Chapter 6 Terms in Bold and General Questions Flashcards
Mode of Policing that emphasizes the maintenance of order and informal intervention on the part of the police officer rather than strict enforcement of the law.
Watchman Style
Mode of policing that emphasizes enforcement of the letter of the law.
Legalistic Style
Mode of policing that is concerned primarily with serving the community and citizens.
Service Style
Reason based on known facts to think that a law has been broken or that a property is connected to a criminal offense.
Probable Cause
Area under the control of an individual during an arrest in an automobile.
Grabbable Area
Suspicion based on facts or circumstances that justifies stopping and sometimes searching an individual thought to be involved in illegal activity.
Reasonable Suspicion
The collecting by police officers of potential evidence in a criminal case.
Seizure
Temporary detention that legally is a seizure of an individual and must be based on reasonable suspicion.
Stop
Term that describes two distinct behaviors on the part of law enforcement officers in dealing with suspects. To conduct this lawfully, it must meet the legal conditions of a seizure.
Stop-and-Frisk
Incident in which police officers physically restrain a person and restrict his or her freedom.
Actual-Seizure Stop
Incident in which police show a sign of dominance (such as flashing a badge), and the subject submits.
Show-of-Authority Stop
Supreme Court measure that considers constitutionally as to whether a reasonable person would feel free to terminate an encounter with law enforcement personnel.
Reasonable Stop Standard
What do we Expect of the police?
Accurately identify crime and criminals, and apprehend guilty parties
Prevent Crime and enforce laws
Serve the citizenry
The police and the military are similar in that…?
They control the use of force through discipline.
What are the uses of patrolling?
Deterring crime, enhancing feelings of public safety, and making officers available for service.
Police must do what when they find crimes?
Investigate.
What is commerce in regards to police?
Traffic Enforcement.
Keeping the peace includes…?
Domestic disputes, crowd control, vice (victimless crimes), mental illness, juveniles, first response.
The right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects.
Privacy Rights
What can only be issued under probable cause?
A warrant
A warrant includes specifics on…?
The place to be searched, the persons or things to be seized
Exceptions to the search warrant requirement
Searches incident to arrest, consent searches, exigent circumstances or emergencies, vehicle searches
If evidence is seized illegally, it must be withdrawn from legal proceedings as fruit of the poisonous tree.
Exclusionary Rule
How often are judges available to sign warrants?
24/7
