Module 2 Flashcards
1
Q
- Which of the following should not be used in the development of reasonable suspicion or probable cause?
A
- Personal observations
- Suspect behavior
- Hearsay (Your Answer)
- None of the above (Correct Answer)
2
Q
- When a person is stopped and questioned by an officer and the officer does not have any reasonable suspicion or probable cause, how long can the officer detain the person?
A
- Until the officer is reasonably certain the person is not involved in a crime
- Indefinitely
- Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, the person is not legally detained and may leave at any time (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- None of the above
3
Q
- The key component of a frisk is that the officer must believe that the suspect is presently armed and dangerous to the officer or the public.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
4
Q
- While “patting” down a suspect for weapons you feel an object that you are not quite sure what the object is and you manipulate the object to determine if the object is contraband. Is this allowed under the Plain Feel/Plain Touch Doctrine?
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
5
Q
- The key components of a warrantless seizure of contraband based on open/plain view include the _____________.
A
- officer is lawfully in a position from which to view the object.
- officer has a lawful right of access to the object.
- object is readily apparent or recognized as contraband.
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
6
Q
- The purpose of a search incident to arrest is to _________.
A
- protect the officer from attack
- prevent the person from escaping
- discover the fruits of a crime
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
7
Q
- The purpose of an inventory search is to _________.
A
- uncover dangerous items
- protect the owner’s property from vandalism and theft
- to protect the officer and the officer’s agency from claims of liability
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
8
Q
- An officer would rarely stop and converse with a suspect without at least reasonable suspicion.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
9
Q
- A frisk is generally restricted to the patting down of a suspect’s outer clothing garments for ___________.
A
- a weapon (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- any contraband
- drugs
- none of the above
10
Q
- While “patting” down a suspect for weapons you feel an object (without manipulation) that through your training and experience you believe is a “crack” pipe you are allowed to seize the item as contraband.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
11
Q
- In order for an officer to seize contraband without a warrant and based on open/plain view doctrine, the contraband must be readily apparent or recognized as contraband.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
12
Q
- When an officer arrests the driver of a vehicle that had parked the vehicle in his/her residence, the officer should impound the vehicle.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
13
Q
- If, during a frisk, an officer feels something s/he can articulate and reasonably believe is a weapon, the item can be seized.
A
- True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
* False
14
Q
- The _____________ doctrine is a rule created to justify the seizure of contraband (other than a weapon) discovered on the suspects person during a frisk.
A
- Reasonable Suspicion
- Plain Feel/Plain Touch (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Contraband
- Open View
15
Q
- An officer need not have lawfully arrested a suspect in order to conduct a search incident to arrest.
A
- True
* False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
