Judicial process - chapter 12 & 13

Police do not need to have any level of suspicion to

• make an arrest

• stop individuals for a reasonable time

• order individuals to empty their pockets.

• go up to people on the street and speak to them.

A court order commanding a person to be taken into custody is a(n)

• search warrant

• writ of habeas corpus

• arrest warrant

• summons.

If law enforcement have a reasonable suspicion that a person is engaged in criminal activity, the officer may

• pat down the person for weapons.

• stop and question the person

• arrest the person

• search the person

Law enforcement may use deadly force during a felony arrest when the suspect

• resists arrest

• attempts to escape

• attempts to escape and presents a significant threat of death or serious bodily harm.

• has a history of escape attempts.

A search conducted by a _____ is not covered by the Fourth Amendment.

• parent

• public school teacher

• police office

• probation officer

If unreasonable searches turn up evidence of crimes, the evidence cannot be used

• in any court proceeding

• at trial to prove the person guilty

• to impeach the defendant

• to revoke the person's parole

A search warrant

• is required for every search conducted by law enforcement.

• is issued by a police supervisor.

• must describe the particular persons and places to be searched.

• is good for two years.

Police find Deborah unconscious on the street and open her purse to find out who she is. They find illegal drugs, which are

• admissible under the emergency situation exception to the warrant requirement

• inadmissible because the officers lacked a search warrant.

• admissible under the hot pursuit exception to the warrant requirement.

• inadmissible because there was no probable cause to open the purse.

To search the backpack of a student in a public school, school administrators must have

• probable cause that a crime or school rule violation has been committed

• reasonable suspicion that a crime or school rule violation has been committed.

• a search warrant

• a reliable informant

Failure to give Miranda warnings means that

• the arrest is unlawful

• charges must be dropped against the defendant.

• the defendant cannot be questioned.

• statements made by defendants cannot be used against them at trial.