Question 1

Explain when and why law enforcement officers can search containers,and cite at least one court case pertaining to same.

Accepted Answer

Law enforcement officers can search containers when they have probable cause to believe that the container contains evidence of a crime or contraband. They can also search containers if they have a valid search warrant issued by a judge. Additionally, law enforcement officers can conduct a search of a container if the owner of the container gives consent to the search.

One court case pertaining to the search of containers is California v. Acevedo (1991). In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers can search containers found in a vehicle if they have probable cause to believe that the container contains contraband or evidence of a crime, even if they do not have a warrant specifically authorizing the search of the container. This ruling established the "automobile exception" to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement, allowing law enforcement officers to search containers in a vehicle based on probable cause.

Question 2

Define the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony.What is meant by warrantless arrest authority?

Accepted Answer

A misdemeanor is a less serious crime, typically punishable by a fine or a short jail sentence, while a felony is a more serious crime, punishable by a longer prison sentence or even the death penalty. The distinction between a misdemeanor and a felony is usually based on the severity of the crime and the potential punishment.

Warrantless arrest authority refers to the power of law enforcement officers to make an arrest without obtaining a warrant from a judge. This authority is typically granted in specific circumstances, such as when an officer witnesses a crime being committed or has probable cause to believe that a suspect has committed a crime. Warrantless arrest authority is intended to allow law enforcement to quickly apprehend individuals who pose a threat to public safety or are likely to flee before a warrant can be obtained.

Question 3

Generally speaking,a search is said to be ___________ with an arrest if the search is at the same time that probable cause to arrest develops or is conducted shortly thereafter.

Accepted Answer

contemporaneous

Question 4

According to the courts,what is meant by excessive force used by a police officer? How have the courts defined when force used by the police is excessive?

Accepted Answer

Excessive force by a police officer refe

Question 5

A police officer has informed a man seated at a desk in his home that he is under arrest.The desk top is cluttered and the desk has many drawers within easy reach of the arrestee.One drawer is locked.As incident to the arrest,the officer may search the man

Accepted Answer

A)  but not the desk. 
B)  and the top of the desk in plain sight but not the drawers of the desk. 
C)  the desk top and the unlocked drawers of the desk. 
D)  the desk top and all the drawers of the desk. 
A)  but not the desk. 
B)  and the top of the desk in plain sight but not the drawers of the desk. 
C)  the desk top and the unlocked drawers of the desk. 
D)  the desk top and all the drawers of the desk.

Question 6

Define fresh pursuit and a hot pursuit.

Accepted Answer

Fresh pursuit and hot pursuit are terms

Question 7

An officer has made an investigative stop based on reasonable suspicion.The officer has put the suspect in handcuffs in the back seat of the patrol car,but has not resolved her original suspicions.This would be considered a seizure _____________________.

Accepted Answer

tantamount

Question 8

In general,the search of an arrestee's vehicle located a substantial distance from the doorstep of his home where he was arrested could not be justified as a search incident to arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most significant personal advantage to an officer who makes an arrest with a valid warrant over making that arrest without a warrant is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the officer is not civilly liable for false arrest if the arrest was in fact unjustified. 
B)  the officer is not responsible for the degree of force used to make the arrest. 
C)  the officer is not likely to arrest the wrong person. 
D)  the officer is able to arrest outside his venue. 
A)  the officer is not civilly liable for false arrest if the arrest was in fact unjustified. 
B)  the officer is not responsible for the degree of force used to make the arrest. 
C)  the officer is not likely to arrest the wrong person. 
D)  the officer is able to arrest outside his venue.

Question 10

?Which of the following is a true statement about searches of a companion of an arrested person?

Accepted Answer

A)  All courts allow an immediate frisk for weapons of the arrestee's companions without any further justification. 
B)  Some courts follow the automatic companion rule, whereas other states require reasonable suspicion that the companion is armed and dangerous. 
C)  Some courts follow the automatic companion rule, whereas other states require probable cause that the companion is armed and dangerous. 
D)  States that require a level of suspicion justifying a search of a companion have established a precise test for establishing suspicion. 
A)  All courts allow an immediate frisk for weapons of the arrestee's companions without any further justification. 
B)  Some courts follow the automatic companion rule, whereas other states require reasonable suspicion that the companion is armed and dangerous. 
C)  Some courts follow the automatic companion rule, whereas other states require probable cause that the companion is armed and dangerous. 
D)  States that require a level of suspicion justifying a search of a companion have established a precise test for establishing suspicion.

Question 11

A formal arrest occurs when a person is

Accepted Answer

A)  detained, however briefly, for any reason. 
B)  taken into custody to answer for a criminal charge. 
C)  stopped and frisked. 
D)  booked. 
A)  detained, however briefly, for any reason. 
B)  taken into custody to answer for a criminal charge. 
C)  stopped and frisked. 
D)  booked.

