Section 6.4 Flashcards

1
Q

As a police officer are you allowed to lie to people?

A

Short answer yes. There are some limits

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2
Q

Suspects can be told they have been identified by witnesses. What case?

A

Caminito V Murphy (1955)

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3
Q

You can lie and tell someone that they have been identified by a witness that puts them at the scene at the time of the crime. Are you allowed to lie?

A

yes based on Caminito V Murphy (1955)

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4
Q

Suspects can be told material evidence has been found. What case?

A

Moore V Hopper (1974)

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5
Q

“You know how you threw that gun away?” We found it and it has your fingerprints all over it and you are going to jail. Is this allowed?

A

Yes based on Moore V Hopper (1974)

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6
Q

Suspects can be told that other suspects have confessed. What case?

A

Frazier V Cupp (1969)

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7
Q

When there is more than one suspect. Example, 2 people fobbing the bank put them in separate rooms and go into both rooms at the same time and tell them the other one has confessed to the crime. Is this allowed?

A

Yes based on Frazier V Cupp (1969)

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8
Q

What is a really common deception interrogation tactic when there is more than one suspect?

A

Telling both suspects that the other suspect confessed to the crime

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9
Q

Are you legally allowed to create or forge false evidence?

A

no it is not legal or ethical

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10
Q

Even if you are really sure the guy did it you cannot create or decrepit evidence. True or False

A

True

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11
Q

You cannot write a note and claim the suspect wrote it. True or False

A

True

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12
Q

You cannot lie on the stand or in court. True or False

A

True

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13
Q

“___ _____” is the informal nickname for the heavy overbearing interrogation tactics that involve actual or threatened force. That is illegal.

A

third degree

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14
Q

Actual or threatened force
Mental or physical abuse
Denial of normal opportunities/ privileges

A

Third Degree in interrogations

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15
Q

Denying sleep, food, water, and keeping them in stress positions is illegal because it is what?

A

Mental/ Physical abuse

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16
Q

Going to the bathroom, clean change of clothes, brushing hair and teeth, eating all of this if it is denied is illegal because it is what?

A

Denial of normal opportunities/ privileges

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17
Q

If you so something that is illegal all of the evidence will be thrower out, you will be fired, and you could potentially be held criminally liable. True or False

A

True

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18
Q

Yes, I was there at the time of the crime. Yes, I burned my barn down. That is not a confession because the elements of the crime can also be for benefits. Filing for the insurance saying it was a natural fire so they should pay you insurance money. All of this has to do with what?

A

Admission

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19
Q

Information supporting elements of the crime.

A

Confession

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20
Q

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADMISSION AND CONFESSION?

A

YES

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21
Q

Do confessions and admissions need to be voluntary?

A

Yes

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22
Q

Can you coerce someone into giving a confession or an admission?

A

NO

23
Q

It can be oral or written. They cans yes I did It or they can write down what they did. When it comes to interrogations, if there is going to be a confession presented in court many states require you to do what
?

A

Record it at minimum the audio

24
Q

If you want to use any of the person’s statements against them in court you have to use at least an audio recording. True or False

A

True

25
Q

Long after the crime scene has been cleared and the evidence has been gathered you can take the suspect back to the scene of the crime for what?

A

Re-enact the crime with suspect and witnesses

26
Q

Example, murder. You can take the suspect to the scene of the crime and get them to physically say what they were doing and have them re-enact the entire thing so you can understand the details. True or False

A

True

27
Q

One of the reasons to do this is to look for and eliminate what?

A

False confessions

28
Q

Someone confessing to a crime they did not commit happens more often than not. Example, they are going to convict me no matter what so if I confess even if I did not do it I might get less time. This results in what?

A

False confessions

29
Q

Example, Central Park five.

A

False confessions

30
Q

Even with a confession you want to go and corroborate as many details as possible. The reason for this is because of what?

A

False confessions are a huge problem

31
Q

Example, “Did you have your cell phone on you at the time of the crime?” yes. get the phone and see if you can get a location of where they were at the time of the crime. What is this an example of?

A

Corroboration

32
Q

The more details you can corroborate the better. True or False

A

True

33
Q

Learn to recognize signs of a rehearsed story. If it is rehearsed it is more likely to be a what?

A

False confession

34
Q

If every single detail is the exact same every time no matter how you ask the question it is probably ________.

A

rehearsed

35
Q

Confession of one cannot be used against others at joint trial. What case?

A

Brutan V United States (1968)

36
Q

A lot of times if people commit a crime together we try them together. They will have one trial for all three guys that committed the crime. If one person confesses can you use that confession against the others?

A

No. you split the trials

37
Q

You can use the confession agains the one who confessed but not against the other two. If that epson confesses we could offer him a reduced sentence if you testify at the trial of the other two. True or False

A

True

38
Q

A lot of times it is common that children are victims of crime, and the worst is when they are victims of sexual crimes. There are advocacy centers that have trained forensic nurses and psychiatrists that come in and interview the child once and the interview is used for many different purposes. True or False

A

True

39
Q

If a child is a victim one of the first things you have to do is what?

A

Figure out their words for body parts

40
Q

If a child is a victim a social worker or a psychologist needs to be present. True or False

A

True

41
Q

If a child is an offender do you need parental permission to interview them?

A

Yes

42
Q

Sometimes it is better to have the parent in the room so the kid will not lie. Other times it is bad to have the parent in the room during an interview. True or False

A

True

43
Q

Can a child be an informant?

A

never

44
Q

With adult suspects you can use them as informants. Example, we busted you for drugs but we do not care about you. True or False

A

True

45
Q

Never recruit informants for future things. True or False

A

True

46
Q

In China they would have trials and put a bunch of rice in the suspects mouth and the prosecutor/ judge would read the charges and rthenthey would spit out their rice. If the rice was dry they were _____ and if it was wet they were ___ _______.

A

guilty (Because your mouth gets dry when you are nervous.)

Not guilty

47
Q

What measures a lot of processes in the body from the heart rate, muscle clenching, blood pressure.

A

Polygraph

48
Q

Lying brins a physical response to the body based on these changes when they lie. The actual results are controversial. What does this refer to?

A

Polygraph

49
Q

What is almost never presented in court?

A

Polygraphs

50
Q

What can be useful in interrogations but almost never allowed to be presented in court?

A

Polygraphs

51
Q

Who has been overblown because of the media?

A

Profilers

52
Q

99.9% Fake: What refers to the same as the polygraph but all that is measured is their voice?

A

voice stress

53
Q

99.9% Fake: Injection and the drugs make you incapable of wanting to lie.

A

Truth serums

54
Q

99.9% Fake: Need someone to help us find a body?

A

Psychics