Deck 10: Pretrial Identification Procedures

Question 1

_________________ may violate the right against self-incrimination.

A) Fingerprinting
B) Handwriting analysis
C) Providing a vocal sample
D) none of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

An officer stops an individual for suspected drunk driving. The officer asks the individual to say the ABCs in reverse. This request is _______________.

A) constitutional
B) illegal
C) unconstitutional
D) in violation of Miranda

Answer 2

A

Question 3

An officer arrests an individual for the sole purpose of fingerprinting the suspect. This arrest is ______________.

A) legal
B) unconstitutional
C) illegal
D) both b and c

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A lineup always violates the rights contained in _______________.

A) the Fifth Amendment
B) the Fourth Amendment
C) the Sixth Amendment
D) none of the above

Question 5

The police are conducting a lineup. The officers inform the eyewitness that she should look more closely at "Suspect #3." This sort of suggestion:

A) may make any identification inadmissible in court
B) is constitutional
C) will not invoke the exclusionary rule
D) is normal police practice

Question 6

The ________________ is a factor that may influence the likelihood of misidentification during a lineup.

A) witness's opportunity to view the criminal during the crime
B) witness's degree of attention
C) length of time between the crime and the lineup
D) all of the above

Question 7

A ______________ is a one-on-one identification procedure. The suspect is brought to a witness so the witness can confirm identity.

A) lineup
B) showup
C) pretrial examination
D) bringup

Question 8

A(n) ________________ is an investigatory process where a police officer shows a witness a series of mugshots or photographs hoping to identify a suspect.

A) lineup
B) showup
C) pretrial photographic examination
D) illegal identification procedure

Question 9

A(n) _________________ is a police investigatory technique whereby the officer asks a suspect to say a specific phrase to help the witness identify an offender.

A) voice exemplar
B) phrase analysis
C) spectrograph
D) electronic search

Question 10

A _______________ is an electronic machine that can compare a suspect's voice to a recorded voice.

A) microphone
B) spectrograph
C) voice exemplar
D) phraseometer

Question 11

Taking ______________ from a suspect may violate his or her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.

A) fingerprints
B) hair samples
C) footprint samples
D) forced confessions

Question 12

___________ is a biological component found in blood and other bodily fluids. Officers use this component to identify suspects.

A) PNA
B) DNA
C) Globulin
D) MNA

Question 13

A suspect gives a sample of DNA during a routine booking procedure. This seizure of DNA evidence was _______________.

A) legal
B) unreasonable
C) illegal
D) both b and c

Question 14

An officer stops an individual for drunk driving. The officer asks the suspect to take a Breathalyzer test. The search was _______________.

A) legal
B) constitutional
C) illegal
D) both a and b

Question 15

______________ is a police investigatory practice that does not by nature violate the rights of the Fifth Amendment.

A) Fingerprinting
B) Voice analysis
C) Footprint analysis
D) all of the above

Question 16

Fingerprinting does not by nature violate a person's Fifth Amendment rights.

Question 17

The Fifth Amendment protects only against being forced to give "real evidence."

Question 18

An officer stops an individual for drunk driving. The officer requires the individual to submit to a field sobriety test. The officer has violated the individual's Fifth Amendment rights.

Question 19

An officer arrests an individual for the sole purpose of fingerprinting him. The arrest was unconstitutional.

Question 20

Lineups by nature do not violate the rights of the Fifth Amendment.

Question 21

Suggestive lineup procedures are an established and legal part of police procedure.

Question 22

An officer is conducting a lineup. The officer points to an individual and states, "That's our guy. He's our suspect." The lineup was unconstitutional.

Question 23

Pre-indictment lineups do not automatically invoke the right to counsel.

Question 24

Post-indictment lineups never invoke the right to counsel.

Question 25

A showup is more suggestive than a lineup.

Question 26

Eyewitness misidentification is improbable during a lineup.

Question 27

Police officers can legally conduct dental examinations on suspects if the officers have a warrant.

Question 28

Providing a voice exemplar violates the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Question 29

The Court has stated that all spectrographic analysis is unreliable and inadmissible.

Question 30

DNA evidence is unreliable, and the courts are reluctant to allow it at trial.