Exam 7: Policing: Legal Aspects

The Miranda decision and rights applies to all persons above the age of 14.

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

____________________ evidence is information and data of investigative value that is stored in or transmitted by an electronic device.

A Writ of_________________ is issued from an appellate court for the purpose of obtaining from a lower court the record of its proceedings in a particular case.In some states,this writ is the mechanism for discretionary review.

Psychological Manipulation in interviews and interrogations is permitted in limited circumstances.

The plain-view doctrine still applies if officers move objects so they can see evidence otherwise hidden from view.

The U.S.Supreme Court decided in Illinois v.Perkins that:

Define an arrest.Explain the circumstances under which an arrest occurs and what steps must be in place for the arrest to exist.

The author lists three major areas of police abuse that may occur during interrogation.List and comment on those three areas of potential abuse.Analyze your opinions about these abuses,citing relevant examples to agree or disagree with them.

Define and explain "inevitable discovery" and how it fits into the search and seizure usage by the courts and police officers.Use examples to support your conclusions.

Which 1960s U.S.Supreme Court dramatically changed the day-to-day practice of American policing?

Which famous 1966 U.S.Supreme Court case required that criminal suspects be read their rights prior to being questioned by the police while in custody?

Which Supreme Court ruling applied the principles,regarding the exclusionary rule,developed in Weeks v.U.S.to trials in state courts?