Know Your Rights

A police officer can stop and search you whenever they want.

• True

• False

If approached by a police officer where should your hands be?

• In your pocket

• Behind you

• Where the officer can see them.

If a police office stops me and questions me about a situation I was involved in, I have to answer all his questions.

• True

• False

When interacting with the police the best thing I could do is...

• Be rude and disrespectful

• Be polite and respectful

• Make fun of them and call them names

If my rights are violated by a police officer, I DON'T have the right to report that police officer.

• True

• False

What is something you should NEVER do if a police officer approaches you?

• Run

• Fight them

• Call them names

• All of the above

If the police arrest someone that person...

• has the right to remain silent.

• has the right to a lawyer.

• has the right to report the officer if they feel their rights were violated.

• All of the above

Do you feel that you understand your rights better now that you have participated in this activity?

• Yes

• Kind of

• Not really