Exam 4: Police Authority to Detain

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed ________________ under Terry v. Ohio.

"Stop-and-frisk" searches are based upon a standard of _______________.

An officer can detain an individual for any amount of time while conducting a Terry stop.

A detention is not a seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

A Terry stop is based upon a standard of reasonable suspicion.

An anonymous tip can satisfy the demands of reasonable suspicion if the tip is corroborated with other evidence.

"Stop-and-frisk" searches are allowed to protect officers and the public from concealed weapons.

A police-citizen encounter is consensual if the citizen believes he or she is free to leave.

Terry v. Ohio led to the practice of "stop-and-frisk" seizures.

The Court has shown that an accepted time for a duration of detention is ____________.

The United States Supreme Court have issued "bright line" rules that provide specific limitations and durations for Terry stops.

The ________________ of an individual does not fulfill the necessities of reasonable suspicion in order to perform a "stop-and-frisk" search.

Police officers can perform Terry stops on any individual for any reason at any time.

If an officer asks an individual a question and the individual is free to leave, a(n) _____________ has taken place.

Terry stops can never apply to motorists or vehicles.

An officer can detain _____________ under the doctrines of Terry v. Ohio.

Reasonable suspicion can be based upon _______________.

A voluntary encounter between police and citizen is defined as a(n) _________________.

An investigatory stop must be of a reasonable duration to effect the search.

The ability to stop a vehicle based upon a standard of reasonable suspicion stems from __________.