Question 12

In Chimel v.California,the Court ruled that an officer

Accepted Answer

A)  may search the person arrested and the area into which he could reach for a weapon without additional justification. 
B)  needs additional articulable suspicion that the arrestee is armed in order to search the arrestee for weapons. 
C)  needs additional reasonable suspicion to search the area into which an arrestee could reach for a weapon. 
D)  may without additional justification search the person arrested, but a search of any other area requires additional justification. 
A)  may search the person arrested and the area into which he could reach for a weapon without additional justification. 
B)  needs additional articulable suspicion that the arrestee is armed in order to search the arrestee for weapons. 
C)  needs additional reasonable suspicion to search the area into which an arrestee could reach for a weapon. 
D)  may without additional justification search the person arrested, but a search of any other area requires additional justification.

Question 13

Define the elements of a formal arrest.Explain how the concept of tantamount to an arrest differs from a formal arrest.

Accepted Answer

The elements of a formal arrest typicall

Question 14

A police officer has arrested a man for unlawful possession of narcotics.The arrestee is carrying a suitcase.The officer removes the suitcase from the arrestee's possession and transports the arrestee and the suitcase to the police station.An hour later,after booking the arrestee

Accepted Answer

A)  the officer may search the suitcase only with a warrant. 
B)  the officer may search the suitcase without a warrant as incident to the arrest. 
C)  the officer may search the suitcase without a warrant only if there is additional justification that it contains narcotics. 
D)  the officer may never search the suitcase. 
A)  the officer may search the suitcase only with a warrant. 
B)  the officer may search the suitcase without a warrant as incident to the arrest. 
C)  the officer may search the suitcase without a warrant only if there is additional justification that it contains narcotics. 
D)  the officer may never search the suitcase.

Question 15

For a search incident arrest to be constitutionally valid,the search must be contemporaneous to the arrest.This generally means:

Accepted Answer

A)  the search must be conducted at the exact time that the arrest occurs. 
B)  the search is conducted at the same time, or shortly thereafter, the point at which probable cause to arrest develops. 
C)  the search is conducted at the same time, or shortly thereafter, the point at which reasonable suspicion to arrest develops. 
D)  the search must be conducted at the exact time and location that the arrest occurs. 
A)  the search must be conducted at the exact time that the arrest occurs. 
B)  the search is conducted at the same time, or shortly thereafter, the point at which probable cause to arrest develops. 
C)  the search is conducted at the same time, or shortly thereafter, the point at which reasonable suspicion to arrest develops. 
D)  the search must be conducted at the exact time and location that the arrest occurs.

Question 16

A(n)__________ is the routine practice of police departments of securing and recording the contents of a lawfully impounded vehicle.This is done to protect the vehicle owner's property while it remains in custody,and to protect the police from potential danger and from claims or disputes over lost or stolen property.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)__________ is the routine practice of police...

Question 17

In Tennessee v.Garner (1985),the Supreme Court decided that the common law fleeing felon rule violated the

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment. 
B)  Fourth Amendment. 
C)  Fifth Amendment. 
D)  Eighth Amendment. 
A)  First Amendment. 
B)  Fourth Amendment. 
C)  Fifth Amendment. 
D)  Eighth Amendment.

Question 18

?Based on Chimel v.California,the key question in deciding whether or not a warrant is required to open a container seized incident to arrest of a person is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the container closely associated with the arrestee's person? 
B)  Is the container still in the arrestee's immediate control? 
C)  Is the container owned by the arrestee? 
D)  Is the container both closely associated with the arrestee's person and still in the arrestee's immediate control? 
A)  Is the container closely associated with the arrestee's person? 
B)  Is the container still in the arrestee's immediate control? 
C)  Is the container owned by the arrestee? 
D)  Is the container both closely associated with the arrestee's person and still in the arrestee's immediate control?

Question 19

In ___________ the court ruled that forcibly pumping a suspect's stomach by the police was conduct that shocks the conscious,whereas,in ____________ the Court held that the practice of drawing blood from a person arrested for drunk driving by a physician in a hospital environment according to accepted medical practices,was constitutionally permissible.

Accepted Answer

Rochin v.C

Question 20

A police officer has made a custodial arrest of a person for a traffic offense.The officer may search the

Accepted Answer

A)  arrestee only for evidence of the offense. 
B)  arrestee only for weapons and evidence of the offense. 
C)  arrestee's clothing but nothing the arrestee is carrying. 
D)  arrestee's clothing, wallet and anything in the arrestee's pockets. 
A)  arrestee only for evidence of the offense. 
B)  arrestee only for weapons and evidence of the offense. 
C)  arrestee's clothing but nothing the arrestee is carrying. 
D)  arrestee's clothing, wallet and anything in the arrestee's pockets.

Explain when and why law enforcement officers can search containers,and cite at least one court case pertaining to same.

Define the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony.What is meant by warrantless arrest authority?

Generally speaking,a search is said to be ___________ with an arrest if the search is at the same time that probable cause to arrest develops or is conducted shortly thereafter.

