Exam 12: Section 1983 Actions in Law Enforcement

Searches are performed for what purpose?

The standards for conducting an arrest may create exposure for civil liability for a police officer under which of the following constitutional provisions?

Terry v. Ohio (1968) found that an officer could stop and frisk a subject under what circumstances?

The U.S. Supreme Court has established which standard of analysis as being most appropriate for police pursuit cases aimed at apprehending a suspect with no intent to cause physical harm?

The failure to bring a person who is in custody before a judge for a probable cause determination within 48 hours pursuant to County of Riverside v. McLaughlin (1991) may give rise to a civil cause of action for false arrest.

Orders of protection (also called protective or restraining orders) are a criminal remedy designed to protect victims of domestic violence.

Females are victimized in violent crimes in what proportion to males as victims?

Shooting a driver with the intention of stopping the person who has posed a grave risk of causing death or serious injury by his driving is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment and must be assessed under the reasonableness clause.

Which of the following is an example of a valid cause of action for failure to protect claim against law enforcement?

To carry out an arrest, the officer must meet which burden of proof?

What is a definition of a lawful search?

Studies have suggested that ________ percent of victimizations are reported to police.

A recent study of police pursuits found that _____ percent of responding large police agencies (100 or more officers) had no written policy on allowing and restricting officers from pursuing fleeing motorists.

The police generally have a duty to protect persons from domestic violence.

Of those domestic incidents in which a report is made to police _____percent of cases result in a victim or household member signing a criminal complaint against the accused.