Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a source of secondhand information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Informants
B)  Eyewitnesses
C)  Officer observations
D)  Police bulletins

Question 2

Explain how stop and frisk practices were historically implemented prior to Terry v. Ohio.

Accepted Answer

The practice of stopping, interrogating,...

Question 3

Police are required to corroborate at least some of the information provided by an informant before acting on the tip.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following examples would be considered an unacceptable detention for a Terry stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Officers make a suspect wait 20 minutes at an airport for a drug dog.
B)  An officer makes three suspects wait for 10 minutes while he calls for backup.
C)  A traffic officer makes a suspect wait 3 hours in his vehicle for a drug dog.
D)  After refusing an x-ray, officers make a suspected drug mule wait 12 hours before he passes cocaine-filled balloons.

Question 5

Which of the following best lends credence to a tip provided by an anonymous informant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The seriousness of the crime the informant is describing
B)  The level of detail provided by the informant
C)  The level of vulnerability of the victim(s) 
D)  Whether the informant says the criminal in question is armed

Question 6

Profiles tend to be based on careful analyses of the behavior of known criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What level of proof is required for law enforcement officers to make an arrest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beyond a reasonable doubt
B)  Probable cause
C)  Preponderance of the evidence
D)  Reasonable suspicion

Question 8

When may race act as the sole factor for a Terry stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Always
B)  Never
C)  When the suspect is a juvenile
D)  When the race of the suspect is the same as the officer's so as to not raise suspicion of discrimination

Question 9

Profiling criminals tends to be controversial. Explain the arguments for both sides and how profiles are developed in the first place.

Accepted Answer

Law enforcement has developed profiles t...

Question 10

When determining the reasonableness of a Terry stop, the facts must be judged in accordance to what a reasonable person would have believed. This is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the average, reasonable person rule (or TARP rule) 
B)  the reasonable officer rule
C)  the subjective standard
D)  the objective standard

Question 11

The U.S. Supreme Court justified the use of a stop and frisk by stating that requiring an officer to wait until he/she developed probable cause would _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  be unreasonable
B)  jeopardize the investigation
C)  place society at risk of harm
D)  allow the guilty to go free

Question 12

By what standard do the courts determine whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify a Terry stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  The extenuating circumstances test
B)  The totality of the circumstances
C)  Eyewitness testimony
D)  The judgment of the officer involved

Question 13

An officer stops a young man on the street legally and subjects him to a frisk. The officer is extremely thorough in the frisk. He even asks the young man to empty his wallet. Is the extent of this frisk permissible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only if the officer reasonably believes the wallet might contain a weapon
B)  No, because the scope must be limited to the discovery of guns, knives, and other weapons
C)  Yes, an officer may search to whatever extent necessary when detaining a criminal suspect
D)  No, because the frisk can only occur after transportation to the police station

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the ways in which race can be considered by law enforcement officers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neighborhood "racial incongruity"
B)  One aspect of an identification
C)  One aspect of a profile
D)  None of the above are allowed.

Question 15

Police bulletins are classified as secondhand information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How far can a suspect be involuntarily moved during a Terry stop before it becomes an arrest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only a few feet
B)  Less than 50 feet
C)  Less than 250 feet
D)  Less than one mile

Question 17

Explain why an officer may frisk a passenger in a vehicle who is not suspected of criminal activity.

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court held that the interest...

Question 18

When determining what is the level of proof necessary for some action (e.g., probable cause, reasonable suspicion) , which of the following are the two opposing factors that must be balanced against one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  An officer's ability to prevent crime and the intrusion on citizen privacy
B)  An officer's ability to prevent crime and the safety of nearby citizens
C)  The severity of the offense in question and the intrusion on citizen privacy
D)  The safety of nearby citizens and the intrusion on citizen privacy

Question 19

The practice of officers briefly stopping and frisking suspicious persons for weapons, leading to the landmark case of Terry v. Ohio, spiked in which decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  1920s
B)  1940s
C)  1960s
D)  1980s

Question 20

Probable cause has been defined by the Court as those actions that "warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that the action taken was appropriate."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Stop and Frisk

Police are required to corroborate at least some of the information provided by an informant before acting on the tip.

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Which of the following best lends credence to a tip provided by an anonymous informant?

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When determining the reasonableness of a Terry stop, the facts must be judged in accordance to what a reasonable person would have believed. This is known as _____.

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Police bulletins are classified as secondhand information.

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Which of the following is not considered a source of secondhand information?

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The practice of officers briefly stopping and frisking suspicious persons for weapons, leading to the landmark case of Terry v. Ohio, spiked in which decade?

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The U.S. Supreme Court justified the use of a stop and frisk by stating that requiring an officer to wait until he/she developed probable cause would _____.

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Explain how stop and frisk practices were historically implemented prior to Terry v. Ohio.

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When determining what is the level of proof necessary for some action (e.g., probable cause, reasonable suspicion) , which of the following are the two opposing factors that must be balanced against one another?

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By what standard do the courts determine whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify a Terry stop?

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How far can a suspect be involuntarily moved during a Terry stop before it becomes an arrest?

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An officer stops a young man on the street legally and subjects him to a frisk. The officer is extremely thorough in the frisk. He even asks the young man to empty his wallet. Is the extent of this frisk permissible?

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Which of the following is not one of the ways in which race can be considered by law enforcement officers?

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Profiles tend to be based on careful analyses of the behavior of known criminals.

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When may race act as the sole factor for a Terry stop?

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Explain why an officer may frisk a passenger in a vehicle who is not suspected of criminal activity.

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Profiling criminals tends to be controversial. Explain the arguments for both sides and how profiles are developed in the first place.

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What level of proof is required for law enforcement officers to make an arrest?

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Probable cause has been defined by the Court as those actions that "warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that the action taken was appropriate."

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Which of the following examples would be considered an unacceptable detention for a Terry stop?

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