Legal Rights - Self-Incrimination

Stop and Frisk Encounter

• to briefly detain and pat down a person believed to be involved in criminal activity

• to conduct a thorough search of a person's belongings without consent

• to arrest an individual based on a hunch

• to question a person about their whereabouts without any reason

Arrest Warrant

• A document that allows an individual to sue in court.

• A court ordered document authorizing the police to arrest an individual on a specific charge.

• A notification sent to inform someone of a legal obligation.

• A request for a police report regarding a crime.

Probable Cause

• The belief that a crime has been committed without any evidence.

• The belief that there is enough evidence to support the conclusion that a crime has been committed and that the person to be arrested or the place to be searched is connected to that crime.

• The assumption that a person is guilty until proven innocent.

• The requirement of a warrant for all searches and arrests.

Arrest

• to take a person suspected of a crime into custody

• to release a person from custody

• to investigate a crime scene

• to file charges against a suspect

interrogate

• to question a witness or suspected criminal

• to provide a detailed explanation

• to analyze a piece of evidence

• to summarize a witness's statement

What is the primary purpose of the exclusionary rule in criminal procedure?

• To ensure that all evidence presented in court is obtained legally.

• To protect the rights of the accused by preventing illegally obtained evidence from being used against them in court.

• To expedite the trial process by limiting the amount of evidence presented.

• To allow law enforcement to use any evidence they find during an investigation.

Incident to arrest doctrine

• the search is limited to the person and the area within their immediate control

• the search can extend to any area within the vicinity of the arrest

• the search is only allowed if there is probable cause

• the search must be conducted with a warrant

4th Amendment

search and seizure pertains to which constitutional amendment?

• 1st Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

primary goal of criminal profiling

• identifying a suspect's specific motive for committing a crime

• analyzing crime scene evidence to find physical clues

• predicting future criminal behavior based on past actions

• interrogating witnesses to gather more information

5th Amendment

• No person is required to testify against himself or herself in a criminal case.

• Every person must testify in their own defense.

• A person can be tried for the same crime twice.

• A person has the right to a speedy trial.