CBP STUDY GUIDE EXAM 6 | 55 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Verified

The fourth amendment requires that government searches and seizures be what? - Reasonable The fourth amendment requires that warrants for the government searches and seizures be supported by what? - Probable Cause What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule? - To deter law enforcement officers from illegally obtaining evidence by denying the government any benefit from illegal searches and seizures 8 U.S.C. section 1357 permits CBPO to make a warrantless arrest in all of the following circumstances Except what? - A violation of a federal crime that occurs outside of the CBPO's presence and the person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained A CBP officer is called by the local police who inform him that a suspect in a recent bank robbery (A Federal Felony Offense) is headed towards the port of entry (POE). The local police tell the CBP officer that they have probable cause to believe that this subject is involved in a robbery. The CBP officer did not see the robbery take place. The CBP officer sees the identified person approaching his duty station, Which of the following is a correct statement on the officer's authority? - He has the authority to arrest a subject without a warrant Officers arrest a suspect on a hunch that he was involved in an illegal drug transaction. During a search following the arrest, they discover a piece of paper in the suspects pocket that contains information providing the officers with probable cause to believe that a suspect has illegal drugs stored in a warehouse. They obtain a search warrant, search the warehouse and seize the illegal drugs. Are the drugs admissible at the suspects criminal trial? - The drugs are inadmissible "Fruit of the poisonous tree" A law enforcement officer sees a group of men in a heated discussion. The officer approaches the group and asks, "what's going on?". One of the men then runs away and drops an item that turns out to be a vial of crack cocaine. Which of the following is correct statement about the admissibility of the cocaineat the suspects criminal trial? - The drugs are admissible as abandoned property because the officer need no justification for approaching the men in this manner