Exam 7: Policing: Legal Aspects

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The ____________ holds that evidence illegally seized by the police cannot be used in a trial.

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The court recognized a suspect's right to have legal counsel present during interrogation in Escobedo v.Illinois.

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Probable cause is a set of facts and circumstances that would induce a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that a particular other person has committed a specific crime.

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One of the most problematic types of searches facing police departments today is:

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Any evidence illegally seized by the police cannot be used in a trial under the ______________ rule.

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Match the answer of term with the correct term.
Evidence of relevance to a criminal investigation that is not readily seen by the unaided eye
Landmark case
The right against “double jeopardy”
Electronic evidence
Information and data of investigative value that are stored in or transmitted by an electronic device
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Evidence of relevance to a criminal investigation that is not readily seen by the unaided eye
Landmark case
The right against “double jeopardy”
Electronic evidence
Information and data of investigative value that are stored in or transmitted by an electronic device
Sixth
Evidence seized without regard to the principles of due process as described by the Bill of Rights. Most illegally seized evidence is the result of police searches conducted without a proper warrant or of improperly conducted interrogations.
Exclusionary rule
The right to a speedy trial
Latent evidence
The right against unreasonable searches and seizures
Fifth
Manipulative actions by police interviewers that are designed to pressure suspects to divulge information and that are based on subtle forms of intimidation and control
Illegally seized evidence
The understanding, based on U.S. Supreme Court precedent, that incriminating information must be seized according to constitutional specifications of due process or it will not be allowed as evidence in a criminal trial
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The right to reasonable bail
Fourth
A precedent-setting court decision that produces substantial changes in both the understanding of the requirements of due process and the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system
Psychological manipulation
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Latent evidence is evidence of relevance to a criminal investigation that is not readily seen by the unaided eye.

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In 2013,U.S.officials announced that they would question 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,the surviving Boston Marathon bomber,before reading him his Miranda rights.What exception to the Miranda ruling allowed them to conduct the interview?

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A ______________case is a precedent-setting court decision that produces substantial changes in both the understanding of the requirements of due process and the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system.

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Explain and define a search.Under what circumstances may police officers search vehicles? What limits,if any,are there on such searches? What determines such limits?

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The _________________safety exception to the Miranda ruling allows police officers to interrogate suspects when a possible danger to the public still exists.We saw this with the Boston terrorist bombing suspect.

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Warrantless searches of arrested individuals is permitted in all cases for the safety of the officer.

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A landmark case is a precedent-setting court decision that produces substantial changes in both the understanding of the requirements of due process and the practical day-to-day operations of the justice system.

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What are the three types of due process rights guaranteed to all U.S.citizens?

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The _________________ Act of 2001 made it easier for police investigators to intercept many forms of electronic communications.

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The first significant U.S.Supreme Court case involving motor vehicles is:

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Law enforcement officers may conduct a search or seize evidence when they believe they are operating according to the dictates of the law,and if later discover that a mistake was made,the evidence they find can still be used in court.Which exception to the exclusionary rule is this?

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The body cavity search is one of the most problematic types of searches facing police departments today.

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_______________ exists when a set of facts and circumstances that would induce a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that a particular other person has committed a specific crime.

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Unreasonable searches and seizures are prohibited by the:

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