According to the courts,what is meant by excessive force used by a police officer? How have the courts defined when force used by the police is excessive?

A police officer has informed a man seated at a desk in his home that he is under arrest.The desk top is cluttered and the desk has many drawers within easy reach of the arrestee.One drawer is locked.As incident to the arrest,the officer may search the man

Define fresh pursuit and a hot pursuit.

An officer has made an investigative stop based on reasonable suspicion.The officer has put the suspect in handcuffs in the back seat of the patrol car,but has not resolved her original suspicions.This would be considered a seizure _____________________.

In general,the search of an arrestee's vehicle located a substantial distance from the doorstep of his home where he was arrested could not be justified as a search incident to arrest.

The most significant personal advantage to an officer who makes an arrest with a valid warrant over making that arrest without a warrant is that

?Which of the following is a true statement about searches of a companion of an arrested person?

A formal arrest occurs when a person is

In Chimel v.California,the Court ruled that an officer

Define the elements of a formal arrest.Explain how the concept of tantamount to an arrest differs from a formal arrest.

A police officer has arrested a man for unlawful possession of narcotics.The arrestee is carrying a suitcase.The officer removes the suitcase from the arrestee's possession and transports the arrestee and the suitcase to the police station.An hour later,after booking the arrestee

For a search incident arrest to be constitutionally valid,the search must be contemporaneous to the arrest.This generally means:

In Tennessee v.Garner (1985),the Supreme Court decided that the common law fleeing felon rule violated the

?Based on Chimel v.California,the key question in deciding whether or not a warrant is required to open a container seized incident to arrest of a person is:

A police officer has made a custodial arrest of a person for a traffic offense.The officer may search the

Individual Rights Under the United States Constitution

Criminal Courts,Pretrial Processes,and the Exclusionary Rule

Basic Underlying Concepts: Privacy, Probable Cause, and Reasonableness

Criminal Investigatory Search Warrants

Searches for Electronically Stored Information and Electronic Surveillance

Administrative and Special Needs Searches

Stops and Frisks

Consent Searches

The Plain View Doctrine

Search and Seizure of Vehicles and Containers

Open Fields and Abandoned Property

Interrogations, Admissions, and Confessions

Pretrial Visual Identification Procedures

Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Other Post-Conviction Remedies

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Exam 7: Arrests, Searches Incident to Arrest, and Protective Sweeps

Explain when and why law enforcement officers can search containers,and cite at least one court case pertaining to same.

Define the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony.What is meant by warrantless arrest authority?

Generally speaking,a search is said to be ___________ with an arrest if the search is at the same time that probable cause to arrest develops or is conducted shortly thereafter.

According to the courts,what is meant by excessive force used by a police officer? How have the courts defined when force used by the police is excessive?

A police officer has informed a man seated at a desk in his home that he is under arrest.The desk top is cluttered and the desk has many drawers within easy reach of the arrestee.One drawer is locked.As incident to the arrest,the officer may search the man

Define fresh pursuit and a hot pursuit.

An officer has made an investigative stop based on reasonable suspicion.The officer has put the suspect in handcuffs in the back seat of the patrol car,but has not resolved her original suspicions.This would be considered a seizure _____________________.

In general,the search of an arrestee's vehicle located a substantial distance from the doorstep of his home where he was arrested could not be justified as a search incident to arrest.

The most significant personal advantage to an officer who makes an arrest with a valid warrant over making that arrest without a warrant is that

?Which of the following is a true statement about searches of a companion of an arrested person?

A formal arrest occurs when a person is

In Chimel v.California,the Court ruled that an officer

Define the elements of a formal arrest.Explain how the concept of tantamount to an arrest differs from a formal arrest.

A police officer has arrested a man for unlawful possession of narcotics.The arrestee is carrying a suitcase.The officer removes the suitcase from the arrestee's possession and transports the arrestee and the suitcase to the police station.An hour later,after booking the arrestee

For a search incident arrest to be constitutionally valid,the search must be contemporaneous to the arrest.This generally means:

In Tennessee v.Garner (1985),the Supreme Court decided that the common law fleeing felon rule violated the

?Based on Chimel v.California,the key question in deciding whether or not a warrant is required to open a container seized incident to arrest of a person is:

A police officer has made a custodial arrest of a person for a traffic offense.The officer may search the

Individual Rights Under the United States Constitution

Criminal Courts,Pretrial Processes,and the Exclusionary Rule

Basic Underlying Concepts: Privacy, Probable Cause, and Reasonableness

Criminal Investigatory Search Warrants

Searches for Electronically Stored Information and Electronic Surveillance

Administrative and Special Needs Searches

Stops and Frisks

Consent Searches

The Plain View Doctrine

Search and Seizure of Vehicles and Containers

Open Fields and Abandoned Property

Interrogations, Admissions, and Confessions

Pretrial Visual Identification Procedures

Criminal Trials, Appeals, and Other Post-Conviction Remedies

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