Street Law Chapter 12

______ to arrest means having a reasonable belief that a specific person has committed a crime.

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• Probable cause

• Reasonable suspicion

• Stop and frisk

• Qualified immunity

True or False: Police may establish probable cause from information provided by citizens in the community.

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• True

• False

When a person suspected of a crime is taken into custody it is referred to as...

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• an indictment

• an arrest

• an investigation

• probable cause

Which amendment requires that searches and seizures be reasonable?

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• 1st

• 4th

• 10th

• 14th

True or false: The vast majority of crimes that occur are investigated and are adjudicated, or judged, under state laws. pg#133

• True

• False

True or false: In all states, if the person runs from the police upon being asked for identification, that flight may give the officer reasonable suspicion to stop the person again, at which point the person is not free to walk away.

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• True

• False

Which of the following is responsible for determining if a police search was reasonable?

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• The police

• The prosecutor

• The courts

• The elected executives of a particular jurisdiction

Where would a person most likely believe to have a "reasonable expectation of privacy"?

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• in their dwelling (home or apartment)

• in their car

• in a school

• in their church

If a court finds that the search was unreasonable, then evidence found in the search cannot be used at the trial against the defendant. This is known as the...

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• good faith execption

• exclusionary rule

• curtilage rule

• privileges and immunities rule

True or false: Every search conducted by the police requires a search warrant.

• True

• False