EXAM PRACTICE TEST- LEGAL
SECTION(100% SOLVED)
, What legal standard or proof Is less than probable cause but more than a hunch? -
ANSWERSReasonable suspicion
Which answer below about strip searches Is NOT correct? - ANSWERSOfficer
conducting search can physically touch arrestee
What court case set the onjectively reasonable standard for police officer actions in use
of force cases? - ANSWERSGraham v. Connor
Which of the following is NOT considered a seizure under the 4th Amendment? -
ANSWERSApproaching someone in a public place and asking them questions that they
willingly answer.
Which answer below is NOT required criteria for conducting a valid person inventory
search? - ANSWERSGender of person searched and officer must be the same
___________ is trustworthy facts and circumstances sufficient to convince a person of
reasonable caution to believe that it is more likely than not that, in the case of a search,
a specific item subject to seizure will be found in the place to be searched or, in the
case of an arrest, a crime has been committed and the person to be arrested has
committed it. - ANSWERSprobable cause
Which of the following is INCORRECT about anonymous tips and developing
reasonable suspicion? - ANSWERSOne factor is almost always sufficient to establish
reasonable suspicion or probable cause
Which type of police evidence gathering activity below requires a search warrant? -
ANSWERSContinuous recorded surveillance of a home over an extended period of time
Which answer below about consent searches is correct? - ANSWERSThe best practice
is to get consent to search in writing.
Which answer below about pat frisks is correct? - ANSWERSTo conduct a lawful pat
frisk there must be a constitutional seizure of the individual, and police must have a
reasonable suspicion, based on specific and articulable facts, that the suspect is armed
and dangerous.
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that all persons charged with a
crime be informed of charges against them and that people charged with a crime have a
right to counsel and speedy public trial by an impartial jury? - ANSWERS6th
Amendment