Quiz on Arrest Warrants and Evidence

With regard to arrest warrants, ______.

• most arrests are made without them

• they are to be based on reasonable suspicion

• they are issued and approved by police commanders

• arrests always have to be made with an arrest warrant, without exception

Evidence that is excluded from trial because it was wrongfully obtained is known as ______.

• associative evidence

• incompetent evidence

• unreal evidence

• useless evidence

A(n) ______ occurs when the police take a person into custody for the purposes of interrogation and prosecution.

• arrest
• detainment

• search

• seizure

If evidence is significant, it is (a)   .

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What is an exception to the search warrant requirement.

• exigent circumstances

• abandoned vehicles

• hot pursuit

• consent

What is mandatory for a search warrant?

• Probable cause

• Resonable suspicion

• Hearsay

• Issued by a magistrate

In Miranda v. Arizona, the suspect's rights were deemed to be violated because he was not advised of what?

• 5th Amendment Right to remain silent

• 6th Amendment right to have legal counsel

• His 8th Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment

• His 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech

Custodial interrogations require the individual to be provided with the Miranda Warning?

• True

• False

The purpose of the exclusionary rule is to prevent law enforcement officers from conducting illegal and immoral search and seizures?

• True

• False

Chain of custody refers to the handling and integrity of evidence from when it is collected by law enforcement officials to the moment it is used in the prosecution of a defendant?

• True

• False