Deck 14: Searches by Dogs

Question 1

Which of the following cases opened the legal door for the use of trained dogs during police investigations?

A) Illinois v. Caballes
B) United States v. Place
C) Florida v. Harris
D) Terry v. Ohio

Answer 1

United States v. Place

Question 2

In ________, the Court held that the use of a trained dog to sniff a car during a lawful stop is valid even if the reason for the stop was not drug-related.

A) Illinois v. Caballes
B) United States v. Place
C) Florida v. Harris
D) Florida v. Jardines

Answer 2

Illinois v. Caballes

Question 3

Which of the following is not a common way in which dogs are employed in policing?

A) Bomb and drug detection
B) As an intimidation tool
C) Border/customs searches
D) As "second officers" on patrol

Answer 3

As an intimidation tool

Question 4

What aspect of the dogs use in policing is most likely to be brought up to the courts?

A) Searches
B) Patrol
C) Detective investigations
D) Suspects' apprehensions

Question 5

Which of the following scenarios would not be considered a violation to an individual's right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment?

A) The use of a police dog to sniff the interior of a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop
B) The use of a police dog to sniff the exterior of a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop
C) The use of a police dog to sniff the exterior of a vehicle during an unlawful traffic stop
D) The use of a police dog to sniff the interior and exterior of a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop

Question 6

The proper standard to determine the appropriateness of a search by a dog is ________.

A) A rigid checklist of records
B) A judge's opinion
C) Totality of the circumstances
D) External circumstances

Question 7

An alert by a trained drug-sniffing dog usually serves as ________ to conduct a search.

A) Reasonable evidence
B) Reasonable suspicion
C) Some suspicion
D) Probable cause

Question 8

In which of the following cases did the Court address issues concerning the reliability of drug-sniffing dogs in policing investigations?

A) Illinois v. Caballes
B) United States v. Place
C) Florida v. Jardines
D) Florida v. Harris

Question 9

In which of the following cases did the Court address issues concerning the use of drug-sniffing dogs outside a suspect's home?

A) Illinois v. Caballes
B) United States v. Place
C) Florida v. Jardines
D) Florida v. Harris

Question 10

The employment of a trained dog to sniff within the boundaries of the curtilage of a house is considered a ________ in violation of the ________ Amendment.

A) Seizure/Fourth
B) Search/Fourth.
C) Seizure/Eighth
D) Seizure/Eighth.

Question 11

Why is the use of drug-sniffing dogs within the boundaries of the curtilage of a house considered a violation of constitutional rights?

A) Because it is considered trespass into a constitutionally protected area
B) Because it is considered trespass into a secretive area
C) Because it is considered a violation of the First Amendment
D) Because it is considered a violation of an individual's right to own a home

Question 12

Absent of reasonable suspicion, a dog sniff ________________ is a violation of the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures.

A) that occurs before the officer issues a ticket
B) that occurs after the officer issues a ticket
C) that prolongs or extends the time of the stop
D) All of the above

Question 13

The use of dogs in drug detection and preliminary searches has decreased over the years.

Question 14

Before the development of a formalized police force, Egyptians relied on the use of dogs to guard and police pyramids.

Question 15

As a general rule, the sniff of a dog constitutes a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.

Question 16

In order to establish a dog's reliability during an investigation, the state must present exhaustive records of the dog's field performance.

Question 17

Generally, the investigative procedure of subjecting luggage to a "sniff test" by a trained police dog does not constitute a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.