Chapter 7 Flashcards
Search warrant
Authorization granted to police by a judge that allows them to search a specific place
Warrant less search
Conditions that allow an individual to search a place without a warrant
Discretion
Individual decision making to influence the operations of the CJS
A certain amount of freedom to decide what action to take
Investigative detention
Reactive power dependent upon a reasonable belief that the detained person is implicated in a prior criminal act
Arrest
Invoked a police power to restrain an individual
Made with warrant
Reasonable grounds
Particularity
Warrant must specify the place to be searched
Conditioning strategy
Involves the police providing an environment in which the suspect is encouraged to think positively of the interrogators and cooperate with the authorities
De emphasizing strategy
Interrogators inform suspects that their rights are unimportant and that the most important task at hand is to empathize with the victims and their families
Persuasion strategy
Investigators inform suspects that if they don’t tell their side of the story at that time, only the victims will be heard during the trial