Question 1

The § 3501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is the standard by which the courts decide the reasonableness of the amount of time a suspect is held before being brought before a magistrate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

At what point must police cease questioning due to an invocation of Miranda?

Accepted Answer

A)  when there is any indication the suspect desires an attorney
B)  when the suspect gives a statement that a reasonable officer should understand to be an invocation
C)  when the suspect clearly and unambiguously requests the presence of an attorney
D)  when the suspect clearly states "I want to speak to a lawyer"E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Do you think police officers should be required to read the Miranda warnings? Can you think of any alternatives that would still safeguard against a suspect's constitutional rights? Is it important to protect those rights? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The U.S.Supreme Court has adopted which test to determine whether a custodial interrogation has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A)  an objective test
B)  a subjective test
C)  a reasonableness test
D)  the custody testE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following court cases pronounced that the aim of the voluntariness test is to also ensure fundamental fairness sin the methods used to obtain confessions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spano v.New York
B)  Watts v.Indiana
C)  Lisenba v.California
D)  Townsend v.SainE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

An oral or written declaration to the police in which an individual may assert his or her innocence is referred to as a/an ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  admission
B)  confession
C)  elaboration
D)  statementE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

A criticism of the due process test is that there are no clear guidelines for the police concerning what conduct is permissible and what conduct is impermissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A suspect who is interrogated for extended periods of time (about 24-plus hours) has likely been subjected to an incommunicado interrogation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In order to invoke the public safety exception to Miranda, police must only have asked questions directed to safeguard the public from harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The functional equivalent to express questioning refers to the questions directed at suspects by the police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is required in court in order to establish a waiver of Miranda warnings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prosecution must establish a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver by a preponderance of the evidence.
B)  The defense must establish a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver by a preponderance of the evidence.
C)  The prosecution must establish a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver beyond a reasonable doubt.
D)  The defense must establish a knowing, voluntary, and intelligent waiver beyond a reasonable doubt.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What are the four interrelated purposes of the voluntariness test?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

What does it mean to say we operate within an adversarial system instead of an inquisitorial legal system?

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A defendant is not required to...

Question 14

Identify and discuss the important roles that confessions play in the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Involuntary confessions violate an individual's ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  privacy
B)  liberty
C)  life
D)  propertyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

If an individual acknowledges the commission of a crime in response to police questioning or voluntarily approaches the police to admit to the crime, it is referred to as a/an ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  admission
B)  confession
C)  elaboration
D)  statementE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

All of the following are primary reasons confessions play an important role in the criminal justice system except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they help by exonerating the innocent
B)  they are easier to obtain than physical evidence
C)  they help police solve crimes when physical evidence is lacking
D)  acknowledging guilt is a significant step toward rehabilitation of the offenderE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of testimonial evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  handwriting exemplars
B)  hair samples
C)  an eyewitness account
D)  examination of tattoosE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

You have to answer questions that may tend to incriminate you, and your failure to respond cannot be used against you in a criminal proceeding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Sixth Amendment applies to government actors at which point in the criminal process?

Accepted Answer

A)  once an investigation has begun
B)  once an investigation focuses on a specific individual
C)  once a suspect has been brought in for questioning
D)  once judicial proceedings have been initiated against a suspectE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 8: Interrogations and Confessions

If an individual acknowledges the commission of a crime in response to police questioning or voluntarily approaches the police to admit to the crime, it is referred to as a/an ______.

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The functional equivalent to express questioning refers to the questions directed at suspects by the police.

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The U.S.Supreme Court has adopted which test to determine whether a custodial interrogation has taken place?

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Identify and discuss the important roles that confessions play in the criminal justice system.

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A suspect who is interrogated for extended periods of time (about 24-plus hours) has likely been subjected to an incommunicado interrogation.

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What does it mean to say we operate within an adversarial system instead of an inquisitorial legal system?

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You have to answer questions that may tend to incriminate you, and your failure to respond cannot be used against you in a criminal proceeding.

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Which of the following is an example of testimonial evidence?

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What are the four interrelated purposes of the voluntariness test?

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What is required in court in order to establish a waiver of Miranda warnings?

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At what point must police cease questioning due to an invocation of Miranda?

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Which of the following court cases pronounced that the aim of the voluntariness test is to also ensure fundamental fairness sin the methods used to obtain confessions?

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A criticism of the due process test is that there are no clear guidelines for the police concerning what conduct is permissible and what conduct is impermissible.

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Do you think police officers should be required to read the Miranda warnings? Can you think of any alternatives that would still safeguard against a suspect's constitutional rights? Is it important to protect those rights? Why or why not?

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Sixth Amendment applies to government actors at which point in the criminal process?

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In order to invoke the public safety exception to Miranda, police must only have asked questions directed to safeguard the public from harm.

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An oral or written declaration to the police in which an individual may assert his or her innocence is referred to as a/an ______.

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All of the following are primary reasons confessions play an important role in the criminal justice system except ______.

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Involuntary confessions violate an individual's ______.

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The § 3501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is the standard by which the courts decide the reasonableness of the amount of time a suspect is held before being brought before a magistrate.

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