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A set of facts that would cause a person of ordinary care and prudence to entertain an honest and
strong belief that the person to be arrested is guilty of a crime is called:
a) Reasonable suspicion
b) The totality of the circumstances
c) Probable cause
d) Both b) and c) Correct Ans-C) Probable Cause
Arrest is defined by what?
a) Taking a person into custody
b) Detaining an individual for more than four hours
c) Reading an individual their Miranda rights.
d) Both a) and c) Correct Ans-A) Taking a person into custody
A patdown search during a detention is limited to:
a) Search for weapons
b) Search for outer clothing
c) Manipulation of a large object in the detainees sock to determine if it is a weapon
d) All of the above Correct Ans-A) Search for weapons
, Johnson has been stopped by the police for being out after curfew. The officers transport Johnson
home and do not site him for this violation of a city ordinance. This is an example of applying
the law in the "spirit" of the law. T or F Correct Ans-True
A person who, after a felony has been committed, knowingly harbors, conceals,or aids a
principal who has been charged with, committed or been convicted of that felony, with intent of
helping the principal escape is called an...
a) principal
b) accomplice
c) accessory Correct Ans-C) Accesory
this federal constitutional standard(Tennessee V. Garner) is the sole guideline for peace officers
regarding the use of deadly force:
T or F Correct Ans-False
A person acknowledged and waived her Miranda rights by nodding her head in an affirmative
manner. This is an example of:
a) An express waiver
b) An implied waiver
c) an invalid waiver Correct Ans-B) An implied waiver
Officer Smith has legally detained two men. Smith believes that the men may have weapons.
Smith may legally do a pat down search of the two men for weapons? T or F Correct Ans-
True