately tried to elicit a response 
B)  did the police directly asked the suspect a question 
C)  did the police use words or actions that that they knew would be likely to
Elicit a response from the suspect. 
D)  did the police use force while questioning the suspect 
A)  did the police deliberately tried to elicit a response 
B)  did the police directly asked the suspect a question 
C)  did the police use words or actions that that they knew would be likely to
Elicit a response from the suspect. 
D)  did the police use force while questioning the suspect

Question 13

During the 30 years from Brown v. Mississippi to Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court relied on various interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause to invalidate as involuntary 40 confessions in state trials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Interrogation that takes place after the police take suspects into custody is known as
.

Accepted Answer

custodial

Question 15

According to the courts, waiver of Fifth Amendment rights:
I. requires knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver.
II. requires a signed statement that the suspect has waived rights.
III. can be inferred from suspect making a confession.
IV. can be inferred from suspects lack of response to the whether they understood
The Miranda warnings.

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, III, IV 
C)  III, IV 
D)  I 
A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, III, IV 
C)  III, IV 
D)  I

Question 16

Which of the following reforms have been suggested for police interrogation and confession procedures?
I. Reduce the length of time in custody and interrogation
II. Eliminate police using false information and misrepresentations during interrogation
III. Requiring police to remind suspects of their right to remain silent several times during an interrogation session
IV. Video taping interrogations and confessions

Accepted Answer

A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, III, IV 
C)  I, II, IV 
D)  II, III, IV 
A)  I, II, III, IV 
B)  I, III, IV 
C)  I, II, IV 
D)  II, III, IV

Question 17

According to the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona, waiver of the Miranda rights may be presumed either by silence following warnings or from an eventual confession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sociologist Richard Leo, based on his studies of confessions, concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  questioners often coerce suspects. 
B)  only one in four suspects invoke their Miranda rights. 
C)  Miranda has had almost no effect on how police question suspects.
D most interrogation sessions last over an hour. 
A)  questioners often coerce suspects. 
B)  only one in four suspects invoke their Miranda rights. 
C)  Miranda has had almost no effect on how police question suspects.
D most interrogation sessions last over an hour.

Question 19

The right to counsel approach to confessions has never been accepted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Compelled extraction of blood for chemical analysis from a conscious person violates the due process clause

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter regarding interrogation and confessions:

The totality of circumstances in each case has to prove that before suspects talked, they knew they had their miranda rights and they knew they were giving them up in order to 'pass' the test.

In Berkemer v. McCarty, the case involving whether Miranda warnings must be given to stopped motorists, the Court:

In the Miranda case decided in 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmatively enumerated warnings that must be given by police officers if a suspect is in to be interrogated while in custody.

The Miranda decision required police to obtain an express waiver of rights before questioning a suspect.

In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), the Supreme Court considered the case of a mentally ill man who walked into a police station and confessed he had murdered a young woman. The Court determined that:

State the facts and explain the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case New York v. Quarles.

The right to remain silent can be traced back in history to the:

The Supreme Court has ruled that which test or standard applies to evaluating the meaning of interrogation under the Fifth Amendment right guarantee against compelling individuals to be witnesses against themselves?

During the 30 years from Brown v. Mississippi to Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court relied on various interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause to invalidate as involuntary 40 confessions in state trials.

Interrogation that takes place after the police take suspects into custody is known as .

According to the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona, waiver of the Miranda rights may be presumed either by silence following warnings or from an eventual confession.

Sociologist Richard Leo, based on his studies of confessions, concluded that:

The right to counsel approach to confessions has never been accepted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Compelled extraction of blood for chemical analysis from a conscious person violates the due process clause

The Court System, Sources of Rights, and Fundamental Principles

Overview of the Criminal Justice Process

Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion

The Exclusionary Rule

Stop and Frisk and Stationhouse Detention

Arrests and Use of Force

Searches and Seizures of Things

Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and Border Searches

Lineups and Other Means of Pretrial Identification

Confessions and Admissions: Miranda V Arizona

Basic Constitutional Rights of the Accused During Trial

Sentencing, the Death Penalty, and Other Forms of Punishment

Legal Liabilities of Law Enforcement Officers

Electronic Surveillance and the War on Terror

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According to former Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter regarding interrogation and confessions:

The totality of circumstances in each case has to prove that before suspects talked, they knew they had their miranda rights and they knew they were giving them up in order to 'pass' the test.

In Berkemer v. McCarty, the case involving whether Miranda warnings must be given to stopped motorists, the Court:

In the Miranda case decided in 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmatively enumerated warnings that must be given by police officers if a suspect is in to be interrogated while in custody.

The Miranda decision required police to obtain an express waiver of rights before questioning a suspect.

In Colorado v. Connelly (1986), the Supreme Court considered the case of a mentally ill man who walked into a police station and confessed he had murdered a young woman. The Court determined that:

State the facts and explain the significance of the U.S. Supreme Court case New York v. Quarles.

The right to remain silent can be traced back in history to the:

The Supreme Court has ruled that which test or standard applies to evaluating the meaning of interrogation under the Fifth Amendment right guarantee against compelling individuals to be witnesses against themselves?

During the 30 years from Brown v. Mississippi to Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court relied on various interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause to invalidate as involuntary 40 confessions in state trials.

Interrogation that takes place after the police take suspects into custody is known as .

According to the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda v. Arizona, waiver of the Miranda rights may be presumed either by silence following warnings or from an eventual confession.

Sociologist Richard Leo, based on his studies of confessions, concluded that:

The right to counsel approach to confessions has never been accepted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Compelled extraction of blood for chemical analysis from a conscious person violates the due process clause

The Court System, Sources of Rights, and Fundamental Principles

Overview of the Criminal Justice Process

Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion

The Exclusionary Rule

Stop and Frisk and Stationhouse Detention

Arrests and Use of Force

Searches and Seizures of Things

Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and Border Searches

Lineups and Other Means of Pretrial Identification

Confessions and Admissions: Miranda V Arizona

Basic Constitutional Rights of the Accused During Trial

Sentencing, the Death Penalty, and Other Forms of Punishment

Legal Liabilities of Law Enforcement Officers

Electronic Surveillance and the War on Terror

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