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What may the officers do about an object like a small rock or marble that is not clearly a weapon she feels in a pocket of one of the women?


A) Manipulate the object to try to determine what it is
B) Pull the object out of the person's pocket
C) Ask the person to remove the object from her pocket
D) Nothing

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The Supreme Court held in the Terry case that police have the authority to detain a person briefly for questioning even without ________.

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The Supreme Court has held that unprovoked flight upon observing police officers may constitute reasonable suspicion sufficient to justify a/an:


A) stop.
B) arrest.
C) stationhouse detention.
D) search.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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For a police officer to stop a person based solely on the person's race or ethnicity would be a violation of:


A) due process.
B) equal protection.
C) the Fifth Amendment.
D) the privilege against self-incrimination.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Temporary detention of a person based on reasonable suspicion for the purposes of investigating crime is known as a/an_______ _.

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Although the Court has not directly addressed this issue,it is safe to say that which of the following is unconstitutional?


A) Stopping a motorist based on a flyer from another jurisdiction
B) Stopping a motorist based on a broken taillight
C) Stopping a motorist based on speeding
D) Stopping a motorist based on race alone

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The Supreme Court in Terry v.Ohio (1968)set guidelines,in sequence,for both a stop and a frisk.If a police officer goes beyond the guidelines for the frisk,and reaches his hand into a suspect's coat pocket and pulls out a baggie containing a white powdery substance,that lab results identify as cocaine,will the prosecution be able to use the cocaine? Why or why not? What could the officer have done differently?

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The prosecution will not be able to use ...

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An officer cannot force a suspect who is stopped to reply to questions from the officer.

A) True
B) False

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Stopping a person based on ethnic identity is called:


A) drug courier profiling.
B) gender profiling.
C) racial profiling.
D) standard profiling.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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In addition to frisking of pedestrians under certain conditions,the Supreme Court has extended "stop and frisk" to include:


A) vehicles.
B) weapons in a car.
C) residences.
D) All of the answers are correct.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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A stop that is unreasonably long or unreasonably intrusive may turn into a/an_______ .

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The case where the U.S.Supreme Court first authorized stop and frisk was:


A) Minnesota v.Dickerson.
B) Terry v.Ohio.
C) Mapp v.Ohio.
D) Adams v.Williams.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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In order to properly seize an item during a frisk,it must immediately feel like a/an:


A) drug.
B) illegal substance.
C) weapon.
D) unidentifiable item.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The Court has decided that the police may stop a suspect on the basis of reasonable suspicion that the person is wanted for investigation in another:


A) jurisdiction.
B) country.
C) city.
D) both city and jurisdiction.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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For a stop and frisk to be valid,there must be reasonable suspicion to:


A) frisk.
B) stop.
C) stop and frisk.
D) None of the answers are correct.

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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If the man turns toward Officer Lee and waves a glass bottle in a brown paper sack at the officer,telling the officer to leave him alone,using very slurred speech,then Officer Lee


A) can stop him and ask for identification.
B) cannot stop him under any circumstances.
C) can only stop him if the officer believes him to be armed.
D) can immediately frisk the man.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Officers may use a frisk as a fishing expedition for evidence of crime.

A) True
B) False

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A fishing expedition is to see if some type of usable evidence can be found on the suspect.

A) True
B) False

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Persons stopped by the police cannot be forced to answer questions,but can be forced to_______ themselves.

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__________is necessary for a stationhouse detention accompanied by interrogation.

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