Searches and Seizure Chapter 12 Quiz

The vast majority of crimes are investigated and prosecuted under federal laws.

• True

• False

An arrest is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

• True

• False

All arrests must be made with an arrest warrant.

• True

• False

Drug courier profiles are legally used by law enforcement to help establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause.

• True

• False

Reasonable suspicion is less information than probable cause.

• True

• False

A law enforcement officer needs only reasonable suspicion to stop and question a person on the street.

• True

• False

Most police work involves deadly force.

• True

• False

A police officer is liable for false arrest when the officer arrests a person who did not commit the crime.

• True

• False

The exclusionary rule means that the defendant cannot be tried or convicted if an illegal search was conducted.

 

• True

• False

The Fifth Amendment provides the defendant with

• a free attorney if he or she cannot afford one.

• the right to remain silent.

• a speedy trial.

• all of the above