Exam 6: Policing and the Law

Which type of patrol can expand the range that officers can cover, allowing officers to patrol areas where motor vehicles are prohibited and keeping officers in touch with the community?

One of the primary ways that law enforcement officials gather information about crime is from offenders.

Which criterion must be met for the discovery of evidence to fall outside the Fourth Amendment's definition of a search?

The Fourth Amendment strictly limits the discretion police officers have in searching for and seizing evidence.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of single-officer patrol cars versus two-officer patrol cars.

The law dictates how the government can go about discovering and prosecuting violations of the law.

Detectives are responsible for investigating cases on their own, without any help from other professionals.

List two of the four restrictions that courts recommend to arrest a person at home.

Stops are searches. Frisks are seizures.

List two controversial issues regarding stops that the courts have considered.

What is the reasonable stop standard?

Which of the following influences policing styles?

The most visible function of police is .

Police officers exercise little discretion in their daily routines.

This temporary detention is legally a seizure of an individual.

is suspicion of illegal activity based on a person's race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on actual illegal activity or evidence of illegal activity.

The Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, and the First Amendment are the constitutional amendments related to interrogation.

Which one is an example of a special-needs search?

The public generally has a cynical view of policing.

The procedural law that controls the activities of law enforcement is derived from the Amendment of the Constitution.