CRJ 123 TEST 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When determining what is the level of proof necessary for some action, which of the
following are the two opposing factors that must be balanced against one another? -
Answers :An officer's ability to prevent crime and the intrusion on citizen privacy
When determining the reasonableness of a Terry stop, the facts must be judged in
accordance to what a reasonable person would have believed. This is known as the
___________ standard. - Answers :objective
When may race act as the sole factor for a Terry stop? - Answers :Never
An arrest warrant is typically issued by a ________ - Answers :magistrate
Which of the following is not one form of an arrest? - Answers :Informal arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly stated that probable cause is a matter of
"______" - Answers :Probabilities
As a general rule, defendants do not have a right to confront _______ at trial. - Answers
:Informants
What I primary reason behind the U.S. Supreme Court holding that the identity of an
informant need not be disclosed at trial? - Answers :It may discourage informants in the
future.
Which of the following is not one of the prongs established in the Augilar-Spinelli test? -
Answers :Source of information
The Augilar-Spinelli test was overturned in the case of Illinois v. Gates and replaced
with the ______ test. - Answers :Totality of the circumstances
Which of the following is not one of the three aspects of informant information to be
considered, established in Illinois v. Gates? - Answers :Trustworthiness
Which of the following best describes probable cause as it relates to the Fourth
Amendment arrest requirements? - Answers :There exists a "fair probability" that the
suspect committed the crime
The requirement that warrants must specify what area is to be searched for which items
or which item or person is to be seized is known as the ________ requirement -
Answers :Particularity
Who is the initial person to decide whether an officer has probably cause to request a
warrant? - Answers :The issuing judge/magistrate
When determining what is the level of proof necessary for some action, which of the
following are the two opposing factors that must be balanced against one another? -
Answers :An officer's ability to prevent crime and the intrusion on citizen privacy
When determining the reasonableness of a Terry stop, the facts must be judged in
accordance to what a reasonable person would have believed. This is known as the
___________ standard. - Answers :objective
When may race act as the sole factor for a Terry stop? - Answers :Never
An arrest warrant is typically issued by a ________ - Answers :magistrate
Which of the following is not one form of an arrest? - Answers :Informal arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly stated that probable cause is a matter of
"______" - Answers :Probabilities
As a general rule, defendants do not have a right to confront _______ at trial. - Answers
:Informants
What I primary reason behind the U.S. Supreme Court holding that the identity of an
informant need not be disclosed at trial? - Answers :It may discourage informants in the
future.
Which of the following is not one of the prongs established in the Augilar-Spinelli test? -
Answers :Source of information
The Augilar-Spinelli test was overturned in the case of Illinois v. Gates and replaced
with the ______ test. - Answers :Totality of the circumstances
Which of the following is not one of the three aspects of informant information to be
considered, established in Illinois v. Gates? - Answers :Trustworthiness
Which of the following best describes probable cause as it relates to the Fourth
Amendment arrest requirements? - Answers :There exists a "fair probability" that the
suspect committed the crime
The requirement that warrants must specify what area is to be searched for which items
or which item or person is to be seized is known as the ________ requirement -
Answers :Particularity
Who is the initial person to decide whether an officer has probably cause to request a
warrant? - Answers :The issuing judge/magistrate
