Exam 6: Police and the Constitution

What is the legal basis for the Miranda warning?

The process by which police examine a person or property to find evidence of a crime is a _______________.

The Fourth Amendment protects against:

When an offense is committed in the presence of a police officer,the officer may make a __________________________________.

Of the four major sources of probable cause,______________ is not adequate to establish probable cause.

Which case law established "stop and frisk?"

List and discuss the four categories of items that can be seized by use of a search warrant.

A(n)____ is the taking into custody of a citizen for the purpose of detaining him or her on a criminal charge.

The practice of targeting people for police stops based solely on their race,ethnicity or national origin is ___________________.

Probable cause is required for a police officer to conduct a stop and frisk.

In Greenwood v.California the United States Supreme Court felt that the suspect had a reasonable expectation of privacy when it came to his garbage bags.

Discuss the situations in which the Miranda warning is unnecessary.

The direct questioning of a suspect to gather evidence of criminal activity and try to gain a confession is called a(n):

In order to obtain a search warrant,a police officer must generally provide specific information on the premises to be searched,the illegal activity taking place,the items to be seized,and:

If police officers use a search warrant that they know to be technically incorrect,the ___________________________ exception does not apply.

Electronic surveillance of a suspect cannot last more than ____ without a judicial extension.

The ____ prohibits the use of illegally seized evidence.

The scope of the search for an arrest is the area within the suspect's ____________________.

Which of the following cases set the standard for consent searches?

For Miranda to be required,a suspect must be in custody and also: