Exam 7: Policing: Legal Aspects

Define electronic evidence and discuss the issues relative to the gathering of electronic evidence.

An officer knocks on the door of a suspected drug dealer,who invites the officer into the house.While in the kitchen,the officer notices a marijuana plant on the windowsill.The officer may legally seize the plant under the ________ doctrine.

The current test for determining probable cause based on informant information is the two-pronged test.

Explain the findings and importance of Weeks v U.S.and Mapp v.Ohio.What is the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine and what limits does it place on the police?

Match the Supreme Court case to its main ruling. A)U.S.v.Leon B)Weeks v.U.S. C)Mapp v.U.S. D)Escobedo v.Illinois E)Chimel v.California F)Terry v.Ohio G)Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.U.S. H)Harris v.U.S. -Set forth the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine

Which of the following is not one of the three areas of due process requirements that are of relevance to the police?

A suspect can only make a "knowing waiver" of his rights if he is able understand the consequences of not invoking the Miranda rights.

According to the Supreme Court,during the execution of a valid search warrant,the authority of the police to detain the occupants of the dwelling is

The police may not search a person unless that person is suspected of a crime.

The ________ exception to the exclusionary rule permits the use of evidence illegally seized by the police if the officers believed they were operating legally.

The Warren Court used the Fourteenth Amendment to require both state and federal criminal justice agencies to adhere to the Court's interpretation of the Constitution.

In Escobedo v.Illinois,the Supreme Court formally recognized a suspect's right to have an attorney present

Mapp v.Ohio was a landmark case that restricted police from interrogating juveniles without their parents present.

Match the Constitutional right with the amendment that guarantees it. A)Fourth B)Fourteenth C)Fifth D)Sixth E)Eighth -Right against excessive fines