Exam 8: Stops and Frisks

Select the true statement.

Define what is meant by a furtive gesture and give two examples.

An officer observes an individual talking with known drug addicts over a period of several hours. The officer eventually approaches the individual and pulls illegal drugs out of the suspect's pocket after the suspect has thrust his hand into his pocket first. The officer testifies that he never saw nor believed that the suspect had a weapon. What position would the courts most likely take pertaining to this seizure?

The police may conduct a checkpoint for general law enforcement purposes.

Discuss one court case that had a significant impact concerning sobriety checkpoints and roadblocks used by the police.

What is the difference between a frisk and a full search?

A police officer may detain property for a short period of time if he has a reasonable, articulable suspicion that the property contains items subject to seizure. The property may not be searched without a search warrant, but the officer may subject the property to a properly conducted ______________.

The term _____________ is a designation given to individuals who were captured by the United States on suspicion of being involved in terrorist activities by being a part of or supporting Taliban or al Qaeda forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners.

When a court must consider whether a particular seizure or frisk is reasonable or unreasonable, the court considers the inquiry from which perspective?

An officer stops a person travelling in their car based on reasonable suspicion. The officer requests that the person step out of the vehicle and the person complies. The officer immediately notices a tattoo on the arm of the person that is common among members of a particular gang in the area known to engage in violence toward officers, thus giving the officer reasonable suspicion to believe the person may be armed. The officer has not secured the person. At this point the officer is legally permitted to:

An investigative detention may last as long as the officer feels necessary.

The determination of the reasonableness of stops and frisks involves balancing a person's right to privacy and right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures against _____.

As the delay between the development of reasonable suspicion on the part of the officer and the actual stop grows longer, courts may find that the suspicion has "evaporated."

The Fourth Amendment does not govern seizures of the person which do not eventuate in a trip to the station house and a formal arrest at the station house.

If a show of authority by a law enforcement officer does not result in a halting or submission by the person being confronted, there is _____ under the Fourth Amendment.

What is meant by a show of authority?

A person has been seized (within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment) if in view of all of the circumstances surrounding the incident, a reasonable person would have believed _____.

The United State Supreme Court has ruled that an officer may rely on their own experience and specialized training to establish reasonable suspicion that might not be available to an untrained person.

Describe the distinctions between a stop and a formal arrest.

Stop and frisk procedures are serious intrusions into a person's privacy and are governed by the ______________ Amendment.