Chapter 12 Basic Concepts Task Part 1

Federal and state investigations of crime use the same procedures.

• True

• False

Criminal defendants may be freed at one of many points throughout the criminal

justice process.

• True

• False

An arrest is not a seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

taking a person into custody is a seizure

of the person and is governed by the constitutional requirement of reasonableness.

Arrest warrants are required in order to make an arrest.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

police may make arrests in felonies and

certain misdemeanor cases without a

warrant when the arrest takes place in a

public place.

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

• True

• False

The correct order of events in the criminal process, assuming that the defendant ends up having a jury trial, are: charges brought, pretrial motions, booking, arraignment, jury selection, initial appearance, and arrest.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

the correct order is arrest, booking,

charges brought, initial appearance,

arraignment, pretrial motions, and jury

selection.

Law enforcement may establish probable cause based on information given by

informants if the information is reliable and if the information can be corroborated.

• True

• False

A law enforcement officer may stop a person for a reasonable period of time to question the person and get identification on the basis of reasonable suspicion that the person

is involved in criminal activity.

• True

• False

Officers who have a reasonable suspicion that a person is armed and dangerous may do a limited pat-down of the person’s outer clothes for weapons.

• True

• False

If the police mistakenly arrest you, you should do everything possible to get away from the officer.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

you should cooperate and go through the legal process to get released. Resisting

the officer can constitute a separate crime.