CBP STUDY GUIDE EXAM 6
,1. The fourth amendment requires that government searches
and seizures be
what?: Reasonable
2. The fourth amendment requires that warrants for the
government searches and seizures be supported by what?:
Probable Cause
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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"
7. 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 cocaine at the suspects criminal trial?: The drugs are admissible as
abandoned property because the officer need no justification for approaching the men in this
manner
,1. The fourth amendment requires that government searches
and seizures be
what?: Reasonable
2. The fourth amendment requires that warrants for the
government searches and seizures be supported by what?:
Probable Cause
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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"
7. 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 cocaine at the suspects criminal trial?: The drugs are admissible as
abandoned property because the officer need no justification for approaching the men in this
manner
