CPD EXAM 6 questions with correct answers

1. Define reasonable suspicion CORRECT ANSWER n. Reasonable Suspicion is the amount of evidence which justifies an officer stopping a suspect to investigate crime. This type of seizure is known as a Terry stop. Circumstances when a stop is authorized. CORRECT ANSWER 1. When a police officer has a reasonable suspicion, based on articulable facts, that an individual may be engaged in unlawful conduct, or is about to commit a crime, the officer has the right to stop that individual and inquire as to his or her identity, purpose, and otherwise investigate the suspicions. Reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts requires that the officer be able to point to actual circumstances - FACTS - which make his or her suspicion reasonable. CORRECT ANSWER 1. Unsubstantiated hunches, or suspicion not backed up by facts, will justify neither the stop nor the frisk. 4. *Recognize circumstances when a frisk is authorized. CORRECT ANSWER 1. Incident to such a stop, IF the officer also has reasonable suspicion, based on articulable facts, which lead the officer to believe that the individual stopped could be armed and may be dangerous to the officer or to others, the officer may frisk the outer clothing of the person for purpose of determining whether the person is carrying a weapon. Frisk or pat down CORRECT ANSWER limited search of outer garments for weapons only 1. According to Minnesota v. Dickerson, what else may an officer seize during a frisk? CORRECT ANSWER Contraband