Question 1

A frisk that goes beyond that allowed in Terry is invalid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Reasonable suspicion is a more demanding standard than probable cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The ___________ provides for admissibility of evidence when the connection between unconstitutional police conduct and discovered evidence is sufficiently remote or has been interrupted by some intervening circumstance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Good faith doctrine 
B)  Independent untainted source 
C)  Tainted evidence doctrine 
D)  Attenuation doctrine 
A)  Good faith doctrine 
B)  Independent untainted source 
C)  Tainted evidence doctrine 
D)  Attenuation doctrine D

Question 4

The extent of a frisk is limited to a pat-down for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Drugs and drug paraphernalia 
B)  Incriminating evidence 
C)  Weapons 
D)  Proof of identification 
A)  Drugs and drug paraphernalia 
B)  Incriminating evidence 
C)  Weapons 
D)  Proof of identification

Question 5

What starts as a frisk may quickly turn into an arrest if ________ develops.

Accepted Answer

A)  Exclusionary evidence 
B)  Mere suspicion 
C)  Reasonable suspicion 
D)  Probable cause 
A)  Exclusionary evidence 
B)  Mere suspicion 
C)  Reasonable suspicion 
D)  Probable cause

Question 6

The discovery of a valid arrest warrant is a sufficient intervening event to break the causal chain between an unlawful stop and the discovery of evidence incident to an arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following should not be considered when determining the length of an investigatory stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  The purpose of the stop 
B)  The reasonableness of the time used for the investigation 
C)  The reasonableness of the means of investigation 
D)  The behavior of the suspect 
A)  The purpose of the stop 
B)  The reasonableness of the time used for the investigation 
C)  The reasonableness of the means of investigation 
D)  The behavior of the suspect

Question 8

The purpose of a frisk is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Officer protection 
B)  Suspect protection 
C)  To look incriminating evidence 
D)  To arrest the suspect 
A)  Officer protection 
B)  Suspect protection 
C)  To look incriminating evidence 
D)  To arrest the suspect

Question 9

Which of the following cases established that there is no rigid time limit for the length of an investigatory stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terry v. Ohio 
B)  United States v. Sharpe 
C)  Alabama v. White 
D)  Arizona v. Johnson 
A)  Terry v. Ohio 
B)  United States v. Sharpe 
C)  Alabama v. White 
D)  Arizona v. Johnson

Question 10

A stop and frisk may not be based on information provided by another individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ________ Amendment allows police officers, pursuant to a stop and frisk, to require a person to provide his or her name.

Accepted Answer

A)  First 
B)  Fourth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Eighth 
A)  First 
B)  Fourth 
C)  Sixth 
D)  Eighth

Question 12

What is the proper standard for evaluating the factors used in an officer's decision to make an investigatory stop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consideration of each factor individually 
B)  Consideration of some factors 
C)  Consideration of only incriminating factors 
D)  Consideration of the totality of the circumstances 
A)  Consideration of each factor individually 
B)  Consideration of some factors 
C)  Consideration of only incriminating factors 
D)  Consideration of the totality of the circumstances

Question 13

A stop and frisk based on mere suspicion is valid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A criminal profile alone does not constitute reasonable suspicion for a valid stop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An anonymous tip that a person is carrying a gun is sufficient to justify a police officer's stop and frisk of that person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Police officers may order passengers out of a lawfully stopped vehicle and pat them down if there is ________ they may be armed and dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A)  A hunch 
B)  Mere suspicion 
C)  Slight suspicion 
D)  Reasonable suspicion 
A)  A hunch 
B)  Mere suspicion 
C)  Slight suspicion 
D)  Reasonable suspicion

Question 17

In ________, the Supreme Court ruled that presence in a high-crime area, combined with unprovoked flight upon observing police officers, gives officers sufficient grounds to investigate further to determine if criminal activity is about to take place.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which case established that the practice of "stop and frisk" based on reasonable suspicion was valid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terry v. Ohio 
B)  Mapp v. Ohio 
C)  United States v. Leon 
D)  Carroll v. United States 
A)  Terry v. Ohio 
B)  Mapp v. Ohio 
C)  United States v. Leon 
D)  Carroll v. United States

Question 19

The extent of a frisk is strictly limited to a pat-down for weapons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Officers may frisk a suspect for weapons if they have reasonable suspicion that the person is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Under the influence 
B)  Armed and dangerous 
C)  Hiding evidence 
D)  About to escape 
A)  Under the influence 
B)  Armed and dangerous 
C)  Hiding evidence 
D)  About to escape

Exam 3: Stop and Frisk

A frisk that goes beyond that allowed in Terry is invalid.

Reasonable suspicion is a more demanding standard than probable cause.

The ___________ provides for admissibility of evidence when the connection between unconstitutional police conduct and discovered evidence is sufficiently remote or has been interrupted by some intervening circumstance.

The extent of a frisk is limited to a pat-down for ________.

What starts as a frisk may quickly turn into an arrest if ________ develops.

The discovery of a valid arrest warrant is a sufficient intervening event to break the causal chain between an unlawful stop and the discovery of evidence incident to an arrest.

Which of the following should not be considered when determining the length of an investigatory stop?

The purpose of a frisk is:

Which of the following cases established that there is no rigid time limit for the length of an investigatory stop?

A stop and frisk may not be based on information provided by another individual.

The ________ Amendment allows police officers, pursuant to a stop and frisk, to require a person to provide his or her name.

What is the proper standard for evaluating the factors used in an officer's decision to make an investigatory stop?

A stop and frisk based on mere suspicion is valid.

A criminal profile alone does not constitute reasonable suspicion for a valid stop.

An anonymous tip that a person is carrying a gun is sufficient to justify a police officer's stop and frisk of that person.

Police officers may order passengers out of a lawfully stopped vehicle and pat them down if there is ________ they may be armed and dangerous.

In ________, the Supreme Court ruled that presence in a high-crime area, combined with unprovoked flight upon observing police officers, gives officers sufficient grounds to investigate further to determine if criminal activity is about to take place.

Which case established that the practice of "stop and frisk" based on reasonable suspicion was valid?

The extent of a frisk is strictly limited to a pat-down for weapons.

Officers may frisk a suspect for weapons if they have reasonable suspicion that the person is:

Probable Cause

The Exclusionary Rule

Arrest and Other Seizures of Persons

Seizure of Things

Searches in General

Searches After Arrest

Searches With Consent

Vehicle Stops and Searches

Searches of People in Vehicles

Roadblocks

Electronic Surveillance

Plain View and Open Searches

Searches by Dogs

Computercell Phone Searches

Use of Force

What Constitutes Interrogation for Miranda Purposes

Confessions and Admissions: Cases Affirming Miranda

Confessions and Admissions: Cases Weakening Miranda

Lineups and Other Pretrial Identification Procedures

Right to Counsel Related to Policing

Entrapment

Legal Liabilities

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